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Bloomberg
European car sales fell in September for only the second monthly drop this year as concerns about Brexit among UK consumers more than offset gains in France, Italy and Spain.
Registrations declined 2 percent from a year earlier to 1.47 million vehicles, the Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA, said in a statement. Figures were dragged down by a 9.3 slide in the UK, the region’s second-biggest market. Top-ranked Germany slumped 3.3 percent, burdened by one less business day than a year ago. Nine-month sales in the region rose 3.6 percent to 12 million autos.
The UK contraction was the sixth straight monthly decline and the first drop for September since 2011. The UK’s weakness knocked carmakers with deep ties to Britain.