Auto sales race towards speed bump

Vehicles are flying out of showrooms, but the boom won't last

11 April 2021 - 00:19 By David Furlonger

When is a recovery not a recovery? When it's a trick of the light. Last month's sharp rise in new-vehicle sales from a year earlier has offered a glimmer of hope after a year of misery. But while there seems no doubt that the vehicle market is over the worst of its Covid-inflicted trauma, the question is: are we seeing a sustainable recovery or simply a bounce off the basement floor?..

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