'Simply unsustainable': UK's surging SUV car sales stoke climate and air pollution warnings

Stuart Stone
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Sales of large, fuel guzzling SUVs are rapidly rising in the UK and could make up three-quarters of passenger car sales by 2027, analysis finds

Large, fuel-guzzling SUVs are on course to dominate new UK car registrations this decade amid surging sales which have risen almost a quarter - 23 per cent - since 2022, according to new fresh analysis...

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