Top 10: Best-selling cars in August

Another bad month for the UK car market, with 92,573 new cars registered - a drop of 1.6 per cent compared to the same time last year. Sales of electric cars are on the up while diesels are, predictably, still showing a downward trend.

These are the top 10 new cars registered in August 2019, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader (SMMT).

Tesla Model 3 - 2082 registered

A surprising entry in third place - Tesla's Model 3. The long-awaited 'affordable' electric car (prices start at £36,490) is in demand, according to data from the SMMT. It'll be interesting to see if it sustains this, or if the blip is caused by a large number of demonstrator or fleet models being registered.

Read our review of the Tesla Model 3