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News in english 23. dec. 2008 KL. 11.10

Stats: Car sales plummet

Car sales in Denmark have dropped dramatically, particularly heavier vehicles.

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Private and business car sales in November 2008 were halved compared to the same month in 2007, according to the latest report from Statistics Denmark.

Businesses purchased some 3,600 vehicles in November 2008 - 2,200 fewer than in the same month last year. Private purchases also dropped dramatically - from 9,300 vehicles last November to 4,700 cars this year.

The biggest drop has been in vans and heavy vehicles. Sales of vans of between 3 and 3.5 tonnes have dropped by 60 percent compared with November last year.

Edited by Julian Isherwood

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