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Lithuania's Jan-Aug new car sales among EU's strongest
BC, Vilnius, 15.09.2016.Print version
Lithuania's new car sales rose at one of the fastest rates in the EU in January through August 2016, figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) showed on Thursday, writes LETA/BNS.
New passenger car registrations in Lithuania jumped by 22.8% in the eight months year-on-year to reach 13,915 units, the third-highest rate after Cyprus' 33.3% and Hungary's 24.9%.
Latvia posted a 22.2% increase to 11,122 and Estonia registered a 12% growth to 15,509 units.
Across the EU, new car registrations increased by 8.1% to 9.788 mln units. Volkswagen remained the most popular make in Europe with 1.107 mln cars sold during the eight months, down 0.4% year-on-year.