UK car registrations are up for the third month in a row according to SMMT figures but the automotive sector continues to be hit by supply chain shortages, added to which there is now surging inflation and a cost-of-living crisis
SMMT figures for October show a +26.4% increase in registrations to 134,344, with a 47.4% increase in fleet registrations to more than 67,900 vehicles. Private sales were up 7.4% to more than 58,400. However, year-to-date deliveries show a market down -5.6% on the same period last year and a third below pre-Covid
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