P205 CEEFAX 205  Fri  8 Apr  21:16/11
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      MARCH CAR S—LES      
      SHOW 14.8% RISE      
 
  New cars were selling briskly still 
  last month.                         
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  Industry figures show that new car  
  registrations totalled 185,201 in   
  March, or 14.8% more than the year- 
  earlier figure.                     
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  Registrations for the first three   
  months of the year came to 529,436, 
  a 16.8% advance on the same period  
  in 1993. Imports accounted for 58%. 
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  * Italian car sales rose by a year- 
  on-year 1.6% in March to 193,030    
  units. It was the first such rise   
  in 19 months.                       
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