UK - Automotive Sales volume, 2023

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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2023

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Flash report, May 2023

Jun 6, 2023

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

UK passenger car sales increase 16.7% in May
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on June 5, UK passenger car sales increased 16.7% to 145,204 units in May 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 16.8% with 772,454 cars registered in the first five months of 2023.
May sales for Audi increased 30.4% to 11,808 units (8.1% market share), VW sales increased 11.3% to 11,687 units (8.0% share) while Ford sales decreased 1.2% to 10,970 units (7.6% share).
Kia sales increased 5.2% to 8,976 units (6.2% share), and Vauxhall sales increased 12.5% to 8,879 units (6.1% share).
The best-selling cars in May 2023 were Ford Puma (4,184 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,140 units), Vauxhall Mokka (3,066 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,028 units) and Audi A3 (3,018 units).
Compared to last May, gasoline-engine car sales increased 5.3% to 59,766 units (41.2% share),  diesel-engine car sales decreased 24.4% to 5,758 units (4.0% share), EV increased 58.7% to 24,513 units (16.9% share), PHEV increased 23.0% to 9,025 units (6.2% share), HEV increased 22.2% to 17,792 units (12.3% share), gasoline MHEV increased 36.8% to 23,034 units (15.9% share), diesel MHEV decreased 8.7% to 5,316 units (3.7% share).
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “After the difficult, Covid-constrained supply issues of the last few years, it’s good to see the new car market maintain its upward trend and the fact that growth is, increasingly, green growth is hugely encouraging.” SMMT said also that it While billions of industry investment is delivering choice and growth, however, the speed of the shift needs to accelerate. From January we expect to see the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate in force, which will set a minimum quota for new battery electric vehicle registrations for every brand.
In May, private car sales decreased 0.5% to 65,932 units (45.4% share), fleet sales increased 36.9% to 76,207 units (52.5% share), and businesses sales increased 22.5% to 3,065 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 15.3% to 25,359 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 24.5% to 386 units while sales of taxis decreased 14.6% to 111 units in May.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type May 2023 May 2022 Y-o-Y Jan.-May 2023 Jan.-May 2022 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 145,204 124,394 16.7% 772,454 661,121 16.8%
Commercial
vehicles
Vans 25,359 22,000 15.3% 135,296 117,941 14.7%
Trucks (Under6t) 386 511 -24.5% 1,931 2,102 -8.1%
Taxi 111 130 -14.6% 808 681 18.6%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Audi 11,808 8.1% 9,057 7.3% 30.4% 55,885 7.2% 46,116 7.0% 21.2%
VW 11,687 8.0% 10,502 8.4% 11.3% 64,436 8.3% 44,234 6.7% 45.7%
Ford 10,970 7.6% 11,106 8.9% -1.2% 57,684 7.5% 50,904 7.7% 13.3%
Kia 8,976 6.2% 8,530 6.9% 5.2% 49,166 6.4% 48,237 7.3% 1.9%
Vauxhall 8,879 6.1% 7,894 6.3% 12.5% 39,578 5.1% 37,834 5.7% 4.6%
Toyota 8,325 5.7% 7,170 5.8% 16.1% 46,604 6.0% 41,085 6.2% 13.4%
BMW 8,025 5.5% 8,646 7.0% -7.2% 40,675 5.3% 44,050 6.7% -7.7%
Hyundai 7,260 5.0% 6,955 5.6% 4.4% 37,916 4.9% 33,212 5.0% 14.2%
Nissan 6,484 4.5% 4,162 3.3% 55.8% 37,341 4.8% 25,973 3.9% 43.8%
MG 6,304 4.3% 3,143 2.5% 100.6% 32,017 4.1% 19,695 3.0% 62.6%
Mercedes-Benz 5,816 4.0% 7,712 6.2% -24.6% 34,617 4.5% 39,148 5.9% -11.6%
Skoda 5,720 3.9% 3,758 3.0% 52.2% 28,000 3.6% 18,138 2.7% 54.4%
Peugeot 5,171 3.6% 5,056 4.1% 2.3% 25,702 3.3% 26,580 4.0% -3.3%
Volvo Cars 4,835 3.3% 2,738 2.2% 76.6% 20,461 2.6% 16,903 2.6% 21.0%
Tesla 3,439 2.4% 25 0.0% 13656.0% 18,607 2.4% 15,690 2.4% 18.6%
Land Rover 3,391 2.3% 3,635 2.9% -6.7% 23,224 3.0% 18,759 2.8% 23.8%
Mini 3,099 2.1% 3,365 2.7% -7.9% 18,704 2.4% 18,461 2.8% 1.3%
Dacia 2,540 1.7% 2,237 1.8% 13.5% 13,050 1.7% 9,739 1.5% 34.0%
Renault 2,385 1.6% 1,688 1.4% 41.3% 13,121 1.7% 12,635 1.9% 3.8%
Mazda 2,277 1.6% 1,235 1.0% 84.4% 13,219 1.7% 10,203 1.5% 29.6%
Citroen 2,205 1.5% 2,727 2.2% -19.1% 13,996 1.8% 12,705 1.9% 10.2%
SEAT 1,973 1.4% 1,892 1.5% 4.3% 13,618 1.8% 10,635 1.6% 28.0%
Porsche 1,920 1.3% 1,454 1.2% 32.0% 9,850 1.3% 6,808 1.0% 44.7%
Cupra 1,908 1.3% 973 0.8% 96.1% 9,106 1.2% 3,828 0.6% 137.9%
Suzuki 1,878 1.3% 1,432 1.2% 31.1% 10,172 1.3% 8,193 1.2% 24.2%
Honda 1,505 1.0% 1,831 1.5% -17.8% 12,098 1.6% 11,656 1.8% 3.8%
Lexus 1,459 1.0% 631 0.5% 131.2% 4,904 0.6% 4,286 0.6% 14.4%
Jaguar 1,341 0.9% 1,102 0.9% 21.7% 5,311 0.7% 5,532 0.8% -4.0%
Polestar 1,034 0.7% 428 0.3% 141.6% 5,739 0.7% 2,275 0.3% 152.3%
Fiat 950 0.7% 1,456 1.2% -34.8% 8,190 1.1% 9,282 1.4% -11.8%
DS 199 0.1% 293 0.2% -32.1% 1,252 0.2% 1,121 0.2% 11.7%
INEOS Automotive 182 0.1% - -% -% 276 0.0% - -% -%
Subaru 134 0.1% 60 0.0% 123.3% 796 0.1% 445 0.1% 78.9%
KG Mobility / Ssangyong 125 0.1% 97 0.1% 28.9% 692 0.1% 665 0.1% 4.1%
Alfa Romeo 111 0.1% 129 0.1% -14.0% 597 0.1% 625 0.1% -4.5%
Bentley 109 0.1% 187 0.2% -41.7% 663 0.1% 752 0.1% -11.8%
Genesis 104 0.1% 39 0.0% 166.7% 564 0.1% 188 0.0% 200.0%
Jeep 98 0.1% 239 0.2% -59.0% 1,235 0.2% 1,012 0.2% 22.0%
Maserati 75 0.1% 59 0.0% 27.1% 459 0.1% 315 0.0% 45.7%
Abarth 35 0.0% 311 0.3% -88.7% 180 0.0% 719 0.1% -75.0%
Alpine 35 0.0% 17 0.0% 105.9% 142 0.0% 118 0.0% 20.3%
ORA 33 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 258 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
BYD 21 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 84 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
smart 16 0.0% 137 0.1% -88.3% 129 0.0% 698 0.1% -81.5%
Maxus 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 7 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Other 223 0.2% 153 0.1% 45.8% 1,437 0.2% 970 0.1% 48.1%
Other Imports 137 0.1% 133 0.1% 3.0% 692 0.1% 697 0.1% -0.7%
Total 145,204 100.0% 124,394 100.0% 16.7% 772,454 100.0% 661,121 100.0% 16.8%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 8,371 33.0% 8,624 39.2% -2.9% 43,054 31.8% 45,595 38.7% -5.6%
Renault 2,468 9.7% 1,144 5.2% 115.7% 10,890 8.0% 3,311 2.8% 228.9%
Citroen 2,354 9.3% 1,625 7.4% 44.9% 12,293 9.1% 10,988 9.3% 11.9%
VW 2,321 9.2% 1,561 7.1% 48.7% 12,956 9.6% 9,259 7.9% 39.9%
Vauxhall 1,764 7.0% 2,250 10.2% -21.6% 12,144 9.0% 12,700 10.8% -4.4%
Mercedes-Benz 1,686 6.6% 1,593 7.2% 5.8% 8,502 6.3% 8,440 7.2% 0.7%
Peugeot 1,522 6.0% 1,238 5.6% 22.9% 9,992 7.4% 9,767 8.3% 2.3%
Toyota 1,339 5.3% 1,387 6.3% -3.5% 7,372 5.4% 6,194 5.3% 19.0%
Fiat 519 2.0% 513 2.3% 1.2% 2,959 2.2% 2,210 1.9% 33.9%
Isuzu 470 1.9% 525 2.4% -10.5% 2,033 1.5% 1,658 1.4% 22.6%
Maxus 427 1.7% 330 1.5% 29.4% 1,401 1.0% 1,610 1.4% -13.0%
Land Rover 409 1.6% 38 0.2% 976.3% 2,364 1.7% 795 0.7% 197.4%
Iveco 351 1.4% 377 1.7% -6.9% 1,857 1.4% 1,555 1.3% 19.4%
Nissan 297 1.2% 217 1.0% 36.9% 2,528 1.9% 1,156 1.0% 118.7%
Renault Trucks 276 1.1% 158 0.7% 74.7% 1,476 1.1% 774 0.7% 90.7%
MAN 242 1.0% 207 0.9% 16.9% 1,431 1.1% 714 0.6% 100.4%
Isuzu Trucks 217 0.9% 93 0.4% 133.3% 812 0.6% 592 0.5% 37.2%
INEOS Automotive 147 0.6% 0 0.0% -% 199 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
KG Mobility / Ssangyong 91 0.4% 57 0.3% 59.6% 559 0.4% 327 0.3% 70.9%
Suzuki 42 0.2% 3 0.0% 1300.0% 202 0.1% 71 0.1% 184.5%
Mitsubishi Fuso 20 0.1% 15 0.1% 33.3% 131 0.1% 93 0.1% 40.9%
Dacia 14 0.1% 13 0.1% 7.7% 93 0.1% 28 0.0% 232.1%
LEVC 12 0.0% 32 0.1% -62.5% 48 0.0% 104 0.1% -53.8%
Total 25,359 100.0% 22,000 100.0% 15.3% 135,296 100.0% 117,941 100.0% 14.7%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 140 36.3% 184 36.0% -23.9% 476 24.7% 603 28.7% -21.1%
Mercedes-Benz 109 28.2% 151 29.5% -27.8% 664 34.4% 505 24.0% 31.5%
Fiat 65 16.8% 86 16.8% -24.4% 393 20.4% 391 18.6% 0.5%
Maxus 25 6.5% 16 3.1% 56.3% 92 4.8% 28 1.3% 228.6%
Iveco 18 4.7% 19 3.7% -5.3% 87 4.5% 91 4.3% -4.4%
Peugeot 15 3.9% 32 6.3% -53.1% 134 6.9% 299 14.2% -55.2%
Citroen 7 1.8% 8 1.6% -12.5% 29 1.5% 75 3.6% -61.3%
VW 5 1.3% 0 0.0% -% 12 0.6% 30 1.4% -60.0%
Renault Trucks 1 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 5 0.3% 18 0.9% -72.2%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.2% 12 0.6% -66.7%
Vauxhall 0 0.0% 5 1.0% -100.0% 30 1.6% 10 0.5% 200.0%
Renault 0 0.0% 2 0.4% -100.0% 5 0.3% 6 0.3% -16.7%
MAN 0 0.0% 3 0.6% -100.0% 0 0.0% 19 0.9% -100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 5 1.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 15 0.7% -100.0%
Total 386 100.0% 511 100.0% -24.5% 1,931 100.0% 2,102 100.0% -8.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)





More detailed statistics for UK

PAGETOP

Flash report, April 2023

May 8, 2023

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

UK passenger car sales increase 11.6% in April
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 4, UK passenger car sales increased 11.6% to 132,990 units in April 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 16.9% with 627,250 cars registered in the first four months of 2023. As supply chain pressures have begun to ease, the overall market is the best start to a year since the pandemic. This has led to an upward revision of the quarterly market outlook, the first positive revision since 2021, with 1.83 million new car registrations expected in 2023, up from 1.79 million anticipated in January. That puts expected market growth this year at 13.5%, which would be the best percentage gain since 1983.
April sales for VW increased 60.7% to 11,758 units (8.8% market share), Audi sales increased 15.4% to 11,379 units (8.6% share) while Ford sales increased 2.3% to 10,291 units (7.7% share).
Kia sales increased 4.6% to 7,935 units (6.0% share) while Vauxhall sales increased 29.8% to 7,845 units (5.9% share).
The best-selling cars in April 2023 were Ford Puma (3,570 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,203 units), Kia Sportage (3,073 units), Hyundai Tucson (2,911 units) and Audi A3 (2,548 units).
Compared to last April, gasoline-engine car sales increased 4.1% to 56,885 units (42.8% share), EV increased 59.1% to 20,522 units (15.4% share), gasoline MHEV increased 9.7% to 20,390 units (15.3% share), HEV increased 7.7% to 15,026 units (11.3% share), PHEV increased 33.3% to 8,595 units (6.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 13.4% to 5,825 units (4.4% share), and diesel MHEV decreased 2.9% to 5,747 units (4.3% share).
In April, private car sales decreased 5.5% to 61,342 units (46.1% share), fleet sales increased 33.1% to 68,537 units (51.5% share) and businesses sales increased 13.3% to 3,111 units (2.3% share).
SMMT is less optimistic about growth in demand for BEVs, downgrading their expected 2023 market share from 19.7% to 18.4%, with high energy costs and insufficient charging infrastructure anticipated to soften demand. The latest outlook for 2024, meanwhile, suggests that 22.6% of new car registrations will be BEVs, a downward revision from the 23.3% forecast in January. With a zero emission vehicle mandate due to come into effect next year, greater and faster investment in infrastructure, and more incentives to encourage purchase are essential to drive consumer confidence and accelerate uptake.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 4.9% to 22,665 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 31.4% to 300 units while sales of taxis increased 77.5% to 197 units in April.


Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Apr. 2023 Apr. 2022 Y-o-Y Jan.-Apr. 2023 Jan.-Apr. 2022 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 132,990 119,167 11.6% 627,250 536,727 16.9%
Commercial
vehicles
Vans 22,665 21,597 4.9% 109,937 95,941 14.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 300 437 -31.4% 1,545 1,591 -2.9%
Taxi 197 111 77.5% 697 551 26.5%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
VW 11,758 8.8% 7,315 6.1% 60.7% 52,749 8.4% 33,732 6.3% 56.4%
Audi 11,379 8.6% 9,860 8.3% 15.4% 44,077 7.0% 37,059 6.9% 18.9%
Ford 10,291 7.7% 10,060 8.4% 2.3% 46,714 7.4% 39,798 7.4% 17.4%
Kia 7,935 6.0% 7,588 6.4% 4.6% 40,190 6.4% 39,707 7.4% 1.2%
Vauxhall 7,845 5.9% 6,042 5.1% 29.8% 30,699 4.9% 29,940 5.6% 2.5%
BMW 6,804 5.1% 7,491 6.3% -9.2% 32,650 5.2% 35,404 6.6% -7.8%
Hyundai 6,569 4.9% 6,518 5.5% 0.8% 30,656 4.9% 26,257 4.9% 16.8%
Toyota 6,531 4.9% 6,098 5.1% 7.1% 38,279 6.1% 33,915 6.3% 12.9%
Peugeot 5,525 4.2% 4,989 4.2% 10.7% 20,531 3.3% 21,524 4.0% -4.6%
Skoda 5,272 4.0% 3,828 3.2% 37.7% 22,280 3.6% 14,380 2.7% 54.9%
Mercedes-Benz 5,118 3.8% 6,543 5.5% -21.8% 28,801 4.6% 31,436 5.9% -8.4%
MG 5,034 3.8% 2,714 2.3% 85.5% 25,713 4.1% 16,552 3.1% 55.3%
Nissan 4,907 3.7% 5,770 4.8% -15.0% 30,857 4.9% 21,811 4.1% 41.5%
Land Rover 4,030 3.0% 4,523 3.8% -10.9% 19,833 3.2% 15,124 2.8% 31.1%
Volvo Cars 3,711 2.8% 3,006 2.5% 23.5% 15,626 2.5% 14,165 2.6% 10.3%
Mini 3,558 2.7% 3,997 3.4% -11.0% 15,605 2.5% 15,096 2.8% 3.4%
Dacia 2,933 2.2% 2,155 1.8% 36.1% 10,510 1.7% 7,502 1.4% 40.1%
Renault 2,335 1.8% 2,345 2.0% -0.4% 10,736 1.7% 10,947 2.0% -1.9%
Honda 2,319 1.7% 2,860 2.4% -18.9% 10,593 1.7% 9,825 1.8% 7.8%
Mazda 2,237 1.7% 2,254 1.9% -0.8% 10,942 1.7% 8,968 1.7% 22.0%
Citroen 2,236 1.7% 2,451 2.1% -8.8% 11,791 1.9% 9,978 1.9% 18.2%
Cupra 1,931 1.5% 960 0.8% 101.1% 7,198 1.1% 2,855 0.5% 152.1%
Porsche 1,876 1.4% 1,074 0.9% 74.7% 7,930 1.3% 5,354 1.0% 48.1%
SEAT 1,867 1.4% 1,916 1.6% -2.6% 11,645 1.9% 8,743 1.6% 33.2%
Tesla 1,813 1.4% 118 0.1% 1436.4% 15,168 2.4% 15,665 2.9% -3.2%
Suzuki 1,393 1.0% 1,383 1.2% 0.7% 8,294 1.3% 6,761 1.3% 22.7%
Fiat 1,297 1.0% 1,782 1.5% -27.2% 7,240 1.2% 7,826 1.5% -7.5%
Polestar 1,183 0.9% 409 0.3% 189.2% 4,705 0.8% 1,847 0.3% 154.7%
Lexus 886 0.7% 514 0.4% 72.4% 3,445 0.5% 3,655 0.7% -5.7%
Jaguar 692 0.5% 1,119 0.9% -38.2% 3,970 0.6% 4,430 0.8% -10.4%
DS 257 0.2% 124 0.1% 107.3% 1,053 0.2% 828 0.2% 27.2%
KG Mobility / Ssangyong 149 0.1% 173 0.1% -13.9% 567 0.1% 568 0.1% -0.2%
Bentley 141 0.1% 127 0.1% 11.0% 554 0.1% 565 0.1% -1.9%
Alfa Romeo 129 0.1% 101 0.1% 27.7% 486 0.1% 496 0.1% -2.0%
Jeep 115 0.1% 180 0.2% -36.1% 1,137 0.2% 773 0.1% 47.1%
Genesis 99 0.1% 59 0.0% 67.8% 460 0.1% 149 0.0% 208.7%
INEOS Automotive 94 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 94 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Subaru 81 0.1% 72 0.1% 12.5% 662 0.1% 385 0.1% 71.9%
Maserati 67 0.1% 62 0.1% 8.1% 384 0.1% 256 0.0% 50.0%
Abarth 57 0.0% 127 0.1% -55.1% 145 0.0% 408 0.1% -64.5%
smart 32 0.0% 116 0.1% -72.4% 113 0.0% 561 0.1% -79.9%
BYD 29 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 63 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 20 0.0% 23 0.0% -13.0% 107 0.0% 101 0.0% 5.9%
ORA 11 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 225 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Other 312 0.2% 178 0.1% 75.3% 1,214 0.2% 817 0.2% 48.6%
Other Imports 131 0.1% 143 0.1% -8.4% 555 0.1% 564 0.1% -1.6%
Total 132,990 100.0% 119,167 100.0% 11.6% 627,250 100.0% 536,727 100.0% 16.9%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Ford 6,270 27.7% 8,507 39.4% -26.3% 34,683 31.5% 36,971 38.5% -6.2%
Vauxhall 2,652 11.7% 2,578 11.9% 2.9% 10,380 9.4% 10,450 10.9% -0.7%
Peugeot 2,464 10.9% 1,327 6.1% 85.7% 8,470 7.7% 8,529 8.9% -0.7%
Citroen 2,393 10.6% 2,158 10.0% 10.9% 9,939 9.0% 9,363 9.8% 6.2%
VW 1,871 8.3% 1,499 6.9% 24.8% 10,635 9.7% 7,698 8.0% 38.2%
Renault 1,563 6.9% 821 3.8% 90.4% 8,422 7.7% 2,167 2.3% 288.6%
Mercedes-Benz 1,387 6.1% 1,270 5.9% 9.2% 6,816 6.2% 6,847 7.1% -0.5%
Toyota 1,160 5.1% 1,178 5.5% -1.5% 6,033 5.5% 4,807 5.0% 25.5%
Fiat 522 2.3% 526 2.4% -0.8% 2,440 2.2% 1,697 1.8% 43.8%
Land Rover 416 1.8% 93 0.4% 347.3% 1,955 1.8% 757 0.8% 158.3%
Iveco 324 1.4% 338 1.6% -4.1% 1,506 1.4% 1,178 1.2% 27.8%
Nissan 317 1.4% 278 1.3% 14.0% 2,231 2.0% 939 1.0% 137.6%
Renault Trucks 295 1.3% 171 0.8% 72.5% 1,200 1.1% 616 0.6% 94.8%
Isuzu 291 1.3% 295 1.4% -1.4% 1,563 1.4% 1,133 1.2% 38.0%
MAN 246 1.1% 114 0.5% 115.8% 1,189 1.1% 507 0.5% 134.5%
Isuzu Trucks 169 0.7% 106 0.5% 59.4% 595 0.5% 499 0.5% 19.2%
Maxus 164 0.7% 245 1.1% -33.1% 974 0.9% 1,280 1.3% -23.9%
INEOS Automotive 52 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 52 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
KG Mobility / Ssangyong 45 0.2% 52 0.2% -13.5% 468 0.4% 270 0.3% 73.3%
Suzuki 38 0.2% 6 0.0% 533.3% 160 0.1% 68 0.1% 135.3%
Mitsubishi Fuso 15 0.1% 11 0.1% 36.4% 111 0.1% 78 0.1% 42.3%
Dacia 11 0.0% 13 0.1% -15.4% 79 0.1% 15 0.0% 426.7%
LEVC 0 0.0% 11 0.1% -100.0% 36 0.0% 72 0.1% -50.0%
Total 22,665 100.0% 21,597 100.0% 4.9% 109,937 100.0% 95,941 100.0% 14.6%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Mercedes-Benz 121 40.3% 66 15.1% 83.3% 555 35.9% 354 22.3% 56.8%
Fiat 63 21.0% 147 33.6% -57.1% 328 21.2% 305 19.2% 7.5%
Ford 54 18.0% 132 30.2% -59.1% 336 21.7% 419 26.3% -19.8%
Peugeot 33 11.0% 40 9.2% -17.5% 119 7.7% 267 16.8% -55.4%
Iveco 11 3.7% 16 3.7% -31.3% 69 4.5% 72 4.5% -4.2%
Maxus 9 3.0% 12 2.7% -25.0% 67 4.3% 12 0.8% 458.3%
Vauxhall 3 1.0% 2 0.5% 50.0% 30 1.9% 5 0.3% 500.0%
Renault Trucks 3 1.0% 4 0.9% -25.0% 4 0.3% 18 1.1% -77.8%
VW 2 0.7% 5 1.1% -60.0% 7 0.5% 30 1.9% -76.7%
Renault 1 0.3% 3 0.7% -66.7% 5 0.3% 4 0.3% 25.0%
Citroen 0 0.0% 5 1.1% -100.0% 22 1.4% 67 4.2% -67.2%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.2% 12 0.8% -75.0%
MAN 0 0.0% 5 1.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 16 1.0% -100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 10 0.6% -100.0%
Total 300 100.0% 437 100.0% -31.4% 1,545 100.0% 1,591 100.0% -2.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


More detailed statistics for UK

PAGETOP

Flash report, March 2023

Apr 6, 2023

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

UK passenger car sales increase 18.2% in March
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 5, UK passenger car sales increased 18.2% to 287,825 units in March 2023 as supply chain challenges slowly continue to ease with eight consecutive months of growth.
Year-to-date sales increased 18.4% with 494,260 cars registered in the first three months of 2023.
March sales for VW increased 48.7% to 21,747 units (7.6% market share), Ford sales increased 14.5% to 20,415 units (7.1% share) while Kia sales increased 10.6% to 19,703 units (6.8% share).
Toyota sales increased 19.5% to 19,253 units (6.7% share) while Audi sales increased 24.3% to 19,039 units (6.6% share).
The best-selling cars in March 2023 were Tesla Model Y (8,123 units), Nissan Juke (7,532 units), Nissan Qashqai (6,755 units), Kia Sportage (5,888 units) and Hyundai Tucson (5,680 units).
Compared to last March, gasoline-engine car sales increased 16.5% to 119,278 units (41.4% share), EV increased 18.6% to 46,626 units (16.2% share), gasoline MHEV increased 30.7% to 42,768 units (14.9% share), HEV increased 34.3% to 37,252 units (12.9% share), PHEV increased 11.8% to 17,933 units (6.2% share), diesel MHEV increased 11.9% to 12,944 units (4.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 19.9% to 11,024 units (3.8% share).
In March, private car sales increased 1.4% to 139,223 units (48.4% share), fleet sales increased 40.9% to 140,002 units (48.6% share), and businesses sales increased 26.0% to 9,600 units (3.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 17.3% to 47,634 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 6.1% to 648 units while sales of taxis increased 3.0% to 314 units in March.


Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Mar. 2023 Mar. 2022 Y-o-Y Jan.-Mar. 2023 Jan.-Mar. 2022 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 287,825 243,479 18.2% 494,260 417,560 18.4%
Commercial
vehicles
Vans 47,634 40,613 17.3% 87,272 74,344 17.4%
Trucks (Under6t) 648 611 6.1% 1,245 1,154 7.9%
Taxi 314 305 3.0% 500 440 13.6%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
VW 21,747 7.6% 14,620 6.0% 48.7% 40,991 8.3% 26,417 6.3% 55.2%
Ford 20,415 7.1% 17,834 7.3% 14.5% 36,423 7.4% 29,738 7.1% 22.5%
Kia 19,703 6.8% 17,820 7.3% 10.6% 32,255 6.5% 32,119 7.7% 0.4%
Toyota 19,253 6.7% 16,112 6.6% 19.5% 31,748 6.4% 27,817 6.7% 14.1%
Audi 19,039 6.6% 15,322 6.3% 24.3% 32,698 6.6% 27,199 6.5% 20.2%
Nissan 16,994 5.9% 10,194 4.2% 66.7% 25,950 5.3% 16,041 3.8% 61.8%
Mercedes-Benz 16,443 5.7% 15,062 6.2% 9.2% 23,683 4.8% 24,893 6.0% -4.9%
BMW 14,463 5.0% 14,950 6.1% -3.3% 25,846 5.2% 27,913 6.7% -7.4%
Hyundai 13,532 4.7% 10,999 4.5% 23.0% 24,087 4.9% 19,739 4.7% 22.0%
MG 12,232 4.2% 9,367 3.8% 30.6% 20,679 4.2% 13,838 3.3% 49.4%
Vauxhall 12,091 4.2% 12,869 5.3% -6.0% 22,854 4.6% 23,898 5.7% -4.4%
Land Rover 11,260 3.9% 6,872 2.8% 63.9% 15,803 3.2% 10,601 2.5% 49.1%
Tesla 10,493 3.6% 12,921 5.3% -18.8% 13,355 2.7% 15,547 3.7% -14.1%
Peugeot 8,715 3.0% 9,799 4.0% -11.1% 15,006 3.0% 16,535 4.0% -9.2%
Mini 7,503 2.6% 5,110 2.1% 46.8% 12,047 2.4% 11,099 2.7% 8.5%
Skoda 7,492 2.6% 5,447 2.2% 37.5% 17,008 3.4% 10,552 2.5% 61.2%
Volvo Cars 5,663 2.0% 6,322 2.6% -10.4% 11,915 2.4% 11,159 2.7% 6.8%
Citroen 5,328 1.9% 4,151 1.7% 28.4% 9,555 1.9% 7,527 1.8% 26.9%
Mazda 4,986 1.7% 3,455 1.4% 44.3% 8,705 1.8% 6,714 1.6% 29.7%
SEAT 4,868 1.7% 3,778 1.6% 28.9% 9,778 2.0% 6,827 1.6% 43.2%
Honda 4,766 1.7% 2,802 1.2% 70.1% 8,274 1.7% 6,965 1.7% 18.8%
Suzuki 4,376 1.5% 3,638 1.5% 20.3% 6,901 1.4% 5,378 1.3% 28.3%
Dacia 4,078 1.4% 3,115 1.3% 30.9% 7,577 1.5% 5,347 1.3% 41.7%
Renault 3,773 1.3% 5,270 2.2% -28.4% 8,401 1.7% 8,602 2.1% -2.3%
Porsche 3,690 1.3% 2,590 1.1% 42.5% 6,054 1.2% 4,280 1.0% 41.4%
Fiat 3,369 1.2% 4,049 1.7% -16.8% 5,943 1.2% 6,044 1.4% -1.7%
Cupra 2,952 1.0% 1,015 0.4% 190.8% 5,267 1.1% 1,895 0.5% 177.9%
Jaguar 1,940 0.7% 2,301 0.9% -15.7% 3,278 0.7% 3,311 0.8% -1.0%
Polestar 1,620 0.6% 789 0.3% 105.3% 3,522 0.7% 1,438 0.3% 144.9%
Lexus 1,450 0.5% 1,983 0.8% -26.9% 2,559 0.5% 3,141 0.8% -18.5%
Jeep 462 0.2% 319 0.1% 44.8% 1,022 0.2% 593 0.1% 72.3%
Subaru 445 0.2% 193 0.1% 130.6% 581 0.1% 313 0.1% 85.6%
DS 337 0.1% 305 0.1% 10.5% 796 0.2% 704 0.2% 13.1%
Ssangyong 257 0.1% 238 0.1% 8.0% 418 0.1% 395 0.1% 5.8%
Bentley 250 0.1% 247 0.1% 1.2% 413 0.1% 438 0.1% -5.7%
Alfa Romeo 223 0.1% 246 0.1% -9.3% 357 0.1% 395 0.1% -9.6%
Maserati 196 0.1% 105 0.0% 86.7% 317 0.1% 194 0.0% 63.4%
ORA 188 0.1% - -% -% 214 0.0% - -% -%
Genesis 176 0.1% 70 0.0% 151.4% 361 0.1% 90 0.0% 301.1%
Abarth 62 0.0% 207 0.1% -70.0% 88 0.0% 281 0.1% -68.7%
Alpine 49 0.0% 46 0.0% 6.5% 87 0.0% 78 0.0% 11.5%
smart 42 0.0% 296 0.1% -85.8% 81 0.0% 445 0.1% -81.8%
BYD 34 0.0% - -% -% 34 0.0% - -% -%
Maxus 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Other 590 0.2% 385 0.2% 53.2% 902 0.2% 639 0.2% 41.2%
Other Imports 277 0.1% 266 0.1% 4.1% 424 0.1% 421 0.1% 0.7%
Total 287,825 100.0% 243,479 100.0% 18.2% 494,260 100.0% 417,560 100.0% 18.4%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 15,710 33.0% 17,035 41.9% -7.8% 28,413 32.6% 28,464 38.3% -0.2%
VW 4,821 10.1% 3,323 8.2% 45.1% 8,764 10.0% 6,199 8.3% 41.4%
Citroen 4,419 9.3% 3,321 8.2% 33.1% 7,546 8.6% 7,205 9.7% 4.7%
Vauxhall 3,800 8.0% 4,244 10.4% -10.5% 7,728 8.9% 7,872 10.6% -1.8%
Renault 3,321 7.0% 833 2.1% 298.7% 6,859 7.9% 1,346 1.8% 409.6%
Peugeot 3,258 6.8% 3,326 8.2% -2.0% 6,006 6.9% 7,202 9.7% -16.6%
Mercedes-Benz 2,823 5.9% 2,509 6.2% 12.5% 5,429 6.2% 5,577 7.5% -2.7%
Toyota 2,730 5.7% 2,359 5.8% 15.7% 4,873 5.6% 3,629 4.9% 34.3%
Nissan 1,212 2.5% 512 1.3% 136.7% 1,914 2.2% 661 0.9% 189.6%
Land Rover 1,061 2.2% 350 0.9% 203.1% 1,539 1.8% 664 0.9% 131.8%
Fiat 1,040 2.2% 691 1.7% 50.5% 1,918 2.2% 1,171 1.6% 63.8%
Isuzu 787 1.7% 562 1.4% 40.0% 1,272 1.5% 838 1.1% 51.8%
MAN 552 1.2% 274 0.7% 101.5% 943 1.1% 393 0.5% 139.9%
Iveco 536 1.1% 411 1.0% 30.4% 1,182 1.4% 840 1.1% 40.7%
Maxus 457 1.0% 312 0.8% 46.5% 810 0.9% 1,035 1.4% -21.7%
Renault Trucks 377 0.8% 179 0.4% 110.6% 905 1.0% 445 0.6% 103.4%
Ssangyong 307 0.6% 104 0.3% 195.2% 423 0.5% 218 0.3% 94.0%
Isuzu Trucks 238 0.5% 172 0.4% 38.4% 426 0.5% 393 0.5% 8.4%
Suzuki 105 0.2% 48 0.1% 118.8% 122 0.1% 62 0.1% 96.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso 56 0.1% 26 0.1% 115.4% 96 0.1% 67 0.1% 43.3%
Dacia 22 0.0% 2 0.0% 1000.0% 68 0.1% 2 0.0% 3300.0%
LEVC 2 0.0% 20 0.0% -90.0% 36 0.0% 61 0.1% -41.0%
Total 47,634 100.0% 40,613 100.0% 17.3% 87,272 100.0% 74,344 100.0% 17.4%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Mercedes-Benz 255 39.4% 131 21.4% 94.7% 434 34.9% 288 25.0% 50.7%
Ford 158 24.4% 225 36.8% -29.8% 282 22.7% 287 24.9% -1.7%
Fiat 120 18.5% 81 13.3% 48.1% 265 21.3% 158 13.7% 67.7%
Peugeot 39 6.0% 104 17.0% -62.5% 86 6.9% 227 19.7% -62.1%
Maxus 34 5.2% 0 0.0% -% 58 4.7% 0 0.0% -%
Iveco 18 2.8% 16 2.6% 12.5% 58 4.7% 56 4.9% 3.6%
Vauxhall 8 1.2% 3 0.5% 166.7% 27 2.2% 3 0.3% 800.0%
Citroen 8 1.2% 29 4.7% -72.4% 22 1.8% 62 5.4% -64.5%
VW 3 0.5% 4 0.7% -25.0% 5 0.4% 25 2.2% -80.0%
Renault 2 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.3% 1 0.1% 300.0%
Isuzu Trucks 2 0.3% 4 0.7% -50.0% 3 0.2% 12 1.0% -75.0%
Renault Trucks 1 0.2% 3 0.5% -66.7% 1 0.1% 14 1.2% -92.9%
MAN 0 0.0% 9 1.5% -100.0% 0 0.0% 11 1.0% -100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 2 0.3% -100.0% 0 0.0% 10 0.9% -100.0%
Total 648 100.0% 611 100.0% 6.1% 1,245 100.0% 1,154 100.0% 7.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



More detailed statistics for UK

PAGETOP

Flash report, February 2023

Mar 7, 2023

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.


UK passenger car sales increase 26.2% in February

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on March 6, UK passenger car sales increased 26.2% to 74,441 units in February 2023.
While February is typically low volume ahead of the March plate change, this year it marked the seventh month of consecutive growth as easing supply chain shortages steered the market closer to pre-pandemic levels, down just -6.5% on the same month in 2020.
Year-to-date sales increased 18.6% with 206,435 cars registered in the first two months of 2023.
February sales for Ford increased 54.0% to 6,852 units (9.2% market share), VW sales increased 107.6% to 6,817 units (9.2% share) while Vauxhall sales increased 23.4% to 5,513 units (7.4% share).
Audi sales increased 39.9% to 4,631 units (6.2% share) and Hyundai sales increased 38.6% to 4,318 units (5.8% share).
The best-selling cars in February 2022 were Vauxhall Corsa (2,818 units), Vauxhall Mokka (1,805 units), Ford Puma (1,590 units), Nissan Juke (1,561 units) and Hyundai Tucson (1,528 units).
Compared to last February, gasoline-engine car sales increased 34.9% to 32,311 units (43.4% share), gasoline MHEV increased 38.6% to 10,067 units (13.5% share), EV increased 18.2% to 12,310 units (16.5% share), HEV increased 40.0% to 9,633 units (12.9% share), PHEV increased 1.0% to 4,723 units (6.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 14.6% to 3,348 units (4.5% share), diesel MHEV increased 8.9% to 2,049 units (2.8% share).
Nearly half a million (488,000) PHEVs and BEVs are expected to join Britain’s roads in 2023. For increasing electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the country, the UK Government announced an additional GBP 56 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding.
In February, private car sales increased 5.8% to 29,391 units (39.5% share), fleet sales increased 46.2% to 43,738 units (58.8% share), and businesses sales increased 0.7% to 1,312 units (1.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 8.5% to 17,540 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 37.5% to 341 units while sales of taxis decreased 41.7% to 42 units in February.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Feb. 2023 Feb. 2022 Y-o-Y Jan.-Feb. 2023 Jan.-Feb. 2022 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 74,441 58,994 26.2% 206,435 174,081 18.6%
Commercial
vehicles
Vans 17,540 16,165 8.5% 39,638 33,731 17.5%
Trucks (Under6t) 341 248 37.5% 597 543 9.9%
Taxi 42 72 -41.7% 186 135 37.8%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Ford 6,852 9.2% 4,448 7.5% 54.0% 16,008 7.8% 11,904 6.8% 34.5%
VW 6,817 9.2% 3,283 5.6% 107.6% 19,244 9.3% 11,797 6.8% 63.1%
Vauxhall 5,513 7.4% 4,467 7.6% 23.4% 10,763 5.2% 11,029 6.3% -2.4%
Audi 4,631 6.2% 3,310 5.6% 39.9% 13,659 6.6% 11,877 6.8% 15.0%
Hyundai 4,318 5.8% 3,116 5.3% 38.6% 10,555 5.1% 8,740 5.0% 20.8%
Skoda 3,983 5.4% 1,892 3.2% 110.5% 9,516 4.6% 5,105 2.9% 86.4%
Toyota 3,889 5.2% 3,675 6.2% 5.8% 12,495 6.1% 11,705 6.7% 6.7%
BMW 3,571 4.8% 4,583 7.8% -22.1% 11,383 5.5% 12,963 7.4% -12.2%
Kia 3,538 4.8% 3,795 6.4% -6.8% 12,552 6.1% 14,299 8.2% -12.2%
Nissan 3,285 4.4% 1,468 2.5% 123.8% 8,956 4.3% 5,847 3.4% 53.2%
Peugeot 2,599 3.5% 2,698 4.6% -3.7% 6,291 3.0% 6,736 3.9% -6.6%
Tesla 2,283 3.1% 2,581 4.4% -11.5% 2,862 1.4% 2,626 1.5% 9.0%
Mercedes-Benz 2,210 3.0% 3,476 5.9% -36.4% 7,240 3.5% 9,831 5.6% -26.4%
Volvo Cars 1,938 2.6% 1,513 2.6% 28.1% 6,252 3.0% 4,837 2.8% 29.3%
Citroen 1,830 2.5% 1,726 2.9% 6.0% 4,227 2.0% 3,376 1.9% 25.2%
Mini 1,810 2.4% 2,539 4.3% -28.7% 4,544 2.2% 5,989 3.4% -24.1%
SEAT 1,670 2.2% 882 1.5% 89.3% 4,910 2.4% 3,049 1.8% 61.0%
Renault 1,604 2.2% 951 1.6% 68.7% 4,628 2.2% 3,332 1.9% 38.9%
Dacia 1,589 2.1% 379 0.6% 319.3% 3,499 1.7% 2,232 1.3% 56.8%
Land Rover 1,358 1.8% 902 1.5% 50.6% 4,543 2.2% 3,729 2.1% 21.8%
Honda 1,183 1.6% 1,618 2.7% -26.9% 3,508 1.7% 4,163 2.4% -15.7%
Mazda 1,172 1.6% 1,205 2.0% -2.7% 3,719 1.8% 3,259 1.9% 14.1%
Suzuki 1,035 1.4% 771 1.3% 34.2% 2,525 1.2% 1,740 1.0% 45.1%
MG 1,014 1.4% 911 1.5% 11.3% 8,447 4.1% 4,471 2.6% 88.9%
Polestar 987 1.3% 331 0.6% 198.2% 1,902 0.9% 649 0.4% 193.1%
Fiat 811 1.1% 667 1.1% 21.6% 2,574 1.2% 1,995 1.1% 29.0%
Cupra 809 1.1% 226 0.4% 258.0% 2,315 1.1% 880 0.5% 163.1%
Porsche 567 0.8% 377 0.6% 50.4% 2,364 1.1% 1,690 1.0% 39.9%
Lexus 351 0.5% 300 0.5% 17.0% 1,109 0.5% 1,158 0.7% -4.2%
Jaguar 312 0.4% 351 0.6% -11.1% 1,338 0.6% 1,010 0.6% 32.5%
Jeep 225 0.3% 78 0.1% 188.5% 560 0.3% 274 0.2% 104.4%
DS 205 0.3% 85 0.1% 141.2% 459 0.2% 399 0.2% 15.0%
Genesis 64 0.1% 5 0.0% 1,180.0% 185 0.1% 20 0.0% 825.0%
Alfa Romeo 61 0.1% 51 0.1% 19.6% 134 0.1% 149 0.1% -10.1%
Ssangyong 56 0.1% 37 0.1% 51.4% 161 0.1% 157 0.1% 2.5%
Bentley 41 0.1% 57 0.1% -28.1% 163 0.1% 191 0.1% -14.7%
Subaru 37 0.0% 31 0.1% 19.4% 136 0.1% 120 0.1% 13.3%
Maserati 29 0.0% 22 0.0% 31.8% 121 0.1% 89 0.1% 36.0%
Abarth 15 0.0% 25 0.0% -40.0% 26 0.0% 74 0.0% -64.9%
ORA 13 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 26 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 12 0.0% 2 0.0% 500.0% 38 0.0% 32 0.0% 18.8%
smart 5 0.0% 54 0.1% -90.7% 39 0.0% 149 0.1% -73.8%
Other 98 0.1% 54 0.1% 81.5% 312 0.2% 254 0.1% 22.8%
Other Imports 51 0.1% 52 0.1% -1.9% 147 0.1% 155 0.1% -5.2%
Total 74,441 100.0% 58,994 100.0% 26.2% 206,435 100.0% 174,081 100.0% 18.6%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Ford 6,087 34.7% 5,188 32.1% 17.3% 12,703 32.0% 11,429 33.9% 11.1%
Vauxhall 1,951 11.1% 1,417 8.8% 37.7% 3,928 9.9% 3,628 10.8% 8.3%
Renault 1,667 9.5% 218 1.3% 664.7% 3,538 8.9% 513 1.5% 589.7%
Citroen 1,416 8.1% 2,463 15.2% -42.5% 3,127 7.9% 3,884 11.5% -19.5%
VW 1,352 7.7% 1,066 6.6% 26.8% 3,943 9.9% 2,876 8.5% 37.1%
Peugeot 1,186 6.8% 2,596 16.1% -54.3% 2,748 6.9% 3,876 11.5% -29.1%
Mercedes-Benz 1,071 6.1% 1,353 8.4% -20.8% 2,606 6.6% 3,068 9.1% -15.1%
Toyota 884 5.0% 489 3.0% 80.8% 2,143 5.4% 1,270 3.8% 68.7%
Iveco 350 2.0% 216 1.3% 62.0% 646 1.6% 429 1.3% 50.6%
Fiat 301 1.7% 172 1.1% 75.0% 878 2.2% 480 1.4% 82.9%
Renault Trucks 261 1.5% 150 0.9% 74.0% 528 1.3% 266 0.8% 98.5%
Nissan 234 1.3% 79 0.5% 196.2% 702 1.8% 149 0.4% 371.1%
Maxus 190 1.1% 338 2.1% -43.8% 353 0.9% 723 2.1% -51.2%
Isuzu 188 1.1% 129 0.8% 45.7% 485 1.2% 276 0.8% 75.7%
MAN 131 0.7% 58 0.4% 125.9% 391 1.0% 119 0.4% 228.6%
Land Rover 116 0.7% 59 0.4% 96.6% 478 1.2% 314 0.9% 52.2%
Isuzu Trucks 83 0.5% 105 0.6% -21.0% 188 0.5% 221 0.7% -14.9%
Ssangyong 26 0.1% 29 0.2% -10.3% 116 0.3% 114 0.3% 1.8%
Dacia 20 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 46 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 18 0.1% 17 0.1% 5.9% 40 0.1% 41 0.1% -2.4%
Suzuki 6 0.0% 9 0.1% -33.3% 17 0.0% 14 0.0% 21.4%
LEVC 2 0.0% 14 0.1% -85.7% 34 0.1% 41 0.1% -17.1%
Total 17,540 100.0% 16,165 100.0% 8.5% 39,638 100.0% 33,731 100.0% 17.5%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Mercedes-Benz 119 34.9% 62 25.0% 91.9% 179 30.0% 157 28.9% 14.0%
Fiat 80 23.5% 40 16.1% 100.0% 145 24.3% 77 14.2% 88.3%
Ford 74 21.7% 41 16.5% 80.5% 124 20.8% 62 11.4% 100.0%
Peugeot 19 5.6% 41 16.5% -53.7% 47 7.9% 123 22.7% -61.8%
Iveco 16 4.7% 16 6.5% 0.0% 40 6.7% 40 7.4% 0.0%
Maxus 15 4.4% 0 0.0% -% 24 4.0% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 12 3.5% 24 9.7% -50.0% 14 2.3% 33 6.1% -57.6%
Vauxhall 5 1.5% 0 0.0% -% 19 3.2% 0 0.0% -%
VW 1 0.3% 14 5.6% -92.9% 2 0.3% 21 3.9% -90.5%
Renault 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 2 0.3% 1 0.2% 100.0%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 4 1.6% -100.0% 1 0.2% 8 1.5% -87.5%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 4 1.6% -100.0% 0 0.0% 11 2.0% -100.0%
MAN 0 0.0% 1 0.4% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2 0.4% -100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 1 0.4% -100.0% 0 0.0% 8 1.5% -100.0%
Total 341 100.0% 248 100.0% 37.5% 597 100.0% 543 100.0% 9.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



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Flash report, January 2023

Feb 8, 2023

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.


UK passenger car sales increase 14.7% in January

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 6, UK passenger car sales increased 14.7% to 131,994 units in January 2023.
January sales for VW increased 46.0% to 12,427 units (9.4% market share), Ford sales increased 22.8% to 9,156 units (6.9% share) while Audi sales increased 5.4% to 9,028 units (6.8% share).
Kia sales decreased 14.2% to 9,014 units (6.8% share) and Toyota sales increased 7.2% to 8,606 units (6.5% share).
The best-selling cars in January 2022 were MG HS (3,481 units), VW T-Roc (3,256 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,121 units), Kia Niro (2,625 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,425 units).
Compared to last January, gasoline-engine car sales increased 14.6% to 58,973 units (44.7% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 12.1% to 5,280 units (4.0% share), EV increased 19.8% to 17,294 units (13.1% share), gasoline MHEV car sales increased 15.7% to 17,243 units (13.1% share), PHEV increased 0.7% to 9,109 units (6.9% share), HEV increased 40.6% to 18,976 units (14.4% share), and diesel MHEV car sales decreased 10.7% to 5,119 units (3.9% share).
In January, private car sales decreased 4.3% to 59,639 units (45.2% share), fleet sales increased 36.8% to 69,540 units (52.7% share), and businesses sales increased 45.6% to 2,815 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 25.8% to 22,098 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 13.2% to 256 units while sales of taxis increased 128.6% to 144 units in January.
The strong start to the year is mirrored in the latest market outlook, which anticipates 1.79 million new car registrations in 2023, an 11.1% increase on the past year but still well below 2019 levels. This also represents a -0.8% reduction on October’s outlook, against a weak economic backdrop. However, a further 9.3% increase is expected next year, with 1.96 million new cars expected to join the road in 2024.


Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jan. 2023 Jan. 2022 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 131,994 115,087 14.7%
Commercial
vehicles
Vans 22,098 17,566 25.8%
Trucks (Under6t ) 256 295 -13.2%
Taxi 144 63 128.6%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT


Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
VW 12,427 9.4% 8,514 7.4% 46.0%
Ford 9,156 6.9% 7,456 6.5% 22.8%
Audi 9,028 6.8% 8,567 7.4% 5.4%
Kia 9,014 6.8% 10,504 9.1% -14.2%
Toyota 8,606 6.5% 8,030 7.0% 7.2%
BMW 7,812 5.9% 8,380 7.3% -6.8%
MG 7,433 5.6% 3,560 3.1% 108.8%
Hyundai 6,237 4.7% 5,624 4.9% 10.9%
Nissan 5,671 4.3% 4,379 3.8% 29.5%
Skoda 5,533 4.2% 3,213 2.8% 72.2%
Vauxhall 5,250 4.0% 6,562 5.7% -20.0%
Mercedes-Benz 5,030 3.8% 6,355 5.5% -20.8%
Volvo Cars 4,314 3.3% 3,324 2.9% 29.8%
Peugeot 3,692 2.8% 4,038 3.5% -8.6%
SEAT 3,240 2.5% 2,167 1.9% 49.5%
Land Rover 3,185 2.4% 2,827 2.5% 12.7%
Renault 3,024 2.3% 2,381 2.1% 27.0%
Mini 2,734 2.1% 3,450 3.0% -20.8%
Mazda 2,547 1.9% 2,054 1.8% 24.0%
Citroen 2,397 1.8% 1,650 1.4% 45.3%
Honda 2,325 1.8% 2,545 2.2% -8.6%
Dacia 1,910 1.4% 1,853 1.6% 3.1%
Porsche 1,797 1.4% 1,313 1.1% 36.9%
Fiat 1,763 1.3% 1,328 1.2% 32.8%
Cupra 1,506 1.1% 654 0.6% 130.3%
Suzuki 1,490 1.1% 969 0.8% 53.8%
Jaguar 1,026 0.8% 659 0.6% 55.7%
Polestar 915 0.7% 318 0.3% 187.7%
Lexus 758 0.6% 858 0.7% -11.7%
Tesla 579 0.4% 45 0.0% 1186.7%
Jeep 335 0.3% 196 0.2% 70.9%
DS 254 0.2% 314 0.3% -19.1%
Bentley 122 0.1% 134 0.1% -9.0%
Genesis 121 0.1% 15 0.0% 706.7%
Ssangyong 105 0.1% 120 0.1% -12.5%
Subaru 99 0.1% 89 0.1% 11.2%
Maserati 92 0.1% 67 0.1% 37.3%
Alfa Romeo 73 0.1% 98 0.1% -25.5%
smart 34 0.0% 95 0.1% -64.2%
Alpine 26 0.0% 30 0.0% -13.3%
ORA 13 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Abarth 11 0.0% 49 0.0% -77.6%
Other 214 0.2% 200 0.2% 7.0%
Other Imports 96 0.1% 103 0.1% -6.8%
Total 131,994 100.0% 115,087 100.0% 14.7%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 6,616 29.9% 6,241 35.5% 6.0%
VW 2,591 11.7% 1,810 10.3% 43.1%
Vauxhall 1,977 8.9% 2,211 12.6% -10.6%
Renault 1,871 8.5% 295 1.7% 534.2%
Citroen 1,711 7.7% 1,421 8.1% 20.4%
Peugeot 1,562 7.1% 1,280 7.3% 22.0%
Mercedes-Benz 1,535 6.9% 1,715 9.8% -10.5%
Toyota 1,259 5.7% 781 4.4% 61.2%
Fiat 577 2.6% 308 1.8% 87.3%
Nissan 468 2.1% 70 0.4% 568.6%
Land Rover 362 1.6% 255 1.5% 42.0%
Isuzu 297 1.3% 147 0.8% 102.0%
Iveco 296 1.3% 213 1.2% 39.0%
Renault Trucks 267 1.2% 116 0.7% 130.2%
MAN 260 1.2% 61 0.3% 326.2%
Maxus 163 0.7% 385 2.2% -57.7%
Isuzu Trucks 105 0.5% 116 0.7% -9.5%
Ssangyong 90 0.4% 85 0.5% 5.9%
LEVC 32 0.1% 27 0.2% 18.5%
Dacia 26 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 22 0.1% 24 0.1% -8.3%
Suzuki 11 0.0% 5 0.0% 120.0%
Total 22,098 100.0% 17,566 100.0% 25.8%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2023 2022 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Fiat 65 25.4% 37 12.5% 75.7%
Mercedes-Benz 60 23.4% 95 32.2% -36.8%
Ford 50 19.5% 21 7.1% 138.1%
Peugeot 28 10.9% 82 27.8% -65.9%
Iveco 24 9.4% 24 8.1% 0.0%
Vauxhall 14 5.5% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 9 3.5% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 2 0.8% 9 3.1% -77.8%
Renault 2 0.8% 1 0.3% 100.0%
VW 1 0.4% 7 2.4% -85.7%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.4% 4 1.4% -75.0%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 7 2.4% -100.0%
MAN 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 7 2.4% -100.0%
Total 256 100.0% 295 100.0% -13.2%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


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