A welding robot creates sparks during the body shell production of a Ford Fiesta at the Ford assembly line in Cologne September 12, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Ford Fiestas are seen on a body shell production line in Cologne September 19, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Ford Fiestas are seen on the Ford assembly line in Cologne September 12, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Benno von Ooyen, captain of car transport ship "Tossa", leaves the bridge as he carries his 4-month-old daughter Fayett close to Cologne in Germany September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Benno von Ooyen, captain of car transport ship "Tossa", holds his 4-month-old daughter Fayett as he sits on the bridge of his ship, close to Cologne in Germany September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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The upper deck of the car transport ship "Tossa" is seen before being loaded with newly built Ford Fiesta cars in the harbour of the Ford car plant in Cologne September 12, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are driven onto the car transport ship "Tossa" in a dock at the Ford car plant in Cologne September 12, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the car transport ship "Tossa" in a dock at the Ford car plant in Cologne September 12, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT)

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A container ship passes by as the car transport ship "Tossa" makes its way along the river Rhine carrying new Ford Fiesta cars from the Ford assembly line in Cologne, Germany, to the Dutch seaport Vlissingen, near Cologne, Germany September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa" as it travels along the Rhine, from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, close to Nimwegen in the Netherlands September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa" as it travels along the Rhine, from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, close to Emmerich in Germany September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa", during its journey from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, near the western German town of Wesel September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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The bridge of the car transport ship "Tossa" is seen during its journey from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, as it enters a water-gate at Krammer in the Netherlands September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NETHERLANDS - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa", during its journey from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, as it enters a water-gate at Krammer in the Netherlands September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NETHERLANDS - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa", during its journey from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, as it enters a water-gate at Krammer in the Netherlands September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NETHERLANDS - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the car transport ship "Tossa" as it leaves a dock at the Ford car plant in Cologne September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME)

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Newly manufactured Ford Fiesta cars are seen on the deck of the car transport ship "Tossa", during its journey from a Ford plant in the German city of Cologne to the Dutch seaport of Vlissingen, as it cruises through the western German city of Duesseldorf September 13, 2013. A surge in UK auto sales and an extra working day boosted Europe's new car market in September, providing fresh evidence that demand is slowly bottoming out after plumbing lows not seen in over 20 years. Automotive industry association ACEA said on Wednesday that new car registrations in Europe climbed 5.5 percent to 1.19 million vehicles in September, only the third month a gain was recorded in the past two years. Picture taken September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT MARITIME TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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