“This is the worst quarter since we started to establish statistics in the early 80s,” said Friday, François Roudier, spokesperson for the Automotive Platform (PFA).
147,079 registrations
Between January and March, the France counted 365 361 cars new sold. This is the lowest figure recorded for more than 40 years. Data published Friday by the Automotive Platform (PFA) announces a historic drop in sales of new vehicles in France for the month of March with 147,079 registrations, without taking into account the particular case of 2020. “This is the worst quarter since we started compiling statistics in the early 80s”said François Roudier, spokesperson for the PFA in The Echos.
A decrease of 19.5% compared to March 2021
This historic decline is closely linked to the economic context slowed down by the war in Ukraine. The new car sales are also being held back by shortages of microchips. In detail, a drop of 19.5% was observed compared to March 2021, it is indicated in a press release from the Automotive Platform. “Only March 2020, with dealerships closed due to the pandemic, had lower sales,” reports BFMTV.
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