According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), more than 2 million new cars were sold in the UK during 2012. The latest figures show a 5.3% increase compared to 2011’s new car sales, which is the highest increase since the recession hit in 2008.




Last Monday, the French car manufacturer Renault released a report that showed for the first half of the year sales, the number of vehicles sold had dropped by 7.4 percent in Europe.