Paris, Sep 4 (IANS) Car sales in France were down 11.4 percent in August as the country's economic woes kept consumers from spending on cars, French car sales federation CCFA said.
At the end of August, local car manufacturers sold 96,115 units across France, reported Xinhua.
In August, car sales of Citroen fell by 10.6 percent to 28,461 units, while the number in the previous month was 9.9 percent. Renault, the country's second largest car maker, saw sales slump by 20.6 percent to 21,517 units in August.
Foreign brands also reported a slowdown, registered a falling of 6.8 percent to 46,128 units in August, the CCFA statement said Monday.
The French government has decided to take measures to reinforce production of environmentally-friendly vehicles through an auto sector rescue package.
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