Analysis
New car registrations passed the one million mark in June, growing 10% in the first half of 2013 to 1,163,623 units.
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The UK new car market saw the 16th successive monthly rise in June, growing 13.4% to 214,957 units.
Private, fleet and business sectors grew from January to June, but private demand increased the most over the first half of the year, up 17.1%, after a 21.3% rise in June.
Motorists switching to more fuel-efficient cars have helped reduce average new car CO2 emissions to 129.1g/km in the first half of 2013, down 3.7% on a year ago.
SMMT interim chief executive Mike Baunton said: "There are still potential challenges ahead. Recent robust growth suggests that the market is on course to perform well ahead of 2012".
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