Paris, France, Feb 1, 2026 (AFP) - France sees car sales slump in January: industry

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French car sales in January fell 6.5 percent against the same month last year, extending a run of poor sales in the key European market, an industry group said Sunday. The 107,157 new cars registered in January was one of the lowest figures for the month in the past 15 years, the Plateforme Automobile group said. Carmakers had already seen sales fall more than five percent in 2025 against 2024. Sales of electric cars rose 28 percent during the......

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