Europe’s new car market shrank a further 10.2 percent in February, according to figures from the Association of European Car Manufacturers on Tuesday.
Ford , General Motors and Fiat were the worst performers, as European car registrations fell to 829,359 vehicles after hitting a 17-year low in January.
Car makers in Europe are still reeling from a terrible 2012, when annual car sales volumes in the EU fell 8.2 percent to 12.05 million vehicles in 2012. In the euro zone, they dropped 11.3 percent to just under 9 million, according to Reuters calculations.
This year is shaping up to be another tough slog for mass market car makers, as consumers in recessionary European economies postpone new car purchases.
via CNBC
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