China’s Passenger Car Sales Fall 80% in February on Coronavirus Outbreak

China’s Passenger Car Sales Fall 80% in February on Coronavirus Outbreak
A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva on March 5, 2019. Pierre Albouy/Reuters
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BEIJING—Passenger car retail sales in China, the world’s biggest auto market, fell 80 percent in February because of the coronavirus epidemic, one of the country’s industry associations said on Mar. 4.

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said in a statement that China’s overall passenger car sales dropped 80 percent, without giving a full sales figure for the month.