Sales of new cars in Britain decreased by 97% during April, which is the lowest monthly level of sales since February 1946, with factories and dealers closing their doors due to the outbreak of the Corona virus. < / p> According to Reuters, the collapse of car sales puts more pressure on Britain's economy, which is heading to record an unprecedented quarterly contraction of seven percent, a survey showed on Tuesday with Activities decline due to corona virus.

The Car Manufacturers and Traders Association reported that sales to companies in April accounted for four out of every five cars out of 4,231 new cars registered during the month. The association lowered its full year forecasts to 1.68 million cars, aiming to score the lowest in 30 years.

and in January it expected to sell 2.25 million cars.
The association stated that Britain's auto industry, the country's largest exporter of goods, is facing a production loss of more than eight billion pounds ($ 9.94 billion) due to the Coruna outbreak.

Production in the sector has fallen 14 percent since the beginning of the year, and sales have declined 43 percent.

The best-selling cars in April were Tesla 3 and 658 cars were registered, although cars such as Ford, Volkswagen and Vauxhall usually compete for this title.

In February 1946, a few months after the end of World War II, new car sales reached 4,044 cars while the country was still implementing a quota system and trying to rebuild the devastation that The war left him under the first Labor majority government.