The recovery in European car sales continued in July as sales rose in the major markets of Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The monthly increases ranged from 2 percent in France to 24 percent in Spain.
Passenger car registrations in Germany increased 7.4 percent last month to 290,196, the KBA federal transport authority said today. Seven-month sales in Europe's biggest market are up 5.6 percent to 1.91 million.
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French car sales rose 2.3 percent to 147,132 in July, the CCFA industry association said on Monday, with automakers including Fiat and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen benefiting from the launch of new or refreshed models.
Sales in Italy rose 15 percent last month to 131,489 vehicles while volume in Spain increased 24 percent to 102,922 cars, marking 23 straight months of growth as a recovering economy and a renewed scrappage program encouraged purchases.
The UK, Europe's second-largest car market after Germany, reports sales later this week.
Reuters contributed to this report
