European car sales fell to a 20-year low in May as rising unemployment caused by the euro region's recession reduced demand.
Registrations dropped 6 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.15 million a year earlier, industry association ACEA said today.
The figure was the lowest for any May since 1993, said Quynh-Nhu Huynh, ACEA's economics director.
The numbers are for the 27-member EU plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.
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