Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales
by Angela Monaghan from Environment | The Guardian on (#404BQ)
New car registrations drop 20% in September amid Brexit uncertainty, new testing rules, and diesel decline
UK sales of new cars plunged by a fifth in September as new emissions tests caused delivery backlogs, while waning appetite for diesel cars and weaker consumer confidence weighed on demand.
A total of 338,834 new cars were sold last month, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), down 20.5% compared with the same month last year.
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