November was a genuine game changer – the most significant and revealing sales month of the year for reasons that surprised many, me included.
At the centre of it were new-car buyers able to enjoy the pre-Christmas ‘agony’ of deciding whether to opt for (in alphabetical order) 100 per cent diesel, 100 per cent electric (EV), hybrid, hydrogen, LPG or 100 per cent petrol. A nice ‘problem’ for those paying customers to have, right? Despite the fact that hydrogen and LPG are, sadly, showroom rarities these days.
Based solely on November’s official Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders registration figures, buyers revealed preferences that car manufacturers and politicians will take a huge interest in.
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