Car showrooms operating at the same business levels as 10 years ago

The car sales industry said the outlook for 2021 is not optimistic. Picture: Laurel Chor/Bloomberg

Car sales in August were down 4.2% when compared to August last year new figures show.

However, the registrations so far in 2020 are down 28.6%, or 78,920 vehicles, on the same period last year due to the impact of Covid-19.