August deals soar despite strike shortages By Roy Cokayne Submit your comment Pre-emptive buying to avoid the carbon dioxide emissions tax on new cars, which came into effect on Wednesday, and sales to the car rental industry drove new car sales last month to their highest level since January 2008. New car sales rose 49.6 percent to 33 541 units last month from 22 413 units last August. Tony Twine, a motor industry analyst and director of Econometrix, said the pre-buying had a major...
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