Gloomy building, farming sectors weigh on new car sales

Gloomy building, farming sectors weigh on new car sales
Dan Brunskill
Uncertainty among builders and farmers weighed on sales of new commercial vehicles in November, which dropped 12 percent from the year earlier.Motor Industry Association figures showed there were 4,210 new commercial vehicle registrations last month, down from 4,816 in November 2018. In contrast, new passenger vehicle registrations edged up 1.1 percent in the month.Chief executive of the Motor Industry Association David Crawford said the decline in commercial sales was likely due to slowing immigration rates and uncertainty about the broader ec...

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