UK - Automotive sales volume, 2021

Flash report, December 2021

Jan 11, 2022

*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 18.2% in December, up 1.0% in 2021
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 18.2% year-over-year to 108,596 units in December.
2021 passenger car sales had increased 1.0% from last year to 1,647,181 units.
In 2021, sales for VW decreased 0.3% to 147,826 units (9.0% market share), Audi increased 9.4% to 117,953 units (7.2% share), and BMW increased 1.0% to 116,577 units (7.1% share). Ford sales decreased 23.9% to 116,305 units (7.1% share) and Toyota sales increased 9.9% to 100,895 units (6.1% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in 2021, 40,914 Vauxhall Corsas; 34,783 Tesla Model 3; 31,792 MINI; 30,710 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes and 30,634 Volkswagen Polo were sold.
Compared to last year, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 15.7% y/y to 762,103 units (46.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 48.1% to 135,773 units (8.2% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 61.0% to 749,305 units (45.5% share). EV increased 76.3% to 190,727 units (11.6% share).
In 2021, private car sales increased 7.4% to 802,504 units (48.7% share), fleet sales decreased 4.4% to 812,029 units (49.3% share), and sales to businesses decreased 4.7% to 32,648 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 21.4% in 2021 to 355,380 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 11.4% to 5,988 units in 2021.
Sales of taxis increased 32.6% in 2021 to 1,339 units.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said “It’s been another desperately disappointing year for the car industry as Covid continues to cast a pall over any recovery. Manufacturers continue to battle myriad challenges, with tougher trading arrangements, accelerating technology shifts and, above all, the global semiconductor shortage which is decimating supply. Despite the challenges, the undeniable bright spot is the growth in electric car uptake. A record-breaking year for the cleanest, greenest vehicles is testament to the investment made by the industry over the past decade and the inherent attractiveness of the technology. The models are there, with two of every five new car models now able to be plugged in, drivers have the widest choice ever and industry is working hard to overcome Covid-related supply constraints. The biggest obstacle to our shared net zero ambitions is not product availability, however, but cost and charging infrastructure. Recent cuts to incentives and home charging grants should be reversed and we need to boost the roll out of public on-street charging with mandated targets, providing every driver, wherever they live, with the assurance they can charge where they want and when they want.”

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Dec. 2021	Dec. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2021	Jan.-Dec. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		108,596	132,682	-18.2%	1,647,181	1,631,064	1.0%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	29,404	27,283	7.8%	355,380	292,657	21.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	639	616	3.7%	5,988	6,757	-11.4%
	Taxi	122	77	58.4%	1,339	1,010	32.6%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
VW	8,854	8.2%	15,635	11.8%	-43.4%	147,826	9.0%	148,338	9.1%	-0.3%
Audi	7,647	7.0%	7,435	5.6%	2.9%	117,953	7.2%	107,842	6.6%	9.4%
BMW	6,420	5.9%	10,305	7.8%	-37.7%	116,577	7.1%	115,476	7.1%	1.0%
Ford	4,973	4.6%	11,479	8.7%	-56.7%	116,305	7.1%	152,777	9.4%	-23.9%
Toyota	6,078	5.6%	5,711	4.3%	6.4%	100,895	6.1%	91,793	5.6%	9.9%
Mercedes-Benz	5,508	5.1%	7,480	5.6%	-26.4%	97,945	5.9%	110,883	6.8%	-11.7%
Vauxhall	6,097	5.6%	7,283	5.5%	-16.3%	91,452	5.6%	95,444	5.9%	-4.2%
Kia	2,903	2.7%	3,589	2.7%	-19.1%	90,817	5.5%	70,537	4.3%	28.8%
Hyundai	4,740	4.4%	3,366	2.5%	40.8%	69,680	4.2%	47,507	2.9%	46.7%
Nissan	6,365	5.9%	7,124	5.4%	-10.7%	68,494	4.2%	71,932	4.4%	-4.8%
Peugeot	4,544	4.2%	5,386	4.1%	-15.6%	61,106	3.7%	57,186	3.5%	6.9%
Skoda	3,665	3.4%	4,881	3.7%	-24.9%	55,561	3.4%	58,693	3.6%	-5.3%
Land Rover	2,669	2.5%	4,548	3.4%	-41.3%	53,111	3.2%	58,505	3.6%	-9.2%
Volvo Cars	3,443	3.2%	4,541	3.4%	-24.2%	48,260	2.9%	46,408	2.8%	4.0%
Mini	5,924	5.5%	4,101	3.1%	44.5%	45,756	2.8%	46,109	2.8%	-0.8%
SEAT	1,032	1.0%	4,176	3.1%	-75.3%	43,130	2.6%	45,419	2.8%	-5.0%
MG	1,126	1.0%	1,421	1.1%	-20.8%	30,600	1.9%	18,415	1.1%	66.2%
Citroen	1,436	1.3%	1,717	1.3%	-16.4%	30,204	1.8%	28,059	1.7%	7.6%
Renault	2,019	1.9%	1,799	1.4%	12.2%	29,836	1.8%	42,740	2.6%	-30.2%
Honda	1,588	1.5%	1,391	1.0%	14.2%	26,928	1.6%	27,297	1.7%	-1.4%
Mazda	1,174	1.1%	1,275	1.0%	-7.9%	25,852	1.6%	22,742	1.4%	13.7%
Suzuki	842	0.8%	1,279	1.0%	-34.2%	20,976	1.3%	19,838	1.2%	5.7%
Fiat	1,427	1.3%	902	0.7%	58.2%	20,154	1.2%	19,253	1.2%	4.7%
Jaguar	1,333	1.2%	3,386	2.6%	-60.6%	18,868	1.1%	25,513	1.6%	-26.0%
Dacia	1,742	1.6%	363	0.3%	379.9%	17,568	1.1%	18,918	1.2%	-7.1%
Lexus	701	0.6%	749	0.6%	-6.4%	13,878	0.8%	13,727	0.8%	1.1%
Porsche	2,221	2.0%	2,180	1.6%	1.9%	13,702	0.8%	14,284	0.9%	-4.1%
Cupra	564	0.5%	107	0.1%	427.1%	7,584	0.5%	162	0.0%	4581.5%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	531	0.4%	-100.0%	5,125	0.3%	9,076	0.6%	-43.5%
Jeep	195	0.2%	534	0.4%	-63.5%	4,463	0.3%	4,639	0.3%	-3.8%
Polestar	433	0.4%	242	0.2%	78.9%	4,096	0.2%	850	0.1%	381.9%
DS	279	0.3%	243	0.2%	14.8%	2,362	0.1%	2,379	0.1%	-0.7%
Abarth	105	0.1%	162	0.1%	-35.2%	2,335	0.1%	2,349	0.1%	-0.6%
Subaru	176	0.2%	128	0.1%	37.5%	2,107	0.1%	951	0.1%	121.6%
smart	138	0.1%	89	0.1%	55.1%	1,581	0.1%	1,377	0.1%	14.8%
Alfa Romeo	124	0.1%	285	0.2%	-56.5%	1,574	0.1%	2,107	0.1%	-25.3%
Ssangyong	93	0.1%	65	0.0%	43.1%	1,525	0.1%	1,488	0.1%	2.5%
Bentley	116	0.1%	144	0.1%	-19.4%	1,348	0.1%	1,337	0.1%	0.8%
Maserati	69	0.1%	59	0.0%	16.9%	765	0.0%	585	0.0%	30.8%
Alpine	13	0.0%	7	0.0%	85.7%	202	0.0%	105	0.0%	92.4%
Genesis	11	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	127	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Other	129	0.1%	184	0.1%	-29.9%	2,206	0.1%	1,938	0.1%	13.8%
Other Imports	9,680	8.9%	6,400	4.8%	51.3%	36,347	2.2%	26,086	1.6%	39.3%
Total	108,596	100.0%	132,682	100.0%	-18.2%	1,647,181	100.0%	1,631,064	100.0%	1.0%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	9,187	31.2%	10,282	37.7%	-10.6%	121,465	34.2%	94,800	32.4%	28.1%
Vauxhall	3,770	12.8%	2,817	10.3%	33.8%	34,344	9.7%	31,096	10.6%	10.4%
VW	2,076	7.1%	3,428	12.6%	-39.4%	34,182	9.6%	32,349	11.1%	5.7%
Mercedes-Benz	2,036	6.9%	2,060	7.6%	-1.2%	29,824	8.4%	30,439	10.4%	-2.0%
Peugeot	2,721	9.3%	2,141	7.8%	27.1%	28,511	8.0%	25,639	8.8%	11.2%
Citroen	1,705	5.8%	2,090	7.7%	-18.4%	25,153	7.1%	22,688	7.8%	10.9%
Renault	1,769	6.0%	950	3.5%	86.2%	18,128	5.1%	11,210	3.8%	61.7%
Nissan	2,164	7.4%	646	2.4%	235.0%	13,639	3.8%	9,241	3.2%	47.6%
Toyota	580	2.0%	487	1.8%	19.1%	13,282	3.7%	8,004	2.7%	65.9%
Fiat	1,011	3.4%	603	2.2%	67.7%	9,964	2.8%	7,796	2.7%	27.8%
Iveco	359	1.2%	223	0.8%	61.0%	4,621	1.3%	2,406	0.8%	92.1%
Maxus	600	2.0%	40	0.1%	1400.0%	3,700	1.0%	115	0.0%	3117.4%
Isuzu	320	1.1%	188	0.7%	70.2%	3,688	1.0%	3,154	1.1%	16.9%
Land Rover	119	0.4%	65	0.2%	83.1%	3,361	0.9%	1,276	0.4%	163.4%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	628	2.3%	-100.0%	3,068	0.9%	5,869	2.0%	-47.7%
MAN	318	1.1%	240	0.9%	32.5%	2,968	0.8%	2,574	0.9%	15.3%
Renault Trucks	246	0.8%	207	0.8%	18.8%	2,457	0.7%	1,520	0.5%	61.6%
Isuzu Trucks	135	0.5%	96	0.4%	40.6%	1,291	0.4%	1,000	0.3%	29.1%
Ssangyong	88	0.3%	23	0.1%	282.6%	570	0.2%	406	0.1%	40.4%
Suzuki	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	406	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
LEVC	145	0.5%	21	0.1%	590.5%	347	0.1%	35	0.0%	891.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso	27	0.1%	27	0.1%	0.0%	249	0.1%	236	0.1%	5.5%
LDV	8	0.0%	21	0.1%	-61.9%	142	0.0%	804	0.3%	-82.3%
Dacia	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	20	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	29,404	100.0%	27,283	100.0%	7.8%	355,380	100.0%	292,657	100.0%	21.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Fiat	99	15.5%	119	19.3%	-16.8%	1,534	25.6%	1,421	21.0%	8.0%
Peugeot	343	53.7%	173	28.1%	98.3%	1,454	24.3%	1,688	25.0%	-13.9%
Mercedes-Benz	73	11.4%	134	21.8%	-45.5%	1,321	22.1%	1,510	22.3%	-12.5%
Ford	17	2.7%	91	14.8%	-81.3%	640	10.7%	1,256	18.6%	-49.0%
Iveco	32	5.0%	18	2.9%	77.8%	272	4.5%	223	3.3%	22.0%
VW	14	2.2%	15	2.4%	-6.7%	229	3.8%	196	2.9%	16.8%
Citroen	23	3.6%	44	7.1%	-47.7%	183	3.1%	166	2.5%	10.2%
Renault Trucks	11	1.7%	5	0.8%	120.0%	125	2.1%	10	0.1%	1150.0%
MAN	15	2.3%	6	1.0%	150.0%	123	2.1%	74	1.1%	66.2%
Isuzu Trucks	10	1.6%	6	1.0%	66.7%	37	0.6%	22	0.3%	68.2%
Maxus	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	25	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Vauxhall	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	-100.0%	9	0.2%	21	0.3%	-57.1%
Renault	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0.0%	8	0.1%	9	0.1%	-11.1%
Other Imports	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	-50.0%	28	0.5%	161	2.4%	-82.6%
Total	639	100.0%	616	100.0%	3.7%	5,988	100.0%	6,757	100.0%	-11.4%

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

Flash report, November 2021

Dec 7, 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 increase 1.7% in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 6, UK passenger car sales increased 1.7% to 115,706 units in November 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 2.7% with 1,538,585 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2021.
November sales for BMW decreased 7.3% to 9,018 units (7.8% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 14.5% to 8,634 units (7.5% share), while Audi sales decreased 13.6% to 7,358 units (6.4 % share).
Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 6.3% to 7,329 units (6.3 % share), and Vauxhall sales decreased 10.4% to 7,015 units (6.1% share).
The best-selling cars in November 2021 were Mini (3,551 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,123 units), Tesla Model 3 (3,077 units), Hyundai Tucson (2,988 units) and Ford Focus (2,576 units).
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 10.4% to 50,073 units (43.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 62.7% to 5,939 units (5.1% share), EV sales increased 110.0% to 21,726units (18.8% share), PHEV sales increased 39.7% to 10,796 units (9.3% share), and HEV sales increased 35.4%% to 9,624 units (8.3% market share).
In November, private car sales increased 41.7% to 62,621 units (54.1% share), fleet sales decreased 24.7% to 51,005 units (44.1% share), and businesses sales increased 11.2% to 2,080 units (1.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 9.7% this November to 31,320 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 37.5% to 412 units in November.
Sales of taxis increased 525.0% to 200 units in November.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, "What looks like a positive performance belies the underlying weakness of the market. Demand is there, with a slew of new, increasingly electrified, models launched but the global shortage of semiconductors continues to bedevil production and therefore new car registrations. The industry is working flat out to overcome these issues and fulfil orders, but disruption is likely to last into next year, compounding the need for customers to place orders early. The continued acceleration of electrified vehicle registrations is good for the industry, the consumer and the environment but, with the pace of public charging infrastructure struggling to keep up, we need swift action and binding public charger targets so that everyone can be part of the electric vehicle revolution, irrespective of where they live."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Nov. 2021	Nov. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2021	Jan.-Nov. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		115,706	113,781	1.7%	1,538,585	1,498,382	2.7%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	31,320	28,541	9.7%	325,976	265,374	22.8%
	Trucks (Under6t)	412	659	-37.5%	5,349	6,141	-12.9%
	Taxi	200	32	525.0%	1,217	933	30.4%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
BMW	9,018	7.8%	9,733	8.6%	-7.3%	110,157	7.2%	105,171	7.0%	4.7%
VW	8,634	7.5%	10,096	8.9%	-14.5%	138,972	9.0%	132,703	8.9%	4.7%
Audi	7,358	6.4%	8,519	7.5%	-13.6%	110,306	7.2%	100,407	6.7%	9.9%
Mercedes-Benz	7,329	6.3%	7,822	6.9%	-6.3%	92,437	6.0%	103,403	6.9%	-10.6%
Vauxhall	7,015	6.1%	7,832	6.9%	-10.4%	85,355	5.5%	88,161	5.9%	-3.2%
Toyota	6,567	5.7%	5,071	4.5%	29.5%	94,817	6.2%	86,082	5.7%	10.1%
Hyundai	6,562	5.7%	2,243	2.0%	192.6%	64,940	4.2%	44,141	2.9%	47.1%
Kia	6,382	5.5%	3,703	3.3%	72.3%	87,914	5.7%	66,948	4.5%	31.3%
Ford	5,247	4.5%	10,569	9.3%	-50.4%	111,332	7.2%	141,298	9.4%	-21.2%
Peugeot	5,193	4.5%	4,614	4.1%	12.5%	56,562	3.7%	51,800	3.5%	9.2%
Nissan	4,977	4.3%	5,598	4.9%	-11.1%	62,129	4.0%	64,808	4.3%	-4.1%
Mini	4,691	4.1%	3,972	3.5%	18.1%	39,832	2.6%	42,008	2.8%	-5.2%
MG	4,184	3.6%	866	0.8%	383.1%	29,474	1.9%	16,994	1.1%	73.4%
Volvo Cars	3,790	3.3%	4,018	3.5%	-5.7%	44,817	2.9%	41,867	2.8%	7.0%
Skoda	3,091	2.7%	4,391	3.9%	-29.6%	51,896	3.4%	53,812	3.6%	-3.6%
Land Rover	2,757	2.4%	4,362	3.8%	-36.8%	50,442	3.3%	53,957	3.6%	-6.5%
Renault	2,716	2.3%	2,722	2.4%	-0.2%	27,817	1.8%	40,941	2.7%	-32.1%
Citroen	2,216	1.9%	1,905	1.7%	16.3%	28,768	1.9%	26,342	1.8%	9.2%
SEAT	1,999	1.7%	2,701	2.4%	-26.0%	42,098	2.7%	41,243	2.8%	2.1%
Porsche	1,795	1.6%	2,216	1.9%	-19.0%	11,481	0.7%	12,104	0.8%	-5.1%
Mazda	1,453	1.3%	1,123	1.0%	29.4%	24,678	1.6%	21,467	1.4%	15.0%
Fiat	1,350	1.2%	990	0.9%	36.4%	18,727	1.2%	18,351	1.2%	2.0%
Jaguar	1,340	1.2%	1,964	1.7%	-31.8%	17,535	1.1%	22,127	1.5%	-20.8%
Dacia	1,241	1.1%	869	0.8%	42.8%	15,826	1.0%	18,555	1.2%	-14.7%
Honda	1,163	1.0%	1,341	1.2%	-13.3%	25,340	1.6%	25,906	1.7%	-2.2%
Suzuki	945	0.8%	804	0.7%	17.5%	20,134	1.3%	18,559	1.2%	8.5%
Cupra	839	0.7%	55	0.0%	1425.5%	7,020	0.5%	55	0.0%	12663.6%
Polestar	580	0.5%	149	0.1%	289.3%	3,663	0.2%	608	0.0%	502.5%
Lexus	481	0.4%	681	0.6%	-29.4%	13,177	0.9%	12,978	0.9%	1.5%
DS	257	0.2%	173	0.2%	48.6%	2,083	0.1%	2,136	0.1%	-2.5%
smart	201	0.2%	99	0.1%	103.0%	1,443	0.1%	1,288	0.1%	12.0%
Bentley	168	0.1%	69	0.1%	143.5%	1,232	0.1%	1,193	0.1%	3.3%
Subaru	165	0.1%	52	0.0%	217.3%	1,931	0.1%	823	0.1%	134.6%
Ssangyong	156	0.1%	48	0.0%	225.0%	1,432	0.1%	1,423	0.1%	0.6%
Jeep	155	0.1%	299	0.3%	-48.2%	4,268	0.3%	4,105	0.3%	4.0%
Alfa Romeo	150	0.1%	147	0.1%	2.0%	1,450	0.1%	1,822	0.1%	-20.4%
Abarth	95	0.1%	109	0.1%	-12.8%	2,230	0.1%	2,187	0.1%	2.0%
Maserati	77	0.1%	44	0.0%	75.0%	696	0.0%	526	0.0%	32.3%
Alpine	26	0.0%	9	0.0%	188.9%	189	0.0%	98	0.0%	92.9%
Genesis	23	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	116	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	556	0.5%	-100.0%	5,125	0.3%	8,545	0.6%	-40.0%
Other	135	0.1%	139	0.1%	-2.9%	2,077	0.1%	1,754	0.1%	18.4%
Other Imports	3,185	2.8%	1,108	1.0%	187.5%	26,667	1.7%	19,686	1.3%	35.5%
Total	115,706	100.0%	113,781	100.0%	1.7%	1,538,585	100.0%	1,498,382	100.0%	2.7%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	11,489	36.7%	8,597	30.1%	33.6%	112,278	34.4%	84,518	31.8%	32.8%
Mercedes-Benz	2,840	9.1%	3,378	11.8%	-15.9%	27,788	8.5%	28,379	10.7%	-2.1%
Vauxhall	2,831	9.0%	3,461	12.1%	-18.2%	30,574	9.4%	28,279	10.7%	8.1%
Peugeot	2,564	8.2%	2,473	8.7%	3.7%	25,790	7.9%	23,498	8.9%	9.8%
VW	2,030	6.5%	2,965	10.4%	-31.5%	32,106	9.8%	28,921	10.9%	11.0%
Citroen	1,965	6.3%	2,414	8.5%	-18.6%	23,448	7.2%	20,598	7.8%	13.8%
Renault	1,809	5.8%	1,442	5.1%	25.5%	16,359	5.0%	10,260	3.9%	59.4%
Nissan	1,334	4.3%	547	1.9%	143.9%	11,475	3.5%	8,595	3.2%	33.5%
Fiat	1,065	3.4%	759	2.7%	40.3%	8,953	2.7%	7,193	2.7%	24.5%
Maxus	943	3.0%	18	0.1%	5138.9%	3,100	1.0%	75	0.0%	4033.3%
Toyota	937	3.0%	489	1.7%	91.6%	12,702	3.9%	7,517	2.8%	69.0%
Iveco	442	1.4%	252	0.9%	75.4%	4,262	1.3%	2,183	0.8%	95.2%
MAN	217	0.7%	328	1.1%	-33.8%	2,650	0.8%	2,334	0.9%	13.5%
Renault Trucks	204	0.7%	203	0.7%	0.5%	2,211	0.7%	1,313	0.5%	68.4%
Isuzu	164	0.5%	173	0.6%	-5.2%	3,368	1.0%	2,966	1.1%	13.6%
Isuzu Trucks	139	0.4%	103	0.4%	35.0%	1,156	0.4%	904	0.3%	27.9%
Land Rover	117	0.4%	141	0.5%	-17.0%	3,242	1.0%	1,211	0.5%	167.7%
LEVC	62	0.2%	1	0.0%	6100.0%	202	0.1%	14	0.0%	1342.9%
Suzuki	60	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	387	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Ssangyong	47	0.2%	24	0.1%	95.8%	482	0.1%	383	0.1%	25.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso	27	0.1%	30	0.1%	-10.0%	222	0.1%	209	0.1%	6.2%
Dacia	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	19	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LDV	15	0.0%	31	0.1%	-51.6%	134	0.0%	783	0.3%	-82.9%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	712	2.5%	-100.0%	3,068	0.9%	5,241	2.0%	-41.5%
Total	31,320	100.0%	28,541	100.0%	9.7%	325,976	100.0%	265,374	100.0%	22.8%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Fiat	114	27.7%	119	18.1%	-4.2%	1,435	26.8%	1,302	21.2%	10.2%
Mercedes-Benz	86	20.9%	171	25.9%	-49.7%	1,248	23.3%	1,376	22.4%	-9.3%
Peugeot	82	19.9%	191	29.0%	-57.1%	1,111	20.8%	1,515	24.7%	-26.7%
Ford	41	10.0%	82	12.4%	-50.0%	623	11.6%	1,165	19.0%	-46.5%
Maxus	25	6.1%	0	0.0%	-%	25	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Iveco	18	4.4%	17	2.6%	5.9%	240	4.5%	205	3.3%	17.1%
Citroen	17	4.1%	14	2.1%	21.4%	160	3.0%	122	2.0%	31.1%
Isuzu Trucks	12	2.9%	10	1.5%	20.0%	27	0.5%	16	0.3%	68.8%
MAN	9	2.2%	15	2.3%	-40.0%	108	2.0%	68	1.1%	58.8%
VW	4	1.0%	25	3.8%	-84.0%	215	4.0%	181	2.9%	18.8%
Vauxhall	2	0.5%	7	1.1%	-71.4%	9	0.2%	19	0.3%	-52.6%
Renault Trucks	1	0.2%	4	0.6%	-75.0%	114	2.1%	5	0.1%	2180.0%
Renault	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	7	0.1%	8	0.1%	-12.5%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	4	0.6%	-100.0%	27	0.5%	159	2.6%	-83.0%
Total	412	100.0%	659	100.0%	-37.5%	5,349	100.0%	6,141	100.0%	-12.9%

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

Flash report, October 2021

Nov 5, 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 decrease 24.6% in October
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 24.6% to 106,265 units in October 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 2.8% with 1,422,879 cars registered in the first ten months of 2021.
October sales for Volkswagen decreased 24.2% to 9,052 units (8.5% market share), BMW sales decreased 28.2% to 7,778 units (7.3% share), while Kia sales increased 22.1 % to 7,436 units (7.0% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 37.0 % to 6,856 units (6.5% share), and Audi sales decreased 40.3 % to 6,841 units (6.4 % share).
The best-selling cars in October 2021, were Volkswagen Polo (3,167 units), VW Mini (3,133 units), Nissan Qashqai (2,838 units), Ford Focus (2,735 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,567 units).
Compared to last October, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 30.6% to 48,384 units (45.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 66.4% to 7,028 units (6.6% share), EV sales increased 73.1% to 16,155 units (15.2% share), PHEV sales increased 7.5% to 8,382 units (7.9% share), and HEV sakes decreased 21.5% to 8,649 units (8.1% market share).
In October, private car sales decreased 3.3% to 58,405 units (55.0% share), fleet sales decreased 40.4% to 46,075 units (43.4% share), and businesses sales decreased 45.5% to 1,785 units (1.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 4.6% this October to 27,420 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 67.4% to 375 units in October.
Sales of taxis increased 230.6% to 238 units in October.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, " While it’s disappointing to see the number of new vans registered during October decline, demand has remained strong over the course of the year. The commercial vehicle sector, however, is not immune to the challenges faced by the industry as a whole, most notably the semiconductor shortage. Manufacturers are woring hard to fulfil orders to ensure fleets can continue to be renewed and the latest models, including zero emission products, hit UK roads."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Oct. 2021	Oct. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2021	Jan.-Oct. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		106,265	140,945	-24.6%	1,422,879	1,384,601	2.8%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	27,420	28,753	-4.6%	294,656	236,833	24.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	375	1,151	-67.4%	4,937	5,482	-9.9%
	Taxi	238	72	230.6%	1,017	901	12.9%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
VW	9,052	8.5%	11,939	8.5%	-24.2%	130,338	9.2%	122,607	8.9%	6.3%
BMW	7,778	7.3%	10,827	7.7%	-28.2%	101,139	7.1%	95,438	6.9%	6.0%
Kia	7,436	7.0%	6,090	4.3%	22.1%	81,532	5.7%	63,245	4.6%	28.9%
Mercedes-Benz	6,856	6.5%	10,888	7.7%	-37.0%	85,108	6.0%	95,581	6.9%	-11.0%
Audi	6,841	6.4%	11,453	8.1%	-40.3%	102,948	7.2%	91,888	6.6%	12.0%
Ford	6,829	6.4%	12,946	9.2%	-47.3%	106,085	7.5%	130,729	9.4%	-18.9%
Vauxhall	6,099	5.7%	8,293	5.9%	-26.5%	78,340	5.5%	80,329	5.8%	-2.5%
Hyundai	5,447	5.1%	4,051	2.9%	34.5%	58,378	4.1%	41,898	3.0%	39.3%
Toyota	5,122	4.8%	7,944	5.6%	-35.5%	88,250	6.2%	81,011	5.9%	8.9%
Peugeot	5,106	4.8%	5,311	3.8%	-3.9%	51,369	3.6%	47,186	3.4%	8.9%
Nissan	4,887	4.6%	5,305	3.8%	-7.9%	57,152	4.0%	59,210	4.3%	-3.5%
Volvo Cars	4,606	4.3%	5,665	4.0%	-18.7%	41,027	2.9%	37,849	2.7%	8.4%
Mini	4,289	4.0%	4,210	3.0%	1.9%	35,141	2.5%	38,036	2.7%	-7.6%
SEAT	2,487	2.3%	3,544	2.5%	-29.8%	40,099	2.8%	38,542	2.8%	4.0%
MG	2,339	2.2%	1,892	1.3%	23.6%	25,290	1.8%	16,128	1.2%	56.8%
Skoda	2,290	2.2%	5,693	4.0%	-59.8%	48,805	3.4%	49,421	3.6%	-1.2%
Citroen	2,290	2.2%	2,330	1.7%	-1.7%	26,552	1.9%	24,437	1.8%	8.7%
Renault	2,123	2.0%	3,093	2.2%	-31.4%	25,101	1.8%	38,219	2.8%	-34.3%
Porsche	1,650	1.6%	1,235	0.9%	33.6%	9,686	0.7%	9,888	0.7%	-2.0%
Honda	1,629	1.5%	2,107	1.5%	-22.7%	24,177	1.7%	24,565	1.8%	-1.6%
Land Rover	1,610	1.5%	4,755	3.4%	-66.1%	47,685	3.4%	49,595	3.6%	-3.9%
Mazda	1,322	1.2%	1,548	1.1%	-14.6%	23,225	1.6%	20,344	1.5%	14.2%
Fiat	1,318	1.2%	1,616	1.1%	-18.4%	17,377	1.2%	17,361	1.3%	0.1%
Dacia	1,318	1.2%	1,252	0.9%	5.3%	14,585	1.0%	17,686	1.3%	-17.5%
Suzuki	1,274	1.2%	1,246	0.9%	2.2%	19,189	1.3%	17,755	1.3%	8.1%
Cupra	753	0.7%	0	0.0%	-%	6,181	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Lexus	672	0.6%	956	0.7%	-29.7%	12,696	0.9%	12,297	0.9%	3.2%
Polestar	658	0.6%	207	0.1%	217.9%	3,083	0.2%	459	0.0%	571.7%
Jaguar	605	0.6%	1,801	1.3%	-66.4%	16,195	1.1%	20,163	1.5%	-19.7%
Jeep	274	0.3%	458	0.3%	-40.2%	4,113	0.3%	3,806	0.3%	8.1%
Ssangyong	152	0.1%	87	0.1%	74.7%	1,276	0.1%	1,375	0.1%	-7.2%
smart	148	0.1%	159	0.1%	-6.9%	1,242	0.1%	1,189	0.1%	4.5%
Alfa Romeo	146	0.1%	142	0.1%	2.8%	1,300	0.1%	1,675	0.1%	-22.4%
Subaru	130	0.1%	99	0.1%	31.3%	1,766	0.1%	771	0.1%	129.1%
Abarth	114	0.1%	227	0.2%	-49.8%	2,135	0.2%	2,078	0.2%	2.7%
DS	100	0.1%	195	0.1%	-48.7%	1,826	0.1%	1,963	0.1%	-7.0%
Bentley	92	0.1%	114	0.1%	-19.3%	1,064	0.1%	1,124	0.1%	-5.3%
Maserati	81	0.1%	46	0.0%	76.1%	619	0.0%	482	0.0%	28.4%
Alpine	19	0.0%	6	0.0%	216.7%	163	0.0%	89	0.0%	83.1%
Genesis	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	93	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	532	0.4%	-100.0%	5,125	0.4%	7,989	0.6%	-35.8%
Other	175	0.2%	172	0.1%	1.7%	1,942	0.1%	1,615	0.1%	20.2%
Other Imports	142	0.1%	511	0.4%	-72.2%	23,482	1.7%	18,578	1.3%	26.4%
Total	106,265	100.0%	140,945	100.0%	-24.6%	1,422,879	100.0%	1,384,601	100.0%	2.8%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Ford	9,638	35.1%	7,847	27.3%	22.8%	100,789	34.2%	75,921	32.1%	32.8%
Vauxhall	2,830	10.3%	3,965	13.8%	-28.6%	27,743	9.4%	24,818	10.5%	11.8%
Citroen	2,488	9.1%	2,255	7.8%	10.3%	21,483	7.3%	18,184	7.7%	18.1%
Mercedes-Benz	2,229	8.1%	3,108	10.8%	-28.3%	24,948	8.5%	25,001	10.6%	-0.2%
Peugeot	2,207	8.0%	2,718	9.5%	-18.8%	23,226	7.9%	21,025	8.9%	10.5%
VW	1,758	6.4%	3,756	13.1%	-53.2%	30,076	10.2%	25,956	11.0%	15.9%
Renault	1,637	6.0%	1,316	4.6%	24.4%	14,550	4.9%	8,818	3.7%	65.0%
Toyota	863	3.1%	712	2.5%	21.2%	11,765	4.0%	7,028	3.0%	67.4%
Fiat	858	3.1%	764	2.7%	12.3%	7,888	2.7%	6,434	2.7%	22.6%
Nissan	750	2.7%	488	1.7%	53.7%	10,141	3.4%	8,048	3.4%	26.0%
Maxus	658	2.4%	22	0.1%	2890.9%	2,157	0.7%	57	0.0%	3684.2%
Iveco	365	1.3%	242	0.8%	50.8%	3,820	1.3%	1,931	0.8%	97.8%
Land Rover	295	1.1%	136	0.5%	116.9%	3,125	1.1%	1,070	0.5%	192.1%
Renault Trucks	238	0.9%	180	0.6%	32.2%	2,007	0.7%	1,110	0.5%	80.8%
Isuzu	216	0.8%	235	0.8%	-8.1%	3,204	1.1%	2,793	1.2%	14.7%
MAN	177	0.6%	376	1.3%	-52.9%	2,433	0.8%	2,006	0.8%	21.3%
Isuzu Trucks	126	0.5%	125	0.4%	0.8%	1,017	0.3%	801	0.3%	27.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso	39	0.1%	24	0.1%	62.5%	195	0.1%	179	0.1%	8.9%
Ssangyong	22	0.1%	47	0.2%	-53.2%	435	0.1%	359	0.2%	21.2%
Suzuki	13	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	327	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
LDV	7	0.0%	32	0.1%	-78.1%	119	0.0%	752	0.3%	-84.2%
LEVC	6	0.0%	13	0.0%	-53.8%	140	0.0%	13	0.0%	976.9%
Mitsubishi	0	0.0%	392	1.4%	-100.0%	3,068	1.0%	4,529	1.9%	-32.3%
Total	27,420	100.0%	28,753	100.0%	-4.6%	294,656	100.0%	236,833	100.0%	24.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Peugeot	95	25.3%	597	51.9%	-84.1%	1,029	20.8%	1,324	24.2%	-22.3%
Fiat	94	25.1%	127	11.0%	-26.0%	1,321	26.8%	1,183	21.6%	11.7%
Mercedes-Benz	75	20.0%	172	14.9%	-56.4%	1,162	23.5%	1,205	22.0%	-3.6%
Citroen	53	14.1%	16	1.4%	231.3%	143	2.9%	108	2.0%	32.4%
Ford	17	4.5%	160	13.9%	-89.4%	582	11.8%	1,083	19.8%	-46.3%
MAN	16	4.3%	13	1.1%	23.1%	99	2.0%	53	1.0%	86.8%
Iveco	15	4.0%	19	1.7%	-21.1%	222	4.5%	188	3.4%	18.1%
VW	5	1.3%	24	2.1%	-79.2%	211	4.3%	156	2.8%	35.3%
Renault Trucks	2	0.5%	1	0.1%	100.0%	113	2.3%	1	0.0%	11200.0%
Renault	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	6	0.1%	8	0.1%	-25.0%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	-%	15	0.3%	6	0.1%	150.0%
Vauxhall	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	7	0.1%	12	0.2%	-41.7%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	21	1.8%	-100.0%	27	0.5%	155	2.8%	-82.6%
Total	375	100.0%	1,151	100.0%	-67.4%	4,937	100.0%	5,482	100.0%	-9.9%

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

Flash report, September 2021

Oct 6, 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 decrease 34.4% in September
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 34.4% to 215,312 units in September 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 5.9% with 1,316,614 cars registered in the first nine months of 2021.
September sales for Toyota decreased 13.9% to 16,940 units (7.9% market share), Kia sales increased 11.8% to 16,661 units (7.7% share), while Volkswagen sales decreased 39.9% to 16,434 units (7.6% share).
BMW sales decreased 25.8% to 15,747 units (7.3% share) and Audi sales decreased 43.7% to 12,325 units (5.7% share).
The best-selling cars in September 2021, were the Tesla Model 3 (6,879 units), Vauxhall Corsa (5,235 units), BMW 3 Series (4,788 units), Toyota Yaris (4,364 units) and Nissan Qashqai (4,118 units).
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 46.6% to 94,314 units (43.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 77.3% to 10,658 units (5.0% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 5.6% to 11,0340 units (51.2% share).
In September, private car sales decreased 25.3% to 120,560 units (56.0% share), fleet sales decreased 43.1% to 90,445 units (42.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 43.3% to 4,307 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 39.5% this September to 31,535 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 14.2% to 639 units in September.
Sales of taxis increased 37.0% to 274 units in September.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, "This is a desperately disappointing September and further evidence of the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic on the sector. Despite strong demand for new vehicles over the summer, three successive months have been hit by stalled supply due to reduced semiconductor availability, especially from Asia. Nevertheless, manufacturers are taking every measure possible to maintain deliveries and customers can expect attractive offers on a range of new vehicles. Despite these challenges, the rocketing uptake of plug-in vehicles, especially battery electric cars, demonstrates the increasing demand for these new technologies. However, to meet our collective decarbonisation ambitions, we need to ensure all drivers can make the switch – not just those with private driveways – requiring a massive investment in public recharging infrastructure. Chargepoint roll-out must keep pace with the acceleration in plug-in vehicle registrations."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Sep. 2021	Sep. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2021	Jan.-Sep. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		215,312	328,041	-34.4%	1,316,614	1,243,656	5.9%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	31,535	52,096	-39.5%	267,236	208,080	28.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	639	745	-14.2%	4,562	4,331	5.3%
	Taxi	274	200	37.0%	779	829	-6.0%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Toyota	16,940	7.9%	19,671	6.0%	-13.9%	83,128	6.3%	73,067	5.9%	13.8%
Kia	16,661	7.7%	14,896	4.5%	11.8%	74,096	5.6%	57,155	4.6%	29.6%
VW	16,434	7.6%	27,328	8.3%	-39.9%	121,286	9.2%	110,668	8.9%	9.6%
BMW	15,747	7.3%	21,225	6.5%	-25.8%	93,361	7.1%	84,611	6.8%	10.3%
Audi	12,325	5.7%	21,893	6.7%	-43.7%	96,107	7.3%	80,435	6.5%	19.5%
Hyundai	12,256	5.7%	11,645	3.5%	5.2%	52,931	4.0%	37,847	3.0%	39.9%
Ford	10,786	5.0%	28,252	8.6%	-61.8%	99,256	7.5%	117,783	9.5%	-15.7%
Vauxhall	10,619	4.9%	19,614	6.0%	-45.9%	72,241	5.5%	72,036	5.8%	0.3%
Nissan	9,880	4.6%	14,600	4.5%	-32.3%	52,265	4.0%	53,905	4.3%	-3.0%
Mercedes-Benz	8,783	4.1%	23,522	7.2%	-62.7%	78,252	5.9%	84,693	6.8%	-7.6%
Peugeot	6,807	3.2%	10,513	3.2%	-35.3%	46,263	3.5%	41,875	3.4%	10.5%
Skoda	5,939	2.8%	10,892	3.3%	-45.5%	46,515	3.5%	43,728	3.5%	6.4%
MG	5,452	2.5%	3,668	1.1%	48.6%	22,951	1.7%	14,236	1.1%	61.2%
Honda	5,389	2.5%	5,953	1.8%	-9.5%	22,548	1.7%	22,458	1.8%	0.4%
Land Rover	5,352	2.5%	11,444	3.5%	-53.2%	46,075	3.5%	44,840	3.6%	2.8%
Renault	5,291	2.5%	10,454	3.2%	-49.4%	22,978	1.7%	35,126	2.8%	-34.6%
SEAT	4,982	2.3%	7,138	2.2%	-30.2%	37,612	2.9%	34,998	2.8%	7.5%
Mazda	4,500	2.1%	6,117	1.9%	-26.4%	21,903	1.7%	18,796	1.5%	16.5%
Citroen	4,307	2.0%	5,471	1.7%	-21.3%	24,262	1.8%	22,107	1.8%	9.7%
Mini	4,118	1.9%	9,095	2.8%	-54.7%	30,852	2.3%	33,826	2.7%	-8.8%
Volvo Cars	4,084	1.9%	9,147	2.8%	-55.4%	36,421	2.8%	32,184	2.6%	13.2%
Dacia	3,867	1.8%	5,263	1.6%	-26.5%	13,267	1.0%	16,434	1.3%	-19.3%
Fiat	3,800	1.8%	4,391	1.3%	-13.5%	16,059	1.2%	15,745	1.3%	2.0%
Suzuki	3,089	1.4%	5,424	1.7%	-43.0%	17,915	1.4%	16,509	1.3%	8.5%
Lexus	2,941	1.4%	3,693	1.1%	-20.4%	12,024	0.9%	11,341	0.9%	6.0%
Jaguar	1,844	0.9%	4,006	1.2%	-54.0%	15,590	1.2%	18,362	1.5%	-15.1%
Cupra	1,328	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	5,428	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Jeep	893	0.4%	843	0.3%	5.9%	3,839	0.3%	3,348	0.3%	14.7%
Porsche	752	0.3%	1,576	0.5%	-52.3%	8,036	0.6%	8,653	0.7%	-7.1%
Subaru	622	0.3%	272	0.1%	128.7%	1,636	0.1%	672	0.1%	143.5%
DS	536	0.2%	474	0.1%	13.1%	1,726	0.1%	1,768	0.1%	-2.4%
Ssangyong	373	0.2%	391	0.1%	-4.6%	1,124	0.1%	1,288	0.1%	-12.7%
Abarth	306	0.1%	578	0.2%	-47.1%	2,021	0.2%	1,851	0.1%	9.2%
Polestar	256	0.1%	218	0.1%	17.4%	2,425	0.2%	252	0.0%	862.3%
Alfa Romeo	253	0.1%	331	0.1%	-23.6%	1,154	0.1%	1,533	0.1%	-24.7%
Bentley	190	0.1%	263	0.1%	-27.8%	972	0.1%	1,010	0.1%	-3.8%
smart	123	0.1%	320	0.1%	-61.6%	1,094	0.1%	1,030	0.1%	6.2%
Maserati	115	0.1%	77	0.0%	49.4%	538	0.0%	436	0.0%	23.4%
Mitsubishi	40	0.0%	1,242	0.4%	-96.8%	5,125	0.4%	7,457	0.6%	-31.3%
Genesis	27	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	87	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	23	0.0%	10	0.0%	130.0%	144	0.0%	83	0.0%	73.5%
Other	255	0.1%	308	0.1%	-17.2%	1,767	0.1%	1,443	0.1%	22.5%
Other Imports	7,027	3.3%	5,823	1.8%	20.7%	23,340	1.8%	18,067	1.5%	29.2%
Total	215,312	100.0%	328,041	100.0%	-34.4%	1,316,614	100.0%	1,243,656	100.0%	5.9%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	11,896	37.7%	18,697	35.9%	-36.4%	91,151	34.1%	68,074	32.7%	33.9%
Mercedes-Benz	3,525	11.2%	3,335	6.4%	5.7%	22,719	8.5%	21,893	10.5%	3.8%
VW	2,419	7.7%	5,910	11.3%	-59.1%	28,318	10.6%	22,200	10.7%	27.6%
Vauxhall	2,205	7.0%	5,942	11.4%	-62.9%	24,913	9.3%	20,853	10.0%	19.5%
Renault	2,140	6.8%	1,781	3.4%	20.2%	12,913	4.8%	7,502	3.6%	72.1%
Peugeot	2,069	6.6%	4,023	7.7%	-48.6%	21,019	7.9%	18,307	8.8%	14.8%
Toyota	1,946	6.2%	1,641	3.1%	18.6%	10,902	4.1%	6,316	3.0%	72.6%
Citroen	1,417	4.5%	3,795	7.3%	-62.7%	18,995	7.1%	15,929	7.7%	19.2%
Fiat	899	2.9%	1,493	2.9%	-39.8%	7,030	2.6%	5,670	2.7%	24.0%
Nissan	706	2.2%	1,993	3.8%	-64.6%	9,391	3.5%	7,560	3.6%	24.2%
Iveco	388	1.2%	242	0.5%	60.3%	3,455	1.3%	1,689	0.8%	104.6%
Isuzu	377	1.2%	470	0.9%	-19.8%	2,988	1.1%	2,558	1.2%	16.8%
Maxus	336	1.1%	35	0.1%	860.0%	1,499	0.6%	35	0.0%	4182.9%
Land Rover	305	1.0%	172	0.3%	77.3%	2,830	1.1%	934	0.4%	203.0%
MAN	251	0.8%	399	0.8%	-37.1%	2,256	0.8%	1,630	0.8%	38.4%
Renault Trucks	150	0.5%	179	0.3%	-16.2%	1,769	0.7%	930	0.4%	90.2%
Isuzu Trucks	130	0.4%	117	0.2%	11.1%	891	0.3%	676	0.3%	31.8%
Ssangyong	119	0.4%	107	0.2%	11.2%	413	0.2%	312	0.1%	32.4%
Suzuki	114	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%	314	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	63	0.2%	1,661	3.2%	-96.2%	3,068	1.1%	4,137	2.0%	-25.8%
LDV	37	0.1%	62	0.1%	-40.3%	112	0.0%	720	0.3%	-84.4%
LEVC	28	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	134	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi Fuso	15	0.0%	42	0.1%	-64.3%	156	0.1%	155	0.1%	0.6%
Total	31,535	100.0%	52,096	100.0%	-39.5%	267,236	100.0%	208,080	100.0%	28.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Mercedes-Benz	197	30.8%	129	17.3%	52.7%	1,087	23.8%	1,033	23.9%	5.2%
Peugeot	163	25.5%	36	4.8%	352.8%	934	20.5%	727	16.8%	28.5%
Fiat	125	19.6%	242	32.5%	-48.3%	1,227	26.9%	1,056	24.4%	16.2%
Ford	79	12.4%	276	37.0%	-71.4%	565	12.4%	923	21.3%	-38.8%
VW	21	3.3%	29	3.9%	-27.6%	206	4.5%	132	3.0%	56.1%
Iveco	17	2.7%	17	2.3%	0.0%	207	4.5%	169	3.9%	22.5%
Citroen	13	2.0%	1	0.1%	1200.0%	90	2.0%	92	2.1%	-2.2%
MAN	12	1.9%	7	0.9%	71.4%	83	1.8%	40	0.9%	107.5%
Renault Trucks	8	1.3%	0	0.0%	-%	111	2.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Vauxhall	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	-50.0%	7	0.2%	11	0.3%	-36.4%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.2%	3	0.4%	-66.7%	14	0.3%	6	0.1%	133.3%
Renault	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	4	0.1%	8	0.2%	-50.0%
Other Imports	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	27	0.6%	134	3.1%	-79.9%
Total	639	100.0%	745	100.0%	-14.2%	4,562	100.0%	4,331	100.0%	5.3%

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

Flash report, August 2021

Sep 7, 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 decrease 22.0% in August
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 22.0% to 68,033 units in August 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 20.3% with 1,101,302 cars registered in the first eight months of 2021.
August sales for Volkswagen decreased 20.5% to 6,989 units (10.3% market share), Audi sales decreased 5.9% to 5,756 units (8.5% share), while Ford sales decreased 52.0% to 5,205 units (7.7% share).
Toyota sales increased 17.8% to 4,872 units (7.2% share) and BMW sales decreased 17.4% to 4,427 units (6.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in August, 1,801 Ford Pumas; 1,761 VW Polos; 1,480 Toyota Yarises; 1,355 Kia Sportages; and 1,277 BMW 3 Seriesess were sold.
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 40.4% to 29,451 units (43.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 64.5% to 5,077 units (7.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 42.2% to 33,505 units (49.2% share).
In August, private car sales decreased 15.2% to 33,771 units (49.6% share), fleet sales decreased 27.5% to 33,315 units (49.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 34.7% to 947 units (1.4% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 6.1% this August to 20,582 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 1.0% to 392 units in August.
Sales of taxis increased 80.0% to 63 units in August.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "While August is normally one of the quietest months for UK new car registrations these figures are still disappointing, albeit not wholly surprising. The global shortage of semiconductors has affected UK, and indeed global, car production volumes so new car registrations will inevitably be undermined. Government can help by continuing the supportive Covid measures in place currently, especially the furlough scheme which has proven invaluable to so many businesses. As we enter the important September plate-change month with an ever-increasing range of electrified models and attractive deals, buyers in the market for the new 71 plate can be reassured manufacturers are doing all they can to ensure prompt deliveries."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Aug. 2021	Aug. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2021	Jan.-Aug. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		68,033	87,226	-22.0%	1,101,302	915,615	20.3%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	20,582	19,407	6.1%	235,701	155,984	51.1%
	Trucks (Under6t)	392	396	-1.0%	3,923	3,586	9.4%
	Taxi	63	35	80.0%	505	629	-19.7%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
VW	6,989	10.3%	8,790	10.1%	-20.5%	104,852	9.5%	83,340	9.1%	25.8%
Audi	5,756	8.5%	6,120	7.0%	-5.9%	83,782	7.6%	58,542	6.4%	43.1%
Ford	5,205	7.7%	10,843	12.4%	-52.0%	88,470	8.0%	89,531	9.8%	-1.2%
Toyota	4,872	7.2%	4,137	4.7%	17.8%	66,188	6.0%	53,396	5.8%	24.0%
BMW	4,427	6.5%	5,360	6.1%	-17.4%	77,614	7.0%	63,386	6.9%	22.4%
Kia	4,329	6.4%	4,179	4.8%	3.6%	57,435	5.2%	42,259	4.6%	35.9%
Mercedes-Benz	3,816	5.6%	5,234	6.0%	-27.1%	69,469	6.3%	61,171	6.7%	13.6%
Hyundai	3,374	5.0%	3,076	3.5%	9.7%	40,675	3.7%	26,202	2.9%	55.2%
Vauxhall	3,227	4.7%	5,075	5.8%	-36.4%	61,622	5.6%	52,422	5.7%	17.5%
Skoda	2,474	3.6%	3,603	4.1%	-31.3%	40,576	3.7%	32,836	3.6%	23.6%
SEAT	2,198	3.2%	2,236	2.6%	-1.7%	32,630	3.0%	27,860	3.0%	17.1%
Peugeot	2,106	3.1%	3,520	4.0%	-40.2%	39,456	3.6%	31,362	3.4%	25.8%
Nissan	1,842	2.7%	2,621	3.0%	-29.7%	42,385	3.8%	39,305	4.3%	7.8%
Suzuki	1,749	2.6%	1,395	1.6%	25.4%	14,826	1.3%	11,085	1.2%	33.7%
Honda	1,704	2.5%	1,744	2.0%	-2.3%	17,159	1.6%	16,505	1.8%	4.0%
Mazda	1,548	2.3%	1,128	1.3%	37.2%	17,403	1.6%	12,679	1.4%	37.3%
MG	1,494	2.2%	1,010	1.2%	47.9%	17,499	1.6%	10,568	1.2%	65.6%
Land Rover	1,267	1.9%	2,042	2.3%	-38.0%	40,723	3.7%	33,396	3.6%	21.9%
Citroen	1,203	1.8%	1,689	1.9%	-28.8%	19,955	1.8%	16,636	1.8%	20.0%
Volvo Cars	1,200	1.8%	1,381	1.6%	-13.1%	32,337	2.9%	23,037	2.5%	40.4%
Mini	974	1.4%	2,013	2.3%	-51.6%	26,734	2.4%	24,731	2.7%	8.1%
Fiat	966	1.4%	1,077	1.2%	-10.3%	12,259	1.1%	11,354	1.2%	8.0%
Dacia	812	1.2%	1,180	1.4%	-31.2%	9,400	0.9%	11,171	1.2%	-15.9%
Lexus	808	1.2%	368	0.4%	119.6%	9,083	0.8%	7,648	0.8%	18.8%
Renault	671	1.0%	2,805	3.2%	-76.1%	17,687	1.6%	24,672	2.7%	-28.3%
Jaguar	604	0.9%	1,059	1.2%	-43.0%	13,746	1.2%	14,356	1.6%	-4.2%
Cupra	349	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	4,100	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Jeep	318	0.5%	418	0.5%	-23.9%	2,946	0.3%	2,505	0.3%	17.6%
Porsche	299	0.4%	709	0.8%	-57.8%	7,284	0.7%	7,077	0.8%	2.9%
Polestar	218	0.3%	26	0.0%	738.5%	2,169	0.2%	34	0.0%	6279.4%
Abarth	135	0.2%	146	0.2%	-7.5%	1,715	0.2%	1,273	0.1%	34.7%
DS	97	0.1%	148	0.2%	-34.5%	1,190	0.1%	1,294	0.1%	-8.0%
Mitsubishi	72	0.1%	578	0.7%	-87.5%	5,085	0.5%	6,215	0.7%	-18.2%
Bentley	72	0.1%	58	0.1%	24.1%	782	0.1%	747	0.1%	4.7%
Subaru	68	0.1%	34	0.0%	100.0%	1,014	0.1%	400	0.0%	153.5%
Alfa Romeo	53	0.1%	77	0.1%	-31.2%	901	0.1%	1,202	0.1%	-25.0%
smart	37	0.1%	116	0.1%	-68.1%	971	0.1%	710	0.1%	36.8%
Ssangyong	33	0.0%	56	0.1%	-41.1%	751	0.1%	897	0.1%	-16.3%
Maserati	31	0.0%	56	0.1%	-44.6%	423	0.0%	359	0.0%	17.8%
Alpine	10	0.0%	6	0.0%	66.7%	121	0.0%	73	0.0%	65.8%
Genesis	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	60	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Other	75	0.1%	88	0.1%	-14.8%	1,512	0.1%	1,135	0.1%	33.2%
Other Imports	545	0.8%	1,025	1.2%	-46.8%	16,313	1.5%	12,244	1.3%	33.2%
Total	68,033	100.0%	87,226	100.0%	-22.0%	1,101,302	100.0%	915,615	100.0%	20.3%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Ford	8,596	41.8%	5,384	27.7%	59.7%	79,255	33.6%	49,377	31.7%	60.5%
VW	2,216	10.8%	2,530	13.0%	-12.4%	25,899	11.0%	16,290	10.4%	59.0%
Mercedes-Benz	2,132	10.4%	4,100	21.1%	-48.0%	19,194	8.1%	18,558	11.9%	3.4%
Vauxhall	1,522	7.4%	1,077	5.5%	41.3%	22,708	9.6%	14,911	9.6%	52.3%
Peugeot	1,295	6.3%	1,874	9.7%	-30.9%	18,950	8.0%	14,284	9.2%	32.7%
Citroen	1,220	5.9%	1,087	5.6%	12.2%	17,578	7.5%	12,134	7.8%	44.9%
Toyota	981	4.8%	483	2.5%	103.1%	8,956	3.8%	4,675	3.0%	91.6%
Renault	474	2.3%	732	3.8%	-35.2%	10,773	4.6%	5,721	3.7%	88.3%
Nissan	453	2.2%	343	1.8%	32.1%	8,685	3.7%	5,567	3.6%	56.0%
Fiat	442	2.1%	576	3.0%	-23.3%	6,131	2.6%	4,177	2.7%	46.8%
Iveco	359	1.7%	144	0.7%	149.3%	3,067	1.3%	1,447	0.9%	112.0%
Isuzu	220	1.1%	101	0.5%	117.8%	2,611	1.1%	2,088	1.3%	25.0%
Renault Trucks	145	0.7%	116	0.6%	25.0%	1,619	0.7%	751	0.5%	115.6%
Maxus	130	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	1,163	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Land Rover	126	0.6%	25	0.1%	404.0%	2,525	1.1%	762	0.5%	231.4%
MAN	116	0.6%	350	1.8%	-66.9%	2,005	0.9%	1,231	0.8%	62.9%
Isuzu Trucks	74	0.4%	43	0.2%	72.1%	761	0.3%	559	0.4%	36.1%
Suzuki	38	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	200	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	16	0.1%	259	1.3%	-93.8%	3,005	1.3%	2,476	1.6%	21.4%
Ssangyong	15	0.1%	19	0.1%	-21.1%	294	0.1%	205	0.1%	43.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso	7	0.0%	11	0.1%	-36.4%	141	0.1%	113	0.1%	24.8%
LEVC	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	106	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LDV	1	0.0%	153	0.8%	-99.3%	75	0.0%	658	0.4%	-88.6%
Total	20,582	100.0%	19,407	100.0%	6.1%	235,701	100.0%	155,984	100.0%	51.1%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Peugeot	122	31.1%	67	16.9%	82.1%	771	19.7%	691	19.3%	11.6%
Fiat	97	24.7%	99	25.0%	-2.0%	1,102	28.1%	814	22.7%	35.4%
Mercedes-Benz	71	18.1%	107	27.0%	-33.6%	890	22.7%	904	25.2%	-1.5%
Ford	39	9.9%	62	15.7%	-37.1%	486	12.4%	647	18.0%	-24.9%
Citroen	21	5.4%	4	1.0%	425.0%	77	2.0%	91	2.5%	-15.4%
Iveco	20	5.1%	24	6.1%	-16.7%	190	4.8%	152	4.2%	25.0%
VW	8	2.0%	25	6.3%	-68.0%	185	4.7%	103	2.9%	79.6%
Renault Trucks	7	1.8%	0	0.0%	-%	103	2.6%	0	0.0%	-%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	-%	13	0.3%	3	0.1%	333.3%
Vauxhall	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	-50.0%	5	0.1%	7	0.2%	-28.6%
MAN	0	0.0%	5	1.3%	-100.0%	71	1.8%	33	0.9%	115.2%
Renault	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	-100.0%	4	0.1%	7	0.2%	-42.9%
Other Imports	5	1.3%	0	0.0%	-%	26	0.7%	134	3.7%	-80.6%
Total	392	100.0%	396	100.0%	-1.0%	3,923	100.0%	3,586	100.0%	9.4%

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

Flash report, July 2021

Aug 6, 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 decrease 29.5% in July
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 29.5% to 123,296 units in July 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 24.7% with 1,033,269 cars registered in the first seven months of 2021.
July sales for Volkswagen decreased 20.3% to 12,454 units (10.1% market share), Audi sales decreased 15.3% to 10,184 units (8.3% share), while Toyota sales decreased 7.5% to 9,160 units (7.4% share).
Ford sales decreased 54.5% to 8,567 units (6.9% share) and BMW sales decreased 31.3% to 7,863 units (6.4% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in July, 3,047 VW Polos; 3.001 Toyota Yarises; 2,631 Kia Sportages; 2,621 Ford Pumas; and 2,362 VW Golfs were sold.
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 45.5% to 55,250 units (44.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 69.5% to 8,783 units (7.1% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 32.7% to 59,263 units (48.1% share).
In July, private car sales decreased 25.1% to 59,841 units (48.5% share), fleet sales decreased 33.4% to 61,140 units (49.6% share), and sales to businesses decreased 25.2% to 2,315 units (1.9% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 14.8% this July to 23,606 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 25.9% to 470 units in July.
Sales of taxis increased 39.3% to 78 units in July.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The automotive sector continues to battle against shortages of semiconductors and staff, which is throttling our ability to translate a strengthening economic outlook into a full recovery. The next few weeks will see changes to self-isolation policies which will hopefully help those companies across the industry dealing with staff absences, but the semiconductor shortage is likely to remain an issue until at least the rest of the year. As a result, we have downgraded the market outlook slightly for 2021. The bright spot, however, remains the increasing demand for electrified vehicles as consumers respond in ever greater numbers to these new technologies, driven by increased product choice, fiscal and financial incentives and an enjoyable driving experience."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jul. 2021	Jul. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2021	Jan.-Jul. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		123,296	174,887	-29.5%	1,033,269	828,389	24.7%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	23,606	27,701	-14.8%	215,119	136,577	57.5%
	Trucks (Under6t)	470	634	-25.9%	3,531	3,190	10.7%
	Taxi	78	56	39.3%	442	594	-25.6%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
VW	12,454	10.1%	15,617	8.9%	-20.3%	97,863	9.5%	74,550	9.0%	31.3%
Audi	10,184	8.3%	12,017	6.9%	-15.3%	78,026	7.6%	52,422	6.3%	48.8%
Toyota	9,160	7.4%	9,899	5.7%	-7.5%	61,316	5.9%	49,259	5.9%	24.5%
Ford	8,567	6.9%	18,814	10.8%	-54.5%	83,265	8.1%	78,688	9.5%	5.8%
BMW	7,863	6.4%	11,446	6.5%	-31.3%	73,187	7.1%	58,026	7.0%	26.1%
Kia	7,829	6.3%	9,110	5.2%	-14.1%	53,106	5.1%	38,080	4.6%	39.5%
Mercedes-Benz	6,786	5.5%	10,254	5.9%	-33.8%	65,653	6.4%	55,937	6.8%	17.4%
Hyundai	5,959	4.8%	5,425	3.1%	9.8%	37,301	3.6%	23,126	2.8%	61.3%
Skoda	5,196	4.2%	6,121	3.5%	-15.1%	38,102	3.7%	29,233	3.5%	30.3%
Vauxhall	4,952	4.0%	9,771	5.6%	-49.3%	58,395	5.7%	47,347	5.7%	23.3%
SEAT	4,352	3.5%	5,357	3.1%	-18.8%	30,432	2.9%	25,624	3.1%	18.8%
Volvo Cars	3,994	3.2%	3,958	2.3%	0.9%	31,137	3.0%	21,656	2.6%	43.8%
Nissan	3,855	3.1%	6,575	3.8%	-41.4%	40,543	3.9%	36,684	4.4%	10.5%
Land Rover	3,240	2.6%	5,730	3.3%	-43.5%	39,456	3.8%	31,354	3.8%	25.8%
Mini	3,136	2.5%	4,442	2.5%	-29.4%	25,760	2.5%	22,718	2.7%	13.4%
Honda	2,837	2.3%	3,322	1.9%	-14.6%	15,455	1.5%	14,761	1.8%	4.7%
Peugeot	2,602	2.1%	6,392	3.7%	-59.3%	37,350	3.6%	27,842	3.4%	34.1%
MG	2,411	2.0%	1,846	1.1%	30.6%	16,005	1.5%	9,558	1.2%	67.5%
Suzuki	2,307	1.9%	1,877	1.1%	22.9%	13,077	1.3%	9,690	1.2%	35.0%
Mazda	2,252	1.8%	2,805	1.6%	-19.7%	15,855	1.5%	11,551	1.4%	37.3%
Citroen	1,858	1.5%	3,330	1.9%	-44.2%	18,752	1.8%	14,947	1.8%	25.5%
Dacia	1,688	1.4%	2,558	1.5%	-34.0%	8,588	0.8%	9,991	1.2%	-14.0%
Fiat	1,613	1.3%	1,949	1.1%	-17.2%	11,293	1.1%	10,277	1.2%	9.9%
Renault	1,304	1.1%	6,598	3.8%	-80.2%	17,016	1.6%	21,867	2.6%	-22.2%
Jaguar	1,288	1.0%	2,746	1.6%	-53.1%	13,142	1.3%	13,297	1.6%	-1.2%
Porsche	1,149	0.9%	2,295	1.3%	-49.9%	6,985	0.7%	6,368	0.8%	9.7%
Lexus	1,114	0.9%	1,309	0.7%	-14.9%	8,275	0.8%	7,280	0.9%	13.7%
Cupra	593	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	3,751	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Jeep	517	0.4%	555	0.3%	-6.8%	2,628	0.3%	2,087	0.3%	25.9%
Mitsubishi	451	0.4%	929	0.5%	-51.5%	5,013	0.5%	5,637	0.7%	-11.1%
Polestar	309	0.3%	8	0.0%	3762.5%	1,951	0.2%	8	0.0%	24287.5%
Abarth	270	0.2%	213	0.1%	26.8%	1,580	0.2%	1,127	0.1%	40.2%
DS	235	0.2%	228	0.1%	3.1%	1,093	0.1%	1,146	0.1%	-4.6%
Subaru	135	0.1%	60	0.0%	125.0%	946	0.1%	366	0.0%	158.5%
smart	114	0.1%	168	0.1%	-32.1%	934	0.1%	594	0.1%	57.2%
Alfa Romeo	114	0.1%	185	0.1%	-38.4%	848	0.1%	1,125	0.1%	-24.6%
Ssangyong	103	0.1%	172	0.1%	-40.1%	718	0.1%	841	0.1%	-14.6%
Bentley	103	0.1%	158	0.1%	-34.8%	710	0.1%	689	0.1%	3.0%
Maserati	55	0.0%	64	0.0%	-14.1%	392	0.0%	303	0.0%	29.4%
Genesis	27	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	54	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	9	0.0%	10	0.0%	-10.0%	111	0.0%	67	0.0%	65.7%
Other	168	0.1%	187	0.1%	-10.2%	1,437	0.1%	1,047	0.1%	37.2%
Other Imports	143	0.1%	387	0.2%	-63.0%	15,768	1.5%	11,219	1.4%	40.5%
Total	123,296	100.0%	174,887	100.0%	-29.5%	1,033,269	100.0%	828,389	100.0%	24.7%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	7,480	31.7%	7,949	28.7%	-5.9%	70,659	32.8%	43,993	32.2%	60.6%
VW	3,048	12.9%	3,433	12.4%	-11.2%	23,683	11.0%	13,760	10.1%	72.1%
Vauxhall	2,110	8.9%	2,819	10.2%	-25.2%	21,186	9.8%	13,834	10.1%	53.1%
Peugeot	2,056	8.7%	2,402	8.7%	-14.4%	17,655	8.2%	12,410	9.1%	42.3%
Mercedes-Benz	1,923	8.1%	3,287	11.9%	-41.5%	17,062	7.9%	14,458	10.6%	18.0%
Citroen	1,815	7.7%	1,993	7.2%	-8.9%	16,358	7.6%	11,047	8.1%	48.1%
Renault	755	3.2%	1,209	4.4%	-37.6%	10,299	4.8%	4,989	3.7%	106.4%
Fiat	728	3.1%	920	3.3%	-20.9%	5,689	2.6%	3,601	2.6%	58.0%
Toyota	663	2.8%	989	3.6%	-33.0%	7,975	3.7%	4,192	3.1%	90.2%
Nissan	605	2.6%	903	3.3%	-33.0%	8,232	3.8%	5,224	3.8%	57.6%
Iveco	458	1.9%	187	0.7%	144.9%	2,708	1.3%	1,303	1.0%	107.8%
Isuzu	368	1.6%	421	1.5%	-12.6%	2,391	1.1%	1,987	1.5%	20.3%
Land Rover	343	1.5%	176	0.6%	94.9%	2,399	1.1%	737	0.5%	225.5%
Maxus	259	1.1%	0	0.0%	-%	1,033	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	247	1.0%	300	1.1%	-17.7%	2,989	1.4%	2,217	1.6%	34.8%
MAN	247	1.0%	274	1.0%	-9.9%	1,889	0.9%	881	0.6%	114.4%
Renault Trucks	224	0.9%	123	0.4%	82.1%	1,474	0.7%	635	0.5%	132.1%
Isuzu Trucks	119	0.5%	126	0.5%	-5.6%	687	0.3%	516	0.4%	33.1%
Suzuki	96	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%	162	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Ssangyong	28	0.1%	37	0.1%	-24.3%	279	0.1%	186	0.1%	50.0%
LEVC	22	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	102	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi Fuso	8	0.0%	23	0.1%	-65.2%	134	0.1%	102	0.1%	31.4%
LDV	4	0.0%	130	0.5%	-96.9%	74	0.0%	505	0.4%	-85.3%
Total	23,606	100.0%	27,701	100.0%	-14.8%	215,119	100.0%	136,577	100.0%	57.5%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Fiat	139	29.6%	165	26.0%	-15.8%	1,005	28.5%	715	22.4%	40.6%
Mercedes-Benz	98	20.9%	103	16.2%	-4.9%	819	23.2%	797	25.0%	2.8%
Peugeot	79	16.8%	94	14.8%	-16.0%	649	18.4%	624	19.6%	4.0%
Ford	39	8.3%	87	13.7%	-55.2%	447	12.7%	585	18.3%	-23.6%
VW	32	6.8%	14	2.2%	128.6%	177	5.0%	78	2.4%	126.9%
Iveco	32	6.8%	41	6.5%	-22.0%	170	4.8%	128	4.0%	32.8%
Citroen	22	4.7%	1	0.2%	2100.0%	56	1.6%	87	2.7%	-35.6%
Renault Trucks	16	3.4%	0	0.0%	-%	96	2.7%	0	0.0%	-%
MAN	6	1.3%	3	0.5%	100.0%	71	2.0%	28	0.9%	153.6%
Isuzu Trucks	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	100.0%	12	0.3%	3	0.1%	300.0%
Vauxhall	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0.0%	4	0.1%	5	0.2%	-20.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	4	0.1%	6	0.2%	-33.3%
Other Imports	4	0.9%	124	19.6%	-96.8%	21	0.6%	134	4.2%	-84.3%
Total	470	100.0%	634	100.0%	-25.9%	3,531	100.0%	3,190	100.0%	10.7%

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

Flash report, June 2021

Jul 6, 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 increase 28.0% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK passenger car sales increased 28.0% to 186,128 units in June 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 39.2% with 909,973 cars registered in the first half of 2021.
June sales for Volkswagen increased 56.5% to 19,454 units (10.5% market share), Audi sales increased 78.4% to 14,446 units (7.8% share), while Ford sales increased 4.5% to 14,234 units (7.6% share).
BMW sales increased 33.8% to 14,227 units (7.6% share) and Toyota sales increased 3.0% to 12,061 units (6.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in June, 5,468 Tesla Model 3s; 4,629 VW Golfs; 4,477 Ford Pumas; 4,375 Vauxhall Colsas; and 3,811 Ford Fiestas were sold.
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 1.7% to 86,411 units (46.4% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 34.7% to 15,027 units (8.1% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 145.7% to 84,690 units (45.5% share).
In June, private car sales increased 21.8% to 88,715 units (47.7% share), fleet sales increased 33.5% to 92,909 units (49.9% share), and sales to businesses increased 53.4% to 4,504 units (2.4% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 14.4% this June to 34,363 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 115.5% to 627 units in June.
Sales of taxis increased 207.7% to 120 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "With the final phases of the UK’s vaccine rollout well underway and confidence increasing, the automotive sector is now battling against a ‘long Covid’ of vehicle supply challenges. The semiconductor shortages arising from Covid-constrained output globally are affecting vehicle production, disrupting supply on certain models and restricting the automotive recovery. However, rebuilding for the next decade is now well underway with investment in local battery production beginning and a raft of new electrified models in showrooms. With the end of domestic restrictions later this month looking more likely, business and consumer optimism should improve further, fuelling increased spending, especially as the industry looks towards September and advanced orders for the next plate change.

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jun. 2021	Jun. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2021	Jan.-Jun. 2020	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		186,128	145,377	28.0%	909,973	653,502	39.2%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	34,363	30,041	14.4%	191,513	108,876	75.9%
	Trucks (Under6t)	627	291	115.5%	3,061	2,556	19.8%
	Taxi	120	39	207.7%	364	538	-32.3%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
VW	19,454	10.5%	12,431	8.6%	56.5%	85,409	9.4%	58,933	9.0%	44.9%
Audi	14,446	7.8%	8,099	5.6%	78.4%	67,842	7.5%	40,405	6.2%	67.9%
Ford	14,234	7.6%	13,622	9.4%	4.5%	74,698	8.2%	59,874	9.2%	24.8%
BMW	14,227	7.6%	10,635	7.3%	33.8%	65,324	7.2%	46,580	7.1%	40.2%
Toyota	12,061	6.5%	11,709	8.1%	3.0%	52,156	5.7%	39,360	6.0%	32.5%
Vauxhall	10,129	5.4%	9,104	6.3%	11.3%	53,443	5.9%	37,576	5.7%	42.2%
Kia	9,176	4.9%	5,501	3.8%	66.8%	45,277	5.0%	28,970	4.4%	56.3%
Mercedes-Benz	8,984	4.8%	9,569	6.6%	-6.1%	58,867	6.5%	45,683	7.0%	28.9%
Hyundai	7,734	4.2%	3,643	2.5%	112.3%	31,342	3.4%	17,701	2.7%	77.1%
Skoda	6,737	3.6%	5,272	3.6%	27.8%	32,906	3.6%	23,112	3.5%	42.4%
Peugeot	6,229	3.3%	5,168	3.6%	20.5%	34,748	3.8%	21,450	3.3%	62.0%
Nissan	5,927	3.2%	5,884	4.0%	0.7%	36,688	4.0%	30,109	4.6%	21.9%
SEAT	5,668	3.0%	4,090	2.8%	38.6%	26,080	2.9%	20,267	3.1%	28.7%
Mini	5,151	2.8%	4,921	3.4%	4.7%	22,624	2.5%	18,276	2.8%	23.8%
Volvo Cars	4,802	2.6%	4,374	3.0%	9.8%	27,143	3.0%	17,698	2.7%	53.4%
Land Rover	3,797	2.0%	4,691	3.2%	-19.1%	36,216	4.0%	25,624	3.9%	41.3%
Mazda	3,447	1.9%	1,464	1.0%	135.5%	13,603	1.5%	8,746	1.3%	55.5%
Citroen	3,248	1.7%	2,067	1.4%	57.1%	16,894	1.9%	11,617	1.8%	45.4%
Honda	3,205	1.7%	1,617	1.1%	98.2%	12,618	1.4%	11,439	1.8%	10.3%
Fiat	3,091	1.7%	1,818	1.3%	70.0%	9,680	1.1%	8,328	1.3%	16.2%
Renault	2,940	1.6%	4,720	3.2%	-37.7%	15,712	1.7%	15,269	2.3%	2.9%
Suzuki	2,888	1.6%	1,431	1.0%	101.8%	10,770	1.2%	7,813	1.2%	37.8%
MG	2,834	1.5%	2,025	1.4%	40.0%	13,594	1.5%	7,712	1.2%	76.3%
Jaguar	2,369	1.3%	1,712	1.2%	38.4%	11,854	1.3%	10,551	1.6%	12.3%
Lexus	1,527	0.8%	1,359	0.9%	12.4%	7,161	0.8%	5,971	0.9%	19.9%
Dacia	1,074	0.6%	2,093	1.4%	-48.7%	6,900	0.8%	7,433	1.1%	-7.2%
Cupra	1,062	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	3,158	0.3%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi	1,017	0.5%	771	0.5%	31.9%	4,562	0.5%	4,708	0.7%	-3.1%
Porsche	772	0.4%	1,056	0.7%	-26.9%	5,836	0.6%	4,073	0.6%	43.3%
Jeep	458	0.2%	437	0.3%	4.8%	2,111	0.2%	1,532	0.2%	37.8%
Abarth	376	0.2%	212	0.1%	77.4%	1,310	0.1%	914	0.1%	43.3%
Subaru	215	0.1%	44	0.0%	388.6%	811	0.1%	306	0.0%	165.0%
DS	189	0.1%	153	0.1%	23.5%	858	0.1%	918	0.1%	-6.5%
Alfa Romeo	180	0.1%	234	0.2%	-23.1%	734	0.1%	940	0.1%	-21.9%
Polestar	163	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	1,642	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%
Ssangyong	151	0.1%	159	0.1%	-5.0%	615	0.1%	669	0.1%	-8.1%
smart	138	0.1%	146	0.1%	-5.5%	820	0.1%	426	0.1%	92.5%
Bentley	80	0.0%	102	0.1%	-21.6%	607	0.1%	531	0.1%	14.3%
Maserati	69	0.0%	50	0.0%	38.0%	337	0.0%	239	0.0%	41.0%
Genesis	27	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	27	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	25	0.0%	16	0.0%	56.3%	102	0.0%	57	0.0%	78.9%
Other	211	0.1%	140	0.1%	50.7%	1,269	0.1%	860	0.1%	47.6%
Other Imports	5,616	3.0%	2,838	2.0%	97.9%	15,625	1.7%	10,832	1.7%	44.2%
Total	186,128	100.0%	145,377	100.0%	28.0%	909,973	100.0%	653,502	100.0%	39.2%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	10,060	29.3%	11,203	37.3%	-10.2%	63,179	33.0%	36,044	33.1%	75.3%
VW	4,293	12.5%	2,740	9.1%	56.7%	20,635	10.8%	10,327	9.5%	99.8%
Vauxhall	3,663	10.7%	2,994	10.0%	22.3%	19,076	10.0%	11,015	10.1%	73.2%
Citroen	2,793	8.1%	2,846	9.5%	-1.9%	14,543	7.6%	9,054	8.3%	60.6%
Peugeot	2,674	7.8%	2,098	7.0%	27.5%	15,599	8.1%	10,008	9.2%	55.9%
Mercedes-Benz	2,634	7.7%	3,155	10.5%	-16.5%	15,139	7.9%	11,171	10.3%	35.5%
Renault	2,405	7.0%	1,075	3.6%	123.7%	9,544	5.0%	3,780	3.5%	152.5%
Nissan	1,151	3.3%	1,277	4.3%	-9.9%	7,627	4.0%	4,321	4.0%	76.5%
Fiat	1,014	3.0%	585	1.9%	73.3%	4,961	2.6%	2,681	2.5%	85.0%
Toyota	920	2.7%	736	2.4%	25.0%	7,312	3.8%	3,203	2.9%	128.3%
Iveco	570	1.7%	150	0.5%	280.0%	2,250	1.2%	1,116	1.0%	101.6%
Isuzu	484	1.4%	212	0.7%	128.3%	2,023	1.1%	1,566	1.4%	29.2%
Land Rover	411	1.2%	157	0.5%	161.8%	2,056	1.1%	561	0.5%	266.5%
Mitsubishi	279	0.8%	359	1.2%	-22.3%	2,742	1.4%	1,917	1.8%	43.0%
Maxus	270	0.8%	0	0.0%	-%	774	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Renault Trucks	258	0.8%	117	0.4%	120.5%	1,250	0.7%	512	0.5%	144.1%
MAN	222	0.6%	144	0.5%	54.2%	1,642	0.9%	607	0.6%	170.5%
Isuzu Trucks	107	0.3%	64	0.2%	67.2%	568	0.3%	390	0.4%	45.6%
Suzuki	66	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	66	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Ssangyong	62	0.2%	23	0.1%	169.6%	251	0.1%	149	0.1%	68.5%
Mitsubishi Fuso	18	0.1%	17	0.1%	5.9%	126	0.1%	79	0.1%	59.5%
LEVC	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	80	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
LDV	2	0.0%	89	0.3%	-97.8%	70	0.0%	375	0.3%	-81.3%
Total	34,363	100.0%	30,041	100.0%	14.4%	191,513	100.0%	108,876	100.0%	75.9%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2021		2020		Y-o-Y	2021		2020		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Fiat	181	28.9%	87	29.9%	108.0%	866	28.3%	550	21.5%	57.5%
Peugeot	161	25.7%	43	14.8%	274.4%	570	18.6%	530	20.7%	7.5%
Mercedes-Benz	134	21.4%	63	21.6%	112.7%	721	23.6%	694	27.2%	3.9%
Ford	92	14.7%	60	20.6%	53.3%	408	13.3%	498	19.5%	-18.1%
Renault Trucks	15	2.4%	0	0.0%	-%	80	2.6%	0	0.0%	-%
VW	12	1.9%	8	2.7%	50.0%	145	4.7%	64	2.5%	126.6%
Iveco	12	1.9%	24	8.2%	-50.0%	138	4.5%	87	3.4%	58.6%
Citroen	9	1.4%	1	0.3%	800.0%	34	1.1%	86	3.4%	-60.5%
MAN	6	1.0%	1	0.3%	500.0%	65	2.1%	25	1.0%	160.0%
Isuzu Trucks	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	10	0.3%	2	0.1%	400.0%
Renault	1	0.2%	3	1.0%	-66.7%	4	0.1%	6	0.2%	-33.3%
Vauxhall	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	0.0%	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	-25.0%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	17	0.6%	10	0.4%	70.0%
Total	627	100.0%	291	100.0%	115.5%	3,061	100.0%	2,556	100.0%	19.8%

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