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February 21, 2020 In the first 16 days of February, retail passenger car sales in China plunged 92% year-on-year. And even in the first week of 96% with only 811 sales across the Asian country. This was announced by the industry association CPCA (China Passenger Car), motivating the decision by stopping production and retail activities in the country due to the coronavirus.

In the period considered, just 4,909 cars were sold, compared to 59,930 cars sold in the same period of 2019. "There were very few dealers open in the first weeks of February. And the customer traffic was very low", he reported the association.