(FILES) Few hundred electric Autolib cars are parked at a car park in Romorantin-Lanthenay on November 10, 2018. More than a third of new cars sold in France in July were electric, illustrating the rapid growth of this type of powertrain, supported by public policies, in a market that is up 9% but still far from its pre-Covid levels. New vehicle sales rose by 9% year-on-year in July 2026, with 126,808 registrations, an increase linked to a favorable comparison effect with July 2025, "which was at a historic low," said a spokesperson for the Automotive Platform (PFA), which brings together manufacturers, equipment makers and suppliers in France. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP via Getty Images)

A dealer walks past near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Specialist Mark Fitzgerald works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

View of the statue of Colombia's late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1937-2014), outside the historic Customs building, which was chosen by Colombia's President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, as one of the alternative locations from which he will conduct official business as head of state, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on July 30, 2026. De la Espriella will take office on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Vanexa Romero / AFP via Getty Images)

View of the statue of Colombia's late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1937-2014), outside the historic Customs building, which was chosen by Colombia's President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, as one of the alternative locations from which he will conduct official business as head of state, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on July 30, 2026. De la Espriella will take office on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Vanexa Romero / AFP via Getty Images)

View of the historic Customs building, which was chosen by Colombia's President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, as one of the alternative locations from which he will conduct official business as head of state, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on July 30, 2026. De la Espriella will take office on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Vanexa Romero / AFP via Getty Images)

View of the statue of Colombia's late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1937-2014), outside the historic Customs building, which was chosen by Colombia's President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, as one of the alternative locations from which he will conduct official business as head of state, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on July 30, 2026. De la Espriella will take office on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Vanexa Romero / AFP via Getty Images)

View of the statue of Colombia's late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1937-2014), outside the historic Customs building, which was chosen by Colombia's President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, as one of the alternative locations from which he will conduct official business as head of state, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on July 30, 2026. De la Espriella will take office on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Vanexa Romero / AFP via Getty Images)