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EU’s March sales record leaves some analysts baffled

Europe's light vehicle market has been improving steadily but few expected the 11% jump that March brought in, particularly in light of the current political uncertainty. By Megan Lampinen

Europe's light vehicle market just set an all-time March record with sales of 1,891,583 units, an 11.2% rise year-on-year (YoY). A large part of that notable jump is due to the calendar effect of an April Easter this year - the holiday, which means fewer selling days, fell in March in 2016. However, the rate of growth left some industry watchers baffled.

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