UK - Flash report, Sales volume, 2020

Flash report, December 2020

7 Jan. 2021

*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 down 10.9% in December, down 29.4% in 2020
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 10.9% year-over-year to 132,682 units in December.
2020 passenger car sales had decreased 29.4% from last year to 1,631,064 units.
In 2020, sales for Ford decreased 35.3% to 152,777 units (9.4% market share), Volkswagen decreased 26.1% to 148,338 units (9.1% share), and BMW decreased 32.0% to 115,476 units (7.1% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 35.5% to 110,883 units (6.8% share) and Audi sales decreased 22.4% to 107,842 units (6.6% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in 2020, 49,174 Ford Fiestas; 46,439 Vauxhall Corsas; 43,109 Volkswagen Golfs; 39,372 Ford Focuses; and 37,608 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes were sold.
Compared to last year, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 39.0% y/y to 903,961 units (55.4% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 55.0% to 261,772 units (16.0% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 88.4% to 465,331 units (28.5% share).
In 2020, private car sales decreased 26.6% to 747,507 units (45.8% share), fleet sales decreased 31.1% to 849,309 units (52.1% share), and sales to businesses decreased 43.3% to 34,248 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 20.0% in 2020 to 292,657 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 22.3% to 6,757 units in 2020.
Sales of taxis decreased 57.9% in 2020 to 1,010 units.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "2020 will be seen as a ‘lost year’ for Automotive, with the sector under pandemic-enforced shutdown for much of the year and uncertainty over future trading conditions taking their toll. However, with the rollout of vaccines and clarity over our new relationship with the EU, we must make 2021 a year of recovery. With manufacturers bringing record numbers of electrified vehicles to market over the coming months, we will work with government to encourage drivers to make the switch, while promoting investment in our globally-renowned manufacturing base - recharging the market, industry and economy."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2020	Jan.-Dec. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		132,682	148,997	-10.9%	1,631,064	2,311,140	-29.4%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	27,283	27,551	-1.0%	292,657	365,778	-20.0%
	Trucks (Under6t)	616	1,028	-40.1%	6,757	8,695	-22.3%
	Taxi	77	152	-49.3%	1,010	2,397	-57.9%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	11,479	8.7%	15,030	10.1%	-23.6%	152,777	9.4%	236,137	10.2%	-35.3%
VW	15,635	11.8%	14,687	9.9%	6.5%	148,338	9.1%	200,771	8.7%	-26.1%
BMW	10,305	7.8%	14,117	9.5%	-27.0%	115,476	7.1%	169,753	7.3%	-32.0%
Mercedes-Benz	7,480	5.6%	9,623	6.5%	-22.3%	110,883	6.8%	171,823	7.4%	-35.5%
Audi	7,435	5.6%	8,701	5.8%	-14.6%	107,842	6.6%	138,924	6.0%	-22.4%
Vauxhall	7,283	5.5%	6,212	4.2%	17.2%	95,444	5.9%	159,830	6.9%	-40.3%
Toyota	5,711	4.3%	4,726	3.2%	20.8%	91,793	5.6%	105,192	4.6%	-12.7%
Nissan	7,124	5.4%	5,309	3.6%	34.2%	71,932	4.4%	92,372	4.0%	-22.1%
Kia	3,589	2.7%	4,980	3.3%	-27.9%	70,537	4.3%	97,323	4.2%	-27.5%
Skoda	4,881	3.7%	5,799	3.9%	-15.8%	58,693	3.6%	75,053	3.2%	-21.8%
Land Rover	4,548	3.4%	4,316	2.9%	5.4%	58,505	3.6%	76,546	3.3%	-23.6%
Peugeot	5,386	4.1%	5,719	3.8%	-5.8%	57,186	3.5%	80,851	3.5%	-29.3%
Hyundai	3,366	2.5%	3,801	2.6%	-11.4%	47,507	2.9%	83,284	3.6%	-43.0%
Volvo Cars	4,541	3.4%	3,941	2.6%	15.2%	46,408	2.8%	56,208	2.4%	-17.4%
Mini	4,101	3.1%	6,123	4.1%	-33.0%	46,109	2.8%	64,884	2.8%	-28.9%
SEAT	4,176	3.1%	3,693	2.5%	13.1%	45,419	2.8%	68,798	3.0%	-34.0%
Renault	1,799	1.4%	4,701	3.2%	-61.7%	42,740	2.6%	59,132	2.6%	-27.7%
Citroen	1,717	1.3%	2,901	1.9%	-40.8%	28,059	1.7%	50,806	2.2%	-44.8%
Honda	1,391	1.0%	2,796	1.9%	-50.3%	27,297	1.7%	43,913	1.9%	-37.8%
Jaguar	3,386	2.6%	1,855	1.2%	82.5%	25,513	1.6%	36,069	1.6%	-29.3%
Mazda	1,275	1.0%	2,327	1.6%	-45.2%	22,742	1.4%	40,148	1.7%	-43.4%
Suzuki	1,279	1.0%	2,767	1.9%	-53.8%	19,838	1.2%	35,065	1.5%	-43.4%
Fiat	902	0.7%	1,833	1.2%	-50.8%	19,253	1.2%	29,890	1.3%	-35.6%
Dacia	363	0.3%	2,357	1.6%	-84.6%	18,918	1.2%	30,951	1.3%	-38.9%
MG	1,421	1.1%	1,702	1.1%	-16.5%	18,415	1.1%	13,075	0.6%	40.8%
Porsche	2,180	1.6%	1,740	1.2%	25.3%	14,284	0.9%	15,257	0.7%	-6.4%
Lexus	749	0.6%	745	0.5%	0.5%	13,727	0.8%	15,713	0.7%	-12.6%
Mitsubishi	531	0.4%	793	0.5%	-33.0%	9,076	0.6%	16,199	0.7%	-44.0%
Jeep	534	0.4%	373	0.3%	43.2%	4,639	0.3%	6,193	0.3%	-25.1%
DS	243	0.2%	676	0.5%	-64.1%	2,379	0.1%	4,299	0.2%	-44.7%
Abarth	162	0.1%	165	0.1%	-1.8%	2,349	0.1%	3,448	0.1%	-31.9%
Alfa Romeo	285	0.2%	202	0.1%	41.1%	2,107	0.1%	3,413	0.1%	-38.3%
Ssangyong	65	0.0%	72	0.0%	-9.7%	1,488	0.1%	1,930	0.1%	-22.9%
smart	89	0.1%	38	0.0%	134.2%	1,377	0.1%	4,022	0.2%	-65.8%
Bentley	144	0.1%	186	0.1%	-22.6%	1,337	0.1%	1,595	0.1%	-16.2%
Subaru	128	0.1%	708	0.5%	-81.9%	951	0.1%	2,997	0.1%	-68.3%
Polestar	242	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	850	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Maserati	59	0.0%	52	0.0%	13.5%	585	0.0%	933	0.0%	-37.3%
Cupra	107	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	162	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	7	0.0%	9	0.0%	-22.2%	105	0.0%	171	0.0%	-38.6%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	292	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	62	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	184	0.1%	349	0.2%	-47.3%	1,938	0.1%	3,183	0.1%	-39.1%
Other Imports	6,400	4.8%	2,873	1.9%	122.8%	26,086	1.6%	14,635	0.6%	78.2%
Total	132,682	100.0%	148,997	100.0%	-10.9%	1,631,064	100.0%	2,311,140	100.0%	-29.4%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	10,282	37.7%	7,780	28.2%	32.2%	94,800	32.4%	117,500	32.1%	-19.3%
VW	3,428	12.6%	4,284	15.5%	-20.0%	32,349	11.1%	42,444	11.6%	-23.8%
Vauxhall	2,817	10.3%	3,228	11.7%	-12.7%	31,096	10.6%	35,949	9.8%	-13.5%
Mercedes-Benz	2,060	7.6%	2,612	9.5%	-21.1%	30,439	10.4%	36,982	10.1%	-17.7%
Peugeot	2,141	7.8%	2,738	9.9%	-21.8%	25,639	8.8%	32,660	8.9%	-21.5%
Citroen	2,090	7.7%	1,179	4.3%	77.3%	22,688	7.8%	27,085	7.4%	-16.2%
Renault	950	3.5%	1,790	6.5%	-46.9%	11,210	3.8%	18,184	5.0%	-38.4%
Nissan	646	2.4%	916	3.3%	-29.5%	9,241	3.2%	12,926	3.5%	-28.5%
Toyota	487	1.8%	621	2.3%	-21.6%	8,004	2.7%	8,490	2.3%	-5.7%
Fiat	603	2.2%	505	1.8%	19.4%	7,796	2.7%	8,636	2.4%	-9.7%
Mitsubishi	628	2.3%	602	2.2%	4.3%	5,869	2.0%	10,407	2.8%	-43.6%
Isuzu	188	0.7%	509	1.8%	-63.1%	3,154	1.1%	4,770	1.3%	-33.9%
MAN	240	0.9%	119	0.4%	101.7%	2,574	0.9%	1,598	0.4%	61.1%
Iveco	223	0.8%	186	0.7%	19.9%	2,406	0.8%	2,698	0.7%	-10.8%
Renault Trucks	207	0.8%	169	0.6%	22.5%	1,520	0.5%	1,455	0.4%	4.5%
Land Rover	65	0.2%	67	0.2%	-3.0%	1,276	0.4%	1,494	0.4%	-14.6%
Isuzu Trucks	96	0.4%	54	0.2%	77.8%	1,000	0.3%	853	0.2%	17.2%
LDV	21	0.1%	152	0.6%	-86.2%	804	0.3%	788	0.2%	2.0%
Ssangyong	23	0.1%	24	0.1%	-4.2%	406	0.1%	578	0.2%	-29.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso	27	0.1%	16	0.1%	68.8%	236	0.1%	195	0.1%	21.0%
Maxus	40	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	115	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LEVC	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	35	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	86	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	27,283	100.0%	27,551	100.0%	-1.0%	292,657	100.0%	365,778	100.0%	-20.0%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Peugeot	173	28.1%	468	45.5%	-63.0%	1,688	25.0%	2,763	31.8%	-38.9%
Mercedes-Benz	134	21.8%	160	15.6%	-16.3%	1,510	22.3%	1,782	20.5%	-15.3%
Fiat	119	19.3%	114	11.1%	4.4%	1,421	21.0%	1,807	20.8%	-21.4%
Ford	91	14.8%	232	22.6%	-60.8%	1,256	18.6%	1,219	14.0%	3.0%
Iveco	18	2.9%	18	1.8%	0.0%	223	3.3%	479	5.5%	-53.4%
VW	15	2.4%	8	0.8%	87.5%	196	2.9%	108	1.2%	81.5%
Citroen	44	7.1%	19	1.8%	131.6%	166	2.5%	258	3.0%	-35.7%
MAN	6	1.0%	8	0.8%	-25.0%	74	1.1%	76	0.9%	-2.6%
Isuzu Trucks	6	1.0%	0	0.0%	-%	22	0.3%	18	0.2%	22.2%
Vauxhall	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	100.0%	21	0.3%	125	1.4%	-83.2%
Renault Trucks	5	0.8%	0	0.0%	-%	10	0.1%	5	0.1%	100.0%
Renault	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	9	0.1%	53	0.6%	-83.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	-%	161	2.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	616	100.0%	1,028	100.0%	-40.1%	6,757	100.0%	8,695	100.0%	-22.3%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, November 2020

7 Dec. 2020

*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 decrease 27.4% in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 4, UK passenger car sales decreased 27.4% to 113,781 units in November 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 30.7%, with 1,498,382 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2020.
November sales for Ford decreased 34.9% to 10,569 units (9.3% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 34.1% to 10,096 units (8.9% share), while BMW sales decreased 16.4% to 9,733 units (8.6% share).
Audi sales decreased 9.3% to 8,519 units (7.5% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 24.6% to 7,832 units (6.9% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in November, 3,718 Vauxhall Corsas; 3,625 VW Golfs; 3,243 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; 3,073 Nissan Qashqais and 2,922 Ford Focuses were sold.
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 41.9% to 55,855 units (49.1% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 56.2% to 15,925 units (14.0% share) and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 74.1% to 42,001 units (36.9% share).
In November, private car sales decreased 32.2% to 44,180 units (38.8% share), fleet sales decreased 22.1% to 67,730 units (59.5% share) and sales to businesses decreased 58.6% to 1,871 units (1.6% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 8.8% this November to 28,541 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 14.2% to 659 units in November.
Sales of taxis decreased 89.7% to 32 units in November.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Compared with the spring lockdown, manufacturers, dealers and consumers were all better prepared to adjust to constrained trading conditions. But with GBP 1.3 billion worth of new car revenue lost in November alone, the importance of showroom trading to the UK economy is evident and we must ensure they remain open in any future Covid restrictions. More positively, with a vaccine now approved, the business and consumer confidence on which this sector depends can only improve, giving the industry more optimism for the turn of the year."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Nov. 2020	Nov. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2020	Jan.-Nov. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		113,781	156,621	-27.4%	1,498,382	2,162,143	-30.7%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	28,541	26,238	8.8%	265,374	338,227	-21.5%
	Trucks (Under6t)	659	768	-14.2%	6,141	7,667	-19.9%
	Taxi	32	311	-89.7%	933	2,245	-58.4%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	10,569	9.3%	16,238	10.4%	-34.9%	141,298	9.4%	221,107	10.2%	-36.1%
VW	10,096	8.9%	15,311	9.8%	-34.1%	132,703	8.9%	186,084	8.6%	-28.7%
BMW	9,733	8.6%	11,642	7.4%	-16.4%	105,171	7.0%	155,636	7.2%	-32.4%
Audi	8,519	7.5%	9,392	6.0%	-9.3%	100,407	6.7%	130,223	6.0%	-22.9%
Vauxhall	7,832	6.9%	10,382	6.6%	-24.6%	88,161	5.9%	153,618	7.1%	-42.6%
Mercedes-Benz	7,822	6.9%	10,397	6.6%	-24.8%	103,403	6.9%	162,200	7.5%	-36.2%
Nissan	5,598	4.9%	5,839	3.7%	-4.1%	64,808	4.3%	87,063	4.0%	-25.6%
Toyota	5,071	4.5%	6,244	4.0%	-18.8%	86,082	5.7%	100,466	4.6%	-14.3%
Peugeot	4,614	4.1%	5,504	3.5%	-16.2%	51,800	3.5%	75,132	3.5%	-31.1%
Skoda	4,391	3.9%	5,651	3.6%	-22.3%	53,812	3.6%	69,254	3.2%	-22.3%
Land Rover	4,362	3.8%	5,765	3.7%	-24.3%	53,957	3.6%	72,230	3.3%	-25.3%
Volvo Cars	4,018	3.5%	4,198	2.7%	-4.3%	41,867	2.8%	52,267	2.4%	-19.9%
Mini	3,972	3.5%	4,651	3.0%	-14.6%	42,008	2.8%	58,761	2.7%	-28.5%
Kia	3,703	3.3%	5,998	3.8%	-38.3%	66,948	4.5%	92,343	4.3%	-27.5%
Renault	2,722	2.4%	3,503	2.2%	-22.3%	40,941	2.7%	54,431	2.5%	-24.8%
SEAT	2,701	2.4%	5,466	3.5%	-50.6%	41,243	2.8%	65,105	3.0%	-36.7%
Hyundai	2,243	2.0%	5,276	3.4%	-57.5%	44,141	2.9%	79,483	3.7%	-44.5%
Porsche	2,216	1.9%	1,899	1.2%	16.7%	12,104	0.8%	13,517	0.6%	-10.5%
Jaguar	1,964	1.7%	2,434	1.6%	-19.3%	22,127	1.5%	34,214	1.6%	-35.3%
Citroen	1,905	1.7%	2,874	1.8%	-33.7%	26,342	1.8%	47,905	2.2%	-45.0%
Honda	1,341	1.2%	2,712	1.7%	-50.6%	25,906	1.7%	41,117	1.9%	-37.0%
Mazda	1,123	1.0%	2,505	1.6%	-55.2%	21,467	1.4%	37,821	1.7%	-43.2%
Fiat	990	0.9%	1,605	1.0%	-38.3%	18,351	1.2%	28,057	1.3%	-34.6%
Dacia	869	0.8%	1,963	1.3%	-55.7%	18,555	1.2%	28,594	1.3%	-35.1%
MG	866	0.8%	1,186	0.8%	-27.0%	16,994	1.1%	11,373	0.5%	49.4%
Suzuki	804	0.7%	1,348	0.9%	-40.4%	18,559	1.2%	32,298	1.5%	-42.5%
Lexus	681	0.6%	1,044	0.7%	-34.8%	12,978	0.9%	14,968	0.7%	-13.3%
Mitsubishi	556	0.5%	1,109	0.7%	-49.9%	8,545	0.6%	15,406	0.7%	-44.5%
Jeep	299	0.3%	531	0.3%	-43.7%	4,105	0.3%	5,820	0.3%	-29.5%
DS	173	0.2%	512	0.3%	-66.2%	2,136	0.1%	3,623	0.2%	-41.0%
Polestar	149	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	608	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alfa Romeo	147	0.1%	196	0.1%	-25.0%	1,822	0.1%	3,211	0.1%	-43.3%
Abarth	109	0.1%	155	0.1%	-29.7%	2,187	0.1%	3,283	0.2%	-33.4%
smart	99	0.1%	41	0.0%	141.5%	1,288	0.1%	3,984	0.2%	-67.7%
Bentley	69	0.1%	74	0.0%	-6.8%	1,193	0.1%	1,409	0.1%	-15.3%
Cupra	55	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	55	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Subaru	52	0.0%	157	0.1%	-66.9%	823	0.1%	2,289	0.1%	-64.0%
Ssangyong	48	0.0%	120	0.1%	-60.0%	1,423	0.1%	1,858	0.1%	-23.4%
Maserati	44	0.0%	49	0.0%	-10.2%	526	0.0%	881	0.0%	-40.3%
Alpine	9	0.0%	13	0.0%	-30.8%	98	0.0%	162	0.0%	-39.5%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	292	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	62	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	139	0.1%	232	0.1%	-40.1%	1,754	0.1%	2,834	0.1%	-38.1%
Other Imports	1,108	1.0%	2,405	1.5%	-53.9%	19,686	1.3%	11,762	0.5%	67.4%
Total	113,781	100.0%	156,621	100.0%	-27.4%	1,498,382	100.0%	2,162,143	100.0%	-30.7%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	8,597	30.1%	8,277	31.5%	3.9%	84,518	31.8%	109,720	32.4%	-23.0%
Vauxhall	3,461	12.1%	4,002	15.3%	-13.5%	28,279	10.7%	32,721	9.7%	-13.6%
Mercedes-Benz	3,378	11.8%	2,988	11.4%	13.1%	28,379	10.7%	34,370	10.2%	-17.4%
VW	2,965	10.4%	3,131	11.9%	-5.3%	28,921	10.9%	38,160	11.3%	-24.2%
Peugeot	2,473	8.7%	1,915	7.3%	29.1%	23,498	8.9%	29,922	8.8%	-21.5%
Citroen	2,414	8.5%	1,135	4.3%	112.7%	20,598	7.8%	25,906	7.7%	-20.5%
Renault	1,442	5.1%	781	3.0%	84.6%	10,260	3.9%	16,394	4.8%	-37.4%
Fiat	759	2.7%	428	1.6%	77.3%	7,193	2.7%	8,131	2.4%	-11.5%
Mitsubishi	712	2.5%	378	1.4%	88.4%	5,241	2.0%	9,805	2.9%	-46.5%
Nissan	547	1.9%	1,233	4.7%	-55.6%	8,595	3.2%	12,010	3.6%	-28.4%
Toyota	489	1.7%	836	3.2%	-41.5%	7,517	2.8%	7,869	2.3%	-4.5%
MAN	328	1.1%	134	0.5%	144.8%	2,334	0.9%	1,479	0.4%	57.8%
Iveco	252	0.9%	292	1.1%	-13.7%	2,183	0.8%	2,512	0.7%	-13.1%
Renault Trucks	203	0.7%	83	0.3%	144.6%	1,313	0.5%	1,286	0.4%	2.1%
Isuzu	173	0.6%	314	1.2%	-44.9%	2,966	1.1%	4,261	1.3%	-30.4%
Land Rover	141	0.5%	142	0.5%	-0.7%	1,211	0.5%	1,427	0.4%	-15.1%
Isuzu Trucks	103	0.4%	80	0.3%	28.8%	904	0.3%	799	0.2%	13.1%
LDV	31	0.1%	50	0.2%	-38.0%	783	0.3%	636	0.2%	23.1%
Mitsubishi Fuso	30	0.1%	16	0.1%	87.5%	209	0.1%	179	0.1%	16.8%
Ssangyong	24	0.1%	18	0.1%	33.3%	383	0.1%	554	0.2%	-30.9%
Maxus	18	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	75	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LEVC	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	14	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	5	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	86	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	28,541	100.0%	26,238	100.0%	8.8%	265,374	100.0%	338,227	100.0%	-21.5%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Peugeot	191	29.0%	198	25.8%	-3.5%	1,515	24.7%	2,295	29.9%	-34.0%
Mercedes-Benz	171	25.9%	138	18.0%	23.9%	1,376	22.4%	1,622	21.2%	-15.2%
Fiat	119	18.1%	115	15.0%	3.5%	1,302	21.2%	1,693	22.1%	-23.1%
Ford	82	12.4%	209	27.2%	-60.8%	1,165	19.0%	987	12.9%	18.0%
VW	25	3.8%	21	2.7%	19.0%	181	2.9%	100	1.3%	81.0%
Iveco	17	2.6%	51	6.6%	-66.7%	205	3.3%	461	6.0%	-55.5%
MAN	15	2.3%	4	0.5%	275.0%	68	1.1%	68	0.9%	0.0%
Citroen	14	2.1%	26	3.4%	-46.2%	122	2.0%	239	3.1%	-49.0%
Isuzu Trucks	10	1.5%	5	0.7%	100.0%	16	0.3%	18	0.2%	-11.1%
Vauxhall	7	1.1%	1	0.1%	600.0%	19	0.3%	124	1.6%	-84.7%
Renault Trucks	4	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	5	0.1%	0.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	8	0.1%	53	0.7%	-84.9%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	4	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	159	2.6%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	659	100.0%	768	100.0%	-14.2%	6,141	100.0%	7,667	100.0%	-19.9%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, October 2020

6 Nov. 2020

*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 decrease 1.6% in October
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 1.6% to 140,945 units in October 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 31.0%, with 1,384,601 cars registered in the first ten months of 2020.
October sales for Ford decreased 22.7% to 12,946 units (9.2% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 13.1% to 11,939 units (8.5% share), while Audi sales increased 51.2% to 11,453 units (8.1% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 3.8% to 10,888 units (7.7% share) and BMW sales decreased 10.4% to 10,827 units (7.7% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in October, 4,149 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; 3,957 Vauxhall Corsas; 3,845 Ford Fiestas; 3,831 VW Golfs and 3,609 Ford Pumas were sold.
Compared to last October, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 21.3% to 69,704 units (49.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 38.4% to 20,941 units (14.9% share) and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 143.9% to 50,300 units (35.7% share).
In October, private car sales increased 0.4% to 60,422 units (42.9% share), fleet sales decreased 3.3% to 77,249 units (54.8% share) and sales to businesses increased 4.0% to 3,274 units (2.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 13.3% this October to 28,753 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 27.7% to 1,151 units in October.
Sales of taxis decreased 71.3% to 72 units in October.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "When showrooms shut, demand drops, so there is a real danger that with England today entering a second lockdown, both dealers and manufacturers could face temporary closure. What is not in doubt, however, is that the entire industry now faces an even tougher end to the year as businesses desperately try to manage resources, stock, production and cashflow in the penultimate month before the inevitable upheaval of Brexit. Keeping showrooms open - some of the most Covid-secure retail environments around - would help cushion the blow but, more than ever, we need a tariff-free deal with the EU to provide some much-needed respite for an industry that is resilient but massively challenged."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Oct. 2020	Oct. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2020	Jan.-Oct. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		140,945	143,251	-1.6%	1,384,601	2,005,522	-31.0%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	28,753	25,373	13.3%	236,833	311,989	-24.1%
	Trucks (Under6t)	1,151	901	27.7%	5,482	6,899	-20.5%
	Taxi	72	251	-71.3%	901	1,934	-53.4%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Ford	12,946	9.2%	16,745	11.7%	-22.7%	130,729	9.4%	204,869	10.2%	-36.2%
VW	11,939	8.5%	13,733	9.6%	-13.1%	122,607	8.9%	170,773	8.5%	-28.2%
Audi	11,453	8.1%	7,577	5.3%	51.2%	91,888	6.6%	120,831	6.0%	-24.0%
Mercedes-Benz	10,888	7.7%	11,319	7.9%	-3.8%	95,581	6.9%	151,803	7.6%	-37.0%
BMW	10,827	7.7%	12,088	8.4%	-10.4%	95,438	6.9%	143,994	7.2%	-33.7%
Vauxhall	8,293	5.9%	6,007	4.2%	38.1%	80,329	5.8%	143,236	7.1%	-43.9%
Toyota	7,944	5.6%	7,341	5.1%	8.2%	81,011	5.9%	94,222	4.7%	-14.0%
Kia	6,090	4.3%	6,160	4.3%	-1.1%	63,245	4.6%	86,345	4.3%	-26.8%
Skoda	5,693	4.0%	5,033	3.5%	13.1%	49,421	3.6%	63,603	3.2%	-22.3%
Volvo Cars	5,665	4.0%	3,721	2.6%	52.2%	37,849	2.7%	48,069	2.4%	-21.3%
Peugeot	5,311	3.8%	5,092	3.6%	4.3%	47,186	3.4%	69,628	3.5%	-32.2%
Nissan	5,305	3.8%	6,217	4.3%	-14.7%	59,210	4.3%	81,224	4.1%	-27.1%
Land Rover	4,755	3.4%	5,752	4.0%	-17.3%	49,595	3.6%	66,465	3.3%	-25.4%
Mini	4,210	3.0%	3,367	2.4%	25.0%	38,036	2.7%	54,110	2.7%	-29.7%
Hyundai	4,051	2.9%	5,538	3.9%	-26.9%	41,898	3.0%	74,207	3.7%	-43.5%
SEAT	3,544	2.5%	4,644	3.2%	-23.7%	38,542	2.8%	59,639	3.0%	-35.4%
Renault	3,093	2.2%	2,942	2.1%	5.1%	38,219	2.8%	50,928	2.5%	-25.0%
Citroen	2,330	1.7%	2,513	1.8%	-7.3%	24,437	1.8%	45,031	2.2%	-45.7%
Honda	2,107	1.5%	2,229	1.6%	-5.5%	24,565	1.8%	38,405	1.9%	-36.0%
MG	1,892	1.3%	835	0.6%	126.6%	16,128	1.2%	10,187	0.5%	58.3%
Jaguar	1,801	1.3%	2,416	1.7%	-25.5%	20,163	1.5%	31,780	1.6%	-36.6%
Fiat	1,616	1.1%	1,582	1.1%	2.1%	17,361	1.3%	26,452	1.3%	-34.4%
Mazda	1,548	1.1%	1,992	1.4%	-22.3%	20,344	1.5%	35,316	1.8%	-42.4%
Dacia	1,252	0.9%	1,287	0.9%	-2.7%	17,686	1.3%	26,631	1.3%	-33.6%
Suzuki	1,246	0.9%	1,219	0.9%	2.2%	17,755	1.3%	30,950	1.5%	-42.6%
Porsche	1,235	0.9%	1,618	1.1%	-23.7%	9,888	0.7%	11,618	0.6%	-14.9%
Lexus	956	0.7%	1,098	0.8%	-12.9%	12,297	0.9%	13,924	0.7%	-11.7%
Mitsubishi	532	0.4%	776	0.5%	-31.4%	7,989	0.6%	14,297	0.7%	-44.1%
Jeep	458	0.3%	411	0.3%	11.4%	3,806	0.3%	5,289	0.3%	-28.0%
Abarth	227	0.2%	240	0.2%	-5.4%	2,078	0.2%	3,128	0.2%	-33.6%
Polestar	207	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	459	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
DS	195	0.1%	269	0.2%	-27.5%	1,963	0.1%	3,111	0.2%	-36.9%
smart	159	0.1%	75	0.1%	112.0%	1,189	0.1%	3,943	0.2%	-69.8%
Alfa Romeo	142	0.1%	210	0.1%	-32.4%	1,675	0.1%	3,015	0.2%	-44.4%
Bentley	114	0.1%	120	0.1%	-5.0%	1,124	0.1%	1,335	0.1%	-15.8%
Subaru	99	0.1%	88	0.1%	12.5%	771	0.1%	2,132	0.1%	-63.8%
Ssangyong	87	0.1%	92	0.1%	-5.4%	1,375	0.1%	1,738	0.1%	-20.9%
Maserati	46	0.0%	72	0.1%	-36.1%	482	0.0%	832	0.0%	-42.1%
Alpine	6	0.0%	12	0.0%	-50.0%	89	0.0%	149	0.0%	-40.3%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	6	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	292	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	62	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	172	0.1%	228	0.2%	-24.6%	1,615	0.1%	2,602	0.1%	-37.9%
Other Imports	511	0.4%	587	0.4%	-12.9%	18,578	1.3%	9,357	0.5%	98.5%
Total	140,945	100.0%	143,251	100.0%	-1.6%	1,384,601	100.0%	2,005,522	100.0%	-31.0%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Ford	7,847	27.3%	6,425	25.3%	22.1%	75,921	32.1%	101,443	32.5%	-25.2%
Vauxhall	3,965	13.8%	4,067	16.0%	-2.5%	24,818	10.5%	28,719	9.2%	-13.6%
VW	3,756	13.1%	3,249	12.8%	15.6%	25,956	11.0%	35,029	11.2%	-25.9%
Mercedes-Benz	3,108	10.8%	2,520	9.9%	23.3%	25,001	10.6%	31,382	10.1%	-20.3%
Peugeot	2,718	9.5%	2,303	9.1%	18.0%	21,025	8.9%	28,007	9.0%	-24.9%
Citroen	2,255	7.8%	2,294	9.0%	-1.7%	18,184	7.7%	24,771	7.9%	-26.6%
Renault	1,316	4.6%	532	2.1%	147.4%	8,818	3.7%	15,613	5.0%	-43.5%
Fiat	764	2.7%	451	1.8%	69.4%	6,434	2.7%	7,703	2.5%	-16.5%
Toyota	712	2.5%	884	3.5%	-19.5%	7,028	3.0%	7,033	2.3%	-0.1%
Nissan	488	1.7%	747	2.9%	-34.7%	8,048	3.4%	10,777	3.5%	-25.3%
Mitsubishi	392	1.4%	561	2.2%	-30.1%	4,529	1.9%	9,427	3.0%	-52.0%
MAN	376	1.3%	295	1.2%	27.5%	2,006	0.8%	1,345	0.4%	49.1%
Iveco	242	0.8%	226	0.9%	7.1%	1,931	0.8%	2,220	0.7%	-13.0%
Isuzu	235	0.8%	221	0.9%	6.3%	2,793	1.2%	3,947	1.3%	-29.2%
Renault Trucks	180	0.6%	147	0.6%	22.4%	1,110	0.5%	1,203	0.4%	-7.7%
Land Rover	136	0.5%	219	0.9%	-37.9%	1,070	0.5%	1,285	0.4%	-16.7%
Isuzu Trucks	125	0.4%	69	0.3%	81.2%	801	0.3%	719	0.2%	11.4%
Ssangyong	47	0.2%	26	0.1%	80.8%	359	0.2%	536	0.2%	-33.0%
LDV	32	0.1%	121	0.5%	-73.6%	752	0.3%	586	0.2%	28.3%
Mitsubishi Fuso	24	0.1%	12	0.0%	100.0%	179	0.1%	163	0.1%	9.8%
Maxus	22	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	57	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LEVC	13	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	13	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	81	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	28,753	100.0%	25,373	100.0%	13.3%	236,833	100.0%	311,989	100.0%	-24.1%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Peugeot	597	51.9%	253	28.1%	136.0%	1,324	24.2%	2,097	30.4%	-36.9%
Mercedes-Benz	172	14.9%	203	22.5%	-15.3%	1,205	22.0%	1,484	21.5%	-18.8%
Ford	160	13.9%	214	23.8%	-25.2%	1,083	19.8%	778	11.3%	39.2%
Fiat	127	11.0%	123	13.7%	3.3%	1,183	21.6%	1,578	22.9%	-25.0%
VW	24	2.1%	19	2.1%	26.3%	156	2.8%	79	1.1%	97.5%
Iveco	19	1.7%	46	5.1%	-58.7%	188	3.4%	410	5.9%	-54.1%
Citroen	16	1.4%	42	4.7%	-61.9%	108	2.0%	213	3.1%	-49.3%
MAN	13	1.1%	1	0.1%	1200.0%	53	1.0%	64	0.9%	-17.2%
Vauxhall	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	12	0.2%	123	1.8%	-90.2%
Renault Trucks	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	1	0.0%	5	0.1%	-80.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	8	0.1%	53	0.8%	-84.9%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	6	0.1%	13	0.2%	-53.8%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	21	1.8%	0	0.0%	-%	155	2.8%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	1,151	100.0%	901	100.0%	27.7%	5,482	100.0%	6,899	100.0%	-20.5%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, September 2020

6 Oct. 2020

*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 decrease 4.4% in September
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 4.4% to 328,041 units in September 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 33.2%, with 1,243,656 cars registered in the first nine months of 2020.
September sales for Ford decreased 13.1% to 28,252 units (8.6% market share), Volkswagen sales increased 39.2% to 27,328 units (8.3% share), while Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 22.6% to 23,522 units (7.2% share).
Audi sales increased 71.8% to 21,893 units (6.7% share) and BMW sales decreased 23.7% to 21,225 units (6.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in September, 10,553 Vauxhall Corsas; 9,545 Ford Fiestas; 8,085 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; 7,417 VW Polos and 6,788 VW Golfs were sold.
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 20.9% to 176,532 units (53.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 38.4% to 46,996 units (14.3% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 139.0% to 104,513 units (31.9% share).
In September, private car sales decreased 1.1% to 161,363 units (49.2% share), fleet sales decreased 5.8% to 159,081 units (48.5% share), and sales to businesses decreased 31.9% to 7,597 units (2.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 26.4% this September to 52,096 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 36.1% to 745 units in September.
Sales of taxis decreased 25.9% to 200 units in September.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "During a torrid year, the automotive industry has demonstrated incredible resilience, but this is not a recovery. Despite the boost of a new registration plate, new model introductions and attractive offers, this is still the poorest September since the two-plate system was introduced in 1999. Unless the pandemic is controlled and economy-wide consumer and business confidence rebuilt, the short-term future looks very challenging indeed."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Sep. 2020	Sep. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2020	Jan.-Sep. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		328,041	343,255	-4.4%	1,243,656	1,862,271	-33.2%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	52,096	41,216	26.4%	208,080	286,616	-27.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	745	1,165	-36.1%	4,331	5,998	-27.8%
	Taxi	200	270	-25.9%	829	1,683	-50.7%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	28,252	8.6%	32,522	9.5%	-13.1%	117,783	9.5%	188,124	10.1%	-37.4%
VW	27,328	8.3%	19,632	5.7%	39.2%	110,668	8.9%	157,040	8.4%	-29.5%
Mercedes-Benz	23,522	7.2%	30,398	8.9%	-22.6%	84,693	6.8%	140,484	7.5%	-39.7%
Audi	21,893	6.7%	12,741	3.7%	71.8%	80,435	6.5%	113,254	6.1%	-29.0%
BMW	21,225	6.5%	27,834	8.1%	-23.7%	84,611	6.8%	131,906	7.1%	-35.9%
Toyota	19,671	6.0%	17,858	5.2%	10.2%	73,067	5.9%	86,881	4.7%	-15.9%
Vauxhall	19,614	6.0%	27,403	8.0%	-28.4%	72,036	5.8%	137,229	7.4%	-47.5%
Kia	14,896	4.5%	16,386	4.8%	-9.1%	57,155	4.6%	80,185	4.3%	-28.7%
Nissan	14,600	4.5%	13,745	4.0%	6.2%	53,905	4.3%	75,007	4.0%	-28.1%
Hyundai	11,645	3.5%	14,418	4.2%	-19.2%	37,847	3.0%	68,669	3.7%	-44.9%
Land Rover	11,444	3.5%	12,791	3.7%	-10.5%	44,840	3.6%	60,713	3.3%	-26.1%
Skoda	10,892	3.3%	9,202	2.7%	18.4%	43,728	3.5%	58,570	3.1%	-25.3%
Peugeot	10,513	3.2%	10,918	3.2%	-3.7%	41,875	3.4%	64,536	3.5%	-35.1%
Renault	10,454	3.2%	11,814	3.4%	-11.5%	35,126	2.8%	47,986	2.6%	-26.8%
Volvo Cars	9,147	2.8%	8,803	2.6%	3.9%	32,184	2.6%	44,348	2.4%	-27.4%
Mini	9,095	2.8%	12,691	3.7%	-28.3%	33,826	2.7%	50,743	2.7%	-33.3%
SEAT	7,138	2.2%	8,216	2.4%	-13.1%	34,998	2.8%	54,995	3.0%	-36.4%
Mazda	6,117	1.9%	7,600	2.2%	-19.5%	18,796	1.5%	33,324	1.8%	-43.6%
Honda	5,953	1.8%	5,535	1.6%	7.6%	22,458	1.8%	36,176	1.9%	-37.9%
Citroen	5,471	1.7%	6,863	2.0%	-20.3%	22,107	1.8%	42,518	2.3%	-48.0%
Suzuki	5,424	1.7%	3,812	1.1%	42.3%	16,509	1.3%	29,731	1.6%	-44.5%
Dacia	5,263	1.6%	4,300	1.3%	22.4%	16,434	1.3%	25,344	1.4%	-35.2%
Fiat	4,391	1.3%	4,765	1.4%	-7.8%	15,745	1.3%	24,870	1.3%	-36.7%
Jaguar	4,006	1.2%	6,052	1.8%	-33.8%	18,362	1.5%	29,364	1.6%	-37.5%
Lexus	3,693	1.1%	3,852	1.1%	-4.1%	11,341	0.9%	12,826	0.7%	-11.6%
MG	3,668	1.1%	1,363	0.4%	169.1%	14,236	1.1%	9,352	0.5%	52.2%
Porsche	1,576	0.5%	1,792	0.5%	-12.1%	8,653	0.7%	10,000	0.5%	-13.5%
Mitsubishi	1,242	0.4%	2,017	0.6%	-38.4%	7,457	0.6%	13,521	0.7%	-44.8%
Jeep	843	0.3%	779	0.2%	8.2%	3,348	0.3%	4,878	0.3%	-31.4%
Abarth	578	0.2%	662	0.2%	-12.7%	1,851	0.1%	2,888	0.2%	-35.9%
DS	474	0.1%	556	0.2%	-14.7%	1,768	0.1%	2,842	0.2%	-37.8%
Ssangyong	391	0.1%	395	0.1%	-1.0%	1,288	0.1%	1,646	0.1%	-21.7%
Alfa Romeo	331	0.1%	500	0.1%	-33.8%	1,533	0.1%	2,805	0.2%	-45.3%
smart	320	0.1%	126	0.0%	154.0%	1,030	0.1%	3,868	0.2%	-73.4%
Subaru	272	0.1%	526	0.2%	-48.3%	672	0.1%	2,044	0.1%	-67.1%
Bentley	263	0.1%	153	0.0%	71.9%	1,010	0.1%	1,215	0.1%	-16.9%
Polestar	218	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	252	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Maserati	77	0.0%	95	0.0%	-18.9%	436	0.0%	760	0.0%	-42.6%
Alpine	10	0.0%	11	0.0%	-9.1%	83	0.0%	137	0.0%	-39.4%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	11	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	286	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	7	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	62	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	308	0.1%	438	0.1%	-29.7%	1,443	0.1%	2,374	0.1%	-39.2%
Other Imports	5,823	1.8%	3,673	1.1%	58.5%	18,067	1.5%	8,770	0.5%	106.0%
Total	328,041	100.0%	343,255	100.0%	-4.4%	1,243,656	100.0%	1,862,271	100.0%	-33.2%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	18,697	35.9%	12,934	31.4%	44.6%	68,074	32.7%	95,018	33.2%	-28.4%
Vauxhall	5,942	11.4%	5,479	13.3%	8.5%	20,853	10.0%	24,652	8.6%	-15.4%
VW	5,910	11.3%	3,497	8.5%	69.0%	22,200	10.7%	31,780	11.1%	-30.1%
Peugeot	4,023	7.7%	4,339	10.5%	-7.3%	18,307	8.8%	25,704	9.0%	-28.8%
Citroen	3,795	7.3%	4,080	9.9%	-7.0%	15,929	7.7%	22,477	7.8%	-29.1%
Mercedes-Benz	3,335	6.4%	2,696	6.5%	23.7%	21,893	10.5%	28,862	10.1%	-24.1%
Nissan	1,993	3.8%	2,168	5.3%	-8.1%	7,560	3.6%	10,030	3.5%	-24.6%
Renault	1,781	3.4%	896	2.2%	98.8%	7,502	3.6%	15,081	5.3%	-50.3%
Mitsubishi	1,661	3.2%	1,557	3.8%	6.7%	4,137	2.0%	8,866	3.1%	-53.3%
Toyota	1,641	3.1%	1,172	2.8%	40.0%	6,316	3.0%	6,149	2.1%	2.7%
Fiat	1,493	2.9%	804	2.0%	85.7%	5,670	2.7%	7,252	2.5%	-21.8%
Isuzu	470	0.9%	745	1.8%	-36.9%	2,558	1.2%	3,726	1.3%	-31.3%
MAN	399	0.8%	76	0.2%	425.0%	1,630	0.8%	1,050	0.4%	55.2%
Iveco	242	0.5%	183	0.4%	32.2%	1,689	0.8%	1,994	0.7%	-15.3%
Renault Trucks	179	0.3%	143	0.3%	25.2%	930	0.4%	1,056	0.4%	-11.9%
Land Rover	172	0.3%	152	0.4%	13.2%	934	0.4%	1,066	0.4%	-12.4%
Isuzu Trucks	117	0.2%	114	0.3%	2.6%	676	0.3%	650	0.2%	4.0%
Ssangyong	107	0.2%	77	0.2%	39.0%	312	0.1%	510	0.2%	-38.8%
LDV	62	0.1%	68	0.2%	-8.8%	720	0.3%	465	0.2%	54.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso	42	0.1%	23	0.1%	82.6%	155	0.1%	151	0.1%	2.6%
Maxus	35	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	35	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	13	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	77	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	52,096	100.0%	41,216	100.0%	26.4%	208,080	100.0%	286,616	100.0%	-27.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	276	37.0%	415	35.6%	-33.5%	923	21.3%	564	9.4%	63.7%
Fiat	242	32.5%	144	12.4%	68.1%	1,056	24.4%	1,455	24.3%	-27.4%
Mercedes-Benz	129	17.3%	215	18.5%	-40.0%	1,033	23.9%	1,281	21.4%	-19.4%
Peugeot	36	4.8%	312	26.8%	-88.5%	727	16.8%	1,844	30.7%	-60.6%
VW	29	3.9%	4	0.3%	625.0%	132	3.0%	60	1.0%	120.0%
Iveco	17	2.3%	26	2.2%	-34.6%	169	3.9%	364	6.1%	-53.6%
MAN	7	0.9%	2	0.2%	250.0%	40	0.9%	63	1.1%	-36.5%
Vauxhall	4	0.5%	1	0.1%	300.0%	11	0.3%	123	2.1%	-91.1%
Isuzu Trucks	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%	6	0.1%	13	0.2%	-53.8%
Citroen	1	0.1%	42	3.6%	-97.6%	92	2.1%	171	2.9%	-46.2%
Renault	1	0.1%	4	0.3%	-75.0%	8	0.2%	53	0.9%	-84.9%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	-100.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	134	3.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	745	100.0%	1,165	100.0%	-36.1%	4,331	100.0%	5,998	100.0%	-27.8%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, August 2020

7 Sep. 2020

*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 decrease 5.8% in August
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 4, UK passenger car sales decreased 5.8% to 87,226 units in August 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 39.7%, with 915,615 cars registered in the first eight months of 2020.
August sales for Ford increased 0.7% to 10,843 units (12.4% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 22.4% to 8,790 units (10.1% share), while Audi sales decreased 32.5% to 6,120 units (7.0% share).
BMW sales increased 10.4% to 5,360 units (6.1% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 3.8% to 5,234 units (6.0% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in August, 3,372 Ford Fiestas; 2,570 VW Golfs; 2,391 Ford Focuses; 2,128 Ford Pumas and 2,081 Vauxhall Corsas were sold.
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 14.7% to 49,376 units (56.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 39.5% to 14,296 units (16.4% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 113.2% to 23,554 units (27.0% share).
In August, private car sales decreased 1.7% to 39,833 units (45.7% share), fleet sales decreased 5.5% to 45,943 units (52.7% share), and sales to businesses decreased 57.9% to 1,450 units (1.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 16.1% this August to 19,407 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 11.8% to 396 units in August.
Sales of taxis decreased 76.2% to 35 units in August.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The decline is disappointing, following some brief optimism in July. However, given August is typically one the new car market’s quietest months, it’s important not to draw too many conclusions from these figures alone. With the all-important plate change month just around the corner, September is likely to provide a better barometer. As the nation takes steps to return to normality, protecting consumer confidence will be critical to driving a recovery."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Aug. 2020	Aug. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2020	Jan.-Aug. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		87,226	92,573	-5.8%	915,615	1,519,016	-39.7%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	19,407	23,120	-16.1%	155,984	245,400	-36.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	396	449	-11.8%	3,586	4,833	-25.8%
	Taxi	35	147	-76.2%	629	1,413	-55.5%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Ford	10,843	12.4%	10,764	11.6%	0.7%	89,531	9.8%	155,602	10.2%	-42.5%
VW	8,790	10.1%	11,334	12.2%	-22.4%	83,340	9.1%	137,408	9.0%	-39.3%
Audi	6,120	7.0%	9,062	9.8%	-32.5%	58,542	6.4%	100,513	6.6%	-41.8%
BMW	5,360	6.1%	4,853	5.2%	10.4%	63,386	6.9%	104,072	6.9%	-39.1%
Mercedes-Benz	5,234	6.0%	5,040	5.4%	3.8%	61,171	6.7%	110,086	7.2%	-44.4%
Vauxhall	5,075	5.8%	4,864	5.3%	4.3%	52,422	5.7%	109,826	7.2%	-52.3%
Kia	4,179	4.8%	3,452	3.7%	21.1%	42,259	4.6%	63,799	4.2%	-33.8%
Toyota	4,137	4.7%	4,205	4.5%	-1.6%	53,396	5.8%	69,023	4.5%	-22.6%
Skoda	3,603	4.1%	2,802	3.0%	28.6%	32,836	3.6%	49,368	3.2%	-33.5%
Peugeot	3,520	4.0%	3,608	3.9%	-2.4%	31,362	3.4%	53,618	3.5%	-41.5%
Hyundai	3,076	3.5%	2,686	2.9%	14.5%	26,202	2.9%	54,251	3.6%	-51.7%
Renault	2,805	3.2%	1,872	2.0%	49.8%	24,672	2.7%	36,172	2.4%	-31.8%
Nissan	2,621	3.0%	2,328	2.5%	12.6%	39,305	4.3%	61,262	4.0%	-35.8%
SEAT	2,236	2.6%	3,610	3.9%	-38.1%	27,860	3.0%	46,779	3.1%	-40.4%
Land Rover	2,042	2.3%	1,677	1.8%	21.8%	33,396	3.6%	47,922	3.2%	-30.3%
Mini	2,013	2.3%	1,819	2.0%	10.7%	24,731	2.7%	38,052	2.5%	-35.0%
Honda	1,744	2.0%	2,592	2.8%	-32.7%	16,505	1.8%	30,641	2.0%	-46.1%
Citroen	1,689	1.9%	1,798	1.9%	-6.1%	16,636	1.8%	35,655	2.3%	-53.3%
Suzuki	1,395	1.6%	2,092	2.3%	-33.3%	11,085	1.2%	25,919	1.7%	-57.2%
Volvo Cars	1,381	1.6%	1,268	1.4%	8.9%	23,037	2.5%	35,545	2.3%	-35.2%
Dacia	1,180	1.4%	1,031	1.1%	14.5%	11,171	1.2%	21,044	1.4%	-46.9%
Mazda	1,128	1.3%	1,509	1.6%	-25.2%	12,679	1.4%	25,724	1.7%	-50.7%
Fiat	1,077	1.2%	881	1.0%	22.2%	11,354	1.2%	20,105	1.3%	-43.5%
Jaguar	1,059	1.2%	1,049	1.1%	1.0%	14,356	1.6%	23,312	1.5%	-38.4%
MG	1,010	1.2%	663	0.7%	52.3%	10,568	1.2%	7,989	0.5%	32.3%
Porsche	709	0.8%	646	0.7%	9.8%	7,077	0.8%	8,208	0.5%	-13.8%
Mitsubishi	578	0.7%	715	0.8%	-19.2%	6,215	0.7%	11,504	0.8%	-46.0%
Jeep	418	0.5%	411	0.4%	1.7%	2,505	0.3%	4,099	0.3%	-38.9%
Lexus	368	0.4%	424	0.5%	-13.2%	7,648	0.8%	8,974	0.6%	-14.8%
DS	148	0.2%	187	0.2%	-20.9%	1,294	0.1%	2,286	0.2%	-43.4%
Abarth	146	0.2%	118	0.1%	23.7%	1,273	0.1%	2,226	0.1%	-42.8%
smart	116	0.1%	212	0.2%	-45.3%	710	0.1%	3,742	0.2%	-81.0%
Alfa Romeo	77	0.1%	208	0.2%	-63.0%	1,202	0.1%	2,305	0.2%	-47.9%
Bentley	58	0.1%	96	0.1%	-39.6%	747	0.1%	1,062	0.1%	-29.7%
Ssangyong	56	0.1%	80	0.1%	-30.0%	897	0.1%	1,251	0.1%	-28.3%
Maserati	56	0.1%	54	0.1%	3.7%	359	0.0%	665	0.0%	-46.0%
Subaru	34	0.0%	52	0.1%	-34.6%	400	0.0%	1,518	0.1%	-73.6%
Polestar	26	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	34	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	6	0.0%	12	0.0%	-50.0%	73	0.0%	126	0.0%	-42.1%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	34	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	275	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	32	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	55	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	88	0.1%	140	0.2%	-37.1%	1,135	0.1%	1,936	0.1%	-41.4%
Other Imports	1,025	1.2%	2,293	2.5%	-55.3%	12,244	1.3%	5,097	0.3%	140.2%
Total	87,226	100.0%	92,573	100.0%	-5.8%	915,615	100.0%	1,519,016	100.0%	-39.7%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Ford	5,384	27.7%	7,259	31.4%	-25.8%	49,377	31.7%	82,084	33.4%	-39.8%
Mercedes-Benz	4,100	21.1%	4,751	20.5%	-13.7%	18,558	11.9%	26,166	10.7%	-29.1%
VW	2,530	13.0%	2,966	12.8%	-14.7%	16,290	10.4%	28,283	11.5%	-42.4%
Peugeot	1,874	9.7%	1,206	5.2%	55.4%	14,284	9.2%	21,365	8.7%	-33.1%
Citroen	1,087	5.6%	1,413	6.1%	-23.1%	12,134	7.8%	18,397	7.5%	-34.0%
Vauxhall	1,077	5.5%	1,211	5.2%	-11.1%	14,911	9.6%	19,173	7.8%	-22.2%
Renault	732	3.8%	1,776	7.7%	-58.8%	5,721	3.7%	14,185	5.8%	-59.7%
Fiat	576	3.0%	603	2.6%	-4.5%	4,177	2.7%	6,448	2.6%	-35.2%
Toyota	483	2.5%	274	1.2%	76.3%	4,675	3.0%	4,977	2.0%	-6.1%
MAN	350	1.8%	96	0.4%	264.6%	1,231	0.8%	974	0.4%	26.4%
Nissan	343	1.8%	378	1.6%	-9.3%	5,567	3.6%	7,862	3.2%	-29.2%
Mitsubishi	259	1.3%	295	1.3%	-12.2%	2,476	1.6%	7,309	3.0%	-66.1%
LDV	153	0.8%	74	0.3%	106.8%	658	0.4%	397	0.2%	65.7%
Iveco	144	0.7%	173	0.7%	-16.8%	1,447	0.9%	1,811	0.7%	-20.1%
Renault Trucks	116	0.6%	92	0.4%	26.1%	751	0.5%	913	0.4%	-17.7%
Isuzu	101	0.5%	436	1.9%	-76.8%	2,088	1.3%	2,981	1.2%	-30.0%
Isuzu Trucks	43	0.2%	52	0.2%	-17.3%	559	0.4%	536	0.2%	4.3%
Land Rover	25	0.1%	32	0.1%	-21.9%	762	0.5%	914	0.4%	-16.6%
Ssangyong	19	0.1%	18	0.1%	5.6%	205	0.1%	433	0.2%	-52.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso	11	0.1%	12	0.1%	-8.3%	113	0.1%	128	0.1%	-11.7%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	3	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	64	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	19,407	100.0%	23,120	100.0%	-16.1%	155,984	100.0%	245,400	100.0%	-36.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Mercedes-Benz	107	27.0%	113	25.2%	-5.3%	904	25.2%	1,066	22.1%	-15.2%
Fiat	99	25.0%	110	24.5%	-10.0%	814	22.7%	1,311	27.1%	-37.9%
Peugeot	67	16.9%	144	32.1%	-53.5%	691	19.3%	1,532	31.7%	-54.9%
Ford	62	15.7%	37	8.2%	67.6%	647	18.0%	149	3.1%	334.2%
VW	25	6.3%	5	1.1%	400.0%	103	2.9%	56	1.2%	83.9%
Iveco	24	6.1%	22	4.9%	9.1%	152	4.2%	338	7.0%	-55.0%
MAN	5	1.3%	2	0.4%	150.0%	33	0.9%	61	1.3%	-45.9%
Citroen	4	1.0%	12	2.7%	-66.7%	91	2.5%	129	2.7%	-29.5%
Vauxhall	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	100.0%	7	0.2%	122	2.5%	-94.3%
Renault	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	0.0%	7	0.2%	49	1.0%	-85.7%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	-100.0%	3	0.1%	13	0.3%	-76.9%
Nissan	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	-100.0%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	134	3.7%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	396	100.0%	449	100.0%	-11.8%	3,586	100.0%	4,833	100.0%	-25.8%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, July 2020

6 Aug. 2020

*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 11.3% in July
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 5, UK passenger car sales increased 11.3% to 174,887 units in July 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 41.9%, with 828,389 cars registered in the first seven months of 2020.
July sales for Ford increased 10.4% to 18,814 units (10.8% market share), Volkswagen sales increased 2.9% to 15,617 units (8.9% share), while Audi sales increased 16.4% to 12,017 units (6.9% share).
BMW sales increased 24.4% to 11,446 units (6.5% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 14.9% to 10,254 units (5.9% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in July, 5,455 Vauxhall Corsas; 5,421 Ford Fiestas; 4,981 Ford Focuses; 3,936 VW Golfs; and 3,922 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes were sold.
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 0.3% to 101,392 units (58.0% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 25.9% to 28,844 units (16.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 159.2% to 44,651 units (25.5% share).
In July, private car sales increased 20.4% to 79,929 units (45.7% share), fleet sales increased 5.2% to 91,857 units (52.5% share), and sales to businesses decreased 11.8% to 3,101 units (1.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 7.1% this July to 27,701 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 15.9% to 634 units in July.
Sales of taxis decreased 74.9% to 56 units in July.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "July’s figures are positive, with a boost from demand pent up from earlier in the year and some attractive offers meaning there are some very good deals to be had. We must be cautious, however, as showrooms have only just fully reopened nationwide and there is still much uncertainty about the future. By the end of September we should have a clearer picture of whether or not this is a long-term trend. Although this month’s figures provide hope, the market remains fragile in the face of possible future spikes and localised lockdowns as well as, sadly, probable job losses across the economy. The next few weeks will be crucial in showing whether or not we are on the road to recovery."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jul. 2020	Jul. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2020	Jan.-Jul. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		174,887	157,198	11.3%	828,389	1,426,443	-41.9%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	27,701	25,862	7.1%	136,577	222,280	-38.6%
	Trucks (Under6t)	634	547	15.9%	3,190	4,384	-27.2%
	Taxi	56	223	-74.9%	594	1,266	-53.1%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	18,814	10.8%	17,049	10.8%	10.4%	78,688	9.5%	144,838	10.2%	-45.7%
VW	15,617	8.9%	15,183	9.7%	2.9%	74,550	9.0%	126,074	8.8%	-40.9%
Audi	12,017	6.9%	10,322	6.6%	16.4%	52,422	6.3%	91,451	6.4%	-42.7%
BMW	11,446	6.5%	9,198	5.9%	24.4%	58,026	7.0%	99,219	7.0%	-41.5%
Mercedes-Benz	10,254	5.9%	12,056	7.7%	-14.9%	55,937	6.8%	105,046	7.4%	-46.7%
Toyota	9,899	5.7%	8,134	5.2%	21.7%	49,259	5.9%	64,818	4.5%	-24.0%
Vauxhall	9,771	5.6%	10,398	6.6%	-6.0%	47,347	5.7%	104,962	7.4%	-54.9%
Kia	9,110	5.2%	7,115	4.5%	28.0%	38,080	4.6%	60,347	4.2%	-36.9%
Renault	6,598	3.8%	2,187	1.4%	201.7%	21,867	2.6%	34,300	2.4%	-36.2%
Nissan	6,575	3.8%	6,191	3.9%	6.2%	36,684	4.4%	58,934	4.1%	-37.8%
Peugeot	6,392	3.7%	5,666	3.6%	12.8%	27,842	3.4%	50,010	3.5%	-44.3%
Skoda	6,121	3.5%	5,302	3.4%	15.4%	29,233	3.5%	46,566	3.3%	-37.2%
Land Rover	5,730	3.3%	4,153	2.6%	38.0%	31,354	3.8%	46,245	3.2%	-32.2%
Hyundai	5,425	3.1%	5,649	3.6%	-4.0%	23,126	2.8%	51,565	3.6%	-55.2%
SEAT	5,357	3.1%	5,391	3.4%	-0.6%	25,624	3.1%	43,169	3.0%	-40.6%
Mini	4,442	2.5%	2,983	1.9%	48.9%	22,718	2.7%	36,233	2.5%	-37.3%
Volvo Cars	3,958	2.3%	4,288	2.7%	-7.7%	21,656	2.6%	34,277	2.4%	-36.8%
Citroen	3,330	1.9%	4,435	2.8%	-24.9%	14,947	1.8%	33,857	2.4%	-55.9%
Honda	3,322	1.9%	2,970	1.9%	11.9%	14,761	1.8%	28,049	2.0%	-47.4%
Mazda	2,805	1.6%	2,772	1.8%	1.2%	11,551	1.4%	24,215	1.7%	-52.3%
Jaguar	2,746	1.6%	2,515	1.6%	9.2%	13,297	1.6%	22,263	1.6%	-40.3%
Dacia	2,558	1.5%	1,445	0.9%	77.0%	9,991	1.2%	20,013	1.4%	-50.1%
Porsche	2,295	1.3%	777	0.5%	195.4%	6,368	0.8%	7,562	0.5%	-15.8%
Fiat	1,949	1.1%	1,475	0.9%	32.1%	10,277	1.2%	19,224	1.3%	-46.5%
Suzuki	1,877	1.1%	3,490	2.2%	-46.2%	9,690	1.2%	23,827	1.7%	-59.3%
MG	1,846	1.1%	1,040	0.7%	77.5%	9,558	1.2%	7,326	0.5%	30.5%
Lexus	1,309	0.7%	1,118	0.7%	17.1%	7,280	0.9%	8,550	0.6%	-14.9%
Mitsubishi	929	0.5%	1,005	0.6%	-7.6%	5,637	0.7%	10,789	0.8%	-47.8%
Jeep	555	0.3%	451	0.3%	23.1%	2,087	0.3%	3,688	0.3%	-43.4%
DS	228	0.1%	268	0.2%	-14.9%	1,146	0.1%	2,099	0.1%	-45.4%
Abarth	213	0.1%	221	0.1%	-3.6%	1,127	0.1%	2,108	0.1%	-46.5%
Alfa Romeo	185	0.1%	235	0.1%	-21.3%	1,125	0.1%	2,097	0.1%	-46.4%
Ssangyong	172	0.1%	82	0.1%	109.8%	841	0.1%	1,171	0.1%	-28.2%
smart	168	0.1%	388	0.2%	-56.7%	594	0.1%	3,530	0.2%	-83.2%
Bentley	158	0.1%	154	0.1%	2.6%	689	0.1%	966	0.1%	-28.7%
Maserati	64	0.0%	77	0.0%	-16.9%	303	0.0%	611	0.0%	-50.4%
Subaru	60	0.0%	103	0.1%	-41.7%	366	0.0%	1,466	0.1%	-75.0%
Alpine	10	0.0%	29	0.0%	-65.5%	67	0.0%	114	0.0%	-41.2%
Polestar	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	38	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	241	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	23	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	187	0.1%	211	0.1%	-11.4%	1,047	0.1%	1,796	0.1%	-41.7%
Other Imports	387	0.2%	632	0.4%	-38.8%	11,219	1.4%	2,804	0.2%	300.1%
Total	174,887	100.0%	157,198	100.0%	11.3%	828,389	100.0%	1,426,443	100.0%	-41.9%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	7,949	28.7%	9,037	34.9%	-12.0%	43,993	32.2%	74,825	33.7%	-41.2%
VW	3,433	12.4%	2,681	10.4%	28.0%	13,760	10.1%	25,317	11.4%	-45.6%
Mercedes-Benz	3,287	11.9%	3,047	11.8%	7.9%	14,458	10.6%	21,415	9.6%	-32.5%
Vauxhall	2,819	10.2%	1,747	6.8%	61.4%	13,834	10.1%	17,962	8.1%	-23.0%
Peugeot	2,402	8.7%	2,182	8.4%	10.1%	12,410	9.1%	20,159	9.1%	-38.4%
Citroen	1,993	7.2%	1,831	7.1%	8.8%	11,047	8.1%	16,984	7.6%	-35.0%
Renault	1,209	4.4%	1,630	6.3%	-25.8%	4,989	3.7%	12,409	5.6%	-59.8%
Toyota	989	3.6%	473	1.8%	109.1%	4,192	3.1%	4,703	2.1%	-10.9%
Fiat	920	3.3%	663	2.6%	38.8%	3,601	2.6%	5,845	2.6%	-38.4%
Nissan	903	3.3%	853	3.3%	5.9%	5,224	3.8%	7,484	3.4%	-30.2%
Isuzu	421	1.5%	255	1.0%	65.1%	1,987	1.5%	2,545	1.1%	-21.9%
Mitsubishi	300	1.1%	727	2.8%	-58.7%	2,217	1.6%	7,014	3.2%	-68.4%
MAN	274	1.0%	141	0.5%	94.3%	881	0.6%	878	0.4%	0.3%
Iveco	187	0.7%	191	0.7%	-2.1%	1,303	1.0%	1,638	0.7%	-20.5%
Land Rover	176	0.6%	112	0.4%	57.1%	737	0.5%	882	0.4%	-16.4%
LDV	130	0.5%	54	0.2%	140.7%	505	0.4%	323	0.1%	56.3%
Isuzu Trucks	126	0.5%	77	0.3%	63.6%	516	0.4%	484	0.2%	6.6%
Renault Trucks	123	0.4%	99	0.4%	24.2%	635	0.5%	821	0.4%	-22.7%
Ssangyong	37	0.1%	45	0.2%	-17.8%	186	0.1%	415	0.2%	-55.2%
Mitsubishi Fuso	23	0.1%	14	0.1%	64.3%	102	0.1%	116	0.1%	-12.1%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	3	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	61	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	27,701	100.0%	25,862	100.0%	7.1%	136,577	100.0%	222,280	100.0%	-38.6%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Fiat	165	26.0%	182	33.3%	-9.3%	715	22.4%	1,201	27.4%	-40.5%
Mercedes-Benz	103	16.2%	80	14.6%	28.8%	797	25.0%	953	21.7%	-16.4%
Peugeot	94	14.8%	211	38.6%	-55.5%	624	19.6%	1,388	31.7%	-55.0%
Ford	87	13.7%	5	0.9%	1640.0%	585	18.3%	112	2.6%	422.3%
Iveco	41	6.5%	17	3.1%	141.2%	128	4.0%	316	7.2%	-59.5%
VW	14	2.2%	17	3.1%	-17.6%	78	2.4%	51	1.2%	52.9%
MAN	3	0.5%	2	0.4%	50.0%	28	0.9%	59	1.3%	-52.5%
Citroen	1	0.2%	27	4.9%	-96.3%	87	2.7%	117	2.7%	-25.6%
Vauxhall	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	-66.7%	5	0.2%	121	2.8%	-95.9%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	-66.7%	3	0.1%	12	0.3%	-75.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	6	0.2%	48	1.1%	-87.5%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	-100.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	124	19.6%	0	0.0%	-%	134	4.2%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	634	100.0%	547	100.0%	15.9%	3,190	100.0%	4,384	100.0%	-27.2%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)

Flash report, June 2020

7 Jul. 2020

*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 decrease 34.9% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 34.9% to 145,377 units in June 2020.
Year-to-date sales decreased 48.5%, with 653,502 cars registered in the first half of 2020.
June sales for Ford decreased 38.2% to 13,622 units (9.4% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 39.3% to 12,431 units (8.6% share), while Toyota sales increased 2.7% to 11,709 units (8.1% share).
BMW sales decreased 46.8% to 10,635 units (7.3% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 36.0% to 9,569 units (6.6% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in June, 4,528 Vauxhall Corsas; 4,386 Ford Fiestas; 4,200 Toyota Yarises; 3,551 Ford Focuses; and 3,400 MINIs were sold.
Compared to last June, diesel-engine car sales decreased by 59.8% to 23,011 units (15.8% share), gasoline-engine car sales decreased 39.9% to 87,896 units (60.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 73.7% to 34,470 units (23.7% share).
In June, private car sales decreased 19.2% to 72,827 units (50.1% share), fleet sales decreased 45.2% to 69,798 units (47.8% share), and sales to businesses decreased 52.6% to 3,052 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 24.8% this June to 30,041 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 63.7% to 291 units in June.
Sales of taxis decreased 80.2% to 39 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "While it’s welcome to see demand rise above the rock-bottom levels we saw during lockdown, this is not a recovery and barely a restart. Many of June’s registrations could be attributed to customers finally being able to collect their pre-pandemic orders, and appetite for significant spending remains questionable. The government must boost the economy, help customers feel safer in their jobs and in their spending and give businesses the confidence to invest in their fleets. Otherwise it runs the risk of losing billions more in revenue from this critical sector at a time when the public purse needs it more than ever."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jun. 2020	Jun. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2020	Jan.-Jun. 2019	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		145,377	223,421	-34.9%	653,502	1,269,245	-48.5%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	30,041	39,929	-24.8%	108,876	196,418	-44.6%
	Trucks (Under6t)	291	802	-63.7%	2,556	3,837	-33.4%
	Taxi	39	197	-80.2%	538	1,043	-48.4%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	13,622	9.4%	22,049	9.9%	-38.2%	59,874	9.2%	127,789	10.1%	-53.1%
VW	12,431	8.6%	20,474	9.2%	-39.3%	58,933	9.0%	110,891	8.7%	-46.9%
Toyota	11,709	8.1%	11,398	5.1%	2.7%	39,360	6.0%	56,684	4.5%	-30.6%
BMW	10,635	7.3%	19,985	8.9%	-46.8%	46,580	7.1%	90,021	7.1%	-48.3%
Mercedes-Benz	9,569	6.6%	14,947	6.7%	-36.0%	45,683	7.0%	92,990	7.3%	-50.9%
Vauxhall	9,104	6.3%	15,540	7.0%	-41.4%	37,576	5.7%	94,564	7.5%	-60.3%
Audi	8,099	5.6%	14,208	6.4%	-43.0%	40,405	6.2%	81,129	6.4%	-50.2%
Nissan	5,884	4.0%	9,247	4.1%	-36.4%	30,109	4.6%	52,743	4.2%	-42.9%
Kia	5,501	3.8%	8,527	3.8%	-35.5%	28,970	4.4%	53,232	4.2%	-45.6%
Skoda	5,272	3.6%	7,361	3.3%	-28.4%	23,112	3.5%	41,264	3.3%	-44.0%
Peugeot	5,168	3.6%	7,313	3.3%	-29.3%	21,450	3.3%	44,344	3.5%	-51.6%
Mini	4,921	3.4%	8,662	3.9%	-43.2%	18,276	2.8%	33,250	2.6%	-45.0%
Renault	4,720	3.2%	6,094	2.7%	-22.5%	15,269	2.3%	32,113	2.5%	-52.5%
Land Rover	4,691	3.2%	6,495	2.9%	-27.8%	25,624	3.9%	42,092	3.3%	-39.1%
Volvo Cars	4,374	3.0%	5,260	2.4%	-16.8%	17,698	2.7%	29,989	2.4%	-41.0%
SEAT	4,090	2.8%	6,790	3.0%	-39.8%	20,267	3.1%	37,778	3.0%	-46.4%
Hyundai	3,643	2.5%	7,803	3.5%	-53.3%	17,701	2.7%	45,916	3.6%	-61.4%
Dacia	2,093	1.4%	2,935	1.3%	-28.7%	7,433	1.1%	18,568	1.5%	-60.0%
Citroen	2,067	1.4%	4,015	1.8%	-48.5%	11,617	1.8%	29,422	2.3%	-60.5%
MG	2,025	1.4%	1,078	0.5%	87.8%	7,712	1.2%	6,286	0.5%	22.7%
Fiat	1,818	1.3%	2,404	1.1%	-24.4%	8,328	1.3%	17,749	1.4%	-53.1%
Jaguar	1,712	1.2%	2,938	1.3%	-41.7%	10,551	1.6%	19,748	1.6%	-46.6%
Honda	1,617	1.1%	3,854	1.7%	-58.0%	11,439	1.8%	25,079	2.0%	-54.4%
Mazda	1,464	1.0%	3,731	1.7%	-60.8%	8,746	1.3%	21,443	1.7%	-59.2%
Suzuki	1,431	1.0%	3,159	1.4%	-54.7%	7,813	1.2%	20,337	1.6%	-61.6%
Lexus	1,359	0.9%	1,199	0.5%	13.3%	5,971	0.9%	7,432	0.6%	-19.7%
Porsche	1,056	0.7%	1,054	0.5%	0.2%	4,073	0.6%	6,785	0.5%	-40.0%
Mitsubishi	771	0.5%	1,483	0.7%	-48.0%	4,708	0.7%	9,784	0.8%	-51.9%
Jeep	437	0.3%	582	0.3%	-24.9%	1,532	0.2%	3,237	0.3%	-52.7%
Alfa Romeo	234	0.2%	329	0.1%	-28.9%	940	0.1%	1,862	0.1%	-49.5%
Abarth	212	0.1%	258	0.1%	-17.8%	914	0.1%	1,887	0.1%	-51.6%
Ssangyong	159	0.1%	122	0.1%	30.3%	669	0.1%	1,089	0.1%	-38.6%
DS	153	0.1%	351	0.2%	-56.4%	918	0.1%	1,831	0.1%	-49.9%
smart	146	0.1%	522	0.2%	-72.0%	426	0.1%	3,142	0.2%	-86.4%
Bentley	102	0.1%	94	0.0%	8.5%	531	0.1%	812	0.1%	-34.6%
Maserati	50	0.0%	84	0.0%	-40.5%	239	0.0%	534	0.0%	-55.2%
Subaru	44	0.0%	244	0.1%	-82.0%	306	0.0%	1,363	0.1%	-77.5%
Alpine	16	0.0%	20	0.0%	-20.0%	57	0.0%	85	0.0%	-32.9%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	40	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	203	0.0%	-100.0%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	5	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	21	0.0%	-100.0%
Other	140	0.1%	248	0.1%	-43.5%	860	0.1%	1,585	0.1%	-45.7%
Other Imports	2,838	2.0%	519	0.2%	446.8%	10,832	1.7%	2,172	0.2%	398.7%
Total	145,377	100.0%	223,421	100.0%	-34.9%	653,502	100.0%	1,269,245	100.0%	-48.5%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	11,203	37.3%	14,193	35.5%	-21.1%	36,044	33.1%	65,788	33.5%	-45.2%
Mercedes-Benz	3,155	10.5%	4,239	10.6%	-25.6%	11,171	10.3%	18,368	9.4%	-39.2%
Vauxhall	2,994	10.0%	3,195	8.0%	-6.3%	11,015	10.1%	16,215	8.3%	-32.1%
Citroen	2,846	9.5%	3,116	7.8%	-8.7%	9,054	8.3%	15,153	7.7%	-40.2%
VW	2,740	9.1%	4,421	11.1%	-38.0%	10,327	9.5%	22,636	11.5%	-54.4%
Peugeot	2,098	7.0%	3,104	7.8%	-32.4%	10,008	9.2%	17,977	9.2%	-44.3%
Nissan	1,277	4.3%	1,121	2.8%	13.9%	4,321	4.0%	6,631	3.4%	-34.8%
Renault	1,075	3.6%	2,714	6.8%	-60.4%	3,780	3.5%	10,779	5.5%	-64.9%
Toyota	736	2.4%	475	1.2%	54.9%	3,203	2.9%	4,230	2.2%	-24.3%
Fiat	585	1.9%	965	2.4%	-39.4%	2,681	2.5%	5,182	2.6%	-48.3%
Mitsubishi	359	1.2%	1,034	2.6%	-65.3%	1,917	1.8%	6,287	3.2%	-69.5%
Isuzu	212	0.7%	442	1.1%	-52.0%	1,566	1.4%	2,290	1.2%	-31.6%
Land Rover	157	0.5%	171	0.4%	-8.2%	561	0.5%	770	0.4%	-27.1%
Iveco	150	0.5%	206	0.5%	-27.2%	1,116	1.0%	1,447	0.7%	-22.9%
MAN	144	0.5%	172	0.4%	-16.3%	607	0.6%	737	0.4%	-17.6%
Renault Trucks	117	0.4%	130	0.3%	-10.0%	512	0.5%	722	0.4%	-29.1%
LDV	89	0.3%	66	0.2%	34.8%	375	0.3%	269	0.1%	39.4%
Isuzu Trucks	64	0.2%	70	0.2%	-8.6%	390	0.4%	407	0.2%	-4.2%
Ssangyong	23	0.1%	72	0.2%	-68.1%	149	0.1%	370	0.2%	-59.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso	17	0.1%	20	0.1%	-15.0%	79	0.1%	102	0.1%	-22.5%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	3	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	58	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	30,041	100.0%	39,929	100.0%	-24.8%	108,876	100.0%	196,418	100.0%	-44.6%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2020		2019		Y-o-Y	2020		2019		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Fiat	87	29.9%	169	21.1%	-48.5%	550	21.5%	1,019	26.6%	-46.0%
Mercedes-Benz	63	21.6%	178	22.2%	-64.6%	694	27.2%	873	22.8%	-20.5%
Ford	60	20.6%	23	2.9%	160.9%	498	19.5%	107	2.8%	365.4%
Peugeot	43	14.8%	255	31.8%	-83.1%	530	20.7%	1,177	30.7%	-55.0%
Iveco	24	8.2%	55	6.9%	-56.4%	87	3.4%	299	7.8%	-70.9%
VW	8	2.7%	15	1.9%	-46.7%	64	2.5%	34	0.9%	88.2%
Renault	3	1.0%	13	1.6%	-76.9%	6	0.2%	48	1.3%	-87.5%
Citroen	1	0.3%	20	2.5%	-95.0%	86	3.4%	90	2.3%	-4.4%
MAN	1	0.3%	35	4.4%	-97.1%	25	1.0%	57	1.5%	-56.1%
Vauxhall	1	0.3%	36	4.5%	-97.2%	4	0.2%	118	3.1%	-96.6%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	2	0.1%	9	0.2%	-77.8%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	-100.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-100.0%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	10	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	291	100.0%	802	100.0%	-63.7%	2,556	100.0%	3,837	100.0%	-33.4%

Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)