SMMT: Cars are 25% more efficient than in 2000

CARS on sale in 2012 are over 25 per cent more efficient than those available in 2000, according to the SMMT.

Figures from the organisation suggest that average emissions were 133.1g/km in 2012 – some 26.5 per cent lower than the figure from 2000. What's more, sub-130g/km cars accounted for more than half the market in 2012 – compared with just 10.7 per cent in 2007.