Car sales fell in August but overall number up after first eight months

Car sales in the Czech Republic fell by 0.7 percent in August, after sales had increased by 6.6 percent overall over the first eight months of 2010. The figures were released on Friday by the Czech Republic’s Car Importers Association, which said that a total of more than 112,000 new cars were registered during that period. According to the association, car sales have stabilised after a 20 percent drop in July.