BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union’s car market is on track to shrink this year, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Friday, forecasting a 1% dip to 9.6 million units in a downward revision from an initial projection for a return to growth. “Compared to the 2019 pre-pandemic figures, this represents a drop of 26% in car sales in the space of just three years,” the ACEA said in a statement, with reference to the updated forecast for 9.6 million units this year. Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic, semiconductor supply bottlenecks and the war in Ukraine had all hit t…