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Evening Standard
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Alex Daniel

Auto Trader boss says trade war could boost new car sales into UK

In the year to date, total UK car output has fallen by just under 13% to 734,562 units, according to the SMMT (Alamy/PA) -

The boss of Auto Trader has said the international trade war could boost new car sales into the UK if it becomes more expensive for global manufacturers to export vehicles to other countries.

Chief executive Nathan Coe told the PA news agency that while increased trade friction could raise prices across the board, higher import levies could see more cars coming into the UK.

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