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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2022

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Flash report, Dec 2022

Jan 6, 2023

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

UK passenger car sales up 18.3% in December, down 2.0% in 2022
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 5, UK passenger car sales increased 18.3% to 128,462 units in December 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 2.0% with 1,614,063 cars registered in 2022.
2022 sales for VW decreased 10.8% to 131,850 units (8.2% market share), Ford sales increased 9.0% to 126,826 units (7.9% share) while Audi sales decreased 6.6% to 110,144 units (6.8% share).
BMW sales decreased 6.8% to 108,624 units (6.7% share), Toyota sales increased 1.3% to 102,181 units (6.3% share).
The best-selling cars in 2022 were Nissan Qashqai (42,704 units), Vauxhall Corsa (35,910 units), Tesla Model Y (35,551 units), Ford Puma (35,088 units) and Mini (32,387 units).
Compared to last 2022, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 10.4% to 682,473 units (42.3% share), EV increased 40.1% to 267,203 units (16.6% share), gasoline MHEV sales increased 10.9% to 219,701 units (13.6% share), HEV increased 27.6% to 187,948 units (11.6% share), PHEV decreased 11.5% to 101,414 units (6.3% share), diesel MHEV sales decreased 26.7% to 72,343 units (4.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 38.9% to 82,981 units (5.1% share).
In 2022, private car sales increased 2.0% to 818,509 units (50.7% share), fleet sales decreased 7.5% to 750,839 units (46.5% share), and businesses sales increased 37.0% to 44,715 units (2.8% share)
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 20.6% to 282,139 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons  decreased 20.1% to 4,787 units while sales of taxis increased 26.7% to 1,697 units in 2022.
This second half year performance was not enough, however, to offset the declines recorded during the first half of 2022. Despite underlying demand, pandemic-related global parts shortages saw overall registrations for the year fall 2.0% to 1.61 million, around 700,000 units below pre-Covid levels.
Manufacturers face a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate from 2024 (the details of which have still not been published). As a result, accelerated investment in charging infrastructure is needed if consumers are to be confident they can make the switch and brands are to have a chance of securing sufficient supply to support UK market growth and not lose out to other markets which are investing more rapidly.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Dec. 2022 Dec. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec. 2022 Jan.-Dec. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 128,462 108,596 18.3% 1,614,063 1,647,181 -2.0%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 21,825 29,404 -25.8% 282,139 355,380 -20.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 419 639 -34.4% 4,787 5,988 -20.1%
Taxi 93 122 -23.8% 1,697 1,339 26.7%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
VW 13,118 10.2% 8,854 8.2% 48.2% 131,850 8.2% 147,826 9.0% -10.8%
Ford 7,676 6.0% 4,973 4.6% 54.4% 126,826 7.9% 116,305 7.1% 9.0%
Audi 8,941 7.0% 7,647 7.0% 16.9% 110,144 6.8% 117,953 7.2% -6.6%
BMW 9,523 7.4% 6,420 5.9% 48.3% 108,624 6.7% 116,577 7.1% -6.8%
Toyota 6,835 5.3% 6,078 5.6% 12.5% 102,181 6.3% 100,895 6.1% 1.3%
Kia 3,450 2.7% 2,903 2.7% 18.8% 100,191 6.2% 90,817 5.5% 10.3%
Vauxhall 3,335 2.6% 6,097 5.6% -45.3% 83,691 5.2% 91,452 5.6% -8.5%
Mercedes-Benz 4,346 3.4% 5,508 5.1% -21.1% 80,910 5.0% 97,945 5.9% -17.4%
Hyundai 4,740 3.7% 4,740 4.4% 0.0% 80,419 5.0% 69,680 4.2% 15.4%
Nissan 7,878 6.1% 6,365 5.9% 23.8% 76,711 4.8% 68,494 4.2% 12.0%
Tesla 16,368 12.7% 9,612 8.9% 70.3% 54,622 3.4% 34,853 2.1% 56.7%
Peugeot 1,428 1.1% 4,544 4.2% -68.6% 52,264 3.2% 61,106 3.7% -14.5%
MG 2,927 2.3% 1,126 1.0% 159.9% 51,050 3.2% 30,600 1.9% 66.8%
Skoda 4,175 3.2% 3,665 3.4% 13.9% 48,848 3.0% 55,561 3.4% -12.1%
Mini 5,008 3.9% 5,924 5.5% -15.5% 45,854 2.8% 45,756 2.8% 0.2%
Land Rover 2,592 2.0% 2,669 2.5% -2.9% 43,180 2.7% 53,111 3.2% -18.7%
Volvo Cars 3,742 2.9% 3,443 3.2% 8.7% 36,506 2.3% 48,260 2.9% -24.4%
Renault 4,666 3.6% 2,019 1.9% 131.1% 32,285 2.0% 29,836 1.8% 8.2%
Citroen 973 0.8% 1,436 1.3% -32.2% 28,487 1.8% 30,204 1.8% -5.7%
Dacia 939 0.7% 1,742 1.6% -46.1% 27,221 1.7% 17,568 1.1% 54.9%
Mazda 2,168 1.7% 1,174 1.1% 84.7% 25,209 1.6% 25,852 1.6% -2.5%
Honda 528 0.4% 1,588 1.5% -66.8% 24,084 1.5% 26,928 1.6% -10.6%
SEAT 1,966 1.5% 1,032 1.0% 90.5% 22,140 1.4% 43,130 2.6% -48.7%
Fiat 976 0.8% 1,427 1.3% -31.6% 19,698 1.2% 20,154 1.2% -2.3%
Porsche 3,055 2.4% 2,221 2.0% 37.6% 18,267 1.1% 13,702 0.8% 33.3%
Suzuki 912 0.7% 842 0.8% 8.3% 17,378 1.1% 20,976 1.3% -17.2%
Cupra 1,121 0.9% 564 0.5% 98.8% 14,383 0.9% 7,584 0.5% 89.6%
Jaguar 909 0.7% 1,333 1.2% -31.8% 12,165 0.8% 18,868 1.1% -35.5%
Lexus 1,641 1.3% 701 0.6% 134.1% 10,675 0.7% 13,878 0.8% -23.1%
Polestar 1,104 0.9% 433 0.4% 155.0% 7,345 0.5% 4,096 0.2% 79.3%
DS 103 0.1% 279 0.3% -63.1% 3,674 0.2% 2,362 0.1% 55.5%
Jeep 293 0.2% 195 0.2% 50.3% 2,525 0.2% 4,463 0.3% -43.4%
Bentley 96 0.1% 116 0.1% -17.2% 1,629 0.1% 1,348 0.1% 20.8%
Alfa Romeo 88 0.1% 124 0.1% -29.0% 1,576 0.1% 1,574 0.1% 0.1%
Abarth 31 0.0% 105 0.1% -70.5% 1,544 0.1% 2,335 0.1% -33.9%
Ssangyong 80 0.1% 93 0.1% -14.0% 1,536 0.1% 1,525 0.1% 0.7%
Subaru 149 0.1% 176 0.2% -15.3% 1,391 0.1% 2,107 0.1% -34.0%
smart 71 0.1% 138 0.1% -48.6% 1,256 0.1% 1,581 0.1% -20.6%
Genesis 163 0.1% 11 0.0% 1381.8% 1,000 0.1% 127 0.0% 687.4%
Maserati 71 0.1% 69 0.1% 2.9% 720 0.0% 765 0.0% -5.9%
Alpine 20 0.0% 13 0.0% 53.8% 288 0.0% 202 0.0% 42.6%
ORA 21 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 68 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 5,125 0.3% -100.0%
Other 177 0.1% 129 0.1% 37.2% 2,167 0.1% 2,206 0.1% -1.8%
Other Imports 59 0.0% 68 0.1% -13.2% 1,481 0.1% 1,494 0.1% -0.9%
Total 128,462 100.0% 108,596 100.0% 18.3% 1,614,063 100.0% 1,647,181 100.0% -2.0%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
Ford 7,442 34.1% 9,187 31.2% -19.0% 105,913 37.5% 121,465 34.2% -12.8%
VW 3,295 15.1% 2,076 7.1% 58.7% 28,276 10.0% 34,182 9.6% -17.3%
Vauxhall 1,702 7.8% 3,770 12.8% -54.9% 27,709 9.8% 34,344 9.7% -19.3%
Mercedes-Benz 2,324 10.6% 2,036 6.9% 14.1% 21,365 7.6% 29,824 8.4% -28.4%
Peugeot 1,014 4.6% 2,721 9.3% -62.7% 20,810 7.4% 28,511 8.0% -27.0%
Citroen 923 4.2% 1,705 5.8% -45.9% 19,714 7.0% 25,153 7.1% -21.6%
Renault 1,623 7.4% 1,769 6.0% -8.3% 14,194 5.0% 18,128 5.1% -21.7%
Toyota 1,060 4.9% 580 2.0% 82.8% 12,469 4.4% 13,282 3.7% -6.1%
Fiat 330 1.5% 1,011 3.4% -67.4% 5,025 1.8% 9,964 2.8% -49.6%
Isuzu 410 1.9% 320 1.1% 28.1% 4,350 1.5% 3,688 1.0% 18.0%
Maxus 206 0.9% 600 2.0% -65.7% 4,084 1.4% 3,700 1.0% 10.4%
Iveco 304 1.4% 359 1.2% -15.3% 3,923 1.4% 4,621 1.3% -15.1%
Nissan 165 0.8% 2,164 7.4% -92.4% 3,531 1.3% 13,639 3.8% -74.1%
Land Rover 310 1.4% 119 0.4% 160.5% 2,628 0.9% 3,361 0.9% -21.8%
Renault Trucks 216 1.0% 246 0.8% -12.2% 2,256 0.8% 2,457 0.7% -8.2%
MAN 204 0.9% 318 1.1% -35.8% 2,239 0.8% 2,968 0.8% -24.6%
Isuzu Trucks 135 0.6% 135 0.5% 0.0% 1,547 0.5% 1,291 0.4% 19.8%
Ssangyong 53 0.2% 88 0.3% -39.8% 996 0.4% 570 0.2% 74.7%
Suzuki 69 0.3% 19 0.1% 263.2% 466 0.2% 406 0.1% 14.8%
LEVC 4 0.0% 145 0.5% -97.2% 297 0.1% 347 0.1% -14.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso 27 0.1% 27 0.1% 0.0% 253 0.1% 249 0.1% 1.6%
Dacia 9 0.0% 1 0.0% 800.0% 94 0.0% 20 0.0% 370.0%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 3,068 0.9% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 8 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 142 0.0% -100.0%
Total 21,825 100.0% 29,404 100.0% -25.8% 282,139 100.0% 355,380 100.0% -20.6%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
Ford 56 13.4% 17 2.7% 229.4% 1,358 28.4% 640 10.7% 112.2%
Mercedes-Benz 239 57.0% 73 11.4% 227.4% 1,026 21.4% 1,321 22.1% -22.3%
Fiat 74 17.7% 99 15.5% -25.3% 843 17.6% 1,534 25.6% -45.0%
Peugeot 8 1.9% 343 53.7% -97.7% 651 13.6% 1,454 24.3% -55.2%
Maxus 10 2.4% 0 0.0% -% 308 6.4% 25 0.4% 1132.0%
Iveco 20 4.8% 32 5.0% -37.5% 300 6.3% 272 4.5% 10.3%
Citroen 0 0.0% 23 3.6% -100.0% 99 2.1% 183 3.1% -45.9%
VW 3 0.7% 14 2.2% -78.6% 68 1.4% 229 3.8% -70.3%
MAN 1 0.2% 15 2.3% -93.3% 29 0.6% 123 2.1% -76.4%
Vauxhall 2 0.5% 0 0.0% -% 28 0.6% 9 0.2% 211.1%
Renault Trucks 1 0.2% 11 1.7% -90.9% 26 0.5% 125 2.1% -79.2%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.2% 10 1.6% -90.0% 18 0.4% 37 0.6% -51.4%
Renault 2 0.5% 1 0.2% 100.0% 11 0.2% 8 0.1% 37.5%
Other Imports 2 0.5% 1 0.2% 100.0% 22 0.5% 28 0.5% -21.4%
Total 419 100.0% 639 100.0% -34.4% 4,787 100.0% 5,988 100.0% -20.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Flash report, Nov 2022

Dec 6, 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 increase 23.5% in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 5, UK passenger car sales increased 23.5% to 142,889 units in November 2022
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.4% with 1,485,601 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2022.
November sales for VW increased 59.3% to 13,757 units (9.6% market share), Ford sales increased 111.1% to 11,078 units (7.8% share) while Audi sales increased 49.0% to 10,965 units (7.7% share). BMW sales increased 13.7% to 10,257 units (7.2% share) and Nissan sales increased 85.0% to 9,208 units (6.4% share).
The best-selling cars in November 2022 were Nissan Qashqai (5,636 units), Tesla Model Y (4,229 units), Mini (3,312 units), Ford Fiesta (2,869 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,537 units).
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales increased 15.0% to 57,590 units (40.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 5.6% to 5,605 units (3.9% share), EV increased 35.2% to 29,372 units (20.6% share), PHEV decreased 5.7% to 10,186 units (7.1% share), HEV increased 66.9% to 16,066 units (11.2% share), diesel MHEV increased 18.6% to 6,141 units (4.3% share), Gasoline MHEV increased 45.0% to 17,929 units (12.5% share).
In November, private car sales increased 2.7% to 64,292 units (45.0% share), fleet sales increased 45.4% to 74,184 units (51.9% share), and businesses sales increased 112.2% to 4,413 units (3.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 22.2% to 24,352 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 13.1% to 358 units while sales of taxis decreased 31.0% to 138 units in November.
The growth delivered the best total for November since 2019, with manufacturers continuing efforts to fulfil orders amid erratic global components supply. However, registrations in the month were still -8.8% below 2019 levels and, while further recovery is anticipated in 2023, global and domestic economic challenges mean that the market will remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Nov. 2022 Nov. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Nov. 2022 Jan.-Nov. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 142,889 115,706 23.5% 1,485,601 1,538,585 -3.4%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 24,352 31,320 -22.2% 260,314 325,976 -20.1%
Trucks (Under6t) 358 412 -13.1% 4,368 5,349 -18.3%
Taxi 138 200 -31.0% 1,604 1,217 31.8%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
VW 13,757 9.6% 8,634 7.5% 59.3% 118,732 8.0% 138,972 9.0% -14.6%
Ford 11,078 7.8% 5,247 4.5% 111.1% 119,150 8.0% 111,332 7.2% 7.0%
Audi 10,965 7.7% 7,358 6.4% 49.0% 101,203 6.8% 110,306 7.2% -8.3%
BMW 10,257 7.2% 9,018 7.8% 13.7% 99,101 6.7% 110,157 7.2% -10.0%
Nissan 9,208 6.4% 4,977 4.3% 85.0% 68,833 4.6% 62,129 4.0% 10.8%
Toyota 8,067 5.6% 6,567 5.7% 22.8% 95,346 6.4% 94,817 6.2% 0.6%
Kia 7,595 5.3% 6,382 5.5% 19.0% 96,741 6.5% 87,914 5.7% 10.0%
Vauxhall 6,598 4.6% 7,015 6.1% -5.9% 80,356 5.4% 85,355 5.5% -5.9%
Tesla 6,025 4.2% 3,077 2.7% 95.8% 38,254 2.6% 25,241 1.6% 51.6%
Hyundai 5,922 4.1% 6,562 5.7% -9.8% 75,679 5.1% 64,940 4.2% 16.5%
Mercedes-Benz 5,193 3.6% 7,329 6.3% -29.1% 76,564 5.2% 92,437 6.0% -17.2%
MG 5,062 3.5% 4,184 3.6% 21.0% 48,123 3.2% 29,474 1.9% 63.3%
Mini 4,917 3.4% 4,691 4.1% 4.8% 40,846 2.7% 39,832 2.6% 2.5%
Skoda 4,694 3.3% 3,091 2.7% 51.9% 44,673 3.0% 51,896 3.4% -13.9%
Volvo Cars 3,740 2.6% 3,790 3.3% -1.3% 32,764 2.2% 44,817 2.9% -26.9%
Land Rover 3,468 2.4% 2,757 2.4% 25.8% 40,588 2.7% 50,442 3.3% -19.5%
Dacia 3,229 2.3% 1,241 1.1% 160.2% 26,282 1.8% 15,826 1.0% 66.1%
Renault 2,671 1.9% 2,716 2.3% -1.7% 27,619 1.9% 27,817 1.8% -0.7%
Peugeot 2,387 1.7% 5,193 4.5% -54.0% 50,836 3.4% 56,562 3.7% -10.1%
Mazda 2,214 1.5% 1,453 1.3% 52.4% 23,041 1.6% 24,678 1.6% -6.6%
Porsche 2,057 1.4% 1,795 1.6% 14.6% 15,212 1.0% 11,481 0.7% 32.5%
Citroen 1,926 1.3% 2,216 1.9% -13.1% 27,514 1.9% 28,768 1.9% -4.4%
Honda 1,867 1.3% 1,163 1.0% 60.5% 23,556 1.6% 25,340 1.6% -7.0%
SEAT 1,711 1.2% 1,999 1.7% -14.4% 20,174 1.4% 42,098 2.7% -52.1%
Suzuki 1,388 1.0% 945 0.8% 46.9% 16,466 1.1% 20,134 1.3% -18.2%
Polestar 1,247 0.9% 580 0.5% 115.0% 6,241 0.4% 3,663 0.2% 70.4%
Cupra 1,246 0.9% 839 0.7% 48.5% 13,262 0.9% 7,020 0.5% 88.9%
Lexus 1,097 0.8% 481 0.4% 128.1% 9,034 0.6% 13,177 0.9% -31.4%
Fiat 822 0.6% 1,350 1.2% -39.1% 18,722 1.3% 18,727 1.2% 0.0%
Jaguar 736 0.5% 1,340 1.2% -45.1% 11,256 0.8% 17,535 1.1% -35.8%
DS 437 0.3% 257 0.2% 70.0% 3,571 0.2% 2,083 0.1% 71.4%
Genesis 199 0.1% 23 0.0% 765.2% 837 0.1% 116 0.0% 621.6%
Subaru 186 0.1% 165 0.1% 12.7% 1,242 0.1% 1,931 0.1% -35.7%
Bentley 149 0.1% 168 0.1% -11.3% 1,533 0.1% 1,232 0.1% 24.4%
Abarth 100 0.1% 95 0.1% 5.3% 1,513 0.1% 2,230 0.1% -32.2%
Jeep 96 0.1% 155 0.1% -38.1% 2,232 0.2% 4,268 0.3% -47.7%
Ssangyong 83 0.1% 156 0.1% -46.8% 1,456 0.1% 1,432 0.1% 1.7%
Alfa Romeo 80 0.1% 150 0.1% -46.7% 1,488 0.1% 1,450 0.1% 2.6%
smart 73 0.1% 201 0.2% -63.7% 1,185 0.1% 1,443 0.1% -17.9%
Maserati 31 0.0% 77 0.1% -59.7% 649 0.0% 696 0.0% -6.8%
Alpine 30 0.0% 26 0.0% 15.4% 268 0.0% 189 0.0% 41.8%
ORA 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 47 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 5,125 0.3% -100.0%
Other 173 0.1% 135 0.1% 28.1% 1,990 0.1% 2,077 0.1% -4.2%
Other Imports 103 0.1% 108 0.1% -4.6% 1,422 0.1% 1,426 0.1% -0.3%
Total 142,889 100.0% 115,706 100.0% 23.5% 1,485,601 100.0% 1,538,585 100.0% -3.4%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
Ford 9,824 40.3% 11,489 36.7% -14.5% 98,471 37.8% 112,278 34.4% -12.3%
VW 2,915 12.0% 2,030 6.5% 43.6% 24,981 9.6% 32,106 9.8% -22.2%
Mercedes-Benz 2,130 8.7% 2,840 9.1% -25.0% 19,041 7.3% 27,788 8.5% -31.5%
Vauxhall 1,841 7.6% 2,831 9.0% -35.0% 26,007 10.0% 30,574 9.4% -14.9%
Renault 1,687 6.9% 1,809 5.8% -6.7% 12,571 4.8% 16,359 5.0% -23.2%
Toyota 1,034 4.2% 937 3.0% 10.4% 11,409 4.4% 12,702 3.9% -10.2%
Peugeot 929 3.8% 2,564 8.2% -63.8% 19,796 7.6% 25,790 7.9% -23.2%
Citroen 889 3.7% 1,965 6.3% -54.8% 18,791 7.2% 23,448 7.2% -19.9%
Isuzu 506 2.1% 164 0.5% 208.5% 3,940 1.5% 3,368 1.0% 17.0%
Maxus 423 1.7% 943 3.0% -55.1% 3,878 1.5% 3,100 1.0% 25.1%
Land Rover 373 1.5% 117 0.4% 218.8% 2,318 0.9% 3,242 1.0% -28.5%
Iveco 372 1.5% 442 1.4% -15.8% 3,619 1.4% 4,262 1.3% -15.1%
Renault Trucks 286 1.2% 204 0.7% 40.2% 2,040 0.8% 2,211 0.7% -7.7%
Nissan 285 1.2% 1,334 4.3% -78.6% 3,366 1.3% 11,475 3.5% -70.7%
Fiat 251 1.0% 1,065 3.4% -76.4% 4,695 1.8% 8,953 2.7% -47.6%
MAN 240 1.0% 217 0.7% 10.6% 2,035 0.8% 2,650 0.8% -23.2%
Isuzu Trucks 139 0.6% 139 0.4% 0.0% 1,412 0.5% 1,156 0.4% 22.1%
Suzuki 104 0.4% 60 0.2% 73.3% 397 0.2% 387 0.1% 2.6%
Ssangyong 86 0.4% 47 0.2% 83.0% 943 0.4% 482 0.1% 95.6%
Mitsubishi Fuso 26 0.1% 27 0.1% -3.7% 226 0.1% 222 0.1% 1.8%
Dacia 8 0.0% 19 0.1% -57.9% 85 0.0% 19 0.0% 347.4%
LEVC 4 0.0% 62 0.2% -93.5% 293 0.1% 202 0.1% 45.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 15 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 134 0.0% -100.0%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% - -% -% 0 0.0% 3,068 0.9% -100.0%
Total 24,352 100.0% 31,320 100.0% -22.2% 260,314 100.0% 325,976 100.0% -20.1%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
Maxus 116 32.4% 25 6.1% 364.0% 298 6.8% 25 0.5% 1092.0%
Fiat 66 18.4% 114 27.7% -42.1% 769 17.6% 1,435 26.8% -46.4%
Mercedes-Benz 59 16.5% 86 20.9% -31.4% 787 18.0% 1,248 23.3% -36.9%
Ford 50 14.0% 41 10.0% 22.0% 1,302 29.8% 623 11.6% 109.0%
Peugeot 29 8.1% 82 19.9% -64.6% 643 14.7% 1,111 20.8% -42.1%
Iveco 28 7.8% 18 4.4% 55.6% 280 6.4% 240 4.5% 16.7%
VW 5 1.4% 4 1.0% 25.0% 65 1.5% 215 4.0% -69.8%
MAN 2 0.6% 9 2.2% -77.8% 28 0.6% 108 2.0% -74.1%
Citroen 1 0.3% 17 4.1% -94.1% 99 2.3% 160 3.0% -38.1%
Vauxhall 1 0.3% 2 0.5% -50.0% 26 0.6% 9 0.2% 188.9%
Renault Trucks 1 0.3% 1 0.2% 0.0% 25 0.6% 114 2.1% -78.1%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 12 2.9% -100.0% 17 0.4% 27 0.5% -37.0%
Renault 0 0.0% 1 0.2% -100.0% 9 0.2% 7 0.1% 28.6%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 20 0.5% 27 0.5% -25.9%
Total 358 100.0% 412 100.0% -13.1% 4,368 100.0% 5,349 100.0% -18.3%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, Oct 2022

Nov 7, 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 increase 26.4% in October
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 4, UK passenger car sales increased 26.4% to 134,344 units in October 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 5.6% with 1,342,712 cars registered in the first ten months of 2022.
October sales for Ford increased 94.7% to 13,295 units (9.9% market share), VW sales increased 41.4% to 12,804 units (9.5% share) while Audi sales increased 49.0% to 10,193 units (7.6% share). BMW sales increased 18.3% to 9,199 units (6.8% share) and Toyota sales increased 62.8% to 8,341 units (6.2% share).
The best-selling cars in October 2022 were Ford Fiesta (4,230 units), Nissan Qashqai (4,228 units), VW Golf (3,339 units), Ford Puma (3,218 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,784 units).
Compared to last October, diesel-engine car decreased 9.7% to 6,347 units (4.7% share), gasoline-engine car sales increased 17.8% to 56,994 units (42.4% share), diesel MHEV increased 21.4% to 5,466 units (4.1% share), Gasoline MHEV increased 59.5% to 20,993 units (15.6% share), EV increased 23.4% to 19,933 units (14.8% share), PHEV increased 6.2% to 8,899 units (6.6% share) and HEV increased 81.7% to 15,712 units (11.7% share).
In October, private car sales increased 7.4% to 62,714 units (46.7% share), fleet sales increased 47.4% to 67,911 units (50.6% share) and businesses sales increased 108.6% to 3,719 units (2.8% share).
Growth in October was driven primarily by large fleet registrations. Fulfilment of strong order books helped deliver the bounce-back, although the increase follows a particularly disappointing October 2021 when deliveries fell by -24.6%.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 18.4% to 22,386 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 27.2% to 273 units while sales of taxis decreased 34.0% to 157 units in October.
Ongoing supply chain shortages, surging inflation and a growing cost of living crisis have led to a -2.2% downward revision of the new car market outlook for the year, with 1.566 million registrations now anticipated. This puts 2022 on course to be the market’s toughest year since 1982. More positively, demand for electric vehicles is anticipated to result in a plug-in market share of 21.9%. Overall car market recovery is anticipated to continue through 2023, with an outlook of 1.808 million units and plug-ins accounting for 26.7% of registrations next year.
For LCV market, SMMT also downgraded outlook for full year 2022, to 290,000 units, down -18.5% on 2021 and -20.8% lower than 2019. While the LCV market is expected to rally in 2023 to 330,000 units, and up to 351,000 units during 2024, these totals would still be below pre-pandemic levels.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Oct. 2022 Oct. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Oct. 2022 Jan.-Oct. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 134,344 106,265 26.4% 1,342,712 1,422,879 -5.6%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 22,386 27,420 -18.4% 235,962 294,656 -19.9%
Trucks (Under6t) 273 375 -27.2% 4,010 4,937 -18.8%
Taxi 157 238 -34.0% 1,466 1,017 44.1%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
Ford 13,295 9.9% 6,829 6.4% 94.7% 108,072 8.0% 106,085 7.5% 1.9%
VW 12,804 9.5% 9,052 8.5% 41.4% 104,975 7.8% 130,338 9.2% -19.5%
Audi 10,193 7.6% 6,841 6.4% 49.0% 90,238 6.7% 102,948 7.2% -12.3%
BMW 9,199 6.8% 7,778 7.3% 18.3% 88,844 6.6% 101,139 7.1% -12.2%
Toyota 8,341 6.2% 5,122 4.8% 62.8% 87,279 6.5% 88,250 6.2% -1.1%
Vauxhall 7,710 5.7% 6,099 5.7% 26.4% 73,758 5.5% 78,340 5.5% -5.8%
Nissan 6,817 5.1% 4,887 4.6% 39.5% 59,625 4.4% 57,152 4.0% 4.3%
Kia 6,041 4.5% 7,436 7.0% -18.8% 89,146 6.6% 81,532 5.7% 9.3%
Mercedes-Benz 6,022 4.5% 6,856 6.5% -12.2% 71,371 5.3% 85,108 6.0% -16.1%
Hyundai 5,663 4.2% 5,447 5.1% 4.0% 69,757 5.2% 58,378 4.1% 19.5%
Peugeot 5,642 4.2% 5,106 4.8% 10.5% 48,449 3.6% 51,369 3.6% -5.7%
MG 4,749 3.5% 2,339 2.2% 103.0% 43,061 3.2% 25,290 1.8% 70.3%
Skoda 4,130 3.1% 2,290 2.2% 80.3% 39,979 3.0% 48,805 3.4% -18.1%
Mini 3,700 2.8% 4,289 4.0% -13.7% 35,929 2.7% 35,141 2.5% 2.2%
Land Rover 3,275 2.4% 1,610 1.5% 103.4% 37,120 2.8% 47,685 3.4% -22.2%
Volvo Cars 2,941 2.2% 4,606 4.3% -36.1% 29,024 2.2% 41,027 2.9% -29.3%
Citroen 2,781 2.1% 2,290 2.2% 21.4% 25,588 1.9% 26,552 1.9% -3.6%
Renault 2,768 2.1% 2,123 2.0% 30.4% 24,948 1.9% 25,101 1.8% -0.6%
Fiat 2,504 1.9% 1,318 1.2% 90.0% 17,900 1.3% 17,377 1.2% 3.0%
Honda 2,245 1.7% 1,629 1.5% 37.8% 21,689 1.6% 24,177 1.7% -10.3%
Mazda 2,179 1.6% 1,322 1.2% 64.8% 20,827 1.6% 23,225 1.6% -10.3%
Dacia 1,773 1.3% 1,318 1.2% 34.5% 23,053 1.7% 14,585 1.0% 58.1%
Cupra 1,543 1.1% 753 0.7% 104.9% 12,016 0.9% 6,181 0.4% 94.4%
SEAT 1,532 1.1% 2,487 2.3% -38.4% 18,463 1.4% 40,099 2.8% -54.0%
Porsche 1,207 0.9% 1,650 1.6% -26.8% 13,155 1.0% 9,686 0.7% 35.8%
Polestar 1,069 0.8% 658 0.6% 62.5% 4,994 0.4% 3,083 0.2% 62.0%
Suzuki 1,001 0.7% 1,274 1.2% -21.4% 15,078 1.1% 19,189 1.3% -21.4%
Lexus 767 0.6% 672 0.6% 14.1% 7,937 0.6% 12,696 0.9% -37.5%
DS 539 0.4% 100 0.1% 439.0% 3,134 0.2% 1,826 0.1% 71.6%
Jaguar 375 0.3% 605 0.6% -38.0% 10,520 0.8% 16,195 1.1% -35.0%
Abarth 313 0.2% 114 0.1% 174.6% 1,413 0.1% 2,135 0.2% -33.8%
Subaru 168 0.1% 130 0.1% 29.2% 1,056 0.1% 1,766 0.1% -40.2%
Ssangyong 166 0.1% 152 0.1% 9.2% 1,373 0.1% 1,276 0.1% 7.6%
Bentley 141 0.1% 92 0.1% 53.3% 1,384 0.1% 1,064 0.1% 30.1%
Alfa Romeo 105 0.1% 146 0.1% -28.1% 1,408 0.1% 1,300 0.1% 8.3%
Jeep 100 0.1% 274 0.3% -63.5% 2,136 0.2% 4,113 0.3% -48.1%
Genesis 72 0.1% 6 0.0% 1100.0% 638 0.0% 93 0.0% 586.0%
smart 57 0.0% 148 0.1% -61.5% 1,112 0.1% 1,242 0.1% -10.5%
Maserati 42 0.0% 81 0.1% -48.1% 618 0.0% 619 0.0% -0.2%
ORA 42 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 42 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 13 0.0% 19 0.0% -31.6% 238 0.0% 163 0.0% 46.0%
Tesla 11 0.0% 16 0.0% -31.3% 32,229 2.4% 22,164 1.6% 45.4%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 5,125 0.4% -100.0%
Other 181 0.1% 175 0.2% 3.4% 1,817 0.1% 1,942 0.1% -6.4%
Other Imports 128 0.1% 126 0.1% 1.6% 1,319 0.1% 1,318 0.1% 0.1%
Total 134,344 100.0% 106,265 100.0% 26.4% 1,342,712 100.0% 1,422,879 100.0% -5.6%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
Ford 7,262 32.4% 9,638 35.1% -24.7% 88,647 37.6% 100,789 34.2% -12.0%
VW 2,552 11.4% 1,758 6.4% 45.2% 22,066 9.4% 30,076 10.2% -26.6%
Peugeot 2,152 9.6% 2,207 8.0% -2.5% 18,867 8.0% 23,226 7.9% -18.8%
Vauxhall 1,966 8.8% 2,830 10.3% -30.5% 24,166 10.2% 27,743 9.4% -12.9%
Mercedes-Benz 1,812 8.1% 2,229 8.1% -18.7% 16,911 7.2% 24,948 8.5% -32.2%
Renault 1,593 7.1% 1,637 6.0% -2.7% 10,884 4.6% 14,550 4.9% -25.2%
Citroen 1,113 5.0% 2,488 9.1% -55.3% 17,902 7.6% 21,483 7.3% -16.7%
Toyota 896 4.0% 863 3.1% 3.8% 10,375 4.4% 11,765 4.0% -11.8%
Maxus 464 2.1% 658 2.4% -29.5% 3,455 1.5% 2,157 0.7% 60.2%
Iveco 429 1.9% 365 1.3% 17.5% 3,247 1.4% 3,820 1.3% -15.0%
Isuzu 418 1.9% 216 0.8% 93.5% 3,434 1.5% 3,204 1.1% 7.2%
Fiat 388 1.7% 858 3.1% -54.8% 4,444 1.9% 7,888 2.7% -43.7%
Land Rover 328 1.5% 295 1.1% 11.2% 1,945 0.8% 3,125 1.1% -37.8%
Nissan 324 1.4% 750 2.7% -56.8% 3,081 1.3% 10,141 3.4% -69.6%
Renault Trucks 208 0.9% 238 0.9% -12.6% 1,754 0.7% 2,007 0.7% -12.6%
Isuzu Trucks 176 0.8% 126 0.5% 39.7% 1,273 0.5% 1,017 0.3% 25.2%
MAN 174 0.8% 177 0.6% -1.7% 1,795 0.8% 2,433 0.8% -26.2%
Ssangyong 84 0.4% 22 0.1% 281.8% 857 0.4% 435 0.1% 97.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso 22 0.1% 39 0.1% -43.6% 200 0.1% 195 0.1% 2.6%
Suzuki 13 0.1% 13 0.0% 0.0% 293 0.1% 327 0.1% -10.4%
LEVC 7 0.0% 6 0.0% 16.7% 289 0.1% 140 0.0% 106.4%
Dacia 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 77 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LDV 0 0.0% 7 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 119 0.0% -100.0%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 3,068 1.0% -100.0%
Total 22,386 100.0% 27,420 100.0% -18.4% 235,962 100.0% 294,656 100.0% -19.9%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
Ford 56 20.5% 17 4.5% 229.4% 1,252 31.2% 582 11.8% 115.1%
Peugeot 56 20.5% 95 25.3% -41.1% 614 15.3% 1,029 20.8% -40.3%
Mercedes-Benz 45 16.5% 75 20.0% -40.0% 728 18.2% 1,162 23.5% -37.3%
Fiat 40 14.7% 94 25.1% -57.4% 703 17.5% 1,321 26.8% -46.8%
Maxus 37 13.6% 0 0.0% -% 182 4.5% 0 0.0% -%
Iveco 22 8.1% 15 4.0% 46.7% 252 6.3% 222 4.5% 13.5%
Renault Trucks 6 2.2% 2 0.5% 200.0% 24 0.6% 113 2.3% -78.8%
VW 5 1.8% 5 1.3% 0.0% 60 1.5% 211 4.3% -71.6%
Vauxhall 2 0.7% 0 0.0% -% 25 0.6% 7 0.1% 257.1%
Citroen 1 0.4% 53 14.1% -98.1% 98 2.4% 143 2.9% -31.5%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.4% 1 0.3% 0.0% 17 0.4% 15 0.3% 13.3%
Renault 1 0.4% 2 0.5% -50.0% 9 0.2% 6 0.1% 50.0%
MAN 0 0.0% 16 4.3% -100.0% 26 0.6% 99 2.0% -73.7%
Other Imports 1 0.4% 0 0.0% -% 20 0.5% 27 0.5% -25.9%
Total 273 100.0% 375 100.0% -27.2% 4,010 100.0% 4,937 100.0% -18.8%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, Sep 2022

Oct 6, 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 increase 4.6% in September
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 5 UK passenger car sales increased 4.6% to 225,269 units in September 2022
Year-to-date sales decreased 8.2% with 1,208,368 cars registered in the first nine months of 2022.
September sales for Ford increased 92.2% to 20,735 units (9.2% market share), VW sales increased 15.6% to 18,996 units (8.4% share) while Toyota sales decreased 9.7% to 15,298 units (6.8% share).
Kia sales decreased 10.2% to 14,966 units (6.6% share) and Nissan sales increased 48.9% to 14,710 units (6.5% share).
The best-selling cars in September 2022 were Nissan Qashqai (9,311 units), Tesla Model Y (8,315 units), VW Polo (6,476 units), Ford Puma (5,799 units) and Kia Sportage (5,107 units).
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 2.8% to 91,679 units (40.7% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 3.1% to 10,330 units (4.6% share), EV increased 16.5% to 38,116 units (16.9% share), PHEV decreased 11.5% to 12,281 units (5.5% share), HEV increased 16.5% to 29,088 units (12.9% share).
In September, private car sales decreased 3.6% to 116,165 units (51.6% share), fleet sales increased 12.5% to 101,760 units (45.2% share) and businesses sales increased 70.5% to 7,344 units (3.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 10.8% to 34,950 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 23.9% to 486 units while sales of taxis decreased 0.4% to 273 units in September.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “September has seen Britain’s millionth electric car reach the road – an important milestone in the shift to zero emission mobility. Battery electric vehicles make up but a small fraction of cars on the road, so we need to ensure every lever is pulled to encourage motorists to make the shift if our green goals are to be met. The overall market remains weak, however, as supply chain issues continue to constrain model availability. Whilst the industry is working hard to address these issues, the long-term recovery of the market also depends on robust consumer confidence and economic stability.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Sep. 2022 Sep. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Sep. 2022 Jan.-Sep. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 225,269 215,312 4.6% 1,208,368 1,316,614 -8.2%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 34,950 31,535 10.8% 213,576 267,236 -20.1%
Trucks (Under6t) 486 639 -23.9% 3,737 4,562 -18.1%
Taxi 273 274 -0.4% 1,309 779 68.0%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 20,735 9.2% 10,786 5.0% 92.2% 94,777 7.8% 99,256 7.5% -4.5%
VW 18,996 8.4% 16,434 7.6% 15.6% 92,171 7.6% 121,286 9.2% -24.0%
Toyota 15,298 6.8% 16,940 7.9% -9.7% 78,938 6.5% 83,128 6.3% -5.0%
Kia 14,966 6.6% 16,661 7.7% -10.2% 83,105 6.9% 74,096 5.6% 12.2%
Nissan 14,710 6.5% 9,880 4.6% 48.9% 52,808 4.4% 52,265 4.0% 1.0%
BMW 13,443 6.0% 15,747 7.3% -14.6% 79,645 6.6% 93,361 7.1% -14.7%
Audi 12,756 5.7% 12,325 5.7% 3.5% 80,045 6.6% 96,107 7.3% -16.7%
Hyundai 12,155 5.4% 12,256 5.7% -0.8% 64,094 5.3% 52,931 4.0% 21.1%
Mercedes-Benz 10,049 4.5% 8,783 4.1% 14.4% 65,349 5.4% 78,252 5.9% -16.5%
Tesla 9,975 4.4% 6,880 3.2% 45.0% 32,218 2.7% 22,148 1.7% 45.5%
Vauxhall 9,673 4.3% 10,619 4.9% -8.9% 66,048 5.5% 72,241 5.5% -8.6%
MG 8,759 3.9% 5,452 2.5% 60.7% 38,312 3.2% 22,951 1.7% 66.9%
Skoda 6,333 2.8% 5,939 2.8% 6.6% 35,849 3.0% 46,515 3.5% -22.9%
Peugeot 5,999 2.7% 6,807 3.2% -11.9% 42,807 3.5% 46,263 3.5% -7.5%
Mini 5,261 2.3% 4,118 1.9% 27.8% 32,229 2.7% 30,852 2.3% 4.5%
Land Rover 4,775 2.1% 5,352 2.5% -10.8% 33,845 2.8% 46,075 3.5% -26.5%
Mazda 4,637 2.1% 4,500 2.1% 3.0% 18,648 1.5% 21,903 1.7% -14.9%
Renault 4,457 2.0% 5,291 2.5% -15.8% 22,180 1.8% 22,978 1.7% -3.5%
Citroen 4,271 1.9% 4,307 2.0% -0.8% 22,807 1.9% 24,262 1.8% -6.0%
Dacia 4,064 1.8% 3,867 1.8% 5.1% 21,280 1.8% 13,267 1.0% 60.4%
Honda 3,750 1.7% 5,389 2.5% -30.4% 19,444 1.6% 22,548 1.7% -13.8%
Volvo Cars 3,743 1.7% 4,084 1.9% -8.3% 26,083 2.2% 36,421 2.8% -28.4%
Cupra 2,722 1.2% 1,328 0.6% 105.0% 10,473 0.9% 5,428 0.4% 92.9%
Suzuki 2,071 0.9% 3,089 1.4% -33.0% 14,077 1.2% 17,915 1.4% -21.4%
Fiat 1,986 0.9% 3,800 1.8% -47.7% 15,396 1.3% 16,059 1.2% -4.1%
Porsche 1,649 0.7% 752 0.3% 119.3% 11,948 1.0% 8,036 0.6% 48.7%
Jaguar 1,595 0.7% 1,844 0.9% -13.5% 10,145 0.8% 15,590 1.2% -34.9%
Lexus 1,541 0.7% 2,941 1.4% -47.6% 7,170 0.6% 12,024 0.9% -40.4%
SEAT 1,466 0.7% 4,982 2.3% -70.6% 16,931 1.4% 37,612 2.9% -55.0%
Polestar 786 0.3% 256 0.1% 207.0% 3,925 0.3% 2,425 0.2% 61.9%
DS 551 0.2% 536 0.2% 2.8% 2,595 0.2% 1,726 0.1% 50.3%
Alfa Romeo 285 0.1% 253 0.1% 12.6% 1,303 0.1% 1,154 0.1% 12.9%
Jeep 280 0.1% 893 0.4% -68.6% 2,036 0.2% 3,839 0.3% -47.0%
Ssangyong 257 0.1% 373 0.2% -31.1% 1,207 0.1% 1,124 0.1% 7.4%
Subaru 232 0.1% 622 0.3% -62.7% 888 0.1% 1,636 0.1% -45.7%
Bentley 183 0.1% 190 0.1% -3.7% 1,243 0.1% 972 0.1% 27.9%
Genesis 149 0.1% 27 0.0% 451.9% 566 0.0% 87 0.0% 550.6%
smart 114 0.1% 123 0.1% -7.3% 1,055 0.1% 1,094 0.1% -3.6%
Abarth 99 0.0% 306 0.1% -67.6% 1,100 0.1% 2,021 0.2% -45.6%
Maserati 91 0.0% 115 0.1% -20.9% 576 0.0% 538 0.0% 7.1%
Alpine 26 0.0% 23 0.0% 13.0% 225 0.0% 144 0.0% 56.3%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 40 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 5,125 0.4% -100.0%
Other 242 0.1% 255 0.1% -5.1% 1,636 0.1% 1,767 0.1% -7.4%
Other Imports 139 0.1% 147 0.1% -5.4% 1,191 0.1% 1,192 0.1% -0.1%
Total 225,269 100.0% 215,312 100.0% 4.6% 1,208,368 100.0% 1,316,614 100.0% -8.2%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 13,356 38.2% 11,896 37.7% 12.3% 81,385 38.1% 91,151 34.1% -10.7%
Vauxhall 3,918 11.2% 2,205 7.0% 77.7% 22,200 10.4% 24,913 9.3% -10.9%
VW 3,777 10.8% 2,419 7.7% 56.1% 19,514 9.1% 28,318 10.6% -31.1%
Peugeot 2,519 7.2% 2,069 6.6% 21.7% 16,715 7.8% 21,019 7.9% -20.5%
Renault 2,274 6.5% 2,140 6.8% 6.3% 9,291 4.4% 12,913 4.8% -28.0%
Citroen 1,946 5.6% 1,417 4.5% 37.3% 16,789 7.9% 18,995 7.1% -11.6%
Mercedes-Benz 1,884 5.4% 3,525 11.2% -46.6% 15,099 7.1% 22,719 8.5% -33.5%
Toyota 1,121 3.2% 1,946 6.2% -42.4% 9,479 4.4% 10,902 4.1% -13.1%
Nissan 729 2.1% 706 2.2% 3.3% 2,757 1.3% 9,391 3.5% -70.6%
Isuzu 569 1.6% 377 1.2% 50.9% 3,016 1.4% 2,988 1.1% 0.9%
Maxus 458 1.3% 336 1.1% 36.3% 2,991 1.4% 1,499 0.6% 99.5%
Fiat 455 1.3% 899 2.9% -49.4% 4,056 1.9% 7,030 2.6% -42.3%
Iveco 438 1.3% 388 1.2% 12.9% 2,818 1.3% 3,455 1.3% -18.4%
Land Rover 349 1.0% 305 1.0% 14.4% 1,617 0.8% 2,830 1.1% -42.9%
MAN 310 0.9% 251 0.8% 23.5% 1,621 0.8% 2,256 0.8% -28.1%
Renault Trucks 259 0.7% 150 0.5% 72.7% 1,546 0.7% 1,769 0.7% -12.6%
Ssangyong 228 0.7% 119 0.4% 91.6% 773 0.4% 413 0.2% 87.2%
Isuzu Trucks 196 0.6% 130 0.4% 50.8% 1,097 0.5% 891 0.3% 23.1%
Suzuki 109 0.3% 114 0.4% -4.4% 280 0.1% 314 0.1% -10.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso 44 0.1% 15 0.0% 193.3% 178 0.1% 156 0.1% 14.1%
Dacia 9 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 72 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 2 0.0% 28 0.1% -92.9% 282 0.1% 134 0.1% 110.4%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 63 0.2% -100.0% 0 0.0% 3,068 1.1% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 37 0.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 112 0.0% -100.0%
Total 34,950 100.0% 31,535 100.0% 10.8% 213,576 100.0% 267,236 100.0% -20.1%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 275 56.6% 79 12.4% 248.1% 1,196 32.0% 565 12.4% 111.7%
Fiat 86 17.7% 125 19.6% -31.2% 663 17.7% 1,227 26.9% -46.0%
Iveco 39 8.0% 17 2.7% 129.4% 230 6.2% 207 4.5% 11.1%
Peugeot 34 7.0% 163 25.5% -79.1% 558 14.9% 934 20.5% -40.3%
Mercedes-Benz 25 5.1% 197 30.8% -87.3% 683 18.3% 1,087 23.8% -37.2%
VW 8 1.6% 21 3.3% -61.9% 55 1.5% 206 4.5% -73.3%
Vauxhall 6 1.2% 2 0.3% 200.0% 23 0.6% 7 0.2% 228.6%
Maxus 4 0.8% 0 0.0% -% 145 3.9% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 4 0.8% 13 2.0% -69.2% 97 2.6% 90 2.0% 7.8%
Isuzu Trucks 3 0.6% 1 0.2% 200.0% 16 0.4% 14 0.3% 14.3%
MAN 1 0.2% 12 1.9% -91.7% 26 0.7% 83 1.8% -68.7%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 8 1.3% -100.0% 18 0.5% 111 2.4% -83.8%
Renault 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 8 0.2% 4 0.1% 100.0%
Other Imports 1 0.2% 1 0.2% 0.0% 19 0.5% 27 0.6% -29.6%
Total 486 100.0% 639 100.0% -23.9% 3,737 100.0% 4,562 100.0% -18.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, Aug 2022

Sep 6, 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 increased 1.2% in August
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 5, UK passenger car sales increased 1.2% to 68,858 units in August 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 10.7% with 983,099 cars registered in the first eight months of 2022.
August sales for VW increased 1.6% to 7,099 units (10.3% market share), Ford sales increased 15.6% to 6,018 units (8.7% share) while BMW sales increased 9.1% to 4,830 units (7.0% share).
Vauxhall sales increased 43.7% to 4,638 units (6.7% share) and Audi sales decreased 20.4% to 4,582 units (6.7% share).
The best-selling cars in August 2022 were VW Polo (1,902 units), Ford Puma (1,875 units), Hyundai Tucson (1,739 units), Vauxhall Corsa (1,608 units) and VW T-Roc (1,460 units).
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales increased 7.5% to 31,652 units (46.0% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 12.3% to 4,455 units (6.5% share), EV increased 35.4% to 10,006 units (14.5% share), PHEV decreased 23.1% to 3,884 units (5.6% share), HEV decreased 0.7% to 8,007 units (11.6% share).
In August, private car sales increased 3.2% to 34,865 units (50.6% share), fleet sales decreased 1.6% to 32,794 units (47.6% share), and businesses sales increased 26.6% to 1,199 units (1.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 24.6% to 15,520 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 25.5% to 292 units while sales of taxis increased 22.2% to 77 units in August.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "August’s new car market growth is welcome, but marginal during a low volume month. Spiralling energy costs and inflation on top of sustained supply chain challenges are piling even more pressure on the automotive industry’s post-pandemic recovery, and we urgently need the new Prime Minister to tackle these challenges and restore confidence and sustainable growth. With September traditionally a bumper time for new car uptake, the next month will be the true barometer of industry recovery as it accelerates the transition to zero emission mobility despite the myriad challenges."


Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Aug. 2022 Aug. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Aug. 2022 Jan.-Aug. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 68,858 68,033 1.2% 983,099 1,101,302 -10.7%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 15,520 20,582 -24.6% 178,626 235,701 -24.2%
Trucks (Under6t) 292 392 -25.5% 3,251 3,923 -17.1%
Taxi 77 63 22.2% 1,036 505 105.1%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT


Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
VW 7,099 10.3% 6,989 10.3% 1.6% 73,175 7.4% 104,852 9.5% -30.2%
Ford 6,018 8.7% 5,205 7.7% 15.6% 74,042 7.5% 88,470 8.0% -16.3%
BMW 4,830 7.0% 4,427 6.5% 9.1% 66,202 6.7% 77,614 7.0% -14.7%
Vauxhall 4,638 6.7% 3,227 4.7% 43.7% 56,375 5.7% 61,622 5.6% -8.5%
Audi 4,582 6.7% 5,756 8.5% -20.4% 67,289 6.8% 83,782 7.6% -19.7%
Toyota 4,564 6.6% 4,872 7.2% -6.3% 63,640 6.5% 66,188 6.0% -3.8%
Hyundai 4,543 6.6% 3,374 5.0% 34.6% 51,939 5.3% 40,675 3.7% 27.7%
Kia 3,678 5.3% 4,329 6.4% -15.0% 68,139 6.9% 57,435 5.2% 18.6%
Mercedes-Benz 3,238 4.7% 3,816 5.6% -15.1% 55,300 5.6% 69,469 6.3% -20.4%
Skoda 2,554 3.7% 2,474 3.6% 3.2% 29,516 3.0% 40,576 3.7% -27.3%
Citroen 2,387 3.5% 1,203 1.8% 98.4% 18,536 1.9% 19,955 1.8% -7.1%
Peugeot 2,308 3.4% 2,106 3.1% 9.6% 36,808 3.7% 39,456 3.6% -6.7%
Nissan 2,140 3.1% 1,842 2.7% 16.2% 38,098 3.9% 42,385 3.8% -10.1%
Dacia 1,691 2.5% 812 1.2% 108.3% 17,216 1.8% 9,400 0.9% 83.1%
Mini 1,572 2.3% 974 1.4% 61.4% 26,968 2.7% 26,734 2.4% 0.9%
MG 1,404 2.0% 1,494 2.2% -6.0% 29,553 3.0% 17,499 1.6% 68.9%
Land Rover 1,325 1.9% 1,267 1.9% 4.6% 29,070 3.0% 40,723 3.7% -28.6%
Mazda 1,210 1.8% 1,548 2.3% -21.8% 14,011 1.4% 17,403 1.6% -19.5%
Honda 1,122 1.6% 1,704 2.5% -34.2% 15,694 1.6% 17,159 1.6% -8.5%
Tesla 946 1.4% 491 0.7% 92.7% 22,243 2.3% 15,268 1.4% 45.7%
Cupra 854 1.2% 349 0.5% 144.7% 7,751 0.8% 4,100 0.4% 89.0%
SEAT 840 1.2% 2,198 3.2% -61.8% 15,465 1.6% 32,630 3.0% -52.6%
Renault 790 1.1% 671 1.0% 17.7% 17,723 1.8% 17,687 1.6% 0.2%
Volvo Cars 753 1.1% 1,200 1.8% -37.3% 22,340 2.3% 32,337 2.9% -30.9%
Suzuki 700 1.0% 1,749 2.6% -60.0% 12,006 1.2% 14,826 1.3% -19.0%
Fiat 627 0.9% 966 1.4% -35.1% 13,410 1.4% 12,259 1.1% 9.4%
Jaguar 610 0.9% 604 0.9% 1.0% 8,550 0.9% 13,746 1.2% -37.8%
Porsche 432 0.6% 299 0.4% 44.5% 10,299 1.0% 7,284 0.7% 41.4%
DS 298 0.4% 97 0.1% 207.2% 2,044 0.2% 1,190 0.1% 71.8%
Lexus 293 0.4% 808 1.2% -63.7% 5,629 0.6% 9,083 0.8% -38.0%
Jeep 200 0.3% 318 0.5% -37.1% 1,756 0.2% 2,946 0.3% -40.4%
Polestar 118 0.2% 218 0.3% -45.9% 3,139 0.3% 2,169 0.2% 44.7%
Ssangyong 83 0.1% 33 0.0% 151.5% 950 0.1% 751 0.1% 26.5%
Alfa Romeo 59 0.1% 53 0.1% 11.3% 1,018 0.1% 901 0.1% 13.0%
Genesis 56 0.1% 6 0.0% 833.3% 417 0.0% 60 0.0% 595.0%
Subaru 53 0.1% 68 0.1% -22.1% 656 0.1% 1,014 0.1% -35.3%
smart 47 0.1% 37 0.1% 27.0% 941 0.1% 971 0.1% -3.1%
Bentley 42 0.1% 72 0.1% -41.7% 1,060 0.1% 782 0.1% 35.5%
Maserati 14 0.0% 31 0.0% -54.8% 485 0.0% 423 0.0% 14.7%
Abarth 7 0.0% 135 0.2% -94.8% 1,001 0.1% 1,715 0.2% -41.6%
Alpine 2 0.0% 10 0.0% -80.0% 199 0.0% 121 0.0% 64.5%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 72 0.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 5,085 0.5% -100.0%
Other 62 0.1% 75 0.1% -17.3% 1,394 0.1% 1,512 0.1% -7.8%
Other Imports 69 0.1% 54 0.1% 27.8% 1,052 0.1% 1,045 0.1% 0.7%
Total 68,858 100.0% 68,033 100.0% 1.2% 983,099 100.0% 1,101,302 100.0% -10.7%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
Ford 5,513 35.5% 8,596 41.8% -35.9% 68,029 38.1% 79,255 33.6% -14.2%
Vauxhall 1,862 12.0% 1,522 7.4% 22.3% 18,282 10.2% 22,708 9.6% -19.5%
VW 1,528 9.8% 2,216 10.8% -31.0% 15,737 8.8% 25,899 11.0% -39.2%
Peugeot 1,340 8.6% 1,295 6.3% 3.5% 14,196 7.9% 18,950 8.0% -25.1%
Mercedes-Benz 1,204 7.8% 2,132 10.4% -43.5% 13,215 7.4% 19,194 8.1% -31.2%
Citroen 984 6.3% 1,220 5.9% -19.3% 14,843 8.3% 17,578 7.5% -15.6%
Renault 797 5.1% 474 2.3% 68.1% 7,017 3.9% 10,773 4.6% -34.9%
Toyota 394 2.5% 981 4.8% -59.8% 8,358 4.7% 8,956 3.8% -6.7%
Fiat 353 2.3% 442 2.1% -20.1% 3,601 2.0% 6,131 2.6% -41.3%
Maxus 301 1.9% 130 0.6% 131.5% 2,533 1.4% 1,163 0.5% 117.8%
Isuzu 238 1.5% 220 1.1% 8.2% 2,447 1.4% 2,611 1.1% -6.3%
Iveco 238 1.5% 359 1.7% -33.7% 2,380 1.3% 3,067 1.3% -22.4%
Renault Trucks 171 1.1% 145 0.7% 17.9% 1,287 0.7% 1,619 0.7% -20.5%
Nissan 161 1.0% 453 2.2% -64.5% 2,028 1.1% 8,685 3.7% -76.6%
MAN 123 0.8% 116 0.6% 6.0% 1,311 0.7% 2,005 0.9% -34.6%
LEVC 85 0.5% 4 0.0% 2025.0% 280 0.2% 106 0.0% 164.2%
Land Rover 78 0.5% 126 0.6% -38.1% 1,268 0.7% 2,525 1.1% -49.8%
Isuzu Trucks 73 0.5% 74 0.4% -1.4% 901 0.5% 761 0.3% 18.4%
Ssangyong 55 0.4% 15 0.1% 266.7% 545 0.3% 294 0.1% 85.4%
Suzuki 10 0.1% 38 0.2% -73.7% 171 0.1% 200 0.1% -14.5%
Mitsubishi Fuso 7 0.0% 7 0.0% 0.0% 134 0.1% 141 0.1% -5.0%
Dacia 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 63 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 16 0.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 3,005 1.3% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 75 0.0% -100.0%
Total 15,520 100.0% 20,582 100.0% -24.6% 178,626 100.0% 235,701 100.0% -24.2%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
Ford 94 32.2% 39 9.9% 141.0% 921 28.3% 486 12.4% 89.5%
Peugeot 58 19.9% 122 31.1% -52.5% 524 16.1% 771 19.7% -32.0%
Fiat 54 18.5% 97 24.7% -44.3% 577 17.7% 1,102 28.1% -47.6%
Iveco 37 12.7% 20 5.1% 85.0% 191 5.9% 190 4.8% 0.5%
Mercedes-Benz 31 10.6% 71 18.1% -56.3% 658 20.2% 890 22.7% -26.1%
Citroen 9 3.1% 21 5.4% -57.1% 93 2.9% 77 2.0% 20.8%
MAN 4 1.4% 0 0.0% -% 25 0.8% 71 1.8% -64.8%
Maxus 2 0.7% 0 0.0% -% 141 4.3% 0 0.0% -%
VW 2 0.7% 8 2.0% -75.0% 47 1.4% 185 4.7% -74.6%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 7 1.8% -100.0% 18 0.6% 103 2.6% -82.5%
Vauxhall 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0% 17 0.5% 5 0.1% 240.0%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0% 13 0.4% 13 0.3% 0.0%
Renault 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 8 0.2% 4 0.1% 100.0%
Other Imports 1 0.3% 5 1.3% -80.0% 18 0.6% 26 0.7% -30.8%
Total 292 100.0% 392 100.0% -25.5% 3,251 100.0% 3,923 100.0% -17.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, July 2022

Aug 5, 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 decrease 9.0% in July
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 4, UK passenger car sales decreased 9.0% to 112,162 units in July 2022.
Year-to-date sales decreased 11.5%, with 914,241 cars registered in the first seven months of 2022.
July sales for Volkswagen decreased 18.2% to 10,182 units (9.1% market share), Audi sales decreased 12.5% to 8,915 units (7.9% share), while Toyota sales decreased 3.7% to 8,820 units (7.9% share).
BMW sales decreased 0.1% to 7,855 units (7.0% share) and Ford sales decreased 15.5% to 7,241 units (6.5% share).
The best-selling cars in July 2022 were Nissan Qashqai (2,514 units), MINI (2,410 units), Hyundai Tucson (2,267 units), VW T-Roc (2,221 units) and VW Golf (2,204 units).
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 7.2% to 51,924 units (45.7% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 29.3% to 6,210 units (5.5% share), HV decreased 6.1% to 35,882 units (32.0% share), PHEV decreased 34.0% to 6,533 units (5.8% share), EV increased 9.9% to 12,243 units (10.9% share).
In July, private car sales totally flat to 59,847 units (53.4% share), fleet sales decreased 18.2% to 50,014 units (44.6% share), and sales to businesses decreased 0.5% to 2,301 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 20.7% this July to 18,722 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 28.3% to 337 units in July.
Sales of taxis increased 92.3% to 150 units in July.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The automotive sector has had another tough month and is drawing on its fundamental resilience during a third consecutive challenging year as the squeeze on supply bedevils deliveries. While order books are strong, we need a healthy market to ensure the sector delivers the carbon savings government ambitions demand. The next Prime Minister must create the conditions for economic growth, restore consumer confidence and support the transition to zero emission mobility."

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jul. 2022 Jul. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jul. 2022 Jan.-Jul. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 112,162 123,296 -9.0% 914,241 1,033,269 -11.5%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 18,722 23,606 -20.7% 163,106 215,119 -24.2%
Trucks (Under6t) 337 470 -28.3% 2,959 3,531 -16.2%
Taxi 150 78 92.3% 959 442 117.0%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
VW 10,182 9.1% 12,454 10.1% -18.2% 66,076 7.2% 97,863 9.5% -32.5%
Audi 8,915 7.9% 10,184 8.3% -12.5% 62,707 6.9% 78,026 7.6% -19.6%
Toyota 8,820 7.9% 9,160 7.4% -3.7% 59,076 6.5% 61,316 5.9% -3.7%
BMW 7,855 7.0% 7,863 6.4% -0.1% 61,372 6.7% 73,187 7.1% -16.1%
Ford 7,241 6.5% 8,567 6.9% -15.5% 68,024 7.4% 83,265 8.1% -18.3%
Kia 7,006 6.2% 7,829 6.3% -10.5% 64,461 7.1% 53,106 5.1% 21.4%
Hyundai 6,488 5.8% 5,959 4.8% 8.9% 47,396 5.2% 37,301 3.6% 27.1%
Mercedes-Benz 6,244 5.6% 6,786 5.5% -8.0% 52,062 5.7% 65,653 6.4% -20.7%
Land Rover 4,840 4.3% 3,240 2.6% 49.4% 27,745 3.0% 39,456 3.8% -29.7%
Nissan 4,662 4.2% 3,855 3.1% 20.9% 35,958 3.9% 40,543 3.9% -11.3%
Skoda 4,157 3.7% 5,196 4.2% -20.0% 26,962 2.9% 38,102 3.7% -29.2%
Vauxhall 3,937 3.5% 4,952 4.0% -20.5% 51,737 5.7% 58,395 5.7% -11.4%
Dacia 3,414 3.0% 1,688 1.4% 102.3% 15,525 1.7% 8,588 0.8% 80.8%
Mini 3,150 2.8% 3,136 2.5% 0.4% 25,396 2.8% 25,760 2.5% -1.4%
MG 3,076 2.7% 2,411 2.0% 27.6% 28,149 3.1% 16,005 1.5% 75.9%
Peugeot 2,504 2.2% 2,602 2.1% -3.8% 34,500 3.8% 37,350 3.6% -7.6%
Volvo Cars 2,403 2.1% 3,994 3.2% -39.8% 21,587 2.4% 31,137 3.0% -30.7%
Renault 2,088 1.9% 1,304 1.1% 60.1% 16,933 1.9% 17,016 1.6% -0.5%
Cupra 1,839 1.6% 593 0.5% 210.1% 6,897 0.8% 3,751 0.4% 83.9%
SEAT 1,838 1.6% 4,352 3.5% -57.8% 14,625 1.6% 30,432 2.9% -51.9%
Honda 1,678 1.5% 2,837 2.3% -40.9% 14,572 1.6% 15,455 1.5% -5.7%
Porsche 1,495 1.3% 1,149 0.9% 30.1% 9,867 1.1% 6,985 0.7% 41.3%
Fiat 1,390 1.2% 1,613 1.3% -13.8% 12,783 1.4% 11,293 1.1% 13.2%
Suzuki 1,352 1.2% 2,307 1.9% -41.4% 11,306 1.2% 13,077 1.3% -13.5%
Jaguar 1,249 1.1% 1,288 1.0% -3.0% 7,940 0.9% 13,142 1.3% -39.6%
Mazda 1,182 1.1% 2,252 1.8% -47.5% 12,801 1.4% 15,855 1.5% -19.3%
Citroen 1,034 0.9% 1,858 1.5% -44.3% 16,149 1.8% 18,752 1.8% -13.9%
Lexus 470 0.4% 1,114 0.9% -57.8% 5,336 0.6% 8,275 0.8% -35.5%
DS 275 0.2% 235 0.2% 17.0% 1,746 0.2% 1,093 0.1% 59.7%
Polestar 193 0.2% 309 0.3% -37.5% 3,021 0.3% 1,951 0.2% 54.8%
Jeep 193 0.2% 517 0.4% -62.7% 1,556 0.2% 2,628 0.3% -40.8%
Alfa Romeo 175 0.2% 114 0.1% 53.5% 959 0.1% 848 0.1% 13.1%
Bentley 121 0.1% 103 0.1% 17.5% 1,018 0.1% 710 0.1% 43.4%
Ssangyong 93 0.1% 103 0.1% -9.7% 867 0.1% 718 0.1% 20.8%
Subaru 75 0.1% 135 0.1% -44.4% 603 0.1% 946 0.1% -36.3%
smart 73 0.1% 114 0.1% -36.0% 894 0.1% 934 0.1% -4.3%
Genesis 62 0.1% 27 0.0% 129.6% 361 0.0% 54 0.0% 568.5%
Maserati 55 0.0% 55 0.0% 0.0% 471 0.1% 392 0.0% 20.2%
Alpine 26 0.0% 9 0.0% 188.9% 197 0.0% 111 0.0% 77.5%
Abarth 8 0.0% 270 0.2% -97.0% 994 0.1% 1,580 0.2% -37.1%
Tesla 3 0.0% 8 0.0% -62.5% 21,297 2.3% 14,777 1.4% 44.1%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 451 0.4% -100.0% 0 0.0% 5,013 0.5% -100.0%
Other 186 0.2% 168 0.1% 10.7% 1,332 0.1% 1,437 0.1% -7.3%
Other Imports 115 0.1% 135 0.1% -14.8% 983 0.1% 991 0.1% -0.8%
Total 112,162 100.0% 123,296 100.0% -9.0% 914,241 100.0% 1,033,269 100.0% -11.5%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
Ford 6,632 35.4% 7,480 31.7% -11.3% 62,516 38.3% 70,659 32.8% -11.5%
VW 2,667 14.2% 3,048 12.9% -12.5% 14,209 8.7% 23,683 11.0% -40.0%
Mercedes-Benz 1,557 8.3% 1,923 8.1% -19.0% 12,011 7.4% 17,062 7.9% -29.6%
Renault 1,482 7.9% 755 3.2% 96.3% 6,220 3.8% 10,299 4.8% -39.6%
Peugeot 1,198 6.4% 2,056 8.7% -41.7% 12,856 7.9% 17,655 8.2% -27.2%
Citroen 1,094 5.8% 1,815 7.7% -39.7% 13,859 8.5% 16,358 7.6% -15.3%
Toyota 797 4.3% 663 2.8% 20.2% 7,964 4.9% 7,975 3.7% -0.1%
Vauxhall 780 4.2% 2,110 8.9% -63.0% 16,420 10.1% 21,186 9.8% -22.5%
Fiat 460 2.5% 728 3.1% -36.8% 3,248 2.0% 5,689 2.6% -42.9%
Nissan 392 2.1% 605 2.6% -35.2% 1,867 1.1% 8,232 3.8% -77.3%
Iveco 307 1.6% 458 1.9% -33.0% 2,142 1.3% 2,708 1.3% -20.9%
Maxus 277 1.5% 259 1.1% 6.9% 2,232 1.4% 1,033 0.5% 116.1%
MAN 229 1.2% 247 1.0% -7.3% 1,188 0.7% 1,889 0.9% -37.1%
Isuzu 215 1.1% 368 1.6% -41.6% 2,209 1.4% 2,391 1.1% -7.6%
Renault Trucks 190 1.0% 224 0.9% -15.2% 1,116 0.7% 1,474 0.7% -24.3%
Land Rover 186 1.0% 343 1.5% -45.8% 1,190 0.7% 2,399 1.1% -50.4%
Isuzu Trucks 122 0.7% 119 0.5% 2.5% 828 0.5% 687 0.3% 20.5%
Ssangyong 44 0.2% 28 0.1% 57.1% 490 0.3% 279 0.1% 75.6%
Suzuki 39 0.2% 96 0.4% -59.4% 161 0.1% 162 0.1% -0.6%
LEVC 19 0.1% 22 0.1% -13.6% 195 0.1% 102 0.0% 91.2%
Mitsubishi Fuso 18 0.1% 8 0.0% 125.0% 127 0.1% 134 0.1% -5.2%
Dacia 17 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 58 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 247 1.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2,989 1.4% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 4 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 74 0.0% -100.0%
Total 18,722 100.0% 23,606 100.0% -20.7% 163,106 100.0% 215,119 100.0% -24.2%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
Peugeot 117 34.7% 79 16.8% 48.1% 466 15.7% 649 18.4% -28.2%
Ford 65 19.3% 39 8.3% 66.7% 827 27.9% 447 12.7% 85.0%
Mercedes-Benz 56 16.6% 98 20.9% -42.9% 627 21.2% 819 23.2% -23.4%
Fiat 47 13.9% 139 29.6% -66.2% 523 17.7% 1,005 28.5% -48.0%
Iveco 36 10.7% 32 6.8% 12.5% 154 5.2% 170 4.8% -9.4%
Maxus 8 2.4% 0 0.0% -% 139 4.7% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 4 1.2% 22 4.7% -81.8% 84 2.8% 56 1.6% 50.0%
VW 3 0.9% 32 6.8% -90.6% 45 1.5% 177 5.0% -74.6%
MAN 1 0.3% 6 1.3% -83.3% 21 0.7% 71 2.0% -70.4%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 16 3.4% -100.0% 18 0.6% 96 2.7% -81.3%
Vauxhall 0 0.0% 1 0.2% -100.0% 17 0.6% 4 0.1% 325.0%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 2 0.4% -100.0% 13 0.4% 12 0.3% 8.3%
Renault 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 8 0.3% 4 0.1% 100.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 4 0.9% -100.0% 17 0.6% 21 0.6% -19.0%
Total 337 100.0% 470 100.0% -28.3% 2,959 100.0% 3,531 100.0% -16.2%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Flash report, June 2022

Jul 6, 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 decrease 24.3% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 24.3% to 140,958 units in June 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 11.9% with 802,079 cars registered in the first six months of 2022. Ongoing challenges in component supply, exacerbated by restrictions in China, hamper industry’s ability to fulfil demand.
June sales for VW decreased 40.1% to 11,660 units (8.3% market share) while Vauxhall decreased 1.6% to 9,966 units (7.1% market share).
Ford decreased 30.6% to 9,879 units (7.0% market share).
BMW sales decreased 33.5% to 9,467 units (6.7% share) and Kia sales increased 0.5% to 9,218 units (6.5% share).
The best-selling cars in June 2022 were Vauxhall Corsa (5,014 units), Tesla Model Y (4,194 units), MINI (3,055 units), Nissan Qashqai (2,987 units) and VW Golf (2,965 units).
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 28.2% to 62,005 units (44.0% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 46.7% to 8,003 units (5.7% share), EV increased 14.6% to 22,737 units (16.1% share), PHEV decreased 36.5% to 7,714 units (5.5% share), HEV decreased 7.3% to 14,978 units (10.6% share).
In June, private car sales decreased 21.7% to 69,453 units (49.3% share), fleet sales decreased 27.6% to 67,242 units (47.7% share), and businesses sales decreased 5.3% to 4,263 units (3.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 23.0% to 26,443 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 17.1% to 520 units while sales of taxis increased 6.7% to 128 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “the semiconductor shortage is stifling the new car market even more than last year’s lockdown. Electric vehicle demand continues to be the one bright spot, as more electric cars than ever take to the road, but while this growth is welcome it is not yet enough to offset weak overall volumes, which has huge implications for fleet renewal and our ability to meet overall carbon reduction targets. With motorists facing rising fuel costs, however, the switch to an electric car makes ever more sense and the industry is working hard to improve supply and prioritise deliveries of these new technologies given the savings they can afford drivers.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jun. 2022 Jun. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jun. 2022 Jan.-Jun. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 140,958 186,128 -24.3% 802,079 909,973 -11.9%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 26,443 34,363 -23.0% 144,384 191,513 -24.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 520 627 -17.1% 2,622 3,061 -14.3%
Taxi 128 120 6.7% 809 364 122.3%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT


Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
VW 11,660 8.3% 19,454 10.5% -40.1% 55,894 7.0% 85,409 9.4% -34.6%
Vauxhall 9,966 7.1% 10,129 5.4% -1.6% 47,800 6.0% 53,443 5.9% -10.6%
Ford 9,879 7.0% 14,234 7.6% -30.6% 60,783 7.6% 74,698 8.2% -18.6%
BMW 9,467 6.7% 14,227 7.6% -33.5% 53,517 6.7% 65,324 7.2% -18.1%
Kia 9,218 6.5% 9,176 4.9% 0.5% 57,455 7.2% 45,277 5.0% 26.9%
Toyota 9,171 6.5% 12,061 6.5% -24.0% 50,256 6.3% 52,156 5.7% -3.6%
Hyundai 7,696 5.5% 7,734 4.2% -0.5% 40,908 5.1% 31,342 3.4% 30.5%
Audi 7,676 5.4% 14,446 7.8% -46.9% 53,792 6.7% 67,842 7.5% -20.7%
Mercedes-Benz 6,670 4.7% 8,984 4.8% -25.8% 45,818 5.7% 58,867 6.5% -22.2%
Peugeot 5,416 3.8% 6,229 3.3% -13.1% 31,996 4.0% 34,748 3.8% -7.9%
MG 5,378 3.8% 2,834 1.5% 89.8% 25,073 3.1% 13,594 1.5% 84.4%
Nissan 5,323 3.8% 5,927 3.2% -10.2% 31,296 3.9% 36,688 4.0% -14.7%
Skoda 4,667 3.3% 6,737 3.6% -30.7% 22,805 2.8% 32,906 3.6% -30.7%
Land Rover 4,146 2.9% 3,797 2.0% 9.2% 22,905 2.9% 36,216 4.0% -36.8%
Mini 3,785 2.7% 5,151 2.8% -26.5% 22,246 2.8% 22,624 2.5% -1.7%
Citroen 2,410 1.7% 3,248 1.7% -25.8% 15,115 1.9% 16,894 1.9% -10.5%
Dacia 2,372 1.7% 1,074 0.6% 120.9% 12,111 1.5% 6,900 0.8% 75.5%
Volvo Cars 2,281 1.6% 4,802 2.6% -52.5% 19,184 2.4% 27,143 3.0% -29.3%
Renault 2,210 1.6% 2,940 1.6% -24.8% 14,845 1.9% 15,712 1.7% -5.5%
SEAT 2,152 1.5% 5,668 3.0% -62.0% 12,787 1.6% 26,080 2.9% -51.0%
Fiat 2,111 1.5% 3,091 1.7% -31.7% 11,393 1.4% 9,680 1.1% 17.7%
Suzuki 1,761 1.2% 2,888 1.6% -39.0% 9,954 1.2% 10,770 1.2% -7.6%
Porsche 1,564 1.1% 772 0.4% 102.6% 8,372 1.0% 5,836 0.6% 43.5%
Mazda 1,416 1.0% 3,447 1.9% -58.9% 11,619 1.4% 13,603 1.5% -14.6%
Honda 1,238 0.9% 3,205 1.7% -61.4% 12,894 1.6% 12,618 1.4% 2.2%
Cupra 1,230 0.9% 1,062 0.6% 15.8% 5,058 0.6% 3,158 0.3% 60.2%
Jaguar 1,159 0.8% 2,369 1.3% -51.1% 6,691 0.8% 11,854 1.3% -43.6%
Lexus 580 0.4% 1,527 0.8% -62.0% 4,866 0.6% 7,161 0.8% -32.0%
Polestar 553 0.4% 163 0.1% 239.3% 2,828 0.4% 1,642 0.2% 72.2%
Jeep 351 0.2% 458 0.2% -23.4% 1,363 0.2% 2,111 0.2% -35.4%
DS 350 0.2% 189 0.1% 85.2% 1,471 0.2% 858 0.1% 71.4%
Abarth 267 0.2% 376 0.2% -29.0% 986 0.1% 1,310 0.1% -24.7%
Alfa Romeo 159 0.1% 180 0.1% -11.7% 784 0.1% 734 0.1% 6.8%
Bentley 145 0.1% 80 0.0% 81.3% 897 0.1% 607 0.1% 47.8%
smart 123 0.1% 138 0.1% -10.9% 821 0.1% 820 0.1% 0.1%
Genesis 111 0.1% 27 0.0% 311.1% 299 0.0% 27 0.0% 1007.4%
Ssangyong 109 0.1% 151 0.1% -27.8% 774 0.1% 615 0.1% 25.9%
Maserati 101 0.1% 69 0.0% 46.4% 416 0.1% 337 0.0% 23.4%
Subaru 83 0.1% 215 0.1% -61.4% 528 0.1% 811 0.1% -34.9%
Alpine 53 0.0% 25 0.0% 112.0% 171 0.0% 102 0.0% 67.6%
Mitsubishi - -% 1,017 0.5% -% - -% 4,562 0.5% -%
Other 176 0.1% 211 0.1% -16.6% 1,146 0.1% 1,269 0.1% -9.7%
Other Imports 5,775 4.1% 5,616 3.0% 2.8% 22,162 2.8% 15,625 1.7% 41.8%
Total 140,958 100.0% 186,128 100.0% -24.3% 802,079 100.0% 909,973 100.0% -11.9%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
Ford 10,289 38.9% 10,060 29.3% 2.3% 55,884 38.7% 63,179 33.0% -11.5%
Vauxhall 2,940 11.1% 3,663 10.7% -19.7% 15,640 10.8% 19,076 10.0% -18.0%
VW 2,283 8.6% 4,293 12.5% -46.8% 11,542 8.0% 20,635 10.8% -44.1%
Mercedes-Benz 2,014 7.6% 2,634 7.7% -23.5% 10,454 7.2% 15,139 7.9% -30.9%
Peugeot 1,891 7.2% 2,674 7.8% -29.3% 11,658 8.1% 15,599 8.1% -25.3%
Citroen 1,777 6.7% 2,793 8.1% -36.4% 12,765 8.8% 14,543 7.6% -12.2%
Renault 1,427 5.4% 2,405 7.0% -40.7% 4,738 3.3% 9,544 5.0% -50.4%
Toyota 973 3.7% 920 2.7% 5.8% 7,167 5.0% 7,312 3.8% -2.0%
Fiat 578 2.2% 1,014 3.0% -43.0% 2,788 1.9% 4,961 2.6% -43.8%
Maxus 345 1.3% 270 0.8% 27.8% 1,955 1.4% 774 0.4% 152.6%
Isuzu 336 1.3% 484 1.4% -30.6% 1,994 1.4% 2,023 1.1% -1.4%
Nissan 319 1.2% 1,151 3.3% -72.3% 1,475 1.0% 7,627 4.0% -80.7%
Iveco 280 1.1% 570 1.7% -50.9% 1,835 1.3% 2,250 1.2% -18.4%
MAN 245 0.9% 222 0.6% 10.4% 959 0.7% 1,642 0.9% -41.6%
Land Rover 209 0.8% 411 1.2% -49.1% 1,004 0.7% 2,056 1.1% -51.2%
Renault Trucks 152 0.6% 258 0.8% -41.1% 926 0.6% 1,250 0.7% -25.9%
Ssangyong 119 0.5% 62 0.2% 91.9% 446 0.3% 251 0.1% 77.7%
Isuzu Trucks 114 0.4% 107 0.3% 6.5% 706 0.5% 568 0.3% 24.3%
LEVC 72 0.3% 7 0.0% 928.6% 176 0.1% 80 0.0% 120.0%
Suzuki 51 0.2% 66 0.2% -22.7% 122 0.1% 66 0.0% 84.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso 16 0.1% 18 0.1% -11.1% 109 0.1% 126 0.1% -13.5%
Dacia 13 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 41 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 279 0.8% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2,742 1.4% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 2 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 70 0.0% -100.0%
Total 26,443 100.0% 34,363 100.0% -23.0% 144,384 100.0% 191,513 100.0% -24.6%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
Ford 159 30.6% 92 14.7% 72.8% 762 29.1% 408 13.3% 86.8%
Maxus 103 19.8% 0 0.0% -% 131 5.0% 0 0.0% -%
Fiat 85 16.3% 181 28.9% -53.0% 476 18.2% 866 28.3% -45.0%
Mercedes-Benz 66 12.7% 134 21.4% -50.7% 571 21.8% 721 23.6% -20.8%
Peugeot 50 9.6% 161 25.7% -68.9% 349 13.3% 570 18.6% -38.8%
Iveco 27 5.2% 12 1.9% 125.0% 118 4.5% 138 4.5% -14.5%
VW 12 2.3% 12 1.9% 0.0% 42 1.6% 145 4.7% -71.0%
Vauxhall 7 1.3% 1 0.2% 600.0% 17 0.6% 3 0.1% 466.7%
Citroen 5 1.0% 9 1.4% -44.4% 80 3.1% 34 1.1% 135.3%
Renault 2 0.4% 1 0.2% 100.0% 8 0.3% 4 0.1% 100.0%
MAN 1 0.2% 6 1.0% -83.3% 20 0.8% 65 2.1% -69.2%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.2% 3 0.5% -66.7% 13 0.5% 10 0.3% 30.0%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 15 2.4% -100.0% 18 0.7% 80 2.6% -77.5%
Other Imports 2 0.4% 0 0.0% -% 17 0.6% 17 0.6% 0.0%
Total 520 100.0% 627 100.0% -17.1% 2,622 100.0% 3,061 100.0% -14.3%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Flash report, May 2022

Jun 7, 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 decrease 20.6% in May
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on June 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 20.6% to 124,394 units in May 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 8.7% with 661,121 cars registered in the first five months of 2022.
May sales for Ford decreased 2.9% to 11,106 units (8.9% market share), VW sales decreased 36.0% to 10,502 units (8.4% share) while Audi sales decreased 29.5% to 9,057 units (7.3% share).
BMW sales decreased 16.8% to 8,646 units (7.0% share), Kia sales increased 3.9% to 8,530 units (6.9% share).
The best-selling cars in May 2022 were Vauxhall Corsa (4,399 units), Ford Puma (3,580 units), Ford Kuga (3,379 units), VW Golf (2,623 units) and MINI (2,538 units).
Compared to last May, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 25.1% to 56,767 units (45.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 50.8% to 7,614 units (6.1% share), EV increased 17.7% to 15,448 units (12.4% share), PHEV decreased 25.5% to 7,339 units (5.9% share), HEV increased 12.0% to 14,561 units (11.7% share).
In May, private car sales decreased 10.3% to 66,237 units (53.2% share), fleet sales decreased 29.9% to 55,649 units (44.7% share), and businesses sales decreased 27.1% to 2,508 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 25.1% to 22,000 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 15.1% to 511 units while sales of taxis increased 97.0% to 130 units in May.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “In yet another challenging month for the new car market, the industry continues to battle ongoing global parts shortages, with growing battery electric vehicle uptake one of the few bright spots. To continue this momentum and drive a robust mass market for these vehicles, we need to ensure every buyer has the confidence to go electric. This requires an acceleration in the rollout of accessible charging infrastructure to match the increasing number of plug-in vehicles, as well as incentives for the purchase of new, cleaner and greener cars. Delivering on Net Zero means renewing the vehicles on our roads at pace but, with rising inflation and a squeeze on household incomes, this will be increasingly difficult unless businesses and private buyers have the confidence and encouragement to do so.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type May 2022 May 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-May 2022 Jan.-May 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 124,394 156,737 -20.6% 661,121 723,845 -8.7%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 22,000 29,354 -25.1% 117,941 157,150 -25.0%
Trucks (Under6t) 511 602 -15.1% 2,102 2,434 -13.6%
Taxi 130 66 97.0% 681 244 179.1%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 11,106 8.9% 11,433 7.3% -2.9% 50,904 7.7% 60,464 8.4% -15.8%
VW 10,502 8.4% 16,413 10.5% -36.0% 44,234 6.7% 65,955 9.1% -32.9%
Audi 9,057 7.3% 12,839 8.2% -29.5% 46,116 7.0% 53,396 7.4% -13.6%
BMW 8,646 7.0% 10,396 6.6% -16.8% 44,050 6.7% 51,097 7.1% -13.8%
Kia 8,530 6.9% 8,207 5.2% 3.9% 48,237 7.3% 36,101 5.0% 33.6%
Vauxhall 7,894 6.3% 9,516 6.1% -17.0% 37,834 5.7% 43,314 6.0% -12.7%
Mercedes-Benz 7,712 6.2% 9,515 6.1% -18.9% 39,148 5.9% 49,883 6.9% -21.5%
Toyota 7,170 5.8% 8,420 5.4% -14.8% 41,085 6.2% 40,095 5.5% 2.5%
Hyundai 6,955 5.6% 6,228 4.0% 11.7% 33,212 5.0% 23,608 3.3% 40.7%
Peugeot 5,056 4.1% 6,058 3.9% -16.5% 26,580 4.0% 28,519 3.9% -6.8%
Nissan 4,162 3.3% 4,639 3.0% -10.3% 25,973 3.9% 30,761 4.2% -15.6%
Skoda 3,758 3.0% 6,093 3.9% -38.3% 18,138 2.7% 26,169 3.6% -30.7%
Land Rover 3,635 2.9% 5,494 3.5% -33.8% 18,759 2.8% 32,419 4.5% -42.1%
Mini 3,365 2.7% 3,563 2.3% -5.6% 18,461 2.8% 17,473 2.4% 5.7%
MG 3,143 2.5% 2,453 1.6% 28.1% 19,695 3.0% 10,760 1.5% 83.0%
Volvo Cars 2,738 2.2% 4,056 2.6% -32.5% 16,903 2.6% 22,341 3.1% -24.3%
Citroen 2,727 2.2% 2,400 1.5% 13.6% 12,705 1.9% 13,646 1.9% -6.9%
Dacia 2,237 1.8% 1,414 0.9% 58.2% 9,739 1.5% 5,826 0.8% 67.2%
SEAT 1,892 1.5% 4,808 3.1% -60.6% 10,635 1.6% 20,412 2.8% -47.9%
Honda 1,831 1.5% 2,662 1.7% -31.2% 11,656 1.8% 9,413 1.3% 23.8%
Renault 1,688 1.4% 2,345 1.5% -28.0% 12,635 1.9% 12,772 1.8% -1.1%
Fiat 1,456 1.2% 2,105 1.3% -30.8% 9,282 1.4% 6,589 0.9% 40.9%
Porsche 1,454 1.2% 921 0.6% 57.9% 6,808 1.0% 5,064 0.7% 34.4%
Suzuki 1,432 1.2% 2,664 1.7% -46.2% 8,193 1.2% 7,882 1.1% 3.9%
Mazda 1,235 1.0% 2,611 1.7% -52.7% 10,203 1.5% 10,156 1.4% 0.5%
Jaguar 1,102 0.9% 2,364 1.5% -53.4% 5,532 0.8% 9,485 1.3% -41.7%
Cupra 973 0.8% 644 0.4% 51.1% 3,828 0.6% 2,096 0.3% 82.6%
Lexus 631 0.5% 1,266 0.8% -50.2% 4,286 0.6% 5,634 0.8% -23.9%
Polestar 428 0.3% 239 0.2% 79.1% 2,275 0.3% 1,479 0.2% 53.8%
Abarth 311 0.3% 234 0.1% 32.9% 719 0.1% 934 0.1% -23.0%
DS 293 0.2% 207 0.1% 41.5% 1,121 0.2% 669 0.1% 67.6%
Jeep 239 0.2% 537 0.3% -55.5% 1,012 0.2% 1,653 0.2% -38.8%
Bentley 187 0.2% 103 0.1% 81.6% 752 0.1% 527 0.1% 42.7%
smart 137 0.1% 148 0.1% -7.4% 698 0.1% 682 0.1% 2.3%
Alfa Romeo 129 0.1% 139 0.1% -7.2% 625 0.1% 554 0.1% 12.8%
Ssangyong 97 0.1% 120 0.1% -19.2% 665 0.1% 464 0.1% 43.3%
Subaru 60 0.0% 158 0.1% -62.0% 445 0.1% 596 0.1% -25.3%
Maserati 59 0.0% 58 0.0% 1.7% 315 0.0% 268 0.0% 17.5%
Genesis 39 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 188 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 17 0.0% 19 0.0% -10.5% 118 0.0% 77 0.0% 53.2%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 1,001 0.6% -100.0% 0 0.0% 3,545 0.5% -100.0%
Other 153 0.1% 236 0.2% -35.2% 970 0.1% 1,058 0.1% -8.3%
Other Imports 158 0.1% 2,011 1.3% -92.1% 16,387 2.5% 10,009 1.4% 63.7%
Total 124,394 100.0% 156,737 100.0% -20.6% 661,121 100.0% 723,845 100.0% -8.7%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 8,624 39.2% 9,215 31.4% -6.4% 45,595 38.7% 53,119 33.8% -14.2%
Vauxhall 2,250 10.2% 2,892 9.9% -22.2% 12,700 10.8% 15,413 9.8% -17.6%
Citroen 1,625 7.4% 2,582 8.8% -37.1% 10,988 9.3% 11,750 7.5% -6.5%
Mercedes-Benz 1,593 7.2% 2,149 7.3% -25.9% 8,440 7.2% 12,505 8.0% -32.5%
VW 1,561 7.1% 3,453 11.8% -54.8% 9,259 7.9% 16,342 10.4% -43.3%
Toyota 1,387 6.3% 942 3.2% 47.2% 6,194 5.3% 6,392 4.1% -3.1%
Peugeot 1,238 5.6% 2,255 7.7% -45.1% 9,767 8.3% 12,925 8.2% -24.4%
Renault 1,144 5.2% 1,419 4.8% -19.4% 3,311 2.8% 7,139 4.5% -53.6%
Isuzu 525 2.4% 501 1.7% 4.8% 1,658 1.4% 1,539 1.0% 7.7%
Fiat 513 2.3% 848 2.9% -39.5% 2,210 1.9% 3,947 2.5% -44.0%
Iveco 377 1.7% 447 1.5% -15.7% 1,555 1.3% 1,680 1.1% -7.4%
Maxus 330 1.5% 147 0.5% 124.5% 1,610 1.4% 504 0.3% 219.4%
Nissan 217 1.0% 1,189 4.1% -81.7% 1,156 1.0% 6,476 4.1% -82.1%
MAN 207 0.9% 251 0.9% -17.5% 714 0.6% 1,420 0.9% -49.7%
Renault Trucks 158 0.7% 200 0.7% -21.0% 774 0.7% 992 0.6% -22.0%
Isuzu Trucks 93 0.4% 97 0.3% -4.1% 592 0.5% 461 0.3% 28.4%
Ssangyong 57 0.3% 37 0.1% 54.1% 327 0.3% 189 0.1% 73.0%
Land Rover 38 0.2% 369 1.3% -89.7% 795 0.7% 1,645 1.0% -51.7%
LEVC 32 0.1% 36 0.1% -11.1% 104 0.1% 73 0.0% 42.5%
Mitsubishi Fuso 15 0.1% 16 0.1% -6.3% 93 0.1% 108 0.1% -13.9%
Dacia 13 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 28 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Suzuki 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 71 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 309 1.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2,463 1.6% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 0 0.0% 68 0.0% -100.0%
Total 22,000 100.0% 29,354 100.0% -25.1% 117,941 100.0% 157,150 100.0% -25.0%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 184 36.0% 121 20.1% 52.1% 603 28.7% 316 13.0% 90.8%
Mercedes-Benz 151 29.5% 95 15.8% 58.9% 505 24.0% 587 24.1% -14.0%
Fiat 86 16.8% 169 28.1% -49.1% 391 18.6% 685 28.1% -42.9%
Peugeot 32 6.3% 139 23.1% -77.0% 299 14.2% 409 16.8% -26.9%
Iveco 19 3.7% 19 3.2% 0.0% 91 4.3% 126 5.2% -27.8%
Maxus 16 3.1% 0 0.0% -% 28 1.3% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 8 1.6% 7 1.2% 14.3% 75 3.6% 25 1.0% 200.0%
Vauxhall 5 1.0% 0 0.0% -% 10 0.5% 2 0.1% 400.0%
MAN 3 0.6% 12 2.0% -75.0% 19 0.9% 59 2.4% -67.8%
Renault 2 0.4% 0 0.0% -% 6 0.3% 3 0.1% 100.0%
VW 0 0.0% 20 3.3% -100.0% 30 1.4% 133 5.5% -77.4%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 18 3.0% -100.0% 18 0.9% 65 2.7% -72.3%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 12 0.6% 7 0.3% 71.4%
Other Imports 5 1.0% 2 0.3% 150.0% 15 0.7% 17 0.7% -11.8%
Total 511 100.0% 602 100.0% -15.1% 2,102 100.0% 2,434 100.0% -13.6%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, April 2022

May 6, 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 decrease 15.8% in April
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 15.8% to 119,167 units in April 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 5.4% with 536,727 cars registered in the first four months of 2022.     
April sales for Ford decreased 22.4% to 10,060 units (8.4% market share), Audi sales decreased 11.6% to 9,860 units (8.3% share) while Kia sales increased 0.8% to 7,588 units (6.4% share).
BMW sales decreased 14.5% to 7,491 units (6.3% share) and VW sales decreased 45.1% to 7,315 units (6.1% share).
The best-selling cars in April 2022 were Nissan Qashqai (3,804 units), Ford Puma (3,318 units), Mini (3,088 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,002 units) and Kia Sportage (2,407 units).
Compared to last April, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 23.2% to 54,633 units (45.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 52.0% to 6,725 units (5.6% share), EV increased 40.9% to 12,899 units (10.8% share), PHEV decreased 36.6% to 6,449 units (5.4% share), HEV increased 18.3% to 13,951 units (11.7% share).
In April, private car sales increased 4.8% to 64,886 units (54.4% share), fleet sales decreased 33.3% to 51,505 units (43.2% share) and businesses sales increased 15.4% to 2,776 units (2.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 29.1% to 21,597 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 20.3% to 437 units while sales of taxis increased 164.3% to 111 units in April.   
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “The worldwide semiconductor shortage continues to drag down the market, with global geopolitical issues threatening to undermine both supply and demand in the coming months. Manufacturers are doing everything they can to deliver the latest low and zero emission vehicles, and those considering purchase should look to place their orders now to benefit from incentives, low interest rates and reduced running costs. Accelerating the transformation of the new car market and the carbon savings demanded of road transport in such difficult times requires not just the resolution of supply issues, however, but a broader package of measures that encourages customer demand and addresses obstacles, the biggest of which remains charging anxiety.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Apr. 2022 Apr. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Apr. 2022 Jan.-Apr. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 119,167 141,583 -15.8% 536,727 567,108 -5.4%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 21,597 30,440 -29.1% 95,941 127,796 -24.9%
Trucks (Under6t) 437 548 -20.3% 1,591 1,832 -13.2%
Taxi 111 42 164.3% 551 178 209.6%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Ford 10,060 8.4% 12,959 9.2% -22.4% 39,798 7.4% 49,031 8.6% -18.8%
Audi 9,860 8.3% 11,154 7.9% -11.6% 37,059 6.9% 40,557 7.2% -8.6%
Kia 7,588 6.4% 7,529 5.3% 0.8% 39,707 7.4% 27,894 4.9% 42.3%
BMW 7,491 6.3% 8,757 6.2% -14.5% 35,404 6.6% 40,701 7.2% -13.0%
VW 7,315 6.1% 13,323 9.4% -45.1% 33,732 6.3% 49,542 8.7% -31.9%
Mercedes-Benz 6,543 5.5% 8,668 6.1% -24.5% 31,436 5.9% 40,368 7.1% -22.1%
Hyundai 6,518 5.5% 3,958 2.8% 64.7% 26,257 4.9% 17,380 3.1% 51.1%
Toyota 6,098 5.1% 7,892 5.6% -22.7% 33,915 6.3% 31,675 5.6% 7.1%
Vauxhall 6,042 5.1% 8,972 6.3% -32.7% 29,940 5.6% 33,798 6.0% -11.4%
Nissan 5,770 4.8% 5,036 3.6% 14.6% 21,811 4.1% 26,122 4.6% -16.5%
Peugeot 4,989 4.2% 6,756 4.8% -26.2% 21,524 4.0% 22,461 4.0% -4.2%
Land Rover 4,523 3.8% 6,374 4.5% -29.0% 15,124 2.8% 26,925 4.7% -43.8%
Mini 3,997 3.4% 3,116 2.2% 28.3% 15,096 2.8% 13,910 2.5% 8.5%
Skoda 3,828 3.2% 5,834 4.1% -34.4% 14,380 2.7% 20,076 3.5% -28.4%
Volvo Cars 3,006 2.5% 4,321 3.1% -30.4% 14,165 2.6% 18,285 3.2% -22.5%
Honda 2,860 2.4% 2,231 1.6% 28.2% 9,825 1.8% 6,751 1.2% 45.5%
MG 2,714 2.3% 2,146 1.5% 26.5% 16,552 3.1% 8,307 1.5% 99.3%
Citroen 2,451 2.1% 2,641 1.9% -7.2% 9,978 1.9% 11,246 2.0% -11.3%
Renault 2,345 2.0% 2,361 1.7% -0.7% 10,947 2.0% 10,427 1.8% 5.0%
Mazda 2,254 1.9% 2,243 1.6% 0.5% 8,968 1.7% 7,545 1.3% 18.9%
Dacia 2,155 1.8% 1,136 0.8% 89.7% 7,502 1.4% 4,412 0.8% 70.0%
SEAT 1,916 1.6% 4,144 2.9% -53.8% 8,743 1.6% 15,604 2.8% -44.0%
Fiat 1,782 1.5% 1,271 0.9% 40.2% 7,826 1.5% 4,484 0.8% 74.5%
Suzuki 1,383 1.2% 1,315 0.9% 5.2% 6,761 1.3% 5,218 0.9% 29.6%
Jaguar 1,119 0.9% 1,993 1.4% -43.9% 4,430 0.8% 7,121 1.3% -37.8%
Porsche 1,074 0.9% 1,212 0.9% -11.4% 5,354 1.0% 4,143 0.7% 29.2%
Cupra 960 0.8% 528 0.4% 81.8% 2,855 0.5% 1,452 0.3% 96.6%
Lexus 514 0.4% 975 0.7% -47.3% 3,655 0.7% 4,368 0.8% -16.3%
Polestar 409 0.3% 318 0.2% 28.6% 1,847 0.3% 1,240 0.2% 49.0%
Jeep 180 0.2% 264 0.2% -31.8% 773 0.1% 1,116 0.2% -30.7%
Ssangyong 173 0.1% 105 0.1% 64.8% 568 0.1% 344 0.1% 65.1%
Bentley 127 0.1% 118 0.1% 7.6% 565 0.1% 424 0.1% 33.3%
Abarth 127 0.1% 159 0.1% -20.1% 408 0.1% 700 0.1% -41.7%
DS 124 0.1% 47 0.0% 163.8% 828 0.2% 462 0.1% 79.2%
smart 116 0.1% 127 0.1% -8.7% 561 0.1% 534 0.1% 5.1%
Alfa Romeo 101 0.1% 99 0.1% 2.0% 496 0.1% 415 0.1% 19.5%
Subaru 72 0.1% 128 0.1% -43.8% 385 0.1% 438 0.1% -12.1%
Maserati 62 0.1% 53 0.0% 17.0% 256 0.0% 210 0.0% 21.9%
Genesis 59 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 149 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 23 0.0% 16 0.0% 43.8% 101 0.0% 58 0.0% 74.1%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 716 0.5% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2,544 0.4% -100.0%
Other 178 0.1% 214 0.2% -16.8% 817 0.2% 822 0.1% -0.6%
Other Imports 261 0.2% 374 0.3% -30.2% 16,229 3.0% 7,998 1.4% 102.9%
Total 119,167 100.0% 141,583 100.0% -15.8% 536,727 100.0% 567,108 100.0% -5.4%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Ford 8,507 39.4% 9,968 32.7% -14.7% 36,971 38.5% 43,904 34.4% -15.8%
Vauxhall 2,578 11.9% 2,859 9.4% -9.8% 10,450 10.9% 12,521 9.8% -16.5%
Citroen 2,158 10.0% 2,388 7.8% -9.6% 9,363 9.8% 9,168 7.2% 2.1%
VW 1,499 6.9% 3,160 10.4% -52.6% 7,698 8.0% 12,889 10.1% -40.3%
Peugeot 1,327 6.1% 2,327 7.6% -43.0% 8,529 8.9% 10,670 8.3% -20.1%
Mercedes-Benz 1,270 5.9% 2,621 8.6% -51.5% 6,847 7.1% 10,356 8.1% -33.9%
Toyota 1,178 5.5% 1,194 3.9% -1.3% 4,807 5.0% 5,450 4.3% -11.8%
Renault 821 3.8% 1,130 3.7% -27.3% 2,167 2.3% 5,720 4.5% -62.1%
Fiat 526 2.4% 934 3.1% -43.7% 1,697 1.8% 3,099 2.4% -45.2%
Iveco 338 1.6% 414 1.4% -18.4% 1,178 1.2% 1,233 1.0% -4.5%
Isuzu 295 1.4% 451 1.5% -34.6% 1,133 1.2% 1,038 0.8% 9.2%
Nissan 278 1.3% 1,359 4.5% -79.5% 939 1.0% 5,287 4.1% -82.2%
Maxus 245 1.1% 169 0.6% 45.0% 1,280 1.3% 357 0.3% 258.5%
Renault Trucks 171 0.8% 169 0.6% 1.2% 616 0.6% 792 0.6% -22.2%
MAN 114 0.5% 306 1.0% -62.7% 507 0.5% 1,169 0.9% -56.6%
Isuzu Trucks 106 0.5% 63 0.2% 68.3% 499 0.5% 364 0.3% 37.1%
Land Rover 93 0.4% 520 1.7% -82.1% 757 0.8% 1,276 1.0% -40.7%
Ssangyong 52 0.2% 55 0.2% -5.5% 270 0.3% 152 0.1% 77.6%
Dacia 13 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 15 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 11 0.1% 24 0.1% -54.2% 78 0.1% 92 0.1% -15.2%
LEVC 11 0.1% 16 0.1% -31.3% 72 0.1% 37 0.0% 94.6%
Suzuki 6 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 68 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 298 1.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2,154 1.7% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 15 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 68 0.1% -100.0%
Total 21,597 100.0% 30,440 100.0% -29.1% 95,941 100.0% 127,796 100.0% -24.9%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Fiat 147 33.6% 157 28.6% -6.4% 305 19.2% 516 28.2% -40.9%
Ford 132 30.2% 84 15.3% 57.1% 419 26.3% 195 10.6% 114.9%
Mercedes-Benz 66 15.1% 128 23.4% -48.4% 354 22.3% 492 26.9% -28.0%
Peugeot 40 9.2% 91 16.6% -56.0% 267 16.8% 270 14.7% -1.1%
Iveco 16 3.7% 29 5.3% -44.8% 72 4.5% 107 5.8% -32.7%
Maxus 12 2.7% 0 0.0% -% 12 0.8% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 5 1.1% 2 0.4% 150.0% 67 4.2% 18 1.0% 272.2%
VW 5 1.1% 36 6.6% -86.1% 30 1.9% 113 6.2% -73.5%
MAN 5 1.1% 10 1.8% -50.0% 16 1.0% 47 2.6% -66.0%
Renault Trucks 4 0.9% 8 1.5% -50.0% 18 1.1% 47 2.6% -61.7%
Renault 3 0.7% 1 0.2% 200.0% 4 0.3% 3 0.2% 33.3%
Vauxhall 2 0.5% 0 0.0% -% 5 0.3% 2 0.1% 150.0%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 1 0.2% -100.0% 12 0.8% 7 0.4% 71.4%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 1 0.2% -100.0% 10 0.6% 15 0.8% -33.3%
Total 437 100.0% 548 100.0% -20.3% 1,591 100.0% 1,832 100.0% -13.2%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, March 2022

Apr 6, 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 decrease 14.3% in March
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 14.3% to 243,479 units in March 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 1.9% with 417,560 cars registered in the first three months of 2022.
March sales for Ford decreased 19.8% to 17,834 units (7.3% market share), Kia sales increased 58.8% to 17,820 units (7.3% share) while Toyota sales decreased 4.7% to 16,112 units (6.6% share). Audi sales decreased 19.8% to 15,322 units (6.3% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales decreased 29.3% to 15,062 units (6.2% share).
The best-selling cars in March 2022 were Tesla Model Y (6,464 units), Tesla Model 3 (6,457 units), Vauxhall Corsa (5,515 units), Nissan Qashqai (5,401 units) and Hyundai Tucson (4,876 units).
Compared to last March, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 25.6% to 102,349 units (42.0% share), EV increased 78.7% to 39,315 units (16.1% share), HEV increased 28.4% to 27,737 units (11.4% share), PHEV decreased 7.5% to 16,037 units (6.6% share) and diesel-engine car sales decreased 55.2% to 13,736 units (5.6% share).
In March, private car sales increased 8.2% to 137,236 units (56.4% share), fleet sales decreased 34.4% to 99,338 units (40.8% share) and businesses sales increased 20.0% to 6,905 units (2.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 27.6% to 40,613 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 1.0% to 611 units while Sales of taxis increased 193.3% to 305 units in March.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “March is typically the biggest month of the year for the new car market, so this performance is deeply disappointing and lays bare the challenges ahead. While demand remains robust, this decline illustrates the severity of the global semiconductor shortage, as manufacturers strive to deliver the latest, lowest emission vehicles to eagerly awaiting customers. Placing orders now will be beneficial for those looking to take advantage of incentives and lower running costs for electric vehicles, especially as the Ukraine crisis could affect supply still further. With increasing household and business costs, government must do all it can to support consumers so that the growth of electric vehicles can be sustained and the UK’s ambitious net zero timetable delivered.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Mar. 2022 Mar. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Mar. 2022 Jan.-Mar. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 243,479 283,964 -14.3% 417,560 425,525 -1.9%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 40,613 56,122 -27.6% 74,344 97,356 -23.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 611 605 1.0% 1,154 1,284 -10.1%
Taxi 305 104 193.3% 440 136 223.5%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 17,834 7.3% 22,237 7.8% -19.8% 29,738 7.1% 36,072 8.5% -17.6%
Kia 17,820 7.3% 11,221 4.0% 58.8% 32,119 7.7% 20,365 4.8% 57.7%
Toyota 16,112 6.6% 16,911 6.0% -4.7% 27,817 6.7% 23,783 5.6% 17.0%
Audi 15,322 6.3% 19,105 6.7% -19.8% 27,199 6.5% 29,403 6.9% -7.5%
Mercedes-Benz 15,062 6.2% 21,313 7.5% -29.3% 24,893 6.0% 31,700 7.4% -21.5%
BMW 14,950 6.1% 21,003 7.4% -28.8% 27,913 6.7% 31,944 7.5% -12.6%
VW 14,620 6.0% 23,698 8.3% -38.3% 26,417 6.3% 36,219 8.5% -27.1%
Vauxhall 12,869 5.3% 15,868 5.6% -18.9% 23,898 5.7% 24,826 5.8% -3.7%
Hyundai 10,999 4.5% 9,065 3.2% 21.3% 19,739 4.7% 13,422 3.2% 47.1%
Nissan 10,194 4.2% 14,178 5.0% -28.1% 16,041 3.8% 21,086 5.0% -23.9%
Peugeot 9,799 4.0% 10,824 3.8% -9.5% 16,535 4.0% 15,705 3.7% 5.3%
MG 9,367 3.8% 3,956 1.4% 136.8% 13,838 3.3% 6,161 1.4% 124.6%
Land Rover 6,872 2.8% 15,086 5.3% -54.4% 10,601 2.5% 20,551 4.8% -48.4%
Volvo Cars 6,322 2.6% 8,996 3.2% -29.7% 11,159 2.7% 13,964 3.3% -20.1%
Skoda 5,447 2.2% 8,911 3.1% -38.9% 10,552 2.5% 14,242 3.3% -25.9%
Renault 5,270 2.2% 5,787 2.0% -8.9% 8,602 2.1% 8,066 1.9% 6.6%
Mini 5,110 2.1% 7,567 2.7% -32.5% 11,099 2.7% 10,794 2.5% 2.8%
Citroen 4,151 1.7% 6,027 2.1% -31.1% 7,527 1.8% 8,605 2.0% -12.5%
Fiat 4,049 1.7% 2,376 0.8% 70.4% 6,044 1.4% 3,213 0.8% 88.1%
SEAT 3,778 1.6% 7,482 2.6% -49.5% 6,827 1.6% 11,460 2.7% -40.4%
Suzuki 3,638 1.5% 2,932 1.0% 24.1% 5,378 1.3% 3,903 0.9% 37.8%
Mazda 3,455 1.4% 4,058 1.4% -14.9% 6,714 1.6% 5,302 1.2% 26.6%
Dacia 3,115 1.3% 2,149 0.8% 45.0% 5,347 1.3% 3,276 0.8% 63.2%
Honda 2,802 1.2% 3,055 1.1% -8.3% 6,965 1.7% 4,520 1.1% 54.1%
Porsche 2,590 1.1% 1,819 0.6% 42.4% 4,280 1.0% 2,931 0.7% 46.0%
Jaguar 2,301 0.9% 3,880 1.4% -40.7% 3,311 0.8% 5,128 1.2% -35.4%
Lexus 1,983 0.8% 2,575 0.9% -23.0% 3,141 0.8% 3,393 0.8% -7.4%
Cupra 1,015 0.4% 633 0.2% 60.3% 1,895 0.5% 924 0.2% 105.1%
Polestar 789 0.3% 335 0.1% 135.5% 1,438 0.3% 922 0.2% 56.0%
Jeep 319 0.1% 567 0.2% -43.7% 593 0.1% 852 0.2% -30.4%
DS 305 0.1% 233 0.1% 30.9% 704 0.2% 415 0.1% 69.6%
smart 296 0.1% 264 0.1% 12.1% 445 0.1% 407 0.1% 9.3%
Bentley 247 0.1% 189 0.1% 30.7% 438 0.1% 306 0.1% 43.1%
Alfa Romeo 246 0.1% 202 0.1% 21.8% 395 0.1% 316 0.1% 25.0%
Ssangyong 238 0.1% 175 0.1% 36.0% 395 0.1% 239 0.1% 65.3%
Abarth 207 0.1% 415 0.1% -50.1% 281 0.1% 541 0.1% -48.1%
Subaru 193 0.1% 258 0.1% -25.2% 313 0.1% 310 0.1% 1.0%
Maserati 105 0.0% 95 0.0% 10.5% 194 0.0% 157 0.0% 23.6%
Genesis 70 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 90 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 46 0.0% 37 0.0% 24.3% 78 0.0% 42 0.0% 85.7%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 1,256 0.4% -100.0% 0 0.0% 1,828 0.4% -100.0%
Other 385 0.2% 384 0.1% 0.3% 639 0.2% 608 0.1% 5.1%
Other Imports 13,187 5.4% 6,842 2.4% 92.7% 15,968 3.8% 7,624 1.8% 109.4%
Total 243,479 100.0% 283,964 100.0% -14.3% 417,560 100.0% 425,525 100.0% -1.9%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 17,035 41.9% 20,479 36.5% -16.8% 28,464 38.3% 33,936 34.9% -16.1%
Vauxhall 4,244 10.4% 5,149 9.2% -17.6% 7,872 10.6% 9,662 9.9% -18.5%
Peugeot 3,326 8.2% 4,210 7.5% -21.0% 7,202 9.7% 8,343 8.6% -13.7%
VW 3,323 8.2% 6,316 11.3% -47.4% 6,199 8.3% 9,729 10.0% -36.3%
Citroen 3,321 8.2% 3,846 6.9% -13.7% 7,205 9.7% 6,780 7.0% 6.3%
Mercedes-Benz 2,509 6.2% 3,860 6.9% -35.0% 5,577 7.5% 7,735 7.9% -27.9%
Toyota 2,359 5.8% 2,487 4.4% -5.1% 3,629 4.9% 4,256 4.4% -14.7%
Renault 833 2.1% 2,053 3.7% -59.4% 1,346 1.8% 4,590 4.7% -70.7%
Fiat 691 1.7% 1,238 2.2% -44.2% 1,171 1.6% 2,165 2.2% -45.9%
Isuzu 562 1.4% 364 0.6% 54.4% 838 1.1% 587 0.6% 42.8%
Nissan 512 1.3% 2,790 5.0% -81.6% 661 0.9% 3,928 4.0% -83.2%
Iveco 411 1.0% 406 0.7% 1.2% 840 1.1% 819 0.8% 2.6%
Land Rover 350 0.9% 624 1.1% -43.9% 664 0.9% 756 0.8% -12.2%
Maxus 312 0.8% 138 0.2% 126.1% 1,035 1.4% 188 0.2% 450.5%
MAN 274 0.7% 409 0.7% -33.0% 393 0.5% 863 0.9% -54.5%
Renault Trucks 179 0.4% 301 0.5% -40.5% 445 0.6% 623 0.6% -28.6%
Isuzu Trucks 172 0.4% 124 0.2% 38.7% 393 0.5% 301 0.3% 30.6%
Ssangyong 104 0.3% 77 0.1% 35.1% 218 0.3% 97 0.1% 124.7%
Suzuki 48 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 62 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 26 0.1% 35 0.1% -25.7% 67 0.1% 68 0.1% -1.5%
LEVC 20 0.0% 11 0.0% 81.8% 61 0.1% 21 0.0% 190.5%
Dacia 2 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 2 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 1,191 2.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 1,856 1.9% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 14 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% 53 0.1% -100.0%
Total 40,613 100.0% 56,122 100.0% -27.6% 74,344 100.0% 97,356 100.0% -23.6%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 225 36.8% 39 6.4% 476.9% 287 24.9% 111 8.6% 158.6%
Mercedes-Benz 131 21.4% 152 25.1% -13.8% 288 25.0% 364 28.3% -20.9%
Peugeot 104 17.0% 80 13.2% 30.0% 227 19.7% 179 13.9% 26.8%
Fiat 81 13.3% 200 33.1% -59.5% 158 13.7% 359 28.0% -56.0%
Citroen 29 4.7% 9 1.5% 222.2% 62 5.4% 16 1.2% 287.5%
Iveco 16 2.6% 47 7.8% -66.0% 56 4.9% 78 6.1% -28.2%
MAN 9 1.5% 22 3.6% -59.1% 11 1.0% 37 2.9% -70.3%
VW 4 0.7% 41 6.8% -90.2% 25 2.2% 77 6.0% -67.5%
Isuzu Trucks 4 0.7% 1 0.2% 300.0% 12 1.0% 6 0.5% 100.0%
Renault Trucks 3 0.5% 11 1.8% -72.7% 14 1.2% 39 3.0% -64.1%
Vauxhall 3 0.5% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.3% 2 0.2% 50.0%
Renault 0 0.0% 1 0.2% -100.0% 1 0.1% 2 0.2% -50.0%
Other Imports 2 0.3% 2 0.3% 0.0% 10 0.9% 14 1.1% -28.6%
Total 611 100.0% 605 100.0% 1.0% 1,154 100.0% 1,284 100.0% -10.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, February 2022

Mar 7, 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 increase 15.0% in February
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on March 4, UK passenger car sales increased 15.0% to 58,994 units in February 2022.
Year-to-date sales increased 23.0% with 174,081 cars registered in the first two months of 2022.
February sales for BMW increased 16.3% to 4,583 units (7.8% market share).
Vauxhall sales increased 33.0% to 4,467 units (7.6% share) while Ford sales decreased 13.3% to 4,448 units (7.5% share).
Kia sales increased 32.1% to 3,795 units (6.4% share) and Toyota sales increased 55.9% to 3,675 units (6.2% share).
The best-selling cars in February 2022 were Vauxhall Corsa (1,997 units), Mini (1,775 units), Vauxhall Mokka (1,465 units), Tesla Model Y (1,306 units) and Tesla Model 3 (1,275 units).
Compared to last February, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 10.5% to 23,952 units (40.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 42% to 3,922 units (6.6% share), EV increased 196.3% to 10,417 units (17.7% share), PHEV increased 48.9% to 4,677 units (7.9% share), HEV increased 115.4% to 6,883 units (11.7% share).
In February, private car sales increased 30.0% to 27,784 units (47.1% share), fleet sales increased 2.0% to 29,891 units (50.7% share) and businesses sales increased 110.7% to 1,319 units (2.2% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 6.0% to 16,165 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 31.5% to 248 units while sales of taxis increased 380.0% to 72 units in February.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “Despite February’s traditional low registration numbers, consumers are switching to EVs in ever-increasing numbers. More than ever, infrastructure investment needs to accelerate to match this growth. Government must use its upcoming Spring Statement to enable this transition, continuing support for home and workplace charging, boosting public chargepoint rollout to tackle charging anxiety and, given the massive increase in energy prices, reducing VAT on public charging points. This will energise both consumer and business confidence and accelerate our switch to zero emission mobility.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Feb. 2022 Feb. 2021 Y-o-Y Jan.-Feb. 2022 Jan.-Feb. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 58,994 51,312 15.0% 174,081 141,561 23.0%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 16,165 17,205 -6.0% 33,731 41,234 -18.2%
Trucks (Under6t) 248 362 -31.5% 543 679 -20.0%
Taxi 72 15 380.0% 135 32 321.9%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
BMW 4,583 7.8% 3,939 7.7% 16.3% 12,963 7.4% 10,941 7.7% 18.5%
Vauxhall 4,467 7.6% 3,359 6.5% 33.0% 11,029 6.3% 8,958 6.3% 23.1%
Ford 4,448 7.5% 5,129 10.0% -13.3% 11,904 6.8% 13,835 9.8% -14.0%
Kia 3,795 6.4% 2,873 5.6% 32.1% 14,299 8.2% 9,144 6.5% 56.4%
Toyota 3,675 6.2% 2,358 4.6% 55.9% 11,705 6.7% 6,872 4.9% 70.3%
Mercedes-Benz 3,476 5.9% 3,787 7.4% -8.2% 9,831 5.6% 10,387 7.3% -5.4%
Audi 3,310 5.6% 3,715 7.2% -10.9% 11,877 6.8% 10,298 7.3% 15.3%
VW 3,283 5.6% 4,952 9.7% -33.7% 11,797 6.8% 12,521 8.8% -5.8%
Hyundai 3,116 5.3% 1,258 2.5% 147.7% 8,740 5.0% 4,357 3.1% 100.6%
Peugeot 2,698 4.6% 1,950 3.8% 38.4% 6,736 3.9% 4,881 3.4% 38.0%
Mini 2,539 4.3% 1,557 3.0% 63.1% 5,989 3.4% 3,227 2.3% 85.6%
Skoda 1,892 3.2% 2,243 4.4% -15.6% 5,105 2.9% 5,331 3.8% -4.2%
Citroen 1,726 2.9% 1,099 2.1% 57.1% 3,376 1.9% 2,578 1.8% 31.0%
Honda 1,618 2.7% 495 1.0% 226.9% 4,163 2.4% 1,465 1.0% 184.2%
Volvo Cars 1,513 2.6% 1,788 3.5% -15.4% 4,837 2.8% 4,968 3.5% -2.6%
Nissan 1,468 2.5% 2,275 4.4% -35.5% 5,847 3.4% 6,908 4.9% -15.4%
Mazda 1,205 2.0% 496 1.0% 142.9% 3,259 1.9% 1,244 0.9% 162.0%
Renault 951 1.6% 698 1.4% 36.2% 3,332 1.9% 2,279 1.6% 46.2%
MG 911 1.5% 831 1.6% 9.6% 4,471 2.6% 2,205 1.6% 102.8%
Land Rover 902 1.5% 1,837 3.6% -50.9% 3,729 2.1% 5,465 3.9% -31.8%
SEAT 882 1.5% 1,524 3.0% -42.1% 3,049 1.8% 3,978 2.8% -23.4%
Suzuki 771 1.3% 511 1.0% 50.9% 1,740 1.0% 971 0.7% 79.2%
Fiat 667 1.1% 425 0.8% 56.9% 1,995 1.1% 837 0.6% 138.4%
Dacia 379 0.6% 293 0.6% 29.4% 2,232 1.3% 1,127 0.8% 98.0%
Porsche 377 0.6% 193 0.4% 95.3% 1,690 1.0% 1,112 0.8% 52.0%
Jaguar 351 0.6% 334 0.7% 5.1% 1,010 0.6% 1,248 0.9% -19.1%
Polestar 331 0.6% 261 0.5% 26.8% 649 0.4% 587 0.4% 10.6%
Lexus 300 0.5% 192 0.4% 56.3% 1,158 0.7% 818 0.6% 41.6%
Cupra 226 0.4% 78 0.2% 189.7% 880 0.5% 291 0.2% 202.4%
DS 85 0.1% 73 0.1% 16.4% 399 0.2% 182 0.1% 119.2%
Jeep 78 0.1% 120 0.2% -35.0% 274 0.2% 285 0.2% -3.9%
Bentley 57 0.1% 28 0.1% 103.6% 191 0.1% 117 0.1% 63.2%
smart 54 0.1% 59 0.1% -8.5% 149 0.1% 143 0.1% 4.2%
Alfa Romeo 51 0.1% 30 0.1% 70.0% 149 0.1% 114 0.1% 30.7%
Ssangyong 37 0.1% 17 0.0% 117.6% 157 0.1% 64 0.0% 145.3%
Subaru 31 0.1% 22 0.0% 40.9% 120 0.1% 52 0.0% 130.8%
Abarth 25 0.0% 65 0.1% -61.5% 74 0.0% 126 0.1% -41.3%
Maserati 22 0.0% 12 0.0% 83.3% 89 0.1% 62 0.0% 43.5%
Genesis 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 20 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 2 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 32 0.0% 5 0.0% 540.0%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 210 0.4% -100.0% 0 0.0% 572 0.4% -100.0%
Other 54 0.1% 67 0.1% -19.4% 254 0.1% 224 0.2% 13.4%
Other Imports 2,633 4.5% 159 0.3% 1556.0% 2,781 1.6% 782 0.6% 255.6%
Total 58,994 100.0% 51,312 100.0% 15.0% 174,081 100.0% 141,561 100.0% 23.0%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Ford 5,188 32.1% 6,109 35.5% -15.1% 11,429 33.9% 13,457 32.6% -15.1%
Peugeot 2,596 16.1% 1,748 10.2% 48.5% 3,876 11.5% 4,133 10.0% -6.2%
Citroen 2,463 15.2% 1,062 6.2% 131.9% 3,884 11.5% 2,934 7.1% 32.4%
Vauxhall 1,417 8.8% 1,699 9.9% -16.6% 3,628 10.8% 4,513 10.9% -19.6%
Mercedes-Benz 1,353 8.4% 1,579 9.2% -14.3% 3,068 9.1% 3,875 9.4% -20.8%
VW 1,066 6.6% 1,289 7.5% -17.3% 2,876 8.5% 3,413 8.3% -15.7%
Toyota 489 3.0% 744 4.3% -34.3% 1,270 3.8% 1,769 4.3% -28.2%
Maxus 338 2.1% 33 0.2% 924.2% 723 2.1% 50 0.1% 1346.0%
Renault 218 1.3% 985 5.7% -77.9% 513 1.5% 2,537 6.2% -79.8%
Iveco 216 1.3% 240 1.4% -10.0% 429 1.3% 413 1.0% 3.9%
Fiat 172 1.1% 419 2.4% -58.9% 480 1.4% 927 2.2% -48.2%
Renault Trucks 150 0.9% 148 0.9% 1.4% 266 0.8% 322 0.8% -17.4%
Isuzu 129 0.8% 105 0.6% 22.9% 276 0.8% 223 0.5% 23.8%
Isuzu Trucks 105 0.6% 84 0.5% 25.0% 221 0.7% 177 0.4% 24.9%
Nissan 79 0.5% 388 2.3% -79.6% 149 0.4% 1,138 2.8% -86.9%
Land Rover 59 0.4% 49 0.3% 20.4% 314 0.9% 132 0.3% 137.9%
MAN 58 0.4% 208 1.2% -72.1% 119 0.4% 454 1.1% -73.8%
Ssangyong 29 0.2% 3 0.0% 866.7% 114 0.3% 20 0.0% 470.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso 17 0.1% 14 0.1% 21.4% 41 0.1% 33 0.1% 24.2%
LEVC 14 0.1% 7 0.0% 100.0% 41 0.1% 10 0.0% 310.0%
Suzuki 9 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 14 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 269 1.6% -100.0% 0 0.0% 665 1.6% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 23 0.1% -100.0% 0 0.0% 39 0.1% -100.0%
Total 16,165 100.0% 17,205 100.0% -6.0% 33,731 100.0% 41,234 100.0% -18.2%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Mercedes-Benz 62 25.0% 128 35.4% -51.6% 157 28.9% 212 31.2% -25.9%
Peugeot 41 16.5% 44 12.2% -6.8% 123 22.7% 99 14.6% 24.2%
Ford 41 16.5% 35 9.7% 17.1% 62 11.4% 72 10.6% -13.9%
Fiat 40 16.1% 86 23.8% -53.5% 77 14.2% 159 23.4% -51.6%
Citroen 24 9.7% 1 0.3% 2300.0% 33 6.1% 7 1.0% 371.4%
Iveco 16 6.5% 6 1.7% 166.7% 40 7.4% 31 4.6% 29.0%
VW 14 5.6% 13 3.6% 7.7% 21 3.9% 36 5.3% -41.7%
Renault Trucks 4 1.6% 24 6.6% -83.3% 11 2.0% 28 4.1% -60.7%
Isuzu Trucks 4 1.6% 4 1.1% 0.0% 8 1.5% 5 0.7% 60.0%
MAN 1 0.4% 9 2.5% -88.9% 2 0.4% 15 2.2% -86.7%
Renault 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.2% 1 0.1% 0.0%
Vauxhall 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0% 0 0.0% 2 0.3% -100.0%
Other Imports 1 0.4% 11 3.0% -90.9% 8 1.5% 12 1.8% -33.3%
Total 248 100.0% 362 100.0% -31.5% 543 100.0% 679 100.0% -20.0%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, January 2022

Feb 8, 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 increase 27.5% in January
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 4, UK passenger car sales increased 27.5% to 115,087 units in January 2022.
January sales for Kia increased 67.5% to 10,504 units (9.1% market share), Audi sales increased 30.1% to 8,567 units (7.4% share) while VW sales increased 12.5% to 8,514 units (7.4% share).
BMW sales increased 19.7% to 8,380 units (7.3% share) and Toyota sales increased 77.9% to 8,030 units (7.0% share).
The best-selling cars in January 2022 were Kia Sportage (3,458 units), Ford Puma (2,608 units), Kia Niro (2,372 units), Mini (2,313 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,285 units).
Compared to last January, gasoline-engine car sales increased 14.6% to 51,468 units (44.7% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 45.8% to 6,008 units (5.2% share), EV increased 130.6% to 14,433 units (12.5% share), PHEV increased 47.3% to 9,047 units (7.9% share), HEV increased 98.1% to 13,492 units (11.7% share).
In January, private car sales increased 64.1% to 62,300 units (54.1% share), fleet sales decreased 0.4% to 50,817 units (44.2% share), and businesses sales increased 52.7% to 1,970 units (1.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 26.9% to 17,566 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 6.9% to 295 units while Sales of taxis increased 270.6% to 63 units in January.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “Given the lockdown-impacted January 2021, this month’s figures were always going to be an improvement but it is still reassuring to see a strengthening market. Once again it is electrified vehicles that are driving the growth, despite the ongoing headwinds of chip shortages, rising inflation and the cost-of-living squeeze. 2022 is off to a reasonable start, however, and with around 50 new electrified models due for release this year, customers will have an ever greater choice, which can only be good for our shared environmental ambitions.”

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jan. 2022 Jan. 2021 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 115,087 90,249 27.5%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 17,566 24,029 -26.9%
Trucks (Under6t ) 295 317 -6.9%
Taxi 63 17 270.6%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Kia 10,504 9.1% 6,271 6.9% 67.5%
Audi 8,567 7.4% 6,583 7.3% 30.1%
VW 8,514 7.4% 7,569 8.4% 12.5%
BMW 8,380 7.3% 7,002 7.8% 19.7%
Toyota 8,030 7.0% 4,514 5.0% 77.9%
Ford 7,456 6.5% 8,706 9.6% -14.4%
Vauxhall 6,562 5.7% 5,599 6.2% 17.2%
Mercedes-Benz 6,355 5.5% 6,600 7.3% -3.7%
Hyundai 5,624 4.9% 3,099 3.4% 81.5%
Nissan 4,379 3.8% 4,633 5.1% -5.5%
Peugeot 4,038 3.5% 2,931 3.2% 37.8%
MG 3,560 3.1% 1,374 1.5% 159.1%
Mini 3,450 3.0% 1,670 1.9% 106.6%
Volvo Cars 3,324 2.9% 3,180 3.5% 4.5%
Skoda 3,213 2.8% 3,088 3.4% 4.0%
Land Rover 2,827 2.5% 3,628 4.0% -22.1%
Honda 2,545 2.2% 970 1.1% 162.4%
Renault 2,381 2.1% 1,581 1.8% 50.6%
SEAT 2,167 1.9% 2,454 2.7% -11.7%
Mazda 2,054 1.8% 748 0.8% 174.6%
Dacia 1,853 1.6% 834 0.9% 122.2%
Citroen 1,650 1.4% 1,479 1.6% 11.6%
Fiat 1,328 1.2% 412 0.5% 222.3%
Porsche 1,313 1.1% 919 1.0% 42.9%
Suzuki 969 0.8% 460 0.5% 110.7%
Lexus 858 0.7% 626 0.7% 37.1%
Jaguar 659 0.6% 914 1.0% -27.9%
Cupra 654 0.6% 213 0.2% 207.0%
Polestar 318 0.3% 326 0.4% -2.5%
DS 314 0.3% 109 0.1% 188.1%
Jeep 196 0.2% 165 0.2% 18.8%
Bentley 134 0.1% 89 0.1% 50.6%
Ssangyong 120 0.1% 47 0.1% 155.3%
Alfa Romeo 98 0.1% 84 0.1% 16.7%
smart 95 0.1% 84 0.1% 13.1%
Subaru 89 0.1% 30 0.0% 196.7%
Maserati 67 0.1% 50 0.1% 34.0%
Abarth 49 0.0% 61 0.1% -19.7%
Alpine 30 0.0% 5 0.0% 500.0%
Genesis 15 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 362 0.4% -100.0%
Other 200 0.2% 157 0.2% 27.4%
Other Imports 148 0.1% 623 0.7% -76.2%
Total 115,087 100.0% 90,249 100.0% 27.5%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 6,241 35.5% 7,348 30.6% -15.1%
Vauxhall 2,211 12.6% 2,814 11.7% -21.4%
VW 1,810 10.3% 2,124 8.8% -14.8%
Mercedes-Benz 1,715 9.8% 2,296 9.6% -25.3%
Citroen 1,421 8.1% 1,872 7.8% -24.1%
Peugeot 1,280 7.3% 2,385 9.9% -46.3%
Toyota 781 4.4% 1,025 4.3% -23.8%
Maxus 385 2.2% 17 0.1% 2164.7%
Fiat 308 1.8% 508 2.1% -39.4%
Renault 295 1.7% 1,552 6.5% -81.0%
Land Rover 255 1.5% 83 0.3% 207.2%
Iveco 213 1.2% 173 0.7% 23.1%
Isuzu 147 0.8% 118 0.5% 24.6%
Renault Trucks 116 0.7% 174 0.7% -33.3%
Isuzu Trucks 116 0.7% 93 0.4% 24.7%
Ssangyong 85 0.5% 17 0.1% 400.0%
Nissan 70 0.4% 750 3.1% -90.7%
MAN 61 0.3% 246 1.0% -75.2%
LEVC 27 0.2% 3 0.0% 800.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso 24 0.1% 19 0.1% 26.3%
Suzuki 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi 0 0.0% 396 1.6% -100.0%
LDV 0 0.0% 16 0.1% -100.0%
Total 17,566 100.0% 24,029 100.0% -26.9%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2022 2021 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Mercedes-Benz 95 32.2% 84 26.5% 13.1%
Peugeot 82 27.8% 55 17.4% 49.1%
Fiat 37 12.5% 73 23.0% -49.3%
Iveco 24 8.1% 25 7.9% -4.0%
Ford 21 7.1% 37 11.7% -43.2%
Citroen 9 3.1% 6 1.9% 50.0%
VW 7 2.4% 23 7.3% -69.6%
Renault Trucks 7 2.4% 4 1.3% 75.0%
Isuzu Trucks 4 1.4% 1 0.3% 300.0%
MAN 1 0.3% 6 1.9% -83.3%
Renault 1 0.3% 1 0.3% 0.0%
Vauxhall 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0%
Other Imports 7 2.4% 1 0.3% 600.0%
Total 295 100.0% 317 100.0% -6.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


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