PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - France took steps to shore up its embattled car industry on Thursday by giving incentives to consumers to buy new cars and pledging a 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) credit line to help people finance any purchases.
A slowdown in economic growth spurred by the global financial crisis has hit the global car sector hard, forcing auto makers in France to halt production or shed jobs as auto sales plummet.
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