European car sales rise in April
| 17 May 2013 17:05 |
| The European car industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's association. |
| New car registrations in April were up 1.7% on the same time last year, the ACEA's latest figures show. |
| Although the April rise has more to do with the two extra work days last month due to an early Easter, sales figures for the year so far gave some cause for hope. |
| Last month, the ACEA showed registrations for the first three months of 2013 were down 10% on the year before. Latest figures show that sales for the first four months of the year were 7.1% less than in 2012. |
