New car registrations in Germany fell 5% in August compared with the same month a year ago to 214,100, according to figures from the VDA industry association.

Year to date German deliveries have dropped 7% to 1.97m with negative figures in six of the first eight months of 2013.

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Analysts said that while the market was showing no signs of a turnaround, it is stabilising while improving business confidence in the German economy could help underpin vehicle demand in the remainder of the year.

Sales in Spain and France fell 18.3% and 11% respectively in August.

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