French new car registrations stable in August

French new car registrations were stable in August, with a first rise in sales of French made cars since January 2005, while the cumulative eight months data remained down, the CCFA industry group said on Friday.
August sales were up 0.1 percent on a same number of working days basis to 113,969 vehicles in August and were down 1.3 percent on a same working day basis to 1,374,747 cars. On a gross basis the eight month figure was down 1.9 percent. The French brands booked a small 0.6 percent rise in August while imported cars were down 0.4 percent. Italy's Fiat group sales surged 39.3 percent to 4,807 cars.