Sales of new cars plummeted in Germany in August, official data showed Wednesday, dragged down by a record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market.
The end of government incentives has hurt sales of EVs in Germany
A total of 197,322 new cars were registered in Germany last month, the KBA federal transport authority said, a 27.8-percent drop on a year earlier.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240904-german-car-sales-plunge-in-august-as-ev-slump-worsens
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