Strong start to 2017 for new car market
24 February 2017
The UK new car market achieved a 12-year high in January, with 174,564 registered vehicles representing a 2.9% year-on-year uplift and the highest level since 2005. Private registrations led the growth, up 5.0% compared with January 2016. Fleet demand also grew marginally by 1.4%, while business registrations fell by 1.0%. Significantly, the alternatively fuelled vehicle…