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As last month's UK new car market dropped 35.5% versus February 2019, car dealers should be braced for "a third, successive dismal new plate month" in March, warned Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes. With England's showrooms to remain closed until April 12, and restrictions in other UK nations continuing, the SMMT wants permission to reopen "as soon as possible" to get new vehicle sales back on track. It acknowledged online sales had provided a "lifeline" during lockdown, but still reforecast 2021's new car market down to 1.83 million units, from its 1.89m January forecast. February's retail new car registrations, down 37% year-on-year, totalled 21,364 units. This equates to an average of five sales per UK franchiseed dealership. |