Demand for electric vehicles helped drive a 4.6 percent rise in Britain's new-car registrations in September, according to industry data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The SMMT said registrations during the month rose to 225,269 units from 215,312 units a year earlier, but still remained 34 percent below pre-pandemic levels.
The auto market has been reeling from a cost-of-living squeeze in Britain and the impact of persisting chip shortages across the globe.