German sales rise 25% ahead of WLTP

VW has been storing unsold new cars at the Berlin Brandenburg airport. (Reuters/REUTERS)

September 05, 2018 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- German registrations increased 25 percent last month as Volkswagen and other brands flooded the market to reduce stocks ahead of the introduction of the new WLTP testing regime on Sept. 1.

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