The massive loss of sales for automakers in the U.S. last month wasn’t isolated to these shores. Overseas, countries like the U.K saw new-car sales plunge 21% in September, its fifth straight month of falling new-car sales. Like in the U.S., these drops happened despite numerous new models hitting the market. Spain and Italy also saw sales fall. Things aren’t much better in recently car-crazed China. Sales were down 26% , a record drop over the past 50 years. One of the few countries seeing an uptick in new car sales was France, where sales were up 8% in September . This was partly due to the government aiding the purchase of less-polluting cars. Those cars are usually also French brands. Dramatic fall in UK new-car sales (WalesOnline.com) ...
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The massive loss of sales for automakers in the U.S. last month wasn’t isolated to these shores. Overseas, countries like the U.K saw new-car sales plunge 21% in September, its fifth straight month of falling new-car sales. Like in the U.S., these drops happened despite numerous new models hitting the market. Spain and Italy also saw sales fall. Things aren’t much better in recently car-crazed China. Sales were down 26% , a record drop over the past 50 years. One of the few countries seeing an uptick in new car sales was France, where sales were up 8% in September . This was partly due to the government aiding the purchase of less-polluting cars. Those cars are usually also French brands. Dramatic fall in UK new-car sales (WalesOnline.com) ...