Tesla's new car sales in Britain rose year-on-year in June amid a broader recovery in the electric-vehicle market, data showed on Friday, as the U.S. auto maker started deliveries of its updated Model Y last month.

Tesla Inc. saw its first increase in vehicle deliveries from its Shanghai factory this year, with the US automaker potentially buoyed by the clearance of regulatory hurdles for its advanced driver-assistance features.

Tesla sold 7,719 units in June, up 14% from a year earlier, according to the SMMT. Data from the research group New AutoMotive earlier in the day showed a 12% increase in June to 7,891 units. The SMMT and New AutoMotive use different sources of data and methods of calculation, explaining the differences in the figures published.