• AutoTrader flagged rising confidence in the UK new-car market heading into September, despite ongoing pressure on household budgets.
• Cost-conscious buyers increasingly shifted to electric vehicles to cut running costs amid high pump prices.
• Site activity stayed strong during typically quieter August, pointing to solid demand for September registrations of new 76-plate models.
• The overall market was already growing at a double-digit rate, keeping 2026 on track to end closer to pre-pandemic levels.

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