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Public holidays soften new-vehicle sales
Local motor industry takes a knock in April after impressive March performance
06 May 2021 - 05:00
New-vehicle sales in SA fell 17.6% last month compared to March, affected by a number of public holidays that provided fewer selling days during the month.
Though April’s 35,779 sales were way ahead of the 574 sales recorded during the same month last year, it is difficult to gauge market performance given the hard lockdown restrictions during April 2020 when vehicle production and retail sales came to a standstill...
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