New-Car Sales in France Rose 7.1% in April
01 May 2016 - 10:51PM
Dow Jones News
By Inti Landauro
PARIS--Sales of new cars in France rose 7.1% in April compared
with the previous year, the country's car-manufacturers association
said Sunday, after rebounding in 2015 as the French economy
expanded at its fastest pace in four years.
New registrations of personal cars grew to 182,875 vehicles
year-to-year in April.
The CCFA said registrations of cars made by PSA Peugeot Citroen
(UG.FR), the country's top seller, rose 5.3% in the month, while
registrations of cars made by Renault SA (RNO.FR), Peugeot's
domestic rival, rose 6.2%.
New registrations of cars made by foreign manufacturers rose
8.9%. The top foreign seller in France, Volkswagen AG (VLKAY), saw
the registrations of its group's cars rebound 4% during the
month.
Write to inti.landauro@wsj.com
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