Currently reading: UK records best October for new car sales since 2019

Storm clouds loom, however, as private sales of electric cars remain disproportionately low

The UK’s new car market last month recorded its strongest October since the Covid pandemic, as 153,529 models left showrooms.

This represents a 14.3% increase on the figures recorded in the same month in 2022, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and a 7.2%

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