The new car reality check

Where February sales data distorted the picture, March delivers the verdict, says Stuart Masson of The Car Expert

With the release of February’s new car registration figures there will inevitably be headlines about whether electric car demand is rising or falling. But February is one of the least meaningful months of the year for judging the health of the UK car market.

We’re expecting somewhere in the region of 80,000 to 85,000 registrations. By comparison, January delivered around 140,000 and March will be about 350,000 – making it the single biggest month of the year. In a month as...

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