Announcing positive forecasts for 2015, Portugal’s Automobile Association (ACAP) has revealed that it expects car sales to increase 11% this year.
This would mean around 187,000 cars sold as opposed to last year’s 172,000.
It’s a “sign of recovery”, agreed ACAP president Jorge Rosa, but he sets the picture against a wider perspective.
“When you compare the current numbers to those registered 15 years ago, sales have actually dropped 32%,” he said.
Nonetheless, he agrees that the sector is “recovering” and predicts further growth in 2016.
As José Ramos, vice-president of ACAP, explained: “People are more confident and more inclined to buy.”
