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Commuters may help car market recovery

Date: 5th May 2020 Author: Stephen Goodchild Comments: 0
Early signs from China suggest some consumers have purchased vehicles to reduce public transport usage

Although UK monthly new car registrations in April were lower than since the days of postwar petrol rationing, there is at least some optimism that the automotive industry will benefit from one aspect of the COVID-19 crisis. With social distancing and fear of contagion part of the ‘new normal’, mistrustful commuters may shun public transport in favour of private cars.

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