Year-on-year July increase comes as dealerships and factories started to reopen
UK car sales rebounded in July as dealers benefited from coronavirus lockdown easing, while sales of battery electric vehicles continued to surge.
British new car registrations rose by about 11% year-on-year in July, with almost 175,000 sales, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the industry lobby group.
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