New car registrations in the UK climbed 5.8% year on year to 197,591 units in January while diesel models took a record market share as registrations surged 20.9% to 61,706 units to take 31.2% of the total market in January.
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New car registrations in the UK reached a record 2,579,050 million in 2003, up from 2,563,631 units in 2002, and the 2004 market is expected to remain stable at 2.5 million.
Total diesel registrations for 2004 are expected to account for 31% of the market.
UK registration figures for 2004 now include cars bought through the franchised dealers which leave the country as short-term exports, such as vehicles purchased by UK diplomats working abroad. These registrations accounted for 0.1% of the total 2003 market.
