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The sale of passenger cars down 6.6% this year, although it grows in December
03/01/2003
on January 3, 2003
The sale of passenger cars dropped 6.6 percent this year. If we compare the units sold, this year have bought 1.331.878 cars, while last year the figure was at the 1.425.573.
However, registrations of cars in the month of December increased 7 percent over the same period of last year. According to the National Association of manufacturers Anfac, this latest confirms moderation forecasts made since the second semester of the year in the fall of the market. It had also stressed that the figures for the last quarter of the year have been virtually identical to those of the previous year.
The breakdown by type of demand has shown decreases in purchases of throughout the year and companies alquiladoras (- 7.4%), alquiladoras enterprises are more positive developments, with a decrease of 1.6 per cent.
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Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Automóviles y Camiones
