Nearly half a million new cars were registered in the UK during the crucial March 2015 plate-change month.
Budget 2015 highlights, 50 days from the general election.
The European Commission has announced that it intends to initiate a "legally binding solution", which could take the form of a new sector-specific regulation, to improve relations between franchised dealers and manufacturers, unless an acceptable industry code of good conduct can be agreed between the two parties.
