European new car sales plunge by 51.8% in March due to coronavirus - ACEA

BERLIN (Reuters) - Passenger car sales tumbled by more than 50% in Europe's major markets in March as lockdowns imposed due to the new coronavirus took their toll, data showed on Friday.In March, new car registrations dropped by 51.8% to 853,077 vehicles in the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, statistics from the European Auto Industry Association (ACEA) showed.Sales fell in all EU markets, with Italy - hit particularly hard by the pandemic -..