executives the car maker agreed to pay $9000000.00 euros to close the case against her about deuce and heinz douceur punch they were charged with withholding information about the shooting admissions tests. meanwhile walk down restrictions across europe have led to a sharp drop in vehicle sales as most car dealerships were forced to close the latest registration figures reveal just how drastic the situation for the industry has become the more covert 19 cases the fewer new cars sold that's according to the latest figures from europe's car manufacturers association a cea. italy and spain lead the way with declines of over 97 percent and 96 percent respectively and france new vehicle registrations were down 90 percent. germany fared slightly better minus 60 percent now that economies are loosening coronavirus restrictions we are expecting to see a rebound in auto sales throughout the rest of the year but these lingering concerns about a 2nd wave of infections and consumer anxiety about mass layoffs is likely to mean we won't see a for recovery for that sector for at least a year. the auto industry is