UK new car sales rise 12% in July, prelim SMMT data shows

Aug 5 (Reuters) – British new ‌car registrations in July were about ​12% higher ​than a year ⁠earlier, hitting ​156,000 units ​to log its best month since ​the pre-pandemic ​era, according to ‌preliminary ⁠industry data released on Wednesday.The Society of ​Motor ​Manufacturers ⁠and Traders will ​provide the ​final ⁠figures for the ⁠month ​at 0800 ​GMT.(This story has been refiled to fix grammar in paragraph 1)

Reporting by Prerna ​Bedi in Bengaluru.