Uk Car Sales
UK car production down 27% as Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack disrupts output
JLR is slowly resuming operations after the cyberattack forced the UK's largest carmaker to stop making any vehicles for more than five weeks
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Tesla's UK car sales rise in August despite broader auto dip, data shows
Britain's growing EV appetite contrasts with a 2 per cent decline in overall new-car registrations for August to 82,908 units, during what SMMT calls the "quietest month" for car sales
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UK car theft crisis near 15-year high as manufacturers face high-tech gangs
Car theft is a growing problem in the UK, as almost 130,000 vehicles were stolen in the year ending March 2024-near a 15-year high-costing insurers $867 million
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New car sales in EU increase by 4.3% in June, says industry body Acea
Top European carmakers are betting on car sales to pick up over the year, despite cooling electric vehicle (EV) demand after several years of strong growth
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UK to ban new petrol, diesel cars from 2040
Mayors of Paris, Madrid, Athens have said they plan to ban diesel vehicles from city centres by 2025
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UK new car sales record eight-year-low of 5.7% in 2017
Car sales in Britain have previously been a leading indicator for the performance of the economy and last year's drop is the biggest since demand nosedived in 2009 after the financial crisis
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