However purchases of new cars by private buyers declined for a ninth consecutive month.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 67,625 new cars were registered by private consumers in June, down 15.3 per cent from 79,798 during the same month last year.
JLR had mixed fortunes in June. Land Rover sales were up 13.2 per cent to 5,246, but Jaguar dropped 19.8 per cent at 1,175. Engines for the cars are made at Wolverhampton.
MG, which is based at Longbridge but has its cars made abroad, was up 9.2 per cent to 8,314.
The leading brand was Volkswagen – up 1.8 per cent to 15,548 with the Kia Sportage the top selling model at 4,113.
The overall new car market grew year-on-year, mainly due to a 14.2 per cent increase in purchases for fleets owned or leased by businesses or other organisations.
This means more than a million new cars were registered in the first half of the year for the first time since 2019.
The overall new car market between January and June was up by six per cent compared with the same period last year.
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