Growth was driven by the rollout of new models, including the third-generation Mini, the SMMT said.
German automaker Volkswagen benefited from the rollout of new models and its strong position in countries like China on Friday, when it announced a rise in September sales and for the first nine months of 2008.
But the real news most Tesla watchers wanted to get from the Q2 results was an update on the rollout of the Model S, Tesla's new all-electric sedan that started shipping last month.
Missing targets marginally won't impact the long term trajectory of the company, but in a world where media spin can be everything, Musk needs a major win on the rollout of the Model 3 to fully recapture investor confidence.
The effort and expense were all in service of Ferrari's rollout of its model-year 2016 cars, in particular the 488 GTB, the company's dramatic new street racer.
The consumer rollout this week of new models of Microsoft's mainstay products, Windows and Office, is one that many industry analysts view as the last hurrah of the fading order of computing, dominated by the PC and ruled by Microsoft.
Tesla began its first very early Model 3 rollout late last month, starting up the process of the company hoping to reach a broader audience beyond wealthy car enthusiasts.
Tesla largely has its hands full with the rollout of the Tesla Model 3. The role of SolarCity in the Tesla ecosystem will ultimately be a play for the future.
It's another distraction for the company's chief executive at a time when he is already under tremendous pressure to meet production targets for the company's troubled Model 3 rollout (even as it begins to hit its targets).
The Daimler -owned car2go offers mostly Smart fortwo cars currently, with a few Mercedes-Benz B-Class vehicles also available in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, a measure car2go says was actually a pilot to see if there was enough demand for this broader rollout of Mercedes-Benz model options.
