Western European sales jump 9% ahead of WLTP tests

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August 07, 2018 05:00 AM

Automakers pushing to sell cars before new emissions rules come into effect helped to boost registrations in western Europe by 9.1 percent in July, according to market analysts LMC Automotive.

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