Car sales in the slow lane
New car sales fell by 41.6 per cent in August, totalling 5,252 units, against 8,991 new cars sold in the same month last year.
New car sales fell by 41.6 per cent in August, totalling 5,252 units, against 8,991 new cars sold in the same month last year.
So far this year, 2008 sales are running 16.7 per cent below those of last year. This year’s figure stands at 145,643 units, while last year’s figure was 174,866 cars at the end of eight months. Sales of light commercial vehicles, always a reflection of economic activity, fell by nearly 65 per cent, most...
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