Fiat-Chrysler sales up 5.8% in Europe

But market share down slightly

(ANSA) - Turin, March 18 - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recorded 59,000 car registrations in Europe in February, up 5.8% compared to the same month last year, the combined Italian-American group announced Tuesday. In the first two months of 2014, FCA recorded 119,000 new-car registrations, up 1.7% compared to the same period in 2013. However the market share was down slightly. In Febuary 2014, Fiat-Chysler accounted for 6.6% of new cars on Europe's roads, down from 6.8% in 2013. In both January and February, FCA cars accounted for 6.4% of new cars on the road, down from 6.7% a year earlier.