VW sales drop 20% in UK as diesel emissions scandal hits carmaker

New car registrations in November for car maker's brands all tumble year-on-year in best gauge yet of scandal fallout

Volkswagen sales branded cars fell by 20% year-on-year last month in Britain tumbled the diesel emissions scandal has hit the German brand.

Other car brands also recorded a fall in sales in November

The VW crisis appears to have had a limited effect on sales of diesel cars in general, which rose 3.6% year-on-year in November. 

VW is one of the biggest-selling car brands in the UK. The VW Golf was the fourth best-selling car in the UK last month,