Demand for new cars falls in Germany as virus cases rebound

Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 3, 2020

The German car market deepened its slump in August as a jump in coronavirus cases caused consumers to hold back on new purchases, industry figures indicated Thursday. Registrations fell 20 percent compared with August 2019, a large drop compared to July, when registrations were down only 5.4 percent year-on-year, data published by the Federal Motor Transport Authority showed. Germany rec