UK new car sales speed to record high

The Guardian - Buyers seize chance to buy cars before new tax rates come into force, but analysts warn demand is likely to slowNew car sales in the UK hit an all-time high last month, with more than half a million vehicles registered, including a record number of diesel models.A total of 562,337 new cars took to the roads in March as sales of new cars rose 8.4 from a year earlier. It was the biggest month since the Society of Motor Manufacturers mp; Traders started collecting data in 1976.