UK car sales drop by a fifth after tax changes and price rises

Demand for electric and hybrid vehicles falls for first time in almost four years in April as market slows after record March

Car sales tumbled in April at the sharpest rate since 2010 as government cuts to subsidies for green cars and a rise in prices hit the market for new vehicles.

New car registrations fell month on month by almost 20% to 152,076 units as demand for electric and hybrid vehicles fell for the first time in almost four years.

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