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Europe Car Sales Continue Rebound on Easing Supply Snarls

  • Deliveries rose 17% in November from depressed year-ago level
  • Inflation, economic outlook hindering bigger recovery

New-car registrations rose 17% to more than 1 million vehicles last month.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Auto sales in Europe climbed for a fourth month in November as supply-chain issues continued to ease, though a worsening economic outlook threatens to hurt demand in the coming months.

New-car registrations rose 17% to more than 1 million vehicles last month, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said Thursday. Total sales are still down about 6% from the first 11 months of last year.