Auto sales in Puerto Rico continued their downward trend in Spetember, when 8.1 percent fewer vehicles went to new owners, marking the eighth consecutive month of this year showing negative results, according to numbers released Thursday by the United Automobile Importers Group.
Puerto Rico’s auto industry skid into its seventh month of sales losses in August, when activity was down 20.1 percent in comparison to the same month last year.
Puerto Rico automakers sold a meager 6,324 units last month, representing a 21.3 percent year-over-year drop and marking the sixth consecutive month the sector has seen a reduction in activity, the United Automobile Importers Group said Tuesday.