UK car sales decrease 4.8% to 243,454 units in June

Jul 06, 2017

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK car sales decreased 4.8% to 243,454 units in June 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 1.3%, with 1,401,811 cars registered in the first half of 2017.
June sales for Ford decreased 10.4% to 27,095 units (11.1% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 17.9% to 22,639 units (9.3% share), while GM Vauxhall sales decreased 18.0% to 20,981 units (8.6% share).
BMW sales in June increased 2.3% to 19,149 units (7.9% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 1.0% to 15,715 units (6.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in June, 8,808 Volkswagen Golfs; 8,601 Ford Fiestas; 8,283 Ford Focuses; 6,977 Vauxhall Astras; and 6,630 MINIs were sold.
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 2.5% to 129,169 units (53.1% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 14.7% to 103,564 units (42.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 29.0% to 10,721 units (4.4% share).
In June, private car sales decreased 7.8% to 95,309 units (39.1% share), fleet sales decreased 2.4% to 138,914 units (57.1% share), and sales to businesses decreased 8.3% to 9,231 units (3.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 1.8% this June to 37,349 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 3.6% to 725 units in June.
Sales of taxis were 121 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "As forecast, demand for new cars has started to cool following five consecutive years of solid growth but the numbers are still strong and the first half of the year is the second biggest on record. Provided consumer and business confidence holds, we expect demand to remain at a similarly high level over the coming months. It’s encouraging to see alternatively fuelled vehicles experiencing rapid growth but adoption is still at a relatively low level and more long term incentives are required if this new generation of vehicles is to be a more common sight on British roads."

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