Berlin — European car demand rose at a slower pace in June as fewer selling days in Germany and Brexit-related concerns in the UK weighed on a peaking vehicle market.Industrywide registrations increased 2.1% from a year earlier to 1.54-million vehicles in June, with Toyota and Fiat models posting the biggest gains, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), said on Friday in a statement. While the sales figure marked the strongest June since 2007, the growth lagged behind May’s 7.7% jump.Europe’s car market is at an inflection point, with momentum set to wane in the second half of 2017 after more than three years of recovery from a two-decade low. Buyers in Britain have been particularly cautious due to economic uncertainty as the country prepares to exit the EU. Soaring consumer confidence and an appetite for attractive new city cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have pushed up demand elsewhere in the region.Deliveries in Italy posted the strongest gain among Eu...
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