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in Q1 2019) against the backdrop of the overall decline in passenger car registrations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Gasoline and diesel cars. for the first quarter of 2019). With the vast majority of European dealerships closed in March as a result of the containment measures, demand for gasoline cars also plummeted.
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