UK Car Sales up 6% for August

SMMT figures released today show a second consecutive month of growth in new car sales, as registrations in August rose six per cent year-on-year.

The effects of the scrappage scheme helped oversee a 253 per cent rise in city car sales, and a 12 per cent drop in average CO2 emissions of new cars since January 2008.

While Ford leads overall market share with 16 per cent, Hyundai leapfrogged both Ford and Vauxhall to become the UK’s best-selling manufacturer once fleet sales were removed.

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source: Autocar