Car sales suffer in new number plate March
The UK's car industry saw its worst March for new car sales in 24 years last month, according to the latest figures.
March typically marks a crucial month for the automotive industry, with buyers snapping up cars with the latest number plates. He suggested that it is leading to "record unfulfilled order books; while used cars continued to fill the void due to unavailability of new cars".March did mark the best ever month for battery electric car sales though, with registrations up almost 79% to 39,315, outstripping the total number sold in 2019 as a whole.
For the first time ever, electric cars made up the two best-seller spots last month, with Tesla coming out on top.
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