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French October new car sales up 20.1 percent-CCFA

Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:03am EST

PARIS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - French new passenger car sales rose 20.1 percent in October compared with a year ago, the CCFA carmakers' association said on Monday.

Cyclical Consumer Goods

The CCFA added that sales were up 4.2 percent over the first 10 months of the year.

Car sales around the world have been boosted by government measures to give drivers cash incentives to trade in their old cars for new, greener models.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Erica Billingham)

Cyclical Consumer Goods


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