Thursday, December 06, 2007
November diesel market soars
New car sales rose 2.2 per cent year-on-year in November as diesel sales reached their highest ever market share.
Volumes reached 158,735 units, buoyed by sales of oil burners, which took 45.3 per cent of the monthly new car market.
On the up: The 2007 market is proving resilient
The SMMT said it expected year-to-date registrations to surpass 2.4 million units – a considerable improvement on its initial forecast of 2.315 million sales.
DATED: 06.12.07
FEED: MT
