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UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% during 2020

UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% during 2020

Sales of new cars in the UK fell by nearly a third in 2020, to the lowest level in nearly 30 years.
Published 06 January 2021
Tesla comes within touching distance of half a million cars target for 2020, despite coronavirus pandemic

Tesla delivered nearly 500,000 cars in 2020

Tesla came within a whisker of achieving its deliveries target of 500,000 units in 2020, despite the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 04 January 2021
Jeremy Clarkson has turned his farm shop around, with a little help from his friends

10 most popular articles of 2020 on Driving.co.uk

Many won't look back fondly at 2020, but there were some highlights in the motoring world.
Published 02 January 2021
Car sales

UK car sales bounce back in July

After a catastrophic first half of the year due to the coronavirus lockdown, UK car sales in July were up 11.3% on the same month in 2019.
Published 05 August 2020
New car registrations down 35% in June

Diesel car sales down as electric sales surge

Nearly 250,000 private car sales have been lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, as the registrations of new cars fell 34.9% in June.
Published 06 July 2020
New car sales fall 89% in May

New car sales down 89% in May

Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the automotive industry with sales of new cars falling 89% in May compared to the same month last year.
Published 04 June 2020
Coronavirus: car dealerships open for click-and-collect

Car dealerships open for click-and-collect

NEW GOVERNMENT advice will allow car dealerships in England to open for click-and-collect sales, although showrooms won't open until June.
Published 14 May 2020
Coronavirus leads to bigger drop in car sales than after financial crash

Coronavirus leads to huge drop in car sales

New car registrations were 44.4% lower March than in the same month in 2019 after the Covid-19 virus caused showrooms to close.
Published 06 April 2020

Tesla makes £240m profit from Model 3 sales surge

Thanks to extremely strong Model 3 demand, the infamously cash-burning car maker Tesla has posted its largest-ever quarterly profit of £241m.
Published 27 October 2018
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Published 03 September 2018
Diesel demand continues to drop as new UK car sales stabilise

Diesel demand drops as new UK car sales stabilise

New car buyers are continuing to prefer petrol power over diesel, according to new sales figures released by the SMMT.
Published 06 August 2018
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Neutral fuel strategy calls as diesel declines

Car sales in June fell by 3.5% compared with the same period last year as buyers continue to shun diesel vehicles.
Published 05 July 2018