1.1%
West European new car sales rise during August according to provisional AID figures

Suddenly there is uncertainty about whether the underlying pace of recovery growth can be sustained. 

Coming in the wake of faster than earlier expected recovery growth during this year’s first half, followed in turn by still healthy-looking growth of 3.8 per cent and 4.9 per cent in both June and July, AID’s provisional figures for August show a measly 1.1 per cent rise in West Europe’s new car sales; the lowest rate of advance for eight months. 

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