Adoración encontró el contexto correcto, pero en este caso "against" quiere decir "contra" y no "en contra" como "I wrote the total against his name" Las automotrices se anotan las ventas en su propio nombre, como se explica este texto:

EU auto sales boosted by self-registration of unsold cars

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Sep 21, 2016 — “Manufacturers and dealers have been inflating car sales for years via a trick known as “self-registration.”

A new scandal is just emerging, after the VW diesel problems, based on the common dealer practice of self-registering new car sales. As Bloomberg report:

“Manufacturers and dealers have been inflating car sales for years via a trick known as “self-registration.” The carmaker sells a vehicle to a dealer and books the revenue in its accounts. But, absent a customer, the dealer then effectively sells the car to itself. The vehicle often sits on the lot for a while — maybe it’s used as a test drive or loaner vehicle – and is later resold as “nearly new” at a steep discount to the list price. The carmaker can boast of higher sales volumes while avoiding the brand damage from steep discounts on new vehicles. Astonishingly, self-registrations are thought to account for more than 30% of new car “sales” in Germany.”

As the chart shows, Germany is not the only market where the practice is common. 15% of all new car “sales” in France are self-registrations, as are 10% in Italy and the UK. It is no surprise that these are also countries where auto manufacture is seen as a key part of the economy.