U.K. Car Sales Stumble Again, Erasing Hope of Quick Recovery
- Registrations decline for the second consecutive month
- New car market likely to remain fragile for rest of 2020
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U.K. car sales fell for a second straight month, sliding 4.4% in the country’s weakest September for auto purchases in more than two decades.
Registrations dropped to 328,041 cars, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. That follows a 5.8% decline in August and dashes hopes for an early recovery from a coronavirus-driven slump.