European car sales went up 6.8% in January

Sales drop: A file picture showing Opel cars being prepared for distribution at Vauxhall’s production plant in Cheshire, north-west England. UK car sales declined 6.3 in January. — AFP

LONDON: Europe’s car market opened the year with a 6.8% sales upswing in January, building on the 10-year high reached in 2017 as the region’s economy expanded.

Registrations for the month advanced to 1.29 million vehicles, the Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers Association said in a statement.