Car sales down to earth with a bump as new registrations fall 20%
The UK new car market came down to earth with a resounding bump last month following a stellar March.
Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 152,076 new cars were registered in April, a near 20% decline on the picture 12 months ago when 189,505 new models were registered.
Many manufacturers saw big declines – Jaguar Land Rover sales were down 35% in the UK.
Despite the fall, manufacturers are not heading for the hills just yet and the SMMT said it was confident in the strength o... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
