The Pendragon car dealership group said it had a strong summer, outperforming the sluggish UK market.
It said continuing supply bottlenecks meant the total new car market in the UK was down 0.1 per cent against a 2021 average which was already well below historic levels.
The Nottingham-based business, whose brands include Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and CarStore, said however that its new car sales were up 14.2 per in July, August and September, compared to a year before.
