August new car registrations shows market is still in growth - AM-online

The UK new car market recorded its 42nd consecutive month of growth in August, albeit in one of the year’s quietest months, with a 9. 6% rise, SMMT data shows. 6% year-on-year uplift in new car registrations brought the month's market to a 79,060 unit total, and took year-to-date growth to a 6. 7%. The SMMT said gains were made across all sectors and all fuel types, with registrations in the private,... The data shows there were 2,496 more private registrations than in August 2014, and 4,238 more fleet registrations. Business registrations were 163 units up. The market for alternatively-fuelled vehicles, meanwhile, grew 52. 3% year on year, maintaining a steady 2. 4% share of the overall market. The top 10 best-sellers in the month were the Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa, Volkswagen Polo, Audi A3, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Astra, BMW 3 Series and the Ford Kuga. David Raistrick, UK manufacturing leader at Deloitte said August registrations have now exceeded the levels achieved in 2007, and are of a level This level has not been reached in the intervening years, even with the assistance of the Government... Source: www.am-online.com