At the Vauxhall car showroom in Chingford, just northeast of London, business is motoring ahead after Britain lifted lockdown restrictions this week on the coronavirus-ravaged sector.

Car dealerships in England finally reopened as the UK government relaxed COVID-19 measures that had slammed the brakes on the industry and helped send the economy into reverse.

“When we reopened it was quite refreshing and pleasing,” Nick Locke, manager of the Chingford dealership, told AFP on Thursday, against a backdrop of sparkling brand new vehicles.

Sector sales had screeched to a near halt in April and May after a nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 23 to stop the virus’s spread.

Post-lockdown demand now is booming in Chingford for affordable mid-range cars from Vauxhall, which is owned by French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen.

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