UK sales plunged to lowest level since 1946 in April

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May 05, 2020 06:24 AM

LONDON -- UK new-car sales slumped by 97 percent in April to the lowest level of any month since February 1946 as factories and dealerships shut due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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