Commenting on today's SMMT figures, Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays, said: '40 consecutive months of car registrations growth along with confirmation of a record half-year are remarkable achievements and come hot on the trail of last week's news that the UK automotive sector achieved its highest ever turnover in 2014, giving the industry yet more reasons to celebrate. Despite uncertainty in the Eurozone, June's figures demonstrate a robustness in the new car market. The challenge now will be to try to sustain this during the second half of the year.'
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