U.K. Car Sales Show Signs of Recovery
- New car registrations in June 145,377 vehicles, SMMT Says
- Year to date, U.K. sales are down 49% compared with 2019
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Britain’s car industry showed signs of improvement in June, spurred by the reopening of showrooms from lockdown measures designed to curtail the spread of Covid-19.
Registrations last month totaled 145,377 vehicles, a drop of 35% compared with June 2019, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said in a statement. Year to date, the tally is still 49% down, it added.