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German Car Sales Plunge In August As EV Slump Worsens

The end of government incentives has hurt sales of EVs in Germany (Credit: AFP)

Sales of new cars plummeted in Germany in August, official data showed Wednesday, dragged down by a record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market.

A total of 197,322 new cars were registered in Germany last month, the KBA federal transport authority said, a 27.8-percent drop on a year earlier.

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