# UK auto industry body says new car sales rise in May, but below pre-COVID level
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2023-06-05
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: UK New Car Sales Rise in May but Still Below Pre-COVID
Meta Description: Despite a rise from last year, new car sales in the UK are still below pre-COVID levels according to industry data from the SMMT.
URL: https://financedigest.com/uk-auto-industry-body-says-new-car-sales-rise-in-may-but-below-pre-covid-levelhtml

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(Reuters) – Britain’s new car sales still below pre-pandemic level despite a rise it witnessed in May from a year earlier, according to the preliminary industry data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Monday.

The SMMT will provide the final figures for the month at 0900 GMT.

(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sohini Goswami)


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