UK car sales drop on Brexit

British new car sales recorded their biggest drop since 2009 last year, falling 5.7% due to uncertainty over potential new diesel charges and weakening consumer confidence since Brexit.

Demand for new diesel cars plunged 17.1%, and with some buyers switching to petrol motors, average CO2 emissions for new cars rose for the first time in two decades, said the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.