Electric cars only bright spot for ailing UK car sector

Madeleine Cuff
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New vehicle registrations down 12 per cent in October, but sale of electric and hybrids buck trend with 37 per cent uplift

Growing demand for electric and hybrid cars is emerging as one of the few positive stories for the UK car industry, after figures yesterday revealed a major slump in new vehicle registrations during October....

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