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Attributing car sales slowdown to 'Peak Car' is premature

Paul Biggs
10 November 2017
 

Is ‘peak car’ really an explanation for the slow-down in new car sales (‘Vehicle sales slowdown sparks City concern over ‘peak car’ LTT 27 Oct)? Surely it is too early to make such a claim when there are other potential factors in play? 

I’ll ignore the claim in some sections of the media that ‘Brexit’ (which hasn’t actually happened yet) is to blame. Drivers may be hanging on to their cars longer as a result of the Vehicle Excise Duty...

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