Registrations rose 11 percent in July as showrooms throughout the United Kingdom were open for their first full month since being locked down in mid-March to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Shoppers in the world’s largest car market are slowly resuming buying as the government eases restrictions, raising expectations that the auto slump currently in its third year may be nearing an end.

The effects of a government-backed scrapping plan are starting to be felt in Spain, where registrations had fallen every month since January.

A generous government scrapping incentive focusing on cleaner cars helped push sales above 2019 levels, but the program will be scaled back starting this month.