Covid-19 effect on car sales a concern


Coronavirus impact: A worker sanitising a Tesla showroom in a Shanghai shopping complex as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. China’s car sales plummeted a record 80% last month as potential customers stayed away from showrooms nationwide. — Reuters

THE growing Covid-19 pandemic saw China’s vehicle sales practically getting crushed last month, plummeting a record 80% as potential customers stayed away from showrooms nationwide.

With a potential vaccine still possibly months away, it is feared that a similar sales crunch could also be seen here in Malaysia.

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