ONLINE WEEKLY<br />
MOTORTRADER<br />
ISSUE 3 THE VOICE OF THE CAR RETAILING SECTOR 8 MAY 2009<br />
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Dealers look for scrappage<br />
boost after grim April sales<br />
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German scrappage experience shows<br />
rocketing small car sales, particularly the<br />
Fiat Panda, declining diesel penetration<br />
and executive cars left out in the cold<br />
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John Kirwan<br />
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THE ongoing decline in new<br />
car sales continued into April<br />
with registrations down 24<br />
per cent to 133,475 units<br />
compared to April last year.<br />
The performance was the<br />
worst in April since 1991,<br />
according to the SMMT. In the<br />
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