UK - Automotive Sales volume, 2023
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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2023
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Flash report, December 2023
Jan 9, 2024
*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.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 6, UK passenger car sales increased 9.8% to 141,092 units in December 2023. Year-to-date sales increased 17.9% with 1,903,054 cars registered in 2023.
2023 sales for VW increased 22.9% to 162,087 units (8.5% market share), Ford sales increased 13.6% to 144,072 units (7.6% share) while Audi sales increased 24.8% to 137,485 units (7.2% share). BMW sales increased 2.9% to 111,734 units (5.9% share), and Toyota sales increased 7.5% to 109,864 units (5.8% share).
The best-selling cars in 2023 were Ford Puma (49,591 units), Nissan Qashqai (43,321 units), Vauxhall Corsa (40,816 units), Kia Sportage (36,135 units) and Tesla Model Y (35,899 units).
Compared to last 2023, gasoline-engine car sales increased 13.5% to 774,484 units (40.7% share), EV increased 17.8% to 314,687 units (16.5% share), HEV increased 27.1% to 238,942 units (12.6% share), PHEV increased 39.3% to 141,311 units (7.4 share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 13.8% to 71,501 units (3.8% share).
In 2023, private car sales decreased 0.1% to 817,673 units (43.0% share), fleet sales increased 38.7% to 1,041,350 units (54.7% share), and businesses sales decreased 1.5% to 44,031 units (2.3% share).
Overall, BEVs accounted for one in six new cars registered in 2023, with the majority taken by business and fleet buyers who benefit from compelling tax incentives. In contrast, one in 11 private buyers chose a BEV. Since the end of the Plug-in Car Grant in June 2022, the UK is the only major European market with no consumer BEV purchase incentives – but it is now also the only market with mandated minimum targets for new ZEV registrations.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Dec. 2023 | Dec. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Dec. 2023 | Jan.-Dec. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
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Passenger cars | 141,092 | 128,462 | 9.8% | 1,903,054 | 1,614,063 | 17.9% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 29,701 | 21,825 | 36.1% | 341,455 | 282,139 | 21.0% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 335 | 419 | -20.0% | 5,800 | 4,787 | 21.2% | |
Taxi | 93 | 93 | 0.0% | 1,906 | 1,697 | 12.3% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
VW | 12,263 | 8.7% | 13,118 | 10.2% | -6.5% | 162,087 | 8.5% | 131,850 | 8.2% | 22.9% |
Ford | 8,829 | 6.3% | 7,676 | 6.0% | 15.0% | 144,072 | 7.6% | 126,826 | 7.9% | 13.6% |
Audi | 9,614 | 6.8% | 8,941 | 7.0% | 7.5% | 137,485 | 7.2% | 110,144 | 6.8% | 24.8% |
BMW | 10,342 | 7.3% | 9,523 | 7.4% | 8.6% | 111,734 | 5.9% | 108,624 | 6.7% | 2.9% |
Toyota | 7,675 | 5.4% | 6,835 | 5.3% | 12.3% | 109,864 | 5.8% | 102,181 | 6.3% | 7.5% |
Kia | 3,585 | 2.5% | 3,450 | 2.7% | 3.9% | 107,765 | 5.7% | 100,191 | 6.2% | 7.6% |
Vauxhall | 5,994 | 4.2% | 3,335 | 2.6% | 79.7% | 100,417 | 5.3% | 83,691 | 5.2% | 20.0% |
Nissan | 7,712 | 5.5% | 7,878 | 6.1% | -2.1% | 89,460 | 4.7% | 76,711 | 4.8% | 16.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 7,293 | 5.2% | 4,346 | 3.4% | 67.8% | 87,782 | 4.6% | 80,910 | 5.0% | 8.5% |
Hyundai | 5,234 | 3.7% | 4,740 | 3.7% | 10.4% | 87,112 | 4.6% | 80,419 | 5.0% | 8.3% |
MG | 6,765 | 4.8% | 2,927 | 2.3% | 131.1% | 81,289 | 4.3% | 51,050 | 3.2% | 59.2% |
Skoda | 5,297 | 3.8% | 4,175 | 3.2% | 26.9% | 70,024 | 3.7% | 48,848 | 3.0% | 43.4% |
Peugeot | 3,093 | 2.2% | 1,428 | 1.1% | 116.6% | 62,401 | 3.3% | 52,264 | 3.2% | 19.4% |
Land Rover | 4,519 | 3.2% | 2,592 | 2.0% | 74.3% | 53,388 | 2.8% | 43,180 | 2.7% | 23.6% |
Volvo Cars | 4,227 | 3.0% | 3,742 | 2.9% | 13.0% | 50,184 | 2.6% | 36,506 | 2.3% | 37.5% |
Tesla | 5,517 | 3.9% | 16,368 | 12.7% | -66.3% | 49,571 | 2.6% | 54,622 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
Mini | 5,279 | 3.7% | 5,008 | 3.9% | 5.4% | 47,594 | 2.5% | 45,854 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
Renault | 3,164 | 2.2% | 4,666 | 3.6% | -32.2% | 42,545 | 2.2% | 32,285 | 2.0% | 31.8% |
SEAT | 3,436 | 2.4% | 1,966 | 1.5% | 74.8% | 32,177 | 1.7% | 22,140 | 1.4% | 45.3% |
Citroen | 2,242 | 1.6% | 973 | 0.8% | 130.4% | 30,931 | 1.6% | 28,487 | 1.8% | 8.6% |
Mazda | 1,760 | 1.2% | 2,168 | 1.7% | -18.8% | 30,495 | 1.6% | 25,209 | 1.6% | 21.0% |
Dacia | 3,198 | 2.3% | 939 | 0.7% | 240.6% | 28,651 | 1.5% | 27,221 | 1.7% | 5.3% |
Suzuki | 1,648 | 1.2% | 912 | 0.7% | 80.7% | 26,574 | 1.4% | 17,378 | 1.1% | 52.9% |
Cupra | 2,275 | 1.6% | 1,121 | 0.9% | 102.9% | 25,658 | 1.3% | 14,383 | 0.9% | 78.4% |
Honda | 1,341 | 1.0% | 528 | 0.4% | 154.0% | 25,274 | 1.3% | 24,084 | 1.5% | 4.9% |
Porsche | 2,244 | 1.6% | 3,055 | 2.4% | -26.5% | 24,241 | 1.3% | 18,267 | 1.1% | 32.7% |
Fiat | 643 | 0.5% | 976 | 0.8% | -34.1% | 16,598 | 0.9% | 19,698 | 1.2% | -15.7% |
Lexus | 1,613 | 1.1% | 1,641 | 1.3% | -1.7% | 15,963 | 0.8% | 10,675 | 0.7% | 49.5% |
Jaguar | 1,068 | 0.8% | 909 | 0.7% | 17.5% | 14,235 | 0.7% | 12,165 | 0.8% | 17.0% |
Polestar | 1,102 | 0.8% | 1,104 | 0.9% | -0.2% | 12,543 | 0.7% | 7,345 | 0.5% | 70.8% |
Jeep | 201 | 0.1% | 293 | 0.2% | -31.4% | 3,089 | 0.2% | 2,525 | 0.2% | 22.3% |
Subaru | 318 | 0.2% | 149 | 0.1% | 113.4% | 2,409 | 0.1% | 1,391 | 0.1% | 73.2% |
DS | 77 | 0.1% | 103 | 0.1% | -25.2% | 2,403 | 0.1% | 3,674 | 0.2% | -34.6% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 124 | 0.1% | 80 | 0.1% | 55.0% | 1,660 | 0.1% | 1,536 | 0.1% | 8.1% |
Alfa Romeo | 129 | 0.1% | 88 | 0.1% | 46.6% | 1,546 | 0.1% | 1,576 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
Genesis | 72 | 0.1% | 163 | 0.1% | -55.8% | 1,362 | 0.1% | 1,000 | 0.1% | 36.2% |
Bentley | 47 | 0.0% | 96 | 0.1% | -51.0% | 1,312 | 0.1% | 1,629 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
BYD | 263 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 1,158 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
ORA | 57 | 0.0% | 21 | 0.0% | 171.4% | 911 | 0.0% | 68 | 0.0% | 1239.7% |
Maserati | 34 | 0.0% | 71 | 0.1% | -52.1% | 892 | 0.0% | 720 | 0.0% | 23.9% |
Abarth | 67 | 0.0% | 31 | 0.0% | 116.1% | 886 | 0.0% | 1,544 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
INEOS Automotive | 36 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 877 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
smart | 129 | 0.1% | 71 | 0.1% | 81.7% | 785 | 0.0% | 1,256 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
Alpine | 16 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.0% | -20.0% | 297 | 0.0% | 288 | 0.0% | 3.1% |
Fisker | 160 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 160 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 102 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 299 | 0.2% | 177 | 0.1% | 68.9% | 3,359 | 0.2% | 2,167 | 0.1% | 55.0% |
Other Imports | 91 | 0.1% | 59 | 0.0% | 54.2% | 1,719 | 0.1% | 1,481 | 0.1% | 16.1% |
Total | 141,092 | 100.0% | 128,462 | 100.0% | 9.8% | 1,903,054 | 100.0% | 1,614,063 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
Ford | 8,178 | 27.5% | 7,442 | 34.1% | 9.9% | 103,026 | 30.2% | 105,913 | 37.5% | -2.7% |
VW | 2,975 | 10.0% | 3,295 | 15.1% | -9.7% | 34,707 | 10.2% | 28,276 | 10.0% | 22.7% |
Vauxhall | 3,369 | 11.3% | 1,702 | 7.8% | 97.9% | 34,587 | 10.1% | 27,709 | 9.8% | 24.8% |
Renault | 3,001 | 10.1% | 1,623 | 7.4% | 84.9% | 27,772 | 8.1% | 14,194 | 5.0% | 95.7% |
Citroen | 1,399 | 4.7% | 923 | 4.2% | 51.6% | 27,268 | 8.0% | 19,714 | 7.0% | 38.3% |
Peugeot | 1,991 | 6.7% | 1,014 | 4.6% | 96.4% | 25,516 | 7.5% | 20,810 | 7.4% | 22.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,562 | 5.3% | 2,324 | 10.6% | -32.8% | 20,807 | 6.1% | 21,365 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
Toyota | 1,883 | 6.3% | 1,060 | 4.9% | 77.6% | 19,315 | 5.7% | 12,469 | 4.4% | 54.9% |
Nissan | 694 | 2.3% | 165 | 0.8% | 320.6% | 7,171 | 2.1% | 3,531 | 1.3% | 103.1% |
Isuzu | 1,038 | 3.5% | 410 | 1.9% | 153.2% | 6,315 | 1.8% | 4,350 | 1.5% | 45.2% |
Maxus | 1,282 | 4.3% | 206 | 0.9% | 522.3% | 6,151 | 1.8% | 4,084 | 1.4% | 50.6% |
Fiat | 404 | 1.4% | 330 | 1.5% | 22.4% | 5,979 | 1.8% | 5,025 | 1.8% | 19.0% |
Land Rover | 559 | 1.9% | 310 | 1.4% | 80.3% | 5,515 | 1.6% | 2,628 | 0.9% | 109.9% |
Iveco | 458 | 1.5% | 304 | 1.4% | 50.7% | 4,763 | 1.4% | 3,923 | 1.4% | 21.4% |
Renault Trucks | 258 | 0.9% | 216 | 1.0% | 19.4% | 3,421 | 1.0% | 2,256 | 0.8% | 51.6% |
MAN | 134 | 0.5% | 204 | 0.9% | -34.3% | 2,953 | 0.9% | 2,239 | 0.8% | 31.9% |
Isuzu Trucks | 130 | 0.4% | 135 | 0.6% | -3.7% | 2,082 | 0.6% | 1,547 | 0.5% | 34.6% |
Suzuki | 153 | 0.5% | 69 | 0.3% | 121.7% | 1,354 | 0.4% | 466 | 0.2% | 190.6% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 87 | 0.3% | 53 | 0.2% | 64.2% | 1,348 | 0.4% | 996 | 0.4% | 35.3% |
INEOS Automotive | 108 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 842 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 13 | 0.0% | 27 | 0.1% | -51.9% | 266 | 0.1% | 253 | 0.1% | 5.1% |
Dacia | 25 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.0% | 177.8% | 222 | 0.1% | 94 | 0.0% | 136.2% |
LEVC | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 73 | 0.0% | 297 | 0.1% | -75.4% |
LDV | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Total | 29,701 | 100.0% | 21,825 | 100.0% | 36.1% | 341,455 | 100.0% | 282,139 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
Ford | 51 | 15.2% | 56 | 13.4% | -8.9% | 1,790 | 30.9% | 1,358 | 28.4% | 31.8% |
Mercedes-Benz | 115 | 34.3% | 239 | 57.0% | -51.9% | 1,558 | 26.9% | 1,026 | 21.4% | 51.9% |
Fiat | 58 | 17.3% | 74 | 17.7% | -21.6% | 919 | 15.8% | 843 | 17.6% | 9.0% |
Peugeot | 42 | 12.5% | 8 | 1.9% | 425.0% | 550 | 9.5% | 651 | 13.6% | -15.5% |
Maxus | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.4% | -10.0% | 377 | 6.5% | 308 | 6.4% | 22.4% |
Iveco | 41 | 12.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 105.0% | 296 | 5.1% | 300 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
Citroen | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 114 | 2.0% | 99 | 2.1% | 15.2% |
MAN | 6 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 500.0% | 67 | 1.2% | 29 | 0.6% | 131.0% |
VW | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 53 | 0.9% | 68 | 1.4% | -22.1% |
Vauxhall | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 45 | 0.8% | 28 | 0.6% | 60.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 12 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
Renault Trucks | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 9 | 0.2% | 26 | 0.5% | -65.4% |
Renault | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | -50.0% | 9 | 0.2% | 11 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 22 | 0.5% | -95.5% |
Total | 335 | 100.0% | 419 | 100.0% | -20.0% | 5,800 | 100.0% | 4,787 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
Flash report, November 2023
Dec 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 9.5% in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 5, UK passenger car sales increased 9.5% to 156,525 units in November 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 18.6% with 1,761,962 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2023.
November sales for VW decreased 2.4% to 13,433 units (8.6% market share), BMW sales increased 16.9% to 11,989 units (7.7% share) while Ford sales increased 2.4% to 11,349 units (7.3% share). Audi sales increased 2.2% to 11,205 units (7.2% share), and Vauxhall sales increased 39.5% to 9,204 units (5.9% share).
The best-selling cars in November 2023 were Ford Puma (4,298 units), Vauxhall Corsa (4,185 units), Nissan Qashqai (4,116 units), Mini (3,528 units) and Ford Kuga (3,202 units).
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales increased 7.4% to 61,875 units (39.5% share), EV decreased 17.1% to 24,359 units (15.6% share), gasoline MHEV increased 30.5% to 23,400 units (14.9% share), HEV increased 27.8% to 20,525 units (13.1% share), PHEV increased 55.8% to 15,871 units (10.1% share), diesel MHEV decreased 5.0% to 5,832 units (3.7% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 16.8% to 4,663 units (3.0% share).
New regulation is coming into force in January mandating that 22% of each manufacturer’s new vehicle registrations must be zero emission. Also, the tougher new UK-EU Rules of Origin will begin on 1 January 2024. SMMT said that carmakers and governments on both sides of the Channel have called for a common sense approach to retain the current EV battery rules for a further three years, which will support consumer choice and affordability.
In November, private car sales decreased 5.9% to 60,506 units (38.7% share), fleet sales increased 25.4% to 93,049 units (59.4% share), and businesses sales decreased 32.7% to 2,970 units (1.9% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 12.7% to 27,433 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 36.6% to 489 units while sales of taxis increased 49.3% to 206 units in November.
Vehicle type | Nov. 2023 | Nov. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Nov. 2023 | Jan.-Nov. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
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Passenger cars | 156,525 | 142,889 | 9.5% | 1,761,962 | 1,485,601 | 18.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 27,433 | 24,352 | 12.7% | 311,754 | 260,314 | 19.8% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 489 | 358 | 36.6% | 5,465 | 4,368 | 25.1% | |
Taxi | 206 | 138 | 49.3% | 1,813 | 1,604 | 13.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
VW | 13,433 | 8.6% | 13,757 | 9.6% | -2.4% | 149,824 | 8.5% | 118,732 | 8.0% | 26.2% |
BMW | 11,989 | 7.7% | 10,257 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 101,392 | 5.8% | 99,101 | 6.7% | 2.3% |
Ford | 11,349 | 7.3% | 11,078 | 7.8% | 2.4% | 135,243 | 7.7% | 119,150 | 8.0% | 13.5% |
Audi | 11,205 | 7.2% | 10,965 | 7.7% | 2.2% | 127,871 | 7.3% | 101,203 | 6.8% | 26.4% |
Vauxhall | 9,204 | 5.9% | 6,598 | 4.6% | 39.5% | 94,423 | 5.4% | 80,356 | 5.4% | 17.5% |
Toyota | 8,550 | 5.5% | 8,067 | 5.6% | 6.0% | 102,189 | 5.8% | 95,346 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 7,688 | 4.9% | 5,193 | 3.6% | 48.0% | 80,489 | 4.6% | 76,564 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
Kia | 7,396 | 4.7% | 7,595 | 5.3% | -2.6% | 104,180 | 5.9% | 96,741 | 6.5% | 7.7% |
Nissan | 7,156 | 4.6% | 9,208 | 6.4% | -22.3% | 81,748 | 4.6% | 68,833 | 4.6% | 18.8% |
MG | 6,785 | 4.3% | 5,062 | 3.5% | 34.0% | 74,524 | 4.2% | 48,123 | 3.2% | 54.9% |
Hyundai | 6,422 | 4.1% | 5,922 | 4.1% | 8.4% | 81,878 | 4.6% | 75,679 | 5.1% | 8.2% |
Peugeot | 5,831 | 3.7% | 2,387 | 1.7% | 144.3% | 59,308 | 3.4% | 50,836 | 3.4% | 16.7% |
Skoda | 5,814 | 3.7% | 4,694 | 3.3% | 23.9% | 64,727 | 3.7% | 44,673 | 3.0% | 44.9% |
Renault | 4,914 | 3.1% | 2,671 | 1.9% | 84.0% | 39,381 | 2.2% | 27,619 | 1.9% | 42.6% |
Mini | 4,768 | 3.0% | 4,917 | 3.4% | -3.0% | 42,315 | 2.4% | 40,846 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
Land Rover | 4,712 | 3.0% | 3,468 | 2.4% | 35.9% | 48,869 | 2.8% | 40,588 | 2.7% | 20.4% |
Volvo Cars | 4,301 | 2.7% | 3,740 | 2.6% | 15.0% | 45,957 | 2.6% | 32,764 | 2.2% | 40.3% |
Citroen | 2,504 | 1.6% | 1,926 | 1.3% | 30.0% | 28,689 | 1.6% | 27,514 | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Porsche | 2,249 | 1.4% | 2,057 | 1.4% | 9.3% | 21,997 | 1.2% | 15,212 | 1.0% | 44.6% |
Cupra | 2,185 | 1.4% | 1,246 | 0.9% | 75.4% | 23,383 | 1.3% | 13,262 | 0.9% | 76.3% |
Suzuki | 2,170 | 1.4% | 1,388 | 1.0% | 56.3% | 24,926 | 1.4% | 16,466 | 1.1% | 51.4% |
Dacia | 2,154 | 1.4% | 3,229 | 2.3% | -33.3% | 25,453 | 1.4% | 26,282 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
SEAT | 2,062 | 1.3% | 1,711 | 1.2% | 20.5% | 28,741 | 1.6% | 20,174 | 1.4% | 42.5% |
Mazda | 2,034 | 1.3% | 2,214 | 1.5% | -8.1% | 28,735 | 1.6% | 23,041 | 1.6% | 24.7% |
Honda | 1,786 | 1.1% | 1,867 | 1.3% | -4.3% | 23,933 | 1.4% | 23,556 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Tesla | 1,648 | 1.1% | 6,025 | 4.2% | -72.6% | 44,054 | 2.5% | 38,254 | 2.6% | 15.2% |
Jaguar | 1,539 | 1.0% | 736 | 0.5% | 109.1% | 13,167 | 0.7% | 11,256 | 0.8% | 17.0% |
Lexus | 1,219 | 0.8% | 1,097 | 0.8% | 11.1% | 14,350 | 0.8% | 9,034 | 0.6% | 58.8% |
Fiat | 653 | 0.4% | 822 | 0.6% | -20.6% | 15,955 | 0.9% | 18,722 | 1.3% | -14.8% |
Polestar | 579 | 0.4% | 1,247 | 0.9% | -53.6% | 11,441 | 0.6% | 6,241 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
BYD | 267 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 895 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Jeep | 231 | 0.1% | 96 | 0.1% | 140.6% | 2,888 | 0.2% | 2,232 | 0.2% | 29.4% |
smart | 185 | 0.1% | 73 | 0.1% | 153.4% | 656 | 0.0% | 1,185 | 0.1% | -44.6% |
Subaru | 181 | 0.1% | 186 | 0.1% | -2.7% | 2,091 | 0.1% | 1,242 | 0.1% | 68.4% |
Alfa Romeo | 167 | 0.1% | 80 | 0.1% | 108.8% | 1,417 | 0.1% | 1,488 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 119 | 0.1% | 83 | 0.1% | 43.4% | 1,536 | 0.1% | 1,456 | 0.1% | 5.5% |
DS | 106 | 0.1% | 437 | 0.3% | -75.7% | 2,326 | 0.1% | 3,571 | 0.2% | -34.9% |
Genesis | 102 | 0.1% | 199 | 0.1% | -48.7% | 1,290 | 0.1% | 837 | 0.1% | 54.1% |
Chevrolet | 102 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 102 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Bentley | 97 | 0.1% | 149 | 0.1% | -34.9% | 1,265 | 0.1% | 1,533 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
ORA | 94 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.0% | 1780.0% | 854 | 0.0% | 47 | 0.0% | 1717.0% |
Maserati | 72 | 0.0% | 31 | 0.0% | 132.3% | 858 | 0.0% | 649 | 0.0% | 32.2% |
Abarth | 53 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.1% | -47.0% | 819 | 0.0% | 1,513 | 0.1% | -45.9% |
INEOS Automotive | 41 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 841 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alpine | 15 | 0.0% | 30 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 281 | 0.0% | 268 | 0.0% | 4.9% |
Maxus | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 265 | 0.2% | 173 | 0.1% | 53.2% | 3,060 | 0.2% | 1,990 | 0.1% | 53.8% |
Other Imports | 128 | 0.1% | 103 | 0.1% | 24.3% | 1,628 | 0.1% | 1,422 | 0.1% | 14.5% |
Total | 156,525 | 100.0% | 142,889 | 100.0% | 9.5% | 1,761,962 | 100.0% | 1,485,601 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
Ford | 7,924 | 28.9% | 9,824 | 40.3% | -19.3% | 94,848 | 30.4% | 98,471 | 37.8% | -3.7% |
VW | 3,041 | 11.1% | 2,915 | 12.0% | 4.3% | 31,732 | 10.2% | 24,981 | 9.6% | 27.0% |
Vauxhall | 2,786 | 10.2% | 1,841 | 7.6% | 51.3% | 31,218 | 10.0% | 26,007 | 10.0% | 20.0% |
Citroen | 2,025 | 7.4% | 889 | 3.7% | 127.8% | 25,869 | 8.3% | 18,791 | 7.2% | 37.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,975 | 7.2% | 2,130 | 8.7% | -7.3% | 19,245 | 6.2% | 19,041 | 7.3% | 1.1% |
Toyota | 1,841 | 6.7% | 1,034 | 4.2% | 78.0% | 17,432 | 5.6% | 11,409 | 4.4% | 52.8% |
Peugeot | 1,759 | 6.4% | 929 | 3.8% | 89.3% | 23,525 | 7.5% | 19,796 | 7.6% | 18.8% |
Renault | 1,752 | 6.4% | 1,687 | 6.9% | 3.9% | 24,771 | 7.9% | 12,571 | 4.8% | 97.0% |
Maxus | 874 | 3.2% | 423 | 1.7% | 106.6% | 4,869 | 1.6% | 3,878 | 1.5% | 25.6% |
Isuzu | 677 | 2.5% | 506 | 2.1% | 33.8% | 5,277 | 1.7% | 3,940 | 1.5% | 33.9% |
Nissan | 616 | 2.2% | 285 | 1.2% | 116.1% | 6,477 | 2.1% | 3,366 | 1.3% | 92.4% |
Iveco | 490 | 1.8% | 372 | 1.5% | 31.7% | 4,305 | 1.4% | 3,619 | 1.4% | 19.0% |
Fiat | 348 | 1.3% | 251 | 1.0% | 38.6% | 5,575 | 1.8% | 4,695 | 1.8% | 18.7% |
Land Rover | 307 | 1.1% | 373 | 1.5% | -17.7% | 4,956 | 1.6% | 2,318 | 0.9% | 113.8% |
Renault Trucks | 280 | 1.0% | 286 | 1.2% | -2.1% | 3,163 | 1.0% | 2,040 | 0.8% | 55.0% |
Suzuki | 217 | 0.8% | 104 | 0.4% | 108.7% | 1,201 | 0.4% | 397 | 0.2% | 202.5% |
Isuzu Trucks | 195 | 0.7% | 139 | 0.6% | 40.3% | 1,952 | 0.6% | 1,412 | 0.5% | 38.2% |
MAN | 160 | 0.6% | 240 | 1.0% | -33.3% | 2,819 | 0.9% | 2,035 | 0.8% | 38.5% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 70 | 0.3% | 86 | 0.4% | -18.6% | 1,261 | 0.4% | 943 | 0.4% | 33.7% |
INEOS Automotive | 54 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 734 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Dacia | 21 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.0% | 162.5% | 197 | 0.1% | 85 | 0.0% | 131.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 19 | 0.1% | 26 | 0.1% | -26.9% | 253 | 0.1% | 226 | 0.1% | 11.9% |
LEVC | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 73 | 0.0% | 293 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
LDV | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Total | 27,433 | 100.0% | 24,352 | 100.0% | 12.7% | 311,754 | 100.0% | 260,314 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 151 | 30.9% | 59 | 16.5% | 155.9% | 1,443 | 26.4% | 787 | 18.0% | 83.4% |
Ford | 124 | 25.4% | 50 | 14.0% | 148.0% | 1,739 | 31.8% | 1,302 | 29.8% | 33.6% |
Peugeot | 73 | 14.9% | 29 | 8.1% | 151.7% | 508 | 9.3% | 643 | 14.7% | -21.0% |
Fiat | 71 | 14.5% | 66 | 18.4% | 7.6% | 861 | 15.8% | 769 | 17.6% | 12.0% |
Iveco | 23 | 4.7% | 28 | 7.8% | -17.9% | 255 | 4.7% | 280 | 6.4% | -8.9% |
Maxus | 18 | 3.7% | 116 | 32.4% | -84.5% | 368 | 6.7% | 298 | 6.8% | 23.5% |
Citroen | 12 | 2.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1100.0% | 112 | 2.0% | 99 | 2.3% | 13.1% |
Isuzu Trucks | 7 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 11 | 0.2% | 17 | 0.4% | -35.3% |
MAN | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 150.0% | 61 | 1.1% | 28 | 0.6% | 117.9% |
VW | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 50 | 0.9% | 65 | 1.5% | -23.1% |
Vauxhall | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 41 | 0.8% | 26 | 0.6% | 57.7% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 25 | 0.6% | -72.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 1 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.5% | -95.0% |
Total | 489 | 100.0% | 358 | 100.0% | 36.6% | 5,465 | 100.0% | 4,368 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
Flash report, October 2023
Nov 7, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 6, UK passenger car sales increased 14.3% to 153,529 units in October 2023
Year-to-date sales increased 19.6% with 1,605,437 cars registered in the first ten months of 2023.
October sales for VW increased 2.0% to 13,058 units (8.5% market share), Audi sales increased 23.6% to 12,598 units (8.2% share) while Ford sales decreased 8.8% to 12,119 units (7.9% share). BMW sales increased 21.6% to 11,188 units (7.3% share), Vauxhall sales increased 20.2% to 9,266 units (6.0% share).
The best-selling cars in October 2023 were Ford Puma (4,824 units), MINI (3,779 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,464 units), VW Polo (3,426 units) and BMW 1 Series (3,424 units).
Compared to last October, gasoline-engine car sales increased 9.3% to 62,303 units (40.6% share), EV increased 20.1% to 23,943 units (15.6% share), gasoline MHEV increased 5.5% to 22,148 units (14.4% share), HEV increased 24.6% to 19,574 units (12.7% share), PHEV increased 60.5% to 14,285 units (9.3% share), diesel MHEV increased 10.0% to 6,015 units (3.9% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 17.1% to 5,261 units (3.4% share).
In October, private car sales increased 0.3% to 62,915 units (41.0% share), fleet sales increased 28.8% to 87,479 units (57.0% share), and businesses sales decreased 15.2% to 3,135 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 17.7% to 26,342 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 42.9% to 390 units while sales of taxis increased 40.8% to 221 units in October.
New market 2023 outlook revised upwards to 1.886 million units, a rise of 2.1% on July’s expectations, but BEV uptake expectations downgraded slightly, by down 1.7% to 324,000 units resulting in an expected market share at year end of 17.2%.
Looking ahead to next year, the overall market outlook for 2024 is marginally more positive than previously anticipated, up 1.0% to 1.970 million units (a 4.4% rise on the 2023 outlook).
Looking ahead to 2024, the overall market outlook for 2024 is marginally more positive than previously anticipated, up 1.0% to 1.970 million units (a 4.4% rise on the 2023 outlook).
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Oct. 2023 | Oct. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Oct. 2023 | Jan.-Oct. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 153,529 | 134,344 | 14.3% | 1,605,437 | 1,342,712 | 19.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 26,342 | 22,386 | 17.7% | 284,321 | 235,962 | 20.5% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 390 | 273 | 42.9% | 4,976 | 4,010 | 24.1% | |
Taxi | 221 | 157 | 40.8% | 1,607 | 1,466 | 9.6% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
VW | 13,058 | 8.5% | 12,804 | 9.5% | 2.0% | 136,391 | 8.5% | 104,975 | 7.8% | 29.9% |
Audi | 12,598 | 8.2% | 10,193 | 7.6% | 23.6% | 116,666 | 7.3% | 90,238 | 6.7% | 29.3% |
Ford | 12,119 | 7.9% | 13,295 | 9.9% | -8.8% | 123,894 | 7.7% | 108,072 | 8.0% | 14.6% |
BMW | 11,188 | 7.3% | 9,199 | 6.8% | 21.6% | 89,403 | 5.6% | 88,844 | 6.6% | 0.6% |
Vauxhall | 9,266 | 6.0% | 7,710 | 5.7% | 20.2% | 85,219 | 5.3% | 73,758 | 5.5% | 15.5% |
Toyota | 8,616 | 5.6% | 8,341 | 6.2% | 3.3% | 93,639 | 5.8% | 87,279 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
Peugeot | 7,106 | 4.6% | 5,642 | 4.2% | 25.9% | 53,477 | 3.3% | 48,449 | 3.6% | 10.4% |
Kia | 6,831 | 4.4% | 6,041 | 4.5% | 13.1% | 96,784 | 6.0% | 89,146 | 6.6% | 8.6% |
Hyundai | 6,156 | 4.0% | 5,663 | 4.2% | 8.7% | 75,456 | 4.7% | 69,757 | 5.2% | 8.2% |
MG | 6,079 | 4.0% | 4,749 | 3.5% | 28.0% | 67,739 | 4.2% | 43,061 | 3.2% | 57.3% |
Mercedes-Benz | 5,900 | 3.8% | 6,022 | 4.5% | -2.0% | 72,801 | 4.5% | 71,371 | 5.3% | 2.0% |
Skoda | 5,670 | 3.7% | 4,130 | 3.1% | 37.3% | 58,913 | 3.7% | 39,979 | 3.0% | 47.4% |
Nissan | 5,036 | 3.3% | 6,817 | 5.1% | -26.1% | 74,592 | 4.6% | 59,625 | 4.4% | 25.1% |
Land Rover | 4,582 | 3.0% | 3,275 | 2.4% | 39.9% | 44,157 | 2.8% | 37,120 | 2.8% | 19.0% |
Mini | 4,512 | 2.9% | 3,700 | 2.8% | 21.9% | 37,547 | 2.3% | 35,929 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
Volvo Cars | 4,489 | 2.9% | 2,941 | 2.2% | 52.6% | 41,656 | 2.6% | 29,024 | 2.2% | 43.5% |
Renault | 4,347 | 2.8% | 2,768 | 2.1% | 57.0% | 34,467 | 2.1% | 24,948 | 1.9% | 38.2% |
Tesla | 2,677 | 1.7% | 11 | 0.0% | 24236.4% | 42,406 | 2.6% | 32,229 | 2.4% | 31.6% |
Cupra | 2,523 | 1.6% | 1,543 | 1.1% | 63.5% | 21,198 | 1.3% | 12,016 | 0.9% | 76.4% |
Citroen | 2,463 | 1.6% | 2,781 | 2.1% | -11.4% | 26,185 | 1.6% | 25,588 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
SEAT | 2,339 | 1.5% | 1,532 | 1.1% | 52.7% | 26,679 | 1.7% | 18,463 | 1.4% | 44.5% |
Porsche | 1,996 | 1.3% | 1,207 | 0.9% | 65.4% | 19,748 | 1.2% | 13,155 | 1.0% | 50.1% |
Suzuki | 1,962 | 1.3% | 1,001 | 0.7% | 96.0% | 22,756 | 1.4% | 15,078 | 1.1% | 50.9% |
Dacia | 1,843 | 1.2% | 1,773 | 1.3% | 3.9% | 23,299 | 1.5% | 23,053 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
Mazda | 1,842 | 1.2% | 2,179 | 1.6% | -15.5% | 26,701 | 1.7% | 20,827 | 1.6% | 28.2% |
Honda | 1,777 | 1.2% | 2,245 | 1.7% | -20.8% | 22,147 | 1.4% | 21,689 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
Jaguar | 1,449 | 0.9% | 375 | 0.3% | 286.4% | 11,628 | 0.7% | 10,520 | 0.8% | 10.5% |
Lexus | 1,157 | 0.8% | 767 | 0.6% | 50.8% | 13,131 | 0.8% | 7,937 | 0.6% | 65.4% |
Fiat | 1,070 | 0.7% | 2,504 | 1.9% | -57.3% | 15,302 | 1.0% | 17,900 | 1.3% | -14.5% |
Polestar | 744 | 0.5% | 1,069 | 0.8% | -30.4% | 10,862 | 0.7% | 4,994 | 0.4% | 117.5% |
Jeep | 261 | 0.2% | 100 | 0.1% | 161.0% | 2,657 | 0.2% | 2,136 | 0.2% | 24.4% |
DS | 234 | 0.2% | 539 | 0.4% | -56.6% | 2,220 | 0.1% | 3,134 | 0.2% | -29.2% |
BYD | 183 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 628 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 153 | 0.1% | 166 | 0.1% | -7.8% | 1,417 | 0.1% | 1,373 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
Genesis | 149 | 0.1% | 72 | 0.1% | 106.9% | 1,188 | 0.1% | 638 | 0.0% | 86.2% |
Alfa Romeo | 121 | 0.1% | 105 | 0.1% | 15.2% | 1,250 | 0.1% | 1,408 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
smart | 117 | 0.1% | 57 | 0.0% | 105.3% | 471 | 0.0% | 1,112 | 0.1% | -57.6% |
Bentley | 106 | 0.1% | 141 | 0.1% | -24.8% | 1,168 | 0.1% | 1,384 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
ORA | 92 | 0.1% | 42 | 0.0% | 119.0% | 760 | 0.0% | 42 | 0.0% | 1709.5% |
Subaru | 89 | 0.1% | 168 | 0.1% | -47.0% | 1,910 | 0.1% | 1,056 | 0.1% | 80.9% |
Abarth | 79 | 0.1% | 313 | 0.2% | -74.8% | 766 | 0.0% | 1,413 | 0.1% | -45.8% |
Maserati | 64 | 0.0% | 42 | 0.0% | 52.4% | 786 | 0.0% | 618 | 0.0% | 27.2% |
INEOS Automotive | 62 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 800 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alpine | 16 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% | 23.1% | 266 | 0.0% | 238 | 0.0% | 11.8% |
Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 276 | 0.2% | 181 | 0.1% | 52.5% | 2,795 | 0.2% | 1,817 | 0.1% | 53.8% |
Other Imports | 132 | 0.1% | 128 | 0.1% | 3.1% | 1,500 | 0.1% | 1,319 | 0.1% | 13.7% |
Total | 153,529 | 100.0% | 134,344 | 100.0% | 14.3% | 1,605,437 | 100.0% | 1,342,712 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
Ford | 7,441 | 28.2% | 7,262 | 32.4% | 2.5% | 86,924 | 30.6% | 88,647 | 37.6% | -1.9% |
VW | 3,501 | 13.3% | 2,552 | 11.4% | 37.2% | 28,691 | 10.1% | 22,066 | 9.4% | 30.0% |
Vauxhall | 2,551 | 9.7% | 1,966 | 8.8% | 29.8% | 28,432 | 10.0% | 24,166 | 10.2% | 17.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,317 | 8.8% | 1,812 | 8.1% | 27.9% | 17,270 | 6.1% | 16,911 | 7.2% | 2.1% |
Renault | 2,031 | 7.7% | 1,593 | 7.1% | 27.5% | 23,019 | 8.1% | 10,884 | 4.6% | 111.5% |
Citroen | 1,757 | 6.7% | 1,113 | 5.0% | 57.9% | 23,844 | 8.4% | 17,902 | 7.6% | 33.2% |
Peugeot | 1,599 | 6.1% | 2,152 | 9.6% | -25.7% | 21,766 | 7.7% | 18,867 | 8.0% | 15.4% |
Toyota | 1,478 | 5.6% | 896 | 4.0% | 65.0% | 15,591 | 5.5% | 10,375 | 4.4% | 50.3% |
Maxus | 870 | 3.3% | 464 | 2.1% | 87.5% | 3,995 | 1.4% | 3,455 | 1.5% | 15.6% |
Isuzu | 481 | 1.8% | 418 | 1.9% | 15.1% | 4,600 | 1.6% | 3,434 | 1.5% | 34.0% |
Land Rover | 414 | 1.6% | 328 | 1.5% | 26.2% | 4,649 | 1.6% | 1,945 | 0.8% | 139.0% |
Iveco | 405 | 1.5% | 429 | 1.9% | -5.6% | 3,815 | 1.3% | 3,247 | 1.4% | 17.5% |
Nissan | 397 | 1.5% | 324 | 1.4% | 22.5% | 5,861 | 2.1% | 3,081 | 1.3% | 90.2% |
Fiat | 311 | 1.2% | 388 | 1.7% | -19.8% | 5,227 | 1.8% | 4,444 | 1.9% | 17.6% |
Renault Trucks | 243 | 0.9% | 208 | 0.9% | 16.8% | 2,883 | 1.0% | 1,754 | 0.7% | 64.4% |
MAN | 174 | 0.7% | 174 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2,659 | 0.9% | 1,795 | 0.8% | 48.1% |
Isuzu Trucks | 139 | 0.5% | 176 | 0.8% | -21.0% | 1,757 | 0.6% | 1,273 | 0.5% | 38.0% |
Suzuki | 100 | 0.4% | 13 | 0.1% | 669.2% | 984 | 0.3% | 293 | 0.1% | 235.8% |
INEOS Automotive | 79 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 680 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 39 | 0.1% | 84 | 0.4% | -53.6% | 1,191 | 0.4% | 857 | 0.4% | 39.0% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 12 | 0.0% | 22 | 0.1% | -45.5% | 234 | 0.1% | 200 | 0.1% | 17.0% |
Dacia | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 176 | 0.1% | 77 | 0.0% | 128.6% |
LDV | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
LEVC | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 72 | 0.0% | 289 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
Total | 26,342 | 100.0% | 22,386 | 100.0% | 17.7% | 284,321 | 100.0% | 235,962 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 127 | 32.6% | 45 | 16.5% | 182.2% | 1,292 | 26.0% | 728 | 18.2% | 77.5% |
Fiat | 91 | 23.3% | 40 | 14.7% | 127.5% | 790 | 15.9% | 703 | 17.5% | 12.4% |
Ford | 73 | 18.7% | 56 | 20.5% | 30.4% | 1,615 | 32.5% | 1,252 | 31.2% | 29.0% |
Iveco | 30 | 7.7% | 22 | 8.1% | 36.4% | 232 | 4.7% | 252 | 6.3% | -7.9% |
Peugeot | 18 | 4.6% | 56 | 20.5% | -67.9% | 435 | 8.7% | 614 | 15.3% | -29.2% |
MAN | 17 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 56 | 1.1% | 26 | 0.6% | 115.4% |
Citroen | 13 | 3.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1200.0% | 100 | 2.0% | 98 | 2.4% | 2.0% |
VW | 9 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.8% | 80.0% | 45 | 0.9% | 60 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
Maxus | 6 | 1.5% | 37 | 13.6% | -83.8% | 350 | 7.0% | 182 | 4.5% | 92.3% |
Vauxhall | 6 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 200.0% | 41 | 0.8% | 25 | 0.6% | 64.0% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 8 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.2% | -100.0% | 7 | 0.1% | 24 | 0.6% | -70.8% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 4 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.4% | -76.5% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.5% | -95.0% |
Total | 390 | 100.0% | 273 | 100.0% | 42.9% | 4,976 | 100.0% | 4,010 | 100.0% | 24.1% |
Flash report, September 2023
Oct 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 21.0% in September
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 10, UK passenger car sales increased 21.0% to 272,610 units in September 2023. Year-to-date sales increased 20.2% with 1,451,908 cars registered in the first nine months of 2023.
The 14th consecutive month of growth was also the second busiest of the year after March, with the new number plate delivering its traditional market surge despite a challenging economic backdrop.
September sales for VW increased 17.5% to 22,313 units (8.2% market share), Ford sales decreased 0.4% to 20,650 units (7.6% share) while Audi sales increased 47.2% to 18,783 units (6.9% share). Kia sales increased 13.0% to 16,906 units (6.2% share), Toyota sales increased 6.8% to 16,333 units (6.0% share).
The best-selling cars in September 2023 were Nissan Qashqai (8,565 units), Ford Puma (8,087 units), Kia Sportage (5,739 units), Ford Kuga (4,638 units) and MG ZS (4,613 units).
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales increased 15.0% to 105,463 units (38.7% share) and gasoline MHEV increased 31.8% to 46,383 units (17.0% share). EV increased 18.9% to 45,323 units (16.6% share). HEV increased 30.7% to 38,014 units (13.9% share) and PHEV increased 50.9% to 18,535 units (6.8% share). Diesel-engine car sales decreased 4.2% to 9,896 units (3.6% share), while diesel MHEV increased 4.8% to 8,996 units (3.3% share).
BEV volume increases were driven entirely by fleet purchases, which rose by 50.6% while private BEV registrations fell 14.3% with less than one in 10 private new car buyers opting for electric during the month.
In September, private car sales increased 5.8% to 122,944 units (45.1% share), fleet sales increased 40.8% to 143,256 units (52.5% share), and businesses sales decreased 12.0% to 6,410 units (2.4% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 28.1% to 44,760 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 64.0% to 797 units while sales of taxis decreased 5.5% to 258 units in September.
Vehicle type | Sep. 2023 | Sep. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Sep. 2023 | Jan.-Sep. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 272,610 | 225,269 | 21.0% | 1,451,908 | 1,208,368 | 20.2% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 44,760 | 34,950 | 28.1% | 257,979 | 213,576 | 20.8% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 797 | 486 | 64.0% | 4,586 | 3,737 | 22.7% | |
Taxi | 258 | 273 | -5.5% | 1,386 | 1,309 | 5.9% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
VW | 22,313 | 8.2% | 18,996 | 8.4% | 17.5% | 123,333 | 8.5% | 92,171 | 7.6% | 33.8% |
Ford | 20,650 | 7.6% | 20,735 | 9.2% | -0.4% | 111,775 | 7.7% | 94,777 | 7.8% | 17.9% |
Audi | 18,783 | 6.9% | 12,756 | 5.7% | 47.2% | 104,068 | 7.2% | 80,045 | 6.6% | 30.0% |
Kia | 16,906 | 6.2% | 14,966 | 6.6% | 13.0% | 89,953 | 6.2% | 83,105 | 6.9% | 8.2% |
Toyota | 16,333 | 6.0% | 15,298 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 85,023 | 5.9% | 78,938 | 6.5% | 7.7% |
Nissan | 15,794 | 5.8% | 14,710 | 6.5% | 7.4% | 69,556 | 4.8% | 52,808 | 4.4% | 31.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 14,486 | 5.3% | 10,049 | 4.5% | 44.2% | 66,901 | 4.6% | 65,349 | 5.4% | 2.4% |
Vauxhall | 13,434 | 4.9% | 9,673 | 4.3% | 38.9% | 75,953 | 5.2% | 66,048 | 5.5% | 15.0% |
MG | 12,616 | 4.6% | 8,759 | 3.9% | 44.0% | 61,660 | 4.2% | 38,312 | 3.2% | 60.9% |
BMW | 12,522 | 4.6% | 13,443 | 6.0% | -6.9% | 78,215 | 5.4% | 79,645 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
Hyundai | 12,388 | 4.5% | 12,155 | 5.4% | 1.9% | 69,300 | 4.8% | 64,094 | 5.3% | 8.1% |
Peugeot | 9,331 | 3.4% | 5,999 | 2.7% | 55.5% | 46,371 | 3.2% | 42,807 | 3.5% | 8.3% |
Skoda | 8,678 | 3.2% | 6,333 | 2.8% | 37.0% | 53,243 | 3.7% | 35,849 | 3.0% | 48.5% |
Renault | 8,080 | 3.0% | 4,457 | 2.0% | 81.3% | 30,120 | 2.1% | 22,180 | 1.8% | 35.8% |
Volvo Cars | 6,617 | 2.4% | 3,743 | 1.7% | 76.8% | 37,167 | 2.6% | 26,083 | 2.2% | 42.5% |
Tesla | 6,427 | 2.4% | 9,975 | 4.4% | -35.6% | 39,729 | 2.7% | 32,218 | 2.7% | 23.3% |
Land Rover | 6,117 | 2.2% | 4,775 | 2.1% | 28.1% | 39,575 | 2.7% | 33,845 | 2.8% | 16.9% |
Mini | 5,528 | 2.0% | 5,261 | 2.3% | 5.1% | 33,035 | 2.3% | 32,229 | 2.7% | 2.5% |
Mazda | 5,507 | 2.0% | 4,637 | 2.1% | 18.8% | 24,859 | 1.7% | 18,648 | 1.5% | 33.3% |
Citroen | 4,808 | 1.8% | 4,271 | 1.9% | 12.6% | 23,722 | 1.6% | 22,807 | 1.9% | 4.0% |
Suzuki | 4,588 | 1.7% | 2,071 | 0.9% | 121.5% | 20,794 | 1.4% | 14,077 | 1.2% | 47.7% |
SEAT | 4,066 | 1.5% | 1,466 | 0.7% | 177.4% | 24,340 | 1.7% | 16,931 | 1.4% | 43.8% |
Cupra | 4,062 | 1.5% | 2,722 | 1.2% | 49.2% | 18,675 | 1.3% | 10,473 | 0.9% | 78.3% |
Dacia | 3,399 | 1.2% | 4,064 | 1.8% | -16.4% | 21,456 | 1.5% | 21,280 | 1.8% | 0.8% |
Lexus | 3,351 | 1.2% | 1,541 | 0.7% | 117.5% | 11,974 | 0.8% | 7,170 | 0.6% | 67.0% |
Honda | 3,200 | 1.2% | 3,750 | 1.7% | -14.7% | 20,370 | 1.4% | 19,444 | 1.6% | 4.8% |
Fiat | 3,116 | 1.1% | 1,986 | 0.9% | 56.9% | 14,232 | 1.0% | 15,396 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
Porsche | 2,457 | 0.9% | 1,649 | 0.7% | 49.0% | 17,752 | 1.2% | 11,948 | 1.0% | 48.6% |
Jaguar | 2,008 | 0.7% | 1,595 | 0.7% | 25.9% | 10,179 | 0.7% | 10,145 | 0.8% | 0.3% |
Polestar | 1,136 | 0.4% | 786 | 0.3% | 44.5% | 10,118 | 0.7% | 3,925 | 0.3% | 157.8% |
Subaru | 552 | 0.2% | 232 | 0.1% | 137.9% | 1,821 | 0.1% | 888 | 0.1% | 105.1% |
Jeep | 516 | 0.2% | 280 | 0.1% | 84.3% | 2,396 | 0.2% | 2,036 | 0.2% | 17.7% |
Abarth | 288 | 0.1% | 99 | 0.0% | 190.9% | 687 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 274 | 0.1% | 257 | 0.1% | 6.6% | 1,264 | 0.1% | 1,207 | 0.1% | 4.7% |
DS | 250 | 0.1% | 551 | 0.2% | -54.6% | 1,986 | 0.1% | 2,595 | 0.2% | -23.5% |
BYD | 232 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 445 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
ORA | 209 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 668 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alfa Romeo | 189 | 0.1% | 285 | 0.1% | -33.7% | 1,129 | 0.1% | 1,303 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
INEOS Automotive | 155 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 738 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Bentley | 147 | 0.1% | 183 | 0.1% | -19.7% | 1,062 | 0.1% | 1,243 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
Genesis | 119 | 0.0% | 149 | 0.1% | -20.1% | 1,039 | 0.1% | 566 | 0.0% | 83.6% |
smart | 106 | 0.0% | 114 | 0.1% | -7.0% | 354 | 0.0% | 1,055 | 0.1% | -66.4% |
Maserati | 84 | 0.0% | 91 | 0.0% | -7.7% | 722 | 0.0% | 576 | 0.0% | 25.3% |
Alpine | 40 | 0.0% | 26 | 0.0% | 53.8% | 250 | 0.0% | 225 | 0.0% | 11.1% |
Maxus | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 517 | 0.2% | 242 | 0.1% | 113.6% | 2,519 | 0.2% | 1,636 | 0.1% | 54.0% |
Other Imports | 227 | 0.1% | 139 | 0.1% | 63.3% | 1,368 | 0.1% | 1,191 | 0.1% | 14.9% |
Total | 272,610 | 100.0% | 225,269 | 100.0% | 21.0% | 1,451,908 | 100.0% | 1,208,368 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
Ford | 13,710 | 30.6% | 13,356 | 38.2% | 2.7% | 79,483 | 30.8% | 81,385 | 38.1% | -2.3% |
VW | 4,722 | 10.5% | 3,777 | 10.8% | 25.0% | 25,190 | 9.8% | 19,514 | 9.1% | 29.1% |
Vauxhall | 4,586 | 10.2% | 3,918 | 11.2% | 17.0% | 25,881 | 10.0% | 22,200 | 10.4% | 16.6% |
Peugeot | 3,958 | 8.8% | 2,519 | 7.2% | 57.1% | 20,167 | 7.8% | 16,715 | 7.8% | 20.7% |
Renault | 3,268 | 7.3% | 2,274 | 6.5% | 43.7% | 20,988 | 8.1% | 9,291 | 4.4% | 125.9% |
Citroen | 3,155 | 7.0% | 1,946 | 5.6% | 62.1% | 22,087 | 8.6% | 16,789 | 7.9% | 31.6% |
Toyota | 2,979 | 6.7% | 1,121 | 3.2% | 165.7% | 14,113 | 5.5% | 9,479 | 4.4% | 48.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,144 | 4.8% | 1,884 | 5.4% | 13.8% | 14,953 | 5.8% | 15,099 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
Nissan | 1,404 | 3.1% | 729 | 2.1% | 92.6% | 5,464 | 2.1% | 2,757 | 1.3% | 98.2% |
Land Rover | 741 | 1.7% | 349 | 1.0% | 112.3% | 4,235 | 1.6% | 1,617 | 0.8% | 161.9% |
Isuzu | 727 | 1.6% | 569 | 1.6% | 27.8% | 4,119 | 1.6% | 3,016 | 1.4% | 36.6% |
Fiat | 540 | 1.2% | 455 | 1.3% | 18.7% | 4,916 | 1.9% | 4,056 | 1.9% | 21.2% |
Maxus | 521 | 1.2% | 458 | 1.3% | 13.8% | 3,125 | 1.2% | 2,991 | 1.4% | 4.5% |
Iveco | 439 | 1.0% | 438 | 1.3% | 0.2% | 3,410 | 1.3% | 2,818 | 1.3% | 21.0% |
Suzuki | 396 | 0.9% | 109 | 0.3% | 263.3% | 884 | 0.3% | 280 | 0.1% | 215.7% |
MAN | 386 | 0.9% | 310 | 0.9% | 24.5% | 2,485 | 1.0% | 1,621 | 0.8% | 53.3% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 333 | 0.7% | 228 | 0.7% | 46.1% | 1,152 | 0.4% | 773 | 0.4% | 49.0% |
Renault Trucks | 328 | 0.7% | 259 | 0.7% | 26.6% | 2,640 | 1.0% | 1,546 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
Isuzu Trucks | 212 | 0.5% | 196 | 0.6% | 8.2% | 1,618 | 0.6% | 1,097 | 0.5% | 47.5% |
INEOS Automotive | 150 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 601 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 43 | 0.1% | 44 | 0.1% | -2.3% | 222 | 0.1% | 178 | 0.1% | 24.7% |
Dacia | 16 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 77.8% | 174 | 0.1% | 72 | 0.0% | 141.7% |
LEVC | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72 | 0.0% | 282 | 0.1% | -74.5% |
Total | 44,760 | 100.0% | 34,950 | 100.0% | 28.1% | 257,979 | 100.0% | 213,576 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
Ford | 332 | 41.7% | 275 | 56.6% | 20.7% | 1,542 | 33.6% | 1,196 | 32.0% | 28.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 124 | 15.6% | 25 | 5.1% | 396.0% | 1,165 | 25.4% | 683 | 18.3% | 70.6% |
Peugeot | 114 | 14.3% | 34 | 7.0% | 235.3% | 417 | 9.1% | 558 | 14.9% | -25.3% |
Fiat | 92 | 11.5% | 86 | 17.7% | 7.0% | 699 | 15.2% | 663 | 17.7% | 5.4% |
Maxus | 62 | 7.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 1450.0% | 344 | 7.5% | 145 | 3.9% | 137.2% |
Iveco | 31 | 3.9% | 39 | 8.0% | -20.5% | 202 | 4.4% | 230 | 6.2% | -12.2% |
Citroen | 30 | 3.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 650.0% | 87 | 1.9% | 97 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
MAN | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 400.0% | 39 | 0.9% | 26 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
VW | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.6% | -37.5% | 36 | 0.8% | 55 | 1.5% | -34.5% |
Renault Trucks | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 7 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.5% | -61.1% |
Vauxhall | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.2% | -100.0% | 35 | 0.8% | 23 | 0.6% | 52.2% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | -100.0% | 4 | 0.1% | 16 | 0.4% | -75.0% |
Other Imports | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 19 | 0.5% | -94.7% |
Total | 797 | 100.0% | 486 | 100.0% | 64.0% | 4,586 | 100.0% | 3,737 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
Flash report, August 2023
Sep 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 24.4% in August
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 5, UK passenger car sales increased 24.4% to 85,657 units in August 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 20.0% with 1,179,298 cars registered in the first eight months of 2023.
While August is typically a quieter month with many buyers choosing to wait until the September numberplate change, an increase of 16,799 units means the sector is now entering a second year of growth. Despite this improved performance, the market still remains -7.5% below pre-pandemic levels.
August sales for VW increased 17.4% to 8,335 units (9.7% market share), Ford sales increased 23.8% to 7,449 units (8.7% share) while Audi sales increased 32.8% to 6,084 units (7.1% share). Vauxhall sales increased 19.9% to 5,562 units (6.5% share) and BMW sales decreased 1.7% to 4,750 units (5.5% share).
The best-selling cars in August 2023 were Ford Puma (2,336 units), Tesla Model Y (2,313 units), Vauxhall Corsa (1,941 units), Ford Kuga (1,779 units) and Vauxhall Mokka (1,763 units).
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales increased 9.8% to 34,756 units (40.6% share), EV increased 72.3% to 17,243 units (20.1% share), HEV increased 6.8% to 8,551 units (10.0% share), PHEV increased 70% to 6,601 units (7.7% share), gasoline MHEV increased 55.3% to 12,932 units (15.1% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 18.1% to 3,647 units (4.3% share), diesel MHEV decreased 23.7% to 1,927 units (2.2% share).
In August, private car sales decreased 8.1% to 32,071 units (37.4% share), fleet sales increased 58.4% to 51,951 units (60.7% share), and businesses sales increased 39.4% to 1,635 units (1.9% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 5.0% to 16,303 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 107.9% to 607 units while sales of taxis decreased 33.8% to 51 units in August.
Vehicle type | Aug. 2023 | Aug. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Aug. 2023 | Jan.-Aug. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 85,657 | 68,858 | 24.4% | 1,179,298 | 983,099 | 20.0% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 16,303 | 15,520 | 5.0% | 213,219 | 178,626 | 19.4% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 607 | 292 | 107.9% | 3,789 | 3,251 | 16.5% | |
Taxi | 51 | 77 | -33.8% | 1,128 | 1,036 | 8.9% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
VW | 8,335 | 9.7% | 7,099 | 10.3% | 17.4% | 101,020 | 8.6% | 73,175 | 7.4% | 38.1% |
Ford | 7,449 | 8.7% | 6,018 | 8.7% | 23.8% | 91,125 | 7.7% | 74,042 | 7.5% | 23.1% |
Audi | 6,084 | 7.1% | 4,582 | 6.7% | 32.8% | 85,285 | 7.2% | 67,289 | 6.8% | 26.7% |
Vauxhall | 5,562 | 6.5% | 4,638 | 6.7% | 19.9% | 62,519 | 5.3% | 56,375 | 5.7% | 10.9% |
BMW | 4,750 | 5.5% | 4,830 | 7.0% | -1.7% | 65,693 | 5.6% | 66,202 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
Kia | 4,663 | 5.4% | 3,678 | 5.3% | 26.8% | 73,047 | 6.2% | 68,139 | 6.9% | 7.2% |
Toyota | 4,099 | 4.8% | 4,564 | 6.6% | -10.2% | 68,690 | 5.8% | 63,640 | 6.5% | 7.9% |
Hyundai | 4,082 | 4.8% | 4,543 | 6.6% | -10.1% | 56,912 | 4.8% | 51,939 | 5.3% | 9.6% |
Tesla | 4,021 | 4.7% | 946 | 1.4% | 325.1% | 33,302 | 2.8% | 22,243 | 2.3% | 49.7% |
Skoda | 3,737 | 4.4% | 2,554 | 3.7% | 46.3% | 44,565 | 3.8% | 29,516 | 3.0% | 51.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 3,646 | 4.3% | 3,238 | 4.7% | 12.6% | 52,415 | 4.4% | 55,300 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
MG | 3,350 | 3.9% | 1,404 | 2.0% | 138.6% | 49,044 | 4.2% | 29,553 | 3.0% | 66.0% |
Peugeot | 3,112 | 3.6% | 2,308 | 3.4% | 34.8% | 37,040 | 3.1% | 36,808 | 3.7% | 0.6% |
Nissan | 2,366 | 2.8% | 2,140 | 3.1% | 10.6% | 53,762 | 4.6% | 38,098 | 3.9% | 41.1% |
Renault | 2,042 | 2.4% | 790 | 1.1% | 158.5% | 22,040 | 1.9% | 17,723 | 1.8% | 24.4% |
Suzuki | 1,794 | 2.1% | 700 | 1.0% | 156.3% | 16,206 | 1.4% | 12,006 | 1.2% | 35.0% |
Citroen | 1,698 | 2.0% | 2,387 | 3.5% | -28.9% | 18,914 | 1.6% | 18,536 | 1.9% | 2.0% |
Volvo Cars | 1,648 | 1.9% | 753 | 1.1% | 118.9% | 30,550 | 2.6% | 22,340 | 2.3% | 36.8% |
SEAT | 1,644 | 1.9% | 840 | 1.2% | 95.7% | 20,274 | 1.7% | 15,465 | 1.6% | 31.1% |
Mini | 1,374 | 1.6% | 1,572 | 2.3% | -12.6% | 27,507 | 2.3% | 26,968 | 2.7% | 2.0% |
Cupra | 1,284 | 1.5% | 854 | 1.2% | 50.4% | 14,613 | 1.2% | 7,751 | 0.8% | 88.5% |
Land Rover | 1,131 | 1.3% | 1,325 | 1.9% | -14.6% | 33,458 | 2.8% | 29,070 | 3.0% | 15.1% |
Mazda | 1,110 | 1.3% | 1,210 | 1.8% | -8.3% | 19,352 | 1.6% | 14,011 | 1.4% | 38.1% |
Dacia | 1,081 | 1.3% | 1,691 | 2.5% | -36.1% | 18,057 | 1.5% | 17,216 | 1.8% | 4.9% |
Porsche | 1,064 | 1.2% | 432 | 0.6% | 146.3% | 15,295 | 1.3% | 10,299 | 1.0% | 48.5% |
Fiat | 959 | 1.1% | 627 | 0.9% | 53.0% | 11,116 | 0.9% | 13,410 | 1.4% | -17.1% |
Honda | 861 | 1.0% | 1,122 | 1.6% | -23.3% | 17,170 | 1.5% | 15,694 | 1.6% | 9.4% |
Polestar | 818 | 1.0% | 118 | 0.2% | 593.2% | 8,982 | 0.8% | 3,139 | 0.3% | 186.1% |
Lexus | 691 | 0.8% | 293 | 0.4% | 135.8% | 8,623 | 0.7% | 5,629 | 0.6% | 53.2% |
Jaguar | 348 | 0.4% | 610 | 0.9% | -43.0% | 8,171 | 0.7% | 8,550 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
ORA | 86 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 459 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Jeep | 77 | 0.1% | 200 | 0.3% | -61.5% | 1,880 | 0.2% | 1,756 | 0.2% | 7.1% |
Subaru | 75 | 0.1% | 53 | 0.1% | 41.5% | 1,269 | 0.1% | 656 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
Alfa Romeo | 70 | 0.1% | 59 | 0.1% | 18.6% | 940 | 0.1% | 1,018 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
Genesis | 69 | 0.1% | 56 | 0.1% | 23.2% | 920 | 0.1% | 417 | 0.0% | 120.6% |
DS | 64 | 0.1% | 298 | 0.4% | -78.5% | 1,736 | 0.1% | 2,044 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
INEOS Automotive | 62 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 583 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Bentley | 44 | 0.1% | 42 | 0.1% | 4.8% | 915 | 0.1% | 1,060 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
smart | 42 | 0.0% | 47 | 0.1% | -10.6% | 248 | 0.0% | 941 | 0.1% | -73.6% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 35 | 0.0% | 83 | 0.1% | -57.8% | 990 | 0.1% | 950 | 0.1% | 4.2% |
BYD | 33 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 213 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Abarth | 30 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 328.6% | 399 | 0.0% | 1,001 | 0.1% | -60.1% |
Maserati | 26 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | 85.7% | 638 | 0.1% | 485 | 0.0% | 31.5% |
Alpine | 9 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 350.0% | 210 | 0.0% | 199 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 78 | 0.1% | 62 | 0.1% | 25.8% | 2,002 | 0.2% | 1,394 | 0.1% | 43.6% |
Other Imports | 54 | 0.1% | 69 | 0.1% | -21.7% | 1,141 | 0.1% | 1,052 | 0.1% | 8.5% |
Total | 85,657 | 100.0% | 68,858 | 100.0% | 24.4% | 1,179,298 | 100.0% | 983,099 | 100.0% | 20.0% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
Ford | 4,328 | 26.5% | 5,513 | 35.5% | -21.5% | 65,773 | 30.8% | 68,029 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
Vauxhall | 2,261 | 13.9% | 1,862 | 12.0% | 21.4% | 21,295 | 10.0% | 18,282 | 10.2% | 16.5% |
VW | 1,574 | 9.7% | 1,528 | 9.8% | 3.0% | 20,468 | 9.6% | 15,737 | 8.8% | 30.1% |
Peugeot | 1,143 | 7.0% | 1,340 | 8.6% | -14.7% | 16,209 | 7.6% | 14,196 | 7.9% | 14.2% |
Citroen | 1,135 | 7.0% | 984 | 6.3% | 15.3% | 18,932 | 8.9% | 14,843 | 8.3% | 27.5% |
Renault | 1,112 | 6.8% | 797 | 5.1% | 39.5% | 17,720 | 8.3% | 7,017 | 3.9% | 152.5% |
Toyota | 988 | 6.1% | 394 | 2.5% | 150.8% | 11,134 | 5.2% | 8,358 | 4.7% | 33.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 953 | 5.8% | 1,204 | 7.8% | -20.8% | 12,809 | 6.0% | 13,215 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
Nissan | 457 | 2.8% | 161 | 1.0% | 183.9% | 4,060 | 1.9% | 2,028 | 1.1% | 100.2% |
Fiat | 398 | 2.4% | 353 | 2.3% | 12.7% | 4,376 | 2.1% | 3,601 | 2.0% | 21.5% |
Maxus | 377 | 2.3% | 301 | 1.9% | 25.2% | 2,604 | 1.2% | 2,533 | 1.4% | 2.8% |
Iveco | 325 | 2.0% | 238 | 1.5% | 36.6% | 2,971 | 1.4% | 2,380 | 1.3% | 24.8% |
Isuzu | 310 | 1.9% | 238 | 1.5% | 30.3% | 3,392 | 1.6% | 2,447 | 1.4% | 38.6% |
Renault Trucks | 210 | 1.3% | 171 | 1.1% | 22.8% | 2,312 | 1.1% | 1,287 | 0.7% | 79.6% |
MAN | 197 | 1.2% | 123 | 0.8% | 60.2% | 2,099 | 1.0% | 1,311 | 0.7% | 60.1% |
Isuzu Trucks | 194 | 1.2% | 73 | 0.5% | 165.8% | 1,406 | 0.7% | 901 | 0.5% | 56.0% |
Land Rover | 98 | 0.6% | 78 | 0.5% | 25.6% | 3,494 | 1.6% | 1,268 | 0.7% | 175.6% |
Suzuki | 86 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.1% | 760.0% | 488 | 0.2% | 171 | 0.1% | 185.4% |
INEOS Automotive | 67 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 451 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 60 | 0.4% | 55 | 0.4% | 9.1% | 819 | 0.4% | 545 | 0.3% | 50.3% |
Dacia | 17 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.0% | 240.0% | 158 | 0.1% | 63 | 0.0% | 150.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 13 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.0% | 85.7% | 179 | 0.1% | 134 | 0.1% | 33.6% |
LEVC | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 0.5% | -100.0% | 70 | 0.0% | 280 | 0.2% | -75.0% |
Total | 16,303 | 100.0% | 15,520 | 100.0% | 5.0% | 213,219 | 100.0% | 178,626 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
Ford | 201 | 33.1% | 94 | 32.2% | 113.8% | 1,210 | 31.9% | 921 | 28.3% | 31.4% |
Mercedes-Benz | 100 | 16.5% | 31 | 10.6% | 222.6% | 1,041 | 27.5% | 658 | 20.2% | 58.2% |
Maxus | 83 | 13.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 4050.0% | 282 | 7.4% | 141 | 4.3% | 100.0% |
Peugeot | 77 | 12.7% | 58 | 19.9% | 32.8% | 303 | 8.0% | 524 | 16.1% | -42.2% |
Fiat | 58 | 9.6% | 54 | 18.5% | 7.4% | 607 | 16.0% | 577 | 17.7% | 5.2% |
Iveco | 45 | 7.4% | 37 | 12.7% | 21.6% | 171 | 4.5% | 191 | 5.9% | -10.5% |
MAN | 33 | 5.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 725.0% | 34 | 0.9% | 25 | 0.8% | 36.0% |
Citroen | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 3.1% | 11.1% | 57 | 1.5% | 93 | 2.9% | -38.7% |
Vauxhall | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 35 | 0.9% | 17 | 0.5% | 105.9% |
VW | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | -100.0% | 31 | 0.8% | 47 | 1.4% | -34.0% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 6 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.6% | -66.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 4 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.4% | -69.2% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 0.6% | -100.0% |
Total | 607 | 100.0% | 292 | 100.0% | 107.9% | 3,789 | 100.0% | 3,251 | 100.0% | 16.5% |
Flash report, July 2023
Aug 7, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 28.3% in July
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 4, UK passenger car sales increased 28.3% to 143,921 units in July 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 19.6% with 1,093,641 cars registered in the first seven months of 2023.
Despite challenging economic conditions, as supply chain challenges ease, production increases and deliveries can be fulfilled. This was the best July performance since 2020 after the COVID-19 crisis. While this continuous growth, the overall market year to date remains behind pre-pandemic levels.
July sales for VW increased 28.3% to 13,064 units (9.1% market share), Ford sales increased 55.3% to 11,248 units (7.8% share) while Audi sales increased 24.3% to 11,081 units (7.7% share). Kia sales increased 37.4% to 9,624 units (6.7% share), BMW sales increased 10.4% to 8,668 units (6.0% share).
The best-selling cars in July 2023 were Ford Puma (4,124 units), Kia Sportage (3,060 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,032 units), Vauxhall Mokka (3,002 units) and Hyundai Tucson (2,608 units).
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales increased 13.4% to 58,150 units (40.4% share), gasoline MHEV increased 56.8% to 23,590 units (16.4% share),
EV increased 87.9% to 23,010 units (16.0% share), HEV increased 18.9% to 16,321 units (11.3% share), PHEV increased 79.1% to 11,702 units (8.1% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 8.4% to 5,687 units (4.0% share), diesel MHEV decreased 23.1% to 5,461 units (3.8% share).
In July, private car sales increased 0.3% to 60,045 units (41.7% share), fleet sales increased 61.9% to 80,961 units (56.3% share), and businesses sales increased 28.7% to 2,915 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 44.2% to 26,990 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 111.6% to 713 units while sales of taxis decreased 24.0% to 114 units in July.
Looking further ahead, the outlook for 2024 has been downgraded marginally by -0.7% to 1.951 million units, reflecting wider concerns about the cost of living. BEVs are expected to achieve an overall 22.6% market share next year reaching 440,000 units. With a further 155,000 PHEVs anticipated to be registered, commanding 7.9% of the market, EV and PHEV are likely to account for three in every 10 new cars registered in 2024.
Vehicle type | Jul. 2023 | Jul. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Jul. 2023 | Jan.-Jul. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 143,921 | 112,162 | 28.3% | 1,093,641 | 914,241 | 19.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 26,990 | 18,722 | 44.2% | 196,916 | 163,106 | 20.7% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 713 | 337 | 111.6% | 3,182 | 2,959 | 7.5% | |
Taxi | 114 | 150 | -24.0% | 1,077 | 959 | 12.3% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
VW | 13,064 | 9.1% | 10,182 | 9.1% | 28.3% | 92,685 | 8.5% | 66,076 | 7.2% | 40.3% |
Ford | 11,248 | 7.8% | 7,241 | 6.5% | 55.3% | 83,676 | 7.7% | 68,024 | 7.4% | 23.0% |
Audi | 11,081 | 7.7% | 8,915 | 7.9% | 24.3% | 79,201 | 7.2% | 62,707 | 6.9% | 26.3% |
Kia | 9,624 | 6.7% | 7,006 | 6.2% | 37.4% | 68,384 | 6.3% | 64,461 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
BMW | 8,668 | 6.0% | 7,855 | 7.0% | 10.4% | 60,943 | 5.6% | 61,372 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
Toyota | 8,546 | 5.9% | 8,820 | 7.9% | -3.1% | 64,591 | 5.9% | 59,076 | 6.5% | 9.3% |
Vauxhall | 7,452 | 5.2% | 3,937 | 3.5% | 89.3% | 56,957 | 5.2% | 51,737 | 5.7% | 10.1% |
Hyundai | 6,479 | 4.5% | 6,488 | 5.8% | -0.1% | 52,830 | 4.8% | 47,396 | 5.2% | 11.5% |
Skoda | 6,469 | 4.5% | 4,157 | 3.7% | 55.6% | 40,828 | 3.7% | 26,962 | 2.9% | 51.4% |
Nissan | 6,087 | 4.2% | 4,662 | 4.2% | 30.6% | 51,396 | 4.7% | 35,958 | 3.9% | 42.9% |
MG | 6,070 | 4.2% | 3,076 | 2.7% | 97.3% | 45,694 | 4.2% | 28,149 | 3.1% | 62.3% |
Mercedes-Benz | 5,989 | 4.2% | 6,244 | 5.6% | -4.1% | 48,769 | 4.5% | 52,062 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
Land Rover | 4,470 | 3.1% | 4,840 | 4.3% | -7.6% | 32,327 | 3.0% | 27,745 | 3.0% | 16.5% |
Volvo Cars | 4,025 | 2.8% | 2,403 | 2.1% | 67.5% | 28,902 | 2.6% | 21,587 | 2.4% | 33.9% |
Peugeot | 3,547 | 2.5% | 2,504 | 2.2% | 41.7% | 33,928 | 3.1% | 34,500 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
Mini | 3,247 | 2.3% | 3,150 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 26,133 | 2.4% | 25,396 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
Tesla | 3,141 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 104600.0% | 29,281 | 2.7% | 21,297 | 2.3% | 37.5% |
Renault | 2,723 | 1.9% | 2,088 | 1.9% | 30.4% | 19,998 | 1.8% | 16,933 | 1.9% | 18.1% |
SEAT | 2,654 | 1.8% | 1,838 | 1.6% | 44.4% | 18,630 | 1.7% | 14,625 | 1.6% | 27.4% |
Suzuki | 2,196 | 1.5% | 1,352 | 1.2% | 62.4% | 14,412 | 1.3% | 11,306 | 1.2% | 27.5% |
Mazda | 2,136 | 1.5% | 1,182 | 1.1% | 80.7% | 18,242 | 1.7% | 12,801 | 1.4% | 42.5% |
Cupra | 1,947 | 1.4% | 1,839 | 1.6% | 5.9% | 13,329 | 1.2% | 6,897 | 0.8% | 93.3% |
Honda | 1,925 | 1.3% | 1,678 | 1.5% | 14.7% | 16,309 | 1.5% | 14,572 | 1.6% | 11.9% |
Porsche | 1,901 | 1.3% | 1,495 | 1.3% | 27.2% | 14,231 | 1.3% | 9,867 | 1.1% | 44.2% |
Citroen | 1,630 | 1.1% | 1,034 | 0.9% | 57.6% | 17,216 | 1.6% | 16,149 | 1.8% | 6.6% |
Dacia | 1,572 | 1.1% | 3,414 | 3.0% | -54.0% | 16,976 | 1.6% | 15,525 | 1.7% | 9.3% |
Polestar | 1,300 | 0.9% | 193 | 0.2% | 573.6% | 8,164 | 0.7% | 3,021 | 0.3% | 170.2% |
Lexus | 1,217 | 0.8% | 470 | 0.4% | 158.9% | 7,932 | 0.7% | 5,336 | 0.6% | 48.7% |
Jaguar | 1,046 | 0.7% | 1,249 | 1.1% | -16.3% | 7,823 | 0.7% | 7,940 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
Fiat | 776 | 0.5% | 1,390 | 1.2% | -44.2% | 10,157 | 0.9% | 12,783 | 1.4% | -20.5% |
Jeep | 205 | 0.1% | 193 | 0.2% | 6.2% | 1,803 | 0.2% | 1,556 | 0.2% | 15.9% |
Alfa Romeo | 166 | 0.1% | 175 | 0.2% | -5.1% | 870 | 0.1% | 959 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
DS | 145 | 0.1% | 275 | 0.2% | -47.3% | 1,672 | 0.2% | 1,746 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
Subaru | 99 | 0.1% | 75 | 0.1% | 32.0% | 1,194 | 0.1% | 603 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 96 | 0.1% | 93 | 0.1% | 3.2% | 955 | 0.1% | 867 | 0.1% | 10.1% |
INEOS Automotive | 93 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 521 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Bentley | 92 | 0.1% | 121 | 0.1% | -24.0% | 871 | 0.1% | 1,018 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
BYD | 81 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 180 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
ORA | 77 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 373 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Abarth | 75 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.0% | 837.5% | 369 | 0.0% | 994 | 0.1% | -62.9% |
Maserati | 68 | 0.0% | 55 | 0.0% | 23.6% | 612 | 0.1% | 471 | 0.1% | 29.9% |
Genesis | 40 | 0.0% | 62 | 0.1% | -35.5% | 851 | 0.1% | 361 | 0.0% | 135.7% |
smart | 28 | 0.0% | 73 | 0.1% | -61.6% | 206 | 0.0% | 894 | 0.1% | -77.0% |
Alpine | 28 | 0.0% | 26 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 201 | 0.0% | 197 | 0.0% | 2.0% |
Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 226 | 0.2% | 186 | 0.2% | 21.5% | 1,924 | 0.2% | 1,332 | 0.1% | 44.4% |
Other Imports | 172 | 0.1% | 115 | 0.1% | 49.6% | 1,087 | 0.1% | 983 | 0.1% | 10.6% |
Total | 143,921 | 100.0% | 112,162 | 100.0% | 28.3% | 1,093,641 | 100.0% | 914,241 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
Ford | 7,104 | 26.3% | 6,632 | 35.4% | 7.1% | 61,445 | 31.2% | 62,516 | 38.3% | -1.7% |
Vauxhall | 3,292 | 12.2% | 780 | 4.2% | 322.1% | 19,034 | 9.7% | 16,420 | 10.1% | 15.9% |
VW | 3,117 | 11.5% | 2,667 | 14.2% | 16.9% | 18,894 | 9.6% | 14,209 | 8.7% | 33.0% |
Citroen | 2,588 | 9.6% | 1,094 | 5.8% | 136.6% | 17,797 | 9.0% | 13,859 | 8.5% | 28.4% |
Renault | 2,436 | 9.0% | 1,482 | 7.9% | 64.4% | 16,608 | 8.4% | 6,220 | 3.8% | 167.0% |
Peugeot | 2,030 | 7.5% | 1,198 | 6.4% | 69.4% | 15,066 | 7.7% | 12,856 | 7.9% | 17.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,434 | 5.3% | 1,557 | 8.3% | -7.9% | 11,856 | 6.0% | 12,011 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
Toyota | 1,221 | 4.5% | 797 | 4.3% | 53.2% | 10,146 | 5.2% | 7,964 | 4.9% | 27.4% |
Nissan | 609 | 2.3% | 392 | 2.1% | 55.4% | 3,603 | 1.8% | 1,867 | 1.1% | 93.0% |
Isuzu | 480 | 1.8% | 215 | 1.1% | 123.3% | 3,082 | 1.6% | 2,209 | 1.4% | 39.5% |
Fiat | 476 | 1.8% | 460 | 2.5% | 3.5% | 3,978 | 2.0% | 3,248 | 2.0% | 22.5% |
Land Rover | 423 | 1.6% | 186 | 1.0% | 127.4% | 3,396 | 1.7% | 1,190 | 0.7% | 185.4% |
Maxus | 386 | 1.4% | 277 | 1.5% | 39.4% | 2,227 | 1.1% | 2,232 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
Iveco | 368 | 1.4% | 307 | 1.6% | 19.9% | 2,646 | 1.3% | 2,142 | 1.3% | 23.5% |
Renault Trucks | 276 | 1.0% | 190 | 1.0% | 45.3% | 2,102 | 1.1% | 1,116 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
Isuzu Trucks | 205 | 0.8% | 122 | 0.7% | 68.0% | 1,212 | 0.6% | 828 | 0.5% | 46.4% |
MAN | 204 | 0.8% | 229 | 1.2% | -10.9% | 1,902 | 1.0% | 1,188 | 0.7% | 60.1% |
Suzuki | 107 | 0.4% | 39 | 0.2% | 174.4% | 402 | 0.2% | 161 | 0.1% | 149.7% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 99 | 0.4% | 44 | 0.2% | 125.0% | 759 | 0.4% | 490 | 0.3% | 54.9% |
INEOS Automotive | 94 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 384 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 22 | 0.1% | 18 | 0.1% | 22.2% | 166 | 0.1% | 127 | 0.1% | 30.7% |
Dacia | 18 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | 5.9% | 141 | 0.1% | 58 | 0.0% | 143.1% |
LEVC | 1 | 0.0% | 19 | 0.1% | -94.7% | 70 | 0.0% | 195 | 0.1% | -64.1% |
Total | 26,990 | 100.0% | 18,722 | 100.0% | 44.2% | 196,916 | 100.0% | 163,106 | 100.0% | 20.7% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
Ford | 354 | 49.6% | 65 | 19.3% | 444.6% | 1,009 | 31.7% | 827 | 27.9% | 22.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 133 | 18.7% | 56 | 16.6% | 137.5% | 941 | 29.6% | 627 | 21.2% | 50.1% |
Maxus | 72 | 10.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 800.0% | 199 | 6.3% | 139 | 4.7% | 43.2% |
Fiat | 67 | 9.4% | 47 | 13.9% | 42.6% | 549 | 17.3% | 523 | 17.7% | 5.0% |
Peugeot | 48 | 6.7% | 117 | 34.7% | -59.0% | 226 | 7.1% | 466 | 15.7% | -51.5% |
Iveco | 24 | 3.4% | 36 | 10.7% | -33.3% | 126 | 4.0% | 154 | 5.2% | -18.2% |
Citroen | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 47 | 1.5% | 84 | 2.8% | -44.0% |
VW | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 66.7% | 31 | 1.0% | 45 | 1.5% | -31.1% |
Vauxhall | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 35 | 1.1% | 17 | 0.6% | 105.9% |
MAN | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 21 | 0.7% | -95.2% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 6 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.6% | -66.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 4 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.4% | -69.2% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.6% | -100.0% |
Total | 713 | 100.0% | 337 | 100.0% | 111.6% | 3,182 | 100.0% | 2,959 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
Flash report, June 2023
Jul 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 25.8% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK passenger car sales increased 25.8% to 177,266 units in June 2023. Year-to-date sales increased 18.4% with 949,720 cars registered in the first six months of 2023.
June sales for VW increased 30.2% to 15,185 units (8.6% market share), Ford sales increased 49.2% to 14,744 units (8.3% share) while Audi sales increased 59.4% to 12,235 units (6.9% share). BMW sales increased 22.5% to 11,600 units (6.5% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 0.4% to 9,927 units (5.6% share).
The best-selling cars in June 2023 were Tesla Model Y (5,539 units), Ford Puma (5,453 units), Vauxhall Corsa (4,146 units), Hyundai Tucson (3,588 units) and Nissan Juke (3,256 units).
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales increased 13.5% to 70,367 units (39.7% share), EV increased 39.4% to 31,700 units (17.9% share), gasoline MHEV increased 53.4% to 28,527 units (16.1% share), PHEV increased 65.5% to 12,770 units (7.2% share), HEV increased 40.1% to 20,991 units (11.8% share), diesel MHEV decreased 3.3% to 6,690 units (3.8% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 22.3% to 6,221 units (3.5% share).
The June performance marks the 11th consecutive month of growth as the industry gradually overcomes the pandemic-induced supply chain shortage. With waiting times easing and pent-up demand being met, the sector is a rare bright spot in a gloomy economic landscape even though overall market volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels.
In June, private car sales increased 14.8% to 79,798 units (45.0% share), fleet sales increased 37.9% to 92,699 units (52.3% share), and businesses sales increased 12.7% to 4,769 units (2.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 31.0% to 34,630 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 3.5% to 538 units while sales of taxis increased 21.1% to 155 units in June.
Vehicle type | Jun. 2023 | Jun. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Jun. 2023 | Jan.-Jun. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 177,266 | 140,958 | 25.8% | 949,720 | 802,079 | 18.4% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 34,630 | 26,443 | 31.0% | 169,926 | 144,384 | 17.7% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 538 | 520 | 3.5% | 2,469 | 2,622 | -5.8% | |
Taxi | 155 | 128 | 21.1% | 963 | 809 | 19.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
VW | 15,185 | 8.6% | 11,660 | 8.3% | 30.2% | 79,621 | 8.4% | 55,894 | 7.0% | 42.4% |
Ford | 14,744 | 8.3% | 9,879 | 7.0% | 49.2% | 72,428 | 7.6% | 60,783 | 7.6% | 19.2% |
Audi | 12,235 | 6.9% | 7,676 | 5.4% | 59.4% | 68,120 | 7.2% | 53,792 | 6.7% | 26.6% |
BMW | 11,600 | 6.5% | 9,467 | 6.7% | 22.5% | 52,275 | 5.5% | 53,517 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
Vauxhall | 9,927 | 5.6% | 9,966 | 7.1% | -0.4% | 49,505 | 5.2% | 47,800 | 6.0% | 3.6% |
Kia | 9,594 | 5.4% | 9,218 | 6.5% | 4.1% | 58,760 | 6.2% | 57,455 | 7.2% | 2.3% |
Toyota | 9,441 | 5.3% | 9,171 | 6.5% | 2.9% | 56,045 | 5.9% | 50,256 | 6.3% | 11.5% |
Hyundai | 8,435 | 4.8% | 7,696 | 5.5% | 9.6% | 46,351 | 4.9% | 40,908 | 5.1% | 13.3% |
Mercedes-Benz | 8,163 | 4.6% | 6,670 | 4.7% | 22.4% | 42,780 | 4.5% | 45,818 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
Nissan | 7,968 | 4.5% | 5,323 | 3.8% | 49.7% | 45,309 | 4.8% | 31,296 | 3.9% | 44.8% |
MG | 7,607 | 4.3% | 5,378 | 3.8% | 41.4% | 39,624 | 4.2% | 25,073 | 3.1% | 58.0% |
Tesla | 7,533 | 4.2% | 5,604 | 4.0% | 34.4% | 26,140 | 2.8% | 21,294 | 2.7% | 22.8% |
Skoda | 6,359 | 3.6% | 4,667 | 3.3% | 36.3% | 34,359 | 3.6% | 22,805 | 2.8% | 50.7% |
Peugeot | 4,679 | 2.6% | 5,416 | 3.8% | -13.6% | 30,381 | 3.2% | 31,996 | 4.0% | -5.0% |
Land Rover | 4,633 | 2.6% | 4,146 | 2.9% | 11.7% | 27,857 | 2.9% | 22,905 | 2.9% | 21.6% |
Volvo Cars | 4,416 | 2.5% | 2,281 | 1.6% | 93.6% | 24,877 | 2.6% | 19,184 | 2.4% | 29.7% |
Mini | 4,182 | 2.4% | 3,785 | 2.7% | 10.5% | 22,886 | 2.4% | 22,246 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
Renault | 4,154 | 2.3% | 2,210 | 1.6% | 88.0% | 17,275 | 1.8% | 14,845 | 1.9% | 16.4% |
Mazda | 2,887 | 1.6% | 1,416 | 1.0% | 103.9% | 16,106 | 1.7% | 11,619 | 1.4% | 38.6% |
Porsche | 2,480 | 1.4% | 1,564 | 1.1% | 58.6% | 12,330 | 1.3% | 8,372 | 1.0% | 47.3% |
SEAT | 2,358 | 1.3% | 2,152 | 1.5% | 9.6% | 15,976 | 1.7% | 12,787 | 1.6% | 24.9% |
Dacia | 2,354 | 1.3% | 2,372 | 1.7% | -0.8% | 15,404 | 1.6% | 12,111 | 1.5% | 27.2% |
Honda | 2,286 | 1.3% | 1,238 | 0.9% | 84.7% | 14,384 | 1.5% | 12,894 | 1.6% | 11.6% |
Cupra | 2,276 | 1.3% | 1,230 | 0.9% | 85.0% | 11,382 | 1.2% | 5,058 | 0.6% | 125.0% |
Suzuki | 2,044 | 1.2% | 1,761 | 1.2% | 16.1% | 12,216 | 1.3% | 9,954 | 1.2% | 22.7% |
Lexus | 1,811 | 1.0% | 580 | 0.4% | 212.2% | 6,715 | 0.7% | 4,866 | 0.6% | 38.0% |
Citroen | 1,590 | 0.9% | 2,410 | 1.7% | -34.0% | 15,586 | 1.6% | 15,115 | 1.9% | 3.1% |
Jaguar | 1,466 | 0.8% | 1,159 | 0.8% | 26.5% | 6,777 | 0.7% | 6,691 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
Fiat | 1,191 | 0.7% | 2,111 | 1.5% | -43.6% | 9,381 | 1.0% | 11,393 | 1.4% | -17.7% |
Polestar | 1,125 | 0.6% | 553 | 0.4% | 103.4% | 6,864 | 0.7% | 2,828 | 0.4% | 142.7% |
Jeep | 363 | 0.2% | 351 | 0.2% | 3.4% | 1,598 | 0.2% | 1,363 | 0.2% | 17.2% |
Subaru | 299 | 0.2% | 83 | 0.1% | 260.2% | 1,095 | 0.1% | 528 | 0.1% | 107.4% |
DS | 275 | 0.2% | 350 | 0.2% | -21.4% | 1,527 | 0.2% | 1,471 | 0.2% | 3.8% |
Genesis | 247 | 0.1% | 111 | 0.1% | 122.5% | 811 | 0.1% | 299 | 0.0% | 171.2% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 167 | 0.1% | 109 | 0.1% | 53.2% | 859 | 0.1% | 774 | 0.1% | 11.0% |
INEOS Automotive | 152 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 428 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Bentley | 116 | 0.1% | 145 | 0.1% | -20.0% | 779 | 0.1% | 897 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
Abarth | 114 | 0.1% | 267 | 0.2% | -57.3% | 294 | 0.0% | 986 | 0.1% | -70.2% |
Alfa Romeo | 107 | 0.1% | 159 | 0.1% | -32.7% | 704 | 0.1% | 784 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
Maserati | 85 | 0.0% | 101 | 0.1% | -15.8% | 544 | 0.1% | 416 | 0.1% | 30.8% |
smart | 49 | 0.0% | 123 | 0.1% | -60.2% | 178 | 0.0% | 821 | 0.1% | -78.3% |
ORA | 38 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 296 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alpine | 31 | 0.0% | 53 | 0.0% | -41.5% | 173 | 0.0% | 171 | 0.0% | 1.2% |
BYD | 15 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 99 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Maxus | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 8 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 261 | 0.1% | 176 | 0.1% | 48.3% | 1,698 | 0.2% | 1,146 | 0.1% | 48.2% |
Other Imports | 223 | 0.1% | 171 | 0.1% | 30.4% | 915 | 0.1% | 868 | 0.1% | 5.4% |
Total | 177,266 | 100.0% | 140,958 | 100.0% | 25.8% | 949,720 | 100.0% | 802,079 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
Ford | 11,287 | 32.6% | 10,289 | 38.9% | 9.7% | 54,341 | 32.0% | 55,884 | 38.7% | -2.8% |
Vauxhall | 3,598 | 10.4% | 2,940 | 11.1% | 22.4% | 15,742 | 9.3% | 15,640 | 10.8% | 0.7% |
Renault | 3,282 | 9.5% | 1,427 | 5.4% | 130.0% | 14,172 | 8.3% | 4,738 | 3.3% | 199.1% |
Peugeot | 3,044 | 8.8% | 1,891 | 7.2% | 61.0% | 13,036 | 7.7% | 11,658 | 8.1% | 11.8% |
Citroen | 2,916 | 8.4% | 1,777 | 6.7% | 64.1% | 15,209 | 9.0% | 12,765 | 8.8% | 19.1% |
VW | 2,821 | 8.1% | 2,283 | 8.6% | 23.6% | 15,777 | 9.3% | 11,542 | 8.0% | 36.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,920 | 5.5% | 2,014 | 7.6% | -4.7% | 10,422 | 6.1% | 10,454 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
Toyota | 1,553 | 4.5% | 973 | 3.7% | 59.6% | 8,925 | 5.3% | 7,167 | 5.0% | 24.5% |
Land Rover | 609 | 1.8% | 209 | 0.8% | 191.4% | 2,973 | 1.7% | 1,004 | 0.7% | 196.1% |
Isuzu | 569 | 1.6% | 336 | 1.3% | 69.3% | 2,602 | 1.5% | 1,994 | 1.4% | 30.5% |
Fiat | 543 | 1.6% | 578 | 2.2% | -6.1% | 3,502 | 2.1% | 2,788 | 1.9% | 25.6% |
Nissan | 466 | 1.3% | 319 | 1.2% | 46.1% | 2,994 | 1.8% | 1,475 | 1.0% | 103.0% |
Maxus | 440 | 1.3% | 345 | 1.3% | 27.5% | 1,841 | 1.1% | 1,955 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
Iveco | 421 | 1.2% | 280 | 1.1% | 50.4% | 2,278 | 1.3% | 1,835 | 1.3% | 24.1% |
Renault Trucks | 350 | 1.0% | 152 | 0.6% | 130.3% | 1,826 | 1.1% | 926 | 0.6% | 97.2% |
MAN | 267 | 0.8% | 245 | 0.9% | 9.0% | 1,698 | 1.0% | 959 | 0.7% | 77.1% |
Isuzu Trucks | 195 | 0.6% | 114 | 0.4% | 71.1% | 1,007 | 0.6% | 706 | 0.5% | 42.6% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 101 | 0.3% | 119 | 0.5% | -15.1% | 660 | 0.4% | 446 | 0.3% | 48.0% |
Suzuki | 93 | 0.3% | 51 | 0.2% | 82.4% | 295 | 0.2% | 122 | 0.1% | 141.8% |
INEOS Automotive | 91 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 290 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Dacia | 30 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.0% | 130.8% | 123 | 0.1% | 41 | 0.0% | 200.0% |
LEVC | 21 | 0.1% | 72 | 0.3% | -70.8% | 69 | 0.0% | 176 | 0.1% | -60.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 13 | 0.0% | 16 | 0.1% | -18.8% | 144 | 0.1% | 109 | 0.1% | 32.1% |
Total | 34,630 | 100.0% | 26,443 | 100.0% | 31.0% | 169,926 | 100.0% | 144,384 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
Ford | 179 | 33.3% | 159 | 30.6% | 12.6% | 655 | 26.5% | 762 | 29.1% | -14.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 144 | 26.8% | 66 | 12.7% | 118.2% | 808 | 32.7% | 571 | 21.8% | 41.5% |
Fiat | 89 | 16.5% | 85 | 16.3% | 4.7% | 482 | 19.5% | 476 | 18.2% | 1.3% |
Peugeot | 44 | 8.2% | 50 | 9.6% | -12.0% | 178 | 7.2% | 349 | 13.3% | -49.0% |
Maxus | 35 | 6.5% | 103 | 19.8% | -66.0% | 127 | 5.1% | 131 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
Iveco | 15 | 2.8% | 27 | 5.2% | -44.4% | 102 | 4.1% | 118 | 4.5% | -13.6% |
VW | 14 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 16.7% | 26 | 1.1% | 42 | 1.6% | -38.1% |
Citroen | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 39 | 1.6% | 80 | 3.1% | -51.3% |
Vauxhall | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.3% | -42.9% | 34 | 1.4% | 17 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
Renault | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 50.0% | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Renault Trucks | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 6 | 0.2% | 18 | 0.7% | -66.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | -100.0% | 4 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.5% | -69.2% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.8% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.6% | -100.0% |
Total | 538 | 100.0% | 520 | 100.0% | 3.5% | 2,469 | 100.0% | 2,622 | 100.0% | -5.8% |
Flash report, May 2023
Jun 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 16.7% in May
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on June 5, UK passenger car sales increased 16.7% to 145,204 units in May 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 16.8% with 772,454 cars registered in the first five months of 2023.
May sales for Audi increased 30.4% to 11,808 units (8.1% market share), VW sales increased 11.3% to 11,687 units (8.0% share) while Ford sales decreased 1.2% to 10,970 units (7.6% share).
Kia sales increased 5.2% to 8,976 units (6.2% share), and Vauxhall sales increased 12.5% to 8,879 units (6.1% share).
The best-selling cars in May 2023 were Ford Puma (4,184 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,140 units), Vauxhall Mokka (3,066 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,028 units) and Audi A3 (3,018 units).
Compared to last May, gasoline-engine car sales increased 5.3% to 59,766 units (41.2% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 24.4% to 5,758 units (4.0% share), EV increased 58.7% to 24,513 units (16.9% share), PHEV increased 23.0% to 9,025 units (6.2% share), HEV increased 22.2% to 17,792 units (12.3% share), gasoline MHEV increased 36.8% to 23,034 units (15.9% share), diesel MHEV decreased 8.7% to 5,316 units (3.7% share).
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT, said, “After the difficult, Covid-constrained supply issues of the last few years, it’s good to see the new car market maintain its upward trend and the fact that growth is, increasingly, green growth is hugely encouraging.” SMMT said also that it While billions of industry investment is delivering choice and growth, however, the speed of the shift needs to accelerate. From January we expect to see the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate in force, which will set a minimum quota for new battery electric vehicle registrations for every brand.
In May, private car sales decreased 0.5% to 65,932 units (45.4% share), fleet sales increased 36.9% to 76,207 units (52.5% share), and businesses sales increased 22.5% to 3,065 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 15.3% to 25,359 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 24.5% to 386 units while sales of taxis decreased 14.6% to 111 units in May.
Vehicle type | May 2023 | May 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-May 2023 | Jan.-May 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 145,204 | 124,394 | 16.7% | 772,454 | 661,121 | 16.8% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 25,359 | 22,000 | 15.3% | 135,296 | 117,941 | 14.7% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 386 | 511 | -24.5% | 1,931 | 2,102 | -8.1% | |
Taxi | 111 | 130 | -14.6% | 808 | 681 | 18.6% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Audi | 11,808 | 8.1% | 9,057 | 7.3% | 30.4% | 55,885 | 7.2% | 46,116 | 7.0% | 21.2% |
VW | 11,687 | 8.0% | 10,502 | 8.4% | 11.3% | 64,436 | 8.3% | 44,234 | 6.7% | 45.7% |
Ford | 10,970 | 7.6% | 11,106 | 8.9% | -1.2% | 57,684 | 7.5% | 50,904 | 7.7% | 13.3% |
Kia | 8,976 | 6.2% | 8,530 | 6.9% | 5.2% | 49,166 | 6.4% | 48,237 | 7.3% | 1.9% |
Vauxhall | 8,879 | 6.1% | 7,894 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 39,578 | 5.1% | 37,834 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
Toyota | 8,325 | 5.7% | 7,170 | 5.8% | 16.1% | 46,604 | 6.0% | 41,085 | 6.2% | 13.4% |
BMW | 8,025 | 5.5% | 8,646 | 7.0% | -7.2% | 40,675 | 5.3% | 44,050 | 6.7% | -7.7% |
Hyundai | 7,260 | 5.0% | 6,955 | 5.6% | 4.4% | 37,916 | 4.9% | 33,212 | 5.0% | 14.2% |
Nissan | 6,484 | 4.5% | 4,162 | 3.3% | 55.8% | 37,341 | 4.8% | 25,973 | 3.9% | 43.8% |
MG | 6,304 | 4.3% | 3,143 | 2.5% | 100.6% | 32,017 | 4.1% | 19,695 | 3.0% | 62.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 5,816 | 4.0% | 7,712 | 6.2% | -24.6% | 34,617 | 4.5% | 39,148 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
Skoda | 5,720 | 3.9% | 3,758 | 3.0% | 52.2% | 28,000 | 3.6% | 18,138 | 2.7% | 54.4% |
Peugeot | 5,171 | 3.6% | 5,056 | 4.1% | 2.3% | 25,702 | 3.3% | 26,580 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
Volvo Cars | 4,835 | 3.3% | 2,738 | 2.2% | 76.6% | 20,461 | 2.6% | 16,903 | 2.6% | 21.0% |
Tesla | 3,439 | 2.4% | 25 | 0.0% | 13656.0% | 18,607 | 2.4% | 15,690 | 2.4% | 18.6% |
Land Rover | 3,391 | 2.3% | 3,635 | 2.9% | -6.7% | 23,224 | 3.0% | 18,759 | 2.8% | 23.8% |
Mini | 3,099 | 2.1% | 3,365 | 2.7% | -7.9% | 18,704 | 2.4% | 18,461 | 2.8% | 1.3% |
Dacia | 2,540 | 1.7% | 2,237 | 1.8% | 13.5% | 13,050 | 1.7% | 9,739 | 1.5% | 34.0% |
Renault | 2,385 | 1.6% | 1,688 | 1.4% | 41.3% | 13,121 | 1.7% | 12,635 | 1.9% | 3.8% |
Mazda | 2,277 | 1.6% | 1,235 | 1.0% | 84.4% | 13,219 | 1.7% | 10,203 | 1.5% | 29.6% |
Citroen | 2,205 | 1.5% | 2,727 | 2.2% | -19.1% | 13,996 | 1.8% | 12,705 | 1.9% | 10.2% |
SEAT | 1,973 | 1.4% | 1,892 | 1.5% | 4.3% | 13,618 | 1.8% | 10,635 | 1.6% | 28.0% |
Porsche | 1,920 | 1.3% | 1,454 | 1.2% | 32.0% | 9,850 | 1.3% | 6,808 | 1.0% | 44.7% |
Cupra | 1,908 | 1.3% | 973 | 0.8% | 96.1% | 9,106 | 1.2% | 3,828 | 0.6% | 137.9% |
Suzuki | 1,878 | 1.3% | 1,432 | 1.2% | 31.1% | 10,172 | 1.3% | 8,193 | 1.2% | 24.2% |
Honda | 1,505 | 1.0% | 1,831 | 1.5% | -17.8% | 12,098 | 1.6% | 11,656 | 1.8% | 3.8% |
Lexus | 1,459 | 1.0% | 631 | 0.5% | 131.2% | 4,904 | 0.6% | 4,286 | 0.6% | 14.4% |
Jaguar | 1,341 | 0.9% | 1,102 | 0.9% | 21.7% | 5,311 | 0.7% | 5,532 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
Polestar | 1,034 | 0.7% | 428 | 0.3% | 141.6% | 5,739 | 0.7% | 2,275 | 0.3% | 152.3% |
Fiat | 950 | 0.7% | 1,456 | 1.2% | -34.8% | 8,190 | 1.1% | 9,282 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
DS | 199 | 0.1% | 293 | 0.2% | -32.1% | 1,252 | 0.2% | 1,121 | 0.2% | 11.7% |
INEOS Automotive | 182 | 0.1% | - | -% | -% | 276 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% |
Subaru | 134 | 0.1% | 60 | 0.0% | 123.3% | 796 | 0.1% | 445 | 0.1% | 78.9% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 125 | 0.1% | 97 | 0.1% | 28.9% | 692 | 0.1% | 665 | 0.1% | 4.1% |
Alfa Romeo | 111 | 0.1% | 129 | 0.1% | -14.0% | 597 | 0.1% | 625 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
Bentley | 109 | 0.1% | 187 | 0.2% | -41.7% | 663 | 0.1% | 752 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
Genesis | 104 | 0.1% | 39 | 0.0% | 166.7% | 564 | 0.1% | 188 | 0.0% | 200.0% |
Jeep | 98 | 0.1% | 239 | 0.2% | -59.0% | 1,235 | 0.2% | 1,012 | 0.2% | 22.0% |
Maserati | 75 | 0.1% | 59 | 0.0% | 27.1% | 459 | 0.1% | 315 | 0.0% | 45.7% |
Abarth | 35 | 0.0% | 311 | 0.3% | -88.7% | 180 | 0.0% | 719 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
Alpine | 35 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.0% | 105.9% | 142 | 0.0% | 118 | 0.0% | 20.3% |
ORA | 33 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 258 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
BYD | 21 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 84 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
smart | 16 | 0.0% | 137 | 0.1% | -88.3% | 129 | 0.0% | 698 | 0.1% | -81.5% |
Maxus | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 223 | 0.2% | 153 | 0.1% | 45.8% | 1,437 | 0.2% | 970 | 0.1% | 48.1% |
Other Imports | 137 | 0.1% | 133 | 0.1% | 3.0% | 692 | 0.1% | 697 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
Total | 145,204 | 100.0% | 124,394 | 100.0% | 16.7% | 772,454 | 100.0% | 661,121 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Ford | 8,371 | 33.0% | 8,624 | 39.2% | -2.9% | 43,054 | 31.8% | 45,595 | 38.7% | -5.6% |
Renault | 2,468 | 9.7% | 1,144 | 5.2% | 115.7% | 10,890 | 8.0% | 3,311 | 2.8% | 228.9% |
Citroen | 2,354 | 9.3% | 1,625 | 7.4% | 44.9% | 12,293 | 9.1% | 10,988 | 9.3% | 11.9% |
VW | 2,321 | 9.2% | 1,561 | 7.1% | 48.7% | 12,956 | 9.6% | 9,259 | 7.9% | 39.9% |
Vauxhall | 1,764 | 7.0% | 2,250 | 10.2% | -21.6% | 12,144 | 9.0% | 12,700 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,686 | 6.6% | 1,593 | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8,502 | 6.3% | 8,440 | 7.2% | 0.7% |
Peugeot | 1,522 | 6.0% | 1,238 | 5.6% | 22.9% | 9,992 | 7.4% | 9,767 | 8.3% | 2.3% |
Toyota | 1,339 | 5.3% | 1,387 | 6.3% | -3.5% | 7,372 | 5.4% | 6,194 | 5.3% | 19.0% |
Fiat | 519 | 2.0% | 513 | 2.3% | 1.2% | 2,959 | 2.2% | 2,210 | 1.9% | 33.9% |
Isuzu | 470 | 1.9% | 525 | 2.4% | -10.5% | 2,033 | 1.5% | 1,658 | 1.4% | 22.6% |
Maxus | 427 | 1.7% | 330 | 1.5% | 29.4% | 1,401 | 1.0% | 1,610 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
Land Rover | 409 | 1.6% | 38 | 0.2% | 976.3% | 2,364 | 1.7% | 795 | 0.7% | 197.4% |
Iveco | 351 | 1.4% | 377 | 1.7% | -6.9% | 1,857 | 1.4% | 1,555 | 1.3% | 19.4% |
Nissan | 297 | 1.2% | 217 | 1.0% | 36.9% | 2,528 | 1.9% | 1,156 | 1.0% | 118.7% |
Renault Trucks | 276 | 1.1% | 158 | 0.7% | 74.7% | 1,476 | 1.1% | 774 | 0.7% | 90.7% |
MAN | 242 | 1.0% | 207 | 0.9% | 16.9% | 1,431 | 1.1% | 714 | 0.6% | 100.4% |
Isuzu Trucks | 217 | 0.9% | 93 | 0.4% | 133.3% | 812 | 0.6% | 592 | 0.5% | 37.2% |
INEOS Automotive | 147 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 199 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 91 | 0.4% | 57 | 0.3% | 59.6% | 559 | 0.4% | 327 | 0.3% | 70.9% |
Suzuki | 42 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 1300.0% | 202 | 0.1% | 71 | 0.1% | 184.5% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 20 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 131 | 0.1% | 93 | 0.1% | 40.9% |
Dacia | 14 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.1% | 7.7% | 93 | 0.1% | 28 | 0.0% | 232.1% |
LEVC | 12 | 0.0% | 32 | 0.1% | -62.5% | 48 | 0.0% | 104 | 0.1% | -53.8% |
Total | 25,359 | 100.0% | 22,000 | 100.0% | 15.3% | 135,296 | 100.0% | 117,941 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Ford | 140 | 36.3% | 184 | 36.0% | -23.9% | 476 | 24.7% | 603 | 28.7% | -21.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 109 | 28.2% | 151 | 29.5% | -27.8% | 664 | 34.4% | 505 | 24.0% | 31.5% |
Fiat | 65 | 16.8% | 86 | 16.8% | -24.4% | 393 | 20.4% | 391 | 18.6% | 0.5% |
Maxus | 25 | 6.5% | 16 | 3.1% | 56.3% | 92 | 4.8% | 28 | 1.3% | 228.6% |
Iveco | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 3.7% | -5.3% | 87 | 4.5% | 91 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
Peugeot | 15 | 3.9% | 32 | 6.3% | -53.1% | 134 | 6.9% | 299 | 14.2% | -55.2% |
Citroen | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.6% | -12.5% | 29 | 1.5% | 75 | 3.6% | -61.3% |
VW | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 12 | 0.6% | 30 | 1.4% | -60.0% |
Renault Trucks | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 5 | 0.3% | 18 | 0.9% | -72.2% |
Isuzu Trucks | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 4 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.6% | -66.7% |
Vauxhall | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | -100.0% | 30 | 1.6% | 10 | 0.5% | 200.0% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 0.9% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.7% | -100.0% |
Total | 386 | 100.0% | 511 | 100.0% | -24.5% | 1,931 | 100.0% | 2,102 | 100.0% | -8.1% |
Flash report, April 2023
May 8, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 11.6% in April
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 4, UK passenger car sales increased 11.6% to 132,990 units in April 2023.
Year-to-date sales increased 16.9% with 627,250 cars registered in the first four months of 2023. As supply chain pressures have begun to ease, the overall market is the best start to a year since the pandemic. This has led to an upward revision of the quarterly market outlook, the first positive revision since 2021, with 1.83 million new car registrations expected in 2023, up from 1.79 million anticipated in January. That puts expected market growth this year at 13.5%, which would be the best percentage gain since 1983.
April sales for VW increased 60.7% to 11,758 units (8.8% market share), Audi sales increased 15.4% to 11,379 units (8.6% share) while Ford sales increased 2.3% to 10,291 units (7.7% share).
Kia sales increased 4.6% to 7,935 units (6.0% share) while Vauxhall sales increased 29.8% to 7,845 units (5.9% share).
The best-selling cars in April 2023 were Ford Puma (3,570 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,203 units), Kia Sportage (3,073 units), Hyundai Tucson (2,911 units) and Audi A3 (2,548 units).
Compared to last April, gasoline-engine car sales increased 4.1% to 56,885 units (42.8% share), EV increased 59.1% to 20,522 units (15.4% share), gasoline MHEV increased 9.7% to 20,390 units (15.3% share), HEV increased 7.7% to 15,026 units (11.3% share), PHEV increased 33.3% to 8,595 units (6.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 13.4% to 5,825 units (4.4% share), and diesel MHEV decreased 2.9% to 5,747 units (4.3% share).
In April, private car sales decreased 5.5% to 61,342 units (46.1% share), fleet sales increased 33.1% to 68,537 units (51.5% share) and businesses sales increased 13.3% to 3,111 units (2.3% share).
SMMT is less optimistic about growth in demand for BEVs, downgrading their expected 2023 market share from 19.7% to 18.4%, with high energy costs and insufficient charging infrastructure anticipated to soften demand. The latest outlook for 2024, meanwhile, suggests that 22.6% of new car registrations will be BEVs, a downward revision from the 23.3% forecast in January. With a zero emission vehicle mandate due to come into effect next year, greater and faster investment in infrastructure, and more incentives to encourage purchase are essential to drive consumer confidence and accelerate uptake.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 4.9% to 22,665 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 31.4% to 300 units while sales of taxis increased 77.5% to 197 units in April.
Vehicle type | Apr. 2023 | Apr. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Apr. 2023 | Jan.-Apr. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 132,990 | 119,167 | 11.6% | 627,250 | 536,727 | 16.9% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 22,665 | 21,597 | 4.9% | 109,937 | 95,941 | 14.6% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 300 | 437 | -31.4% | 1,545 | 1,591 | -2.9% | |
Taxi | 197 | 111 | 77.5% | 697 | 551 | 26.5% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
VW | 11,758 | 8.8% | 7,315 | 6.1% | 60.7% | 52,749 | 8.4% | 33,732 | 6.3% | 56.4% |
Audi | 11,379 | 8.6% | 9,860 | 8.3% | 15.4% | 44,077 | 7.0% | 37,059 | 6.9% | 18.9% |
Ford | 10,291 | 7.7% | 10,060 | 8.4% | 2.3% | 46,714 | 7.4% | 39,798 | 7.4% | 17.4% |
Kia | 7,935 | 6.0% | 7,588 | 6.4% | 4.6% | 40,190 | 6.4% | 39,707 | 7.4% | 1.2% |
Vauxhall | 7,845 | 5.9% | 6,042 | 5.1% | 29.8% | 30,699 | 4.9% | 29,940 | 5.6% | 2.5% |
BMW | 6,804 | 5.1% | 7,491 | 6.3% | -9.2% | 32,650 | 5.2% | 35,404 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
Hyundai | 6,569 | 4.9% | 6,518 | 5.5% | 0.8% | 30,656 | 4.9% | 26,257 | 4.9% | 16.8% |
Toyota | 6,531 | 4.9% | 6,098 | 5.1% | 7.1% | 38,279 | 6.1% | 33,915 | 6.3% | 12.9% |
Peugeot | 5,525 | 4.2% | 4,989 | 4.2% | 10.7% | 20,531 | 3.3% | 21,524 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
Skoda | 5,272 | 4.0% | 3,828 | 3.2% | 37.7% | 22,280 | 3.6% | 14,380 | 2.7% | 54.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 5,118 | 3.8% | 6,543 | 5.5% | -21.8% | 28,801 | 4.6% | 31,436 | 5.9% | -8.4% |
MG | 5,034 | 3.8% | 2,714 | 2.3% | 85.5% | 25,713 | 4.1% | 16,552 | 3.1% | 55.3% |
Nissan | 4,907 | 3.7% | 5,770 | 4.8% | -15.0% | 30,857 | 4.9% | 21,811 | 4.1% | 41.5% |
Land Rover | 4,030 | 3.0% | 4,523 | 3.8% | -10.9% | 19,833 | 3.2% | 15,124 | 2.8% | 31.1% |
Volvo Cars | 3,711 | 2.8% | 3,006 | 2.5% | 23.5% | 15,626 | 2.5% | 14,165 | 2.6% | 10.3% |
Mini | 3,558 | 2.7% | 3,997 | 3.4% | -11.0% | 15,605 | 2.5% | 15,096 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
Dacia | 2,933 | 2.2% | 2,155 | 1.8% | 36.1% | 10,510 | 1.7% | 7,502 | 1.4% | 40.1% |
Renault | 2,335 | 1.8% | 2,345 | 2.0% | -0.4% | 10,736 | 1.7% | 10,947 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
Honda | 2,319 | 1.7% | 2,860 | 2.4% | -18.9% | 10,593 | 1.7% | 9,825 | 1.8% | 7.8% |
Mazda | 2,237 | 1.7% | 2,254 | 1.9% | -0.8% | 10,942 | 1.7% | 8,968 | 1.7% | 22.0% |
Citroen | 2,236 | 1.7% | 2,451 | 2.1% | -8.8% | 11,791 | 1.9% | 9,978 | 1.9% | 18.2% |
Cupra | 1,931 | 1.5% | 960 | 0.8% | 101.1% | 7,198 | 1.1% | 2,855 | 0.5% | 152.1% |
Porsche | 1,876 | 1.4% | 1,074 | 0.9% | 74.7% | 7,930 | 1.3% | 5,354 | 1.0% | 48.1% |
SEAT | 1,867 | 1.4% | 1,916 | 1.6% | -2.6% | 11,645 | 1.9% | 8,743 | 1.6% | 33.2% |
Tesla | 1,813 | 1.4% | 118 | 0.1% | 1436.4% | 15,168 | 2.4% | 15,665 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
Suzuki | 1,393 | 1.0% | 1,383 | 1.2% | 0.7% | 8,294 | 1.3% | 6,761 | 1.3% | 22.7% |
Fiat | 1,297 | 1.0% | 1,782 | 1.5% | -27.2% | 7,240 | 1.2% | 7,826 | 1.5% | -7.5% |
Polestar | 1,183 | 0.9% | 409 | 0.3% | 189.2% | 4,705 | 0.8% | 1,847 | 0.3% | 154.7% |
Lexus | 886 | 0.7% | 514 | 0.4% | 72.4% | 3,445 | 0.5% | 3,655 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
Jaguar | 692 | 0.5% | 1,119 | 0.9% | -38.2% | 3,970 | 0.6% | 4,430 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
DS | 257 | 0.2% | 124 | 0.1% | 107.3% | 1,053 | 0.2% | 828 | 0.2% | 27.2% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 149 | 0.1% | 173 | 0.1% | -13.9% | 567 | 0.1% | 568 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Bentley | 141 | 0.1% | 127 | 0.1% | 11.0% | 554 | 0.1% | 565 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
Alfa Romeo | 129 | 0.1% | 101 | 0.1% | 27.7% | 486 | 0.1% | 496 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
Jeep | 115 | 0.1% | 180 | 0.2% | -36.1% | 1,137 | 0.2% | 773 | 0.1% | 47.1% |
Genesis | 99 | 0.1% | 59 | 0.0% | 67.8% | 460 | 0.1% | 149 | 0.0% | 208.7% |
INEOS Automotive | 94 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 94 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Subaru | 81 | 0.1% | 72 | 0.1% | 12.5% | 662 | 0.1% | 385 | 0.1% | 71.9% |
Maserati | 67 | 0.1% | 62 | 0.1% | 8.1% | 384 | 0.1% | 256 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
Abarth | 57 | 0.0% | 127 | 0.1% | -55.1% | 145 | 0.0% | 408 | 0.1% | -64.5% |
smart | 32 | 0.0% | 116 | 0.1% | -72.4% | 113 | 0.0% | 561 | 0.1% | -79.9% |
BYD | 29 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 63 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alpine | 20 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.0% | -13.0% | 107 | 0.0% | 101 | 0.0% | 5.9% |
ORA | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 225 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Maxus | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 312 | 0.2% | 178 | 0.1% | 75.3% | 1,214 | 0.2% | 817 | 0.2% | 48.6% |
Other Imports | 131 | 0.1% | 143 | 0.1% | -8.4% | 555 | 0.1% | 564 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
Total | 132,990 | 100.0% | 119,167 | 100.0% | 11.6% | 627,250 | 100.0% | 536,727 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
Ford | 6,270 | 27.7% | 8,507 | 39.4% | -26.3% | 34,683 | 31.5% | 36,971 | 38.5% | -6.2% |
Vauxhall | 2,652 | 11.7% | 2,578 | 11.9% | 2.9% | 10,380 | 9.4% | 10,450 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
Peugeot | 2,464 | 10.9% | 1,327 | 6.1% | 85.7% | 8,470 | 7.7% | 8,529 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
Citroen | 2,393 | 10.6% | 2,158 | 10.0% | 10.9% | 9,939 | 9.0% | 9,363 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
VW | 1,871 | 8.3% | 1,499 | 6.9% | 24.8% | 10,635 | 9.7% | 7,698 | 8.0% | 38.2% |
Renault | 1,563 | 6.9% | 821 | 3.8% | 90.4% | 8,422 | 7.7% | 2,167 | 2.3% | 288.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,387 | 6.1% | 1,270 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 6,816 | 6.2% | 6,847 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
Toyota | 1,160 | 5.1% | 1,178 | 5.5% | -1.5% | 6,033 | 5.5% | 4,807 | 5.0% | 25.5% |
Fiat | 522 | 2.3% | 526 | 2.4% | -0.8% | 2,440 | 2.2% | 1,697 | 1.8% | 43.8% |
Land Rover | 416 | 1.8% | 93 | 0.4% | 347.3% | 1,955 | 1.8% | 757 | 0.8% | 158.3% |
Iveco | 324 | 1.4% | 338 | 1.6% | -4.1% | 1,506 | 1.4% | 1,178 | 1.2% | 27.8% |
Nissan | 317 | 1.4% | 278 | 1.3% | 14.0% | 2,231 | 2.0% | 939 | 1.0% | 137.6% |
Renault Trucks | 295 | 1.3% | 171 | 0.8% | 72.5% | 1,200 | 1.1% | 616 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
Isuzu | 291 | 1.3% | 295 | 1.4% | -1.4% | 1,563 | 1.4% | 1,133 | 1.2% | 38.0% |
MAN | 246 | 1.1% | 114 | 0.5% | 115.8% | 1,189 | 1.1% | 507 | 0.5% | 134.5% |
Isuzu Trucks | 169 | 0.7% | 106 | 0.5% | 59.4% | 595 | 0.5% | 499 | 0.5% | 19.2% |
Maxus | 164 | 0.7% | 245 | 1.1% | -33.1% | 974 | 0.9% | 1,280 | 1.3% | -23.9% |
INEOS Automotive | 52 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 52 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
KG Mobility / Ssangyong | 45 | 0.2% | 52 | 0.2% | -13.5% | 468 | 0.4% | 270 | 0.3% | 73.3% |
Suzuki | 38 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.0% | 533.3% | 160 | 0.1% | 68 | 0.1% | 135.3% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 15 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% | 36.4% | 111 | 0.1% | 78 | 0.1% | 42.3% |
Dacia | 11 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.1% | -15.4% | 79 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.0% | 426.7% |
LEVC | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.1% | -100.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 72 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
Total | 22,665 | 100.0% | 21,597 | 100.0% | 4.9% | 109,937 | 100.0% | 95,941 | 100.0% | 14.6% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 121 | 40.3% | 66 | 15.1% | 83.3% | 555 | 35.9% | 354 | 22.3% | 56.8% |
Fiat | 63 | 21.0% | 147 | 33.6% | -57.1% | 328 | 21.2% | 305 | 19.2% | 7.5% |
Ford | 54 | 18.0% | 132 | 30.2% | -59.1% | 336 | 21.7% | 419 | 26.3% | -19.8% |
Peugeot | 33 | 11.0% | 40 | 9.2% | -17.5% | 119 | 7.7% | 267 | 16.8% | -55.4% |
Iveco | 11 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.7% | -31.3% | 69 | 4.5% | 72 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
Maxus | 9 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.7% | -25.0% | 67 | 4.3% | 12 | 0.8% | 458.3% |
Vauxhall | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 30 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.3% | 500.0% |
Renault Trucks | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | -25.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 18 | 1.1% | -77.8% |
VW | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | -60.0% | 7 | 0.5% | 30 | 1.9% | -76.7% |
Renault | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | -66.7% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
Citroen | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | -100.0% | 22 | 1.4% | 67 | 4.2% | -67.2% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.8% | -75.0% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 1.0% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.6% | -100.0% |
Total | 300 | 100.0% | 437 | 100.0% | -31.4% | 1,545 | 100.0% | 1,591 | 100.0% | -2.9% |
Flash report, March 2023
Apr 6, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 18.2% in March
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 5, UK passenger car sales increased 18.2% to 287,825 units in March 2023 as supply chain challenges slowly continue to ease with eight consecutive months of growth.
Year-to-date sales increased 18.4% with 494,260 cars registered in the first three months of 2023.
March sales for VW increased 48.7% to 21,747 units (7.6% market share), Ford sales increased 14.5% to 20,415 units (7.1% share) while Kia sales increased 10.6% to 19,703 units (6.8% share).
Toyota sales increased 19.5% to 19,253 units (6.7% share) while Audi sales increased 24.3% to 19,039 units (6.6% share).
The best-selling cars in March 2023 were Tesla Model Y (8,123 units), Nissan Juke (7,532 units), Nissan Qashqai (6,755 units), Kia Sportage (5,888 units) and Hyundai Tucson (5,680 units).
Compared to last March, gasoline-engine car sales increased 16.5% to 119,278 units (41.4% share), EV increased 18.6% to 46,626 units (16.2% share), gasoline MHEV increased 30.7% to 42,768 units (14.9% share), HEV increased 34.3% to 37,252 units (12.9% share), PHEV increased 11.8% to 17,933 units (6.2% share), diesel MHEV increased 11.9% to 12,944 units (4.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 19.9% to 11,024 units (3.8% share).
In March, private car sales increased 1.4% to 139,223 units (48.4% share), fleet sales increased 40.9% to 140,002 units (48.6% share), and businesses sales increased 26.0% to 9,600 units (3.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 17.3% to 47,634 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 6.1% to 648 units while sales of taxis increased 3.0% to 314 units in March.
Vehicle type | Mar. 2023 | Mar. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Mar. 2023 | Jan.-Mar. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 287,825 | 243,479 | 18.2% | 494,260 | 417,560 | 18.4% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 47,634 | 40,613 | 17.3% | 87,272 | 74,344 | 17.4% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 648 | 611 | 6.1% | 1,245 | 1,154 | 7.9% | |
Taxi | 314 | 305 | 3.0% | 500 | 440 | 13.6% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
VW | 21,747 | 7.6% | 14,620 | 6.0% | 48.7% | 40,991 | 8.3% | 26,417 | 6.3% | 55.2% |
Ford | 20,415 | 7.1% | 17,834 | 7.3% | 14.5% | 36,423 | 7.4% | 29,738 | 7.1% | 22.5% |
Kia | 19,703 | 6.8% | 17,820 | 7.3% | 10.6% | 32,255 | 6.5% | 32,119 | 7.7% | 0.4% |
Toyota | 19,253 | 6.7% | 16,112 | 6.6% | 19.5% | 31,748 | 6.4% | 27,817 | 6.7% | 14.1% |
Audi | 19,039 | 6.6% | 15,322 | 6.3% | 24.3% | 32,698 | 6.6% | 27,199 | 6.5% | 20.2% |
Nissan | 16,994 | 5.9% | 10,194 | 4.2% | 66.7% | 25,950 | 5.3% | 16,041 | 3.8% | 61.8% |
Mercedes-Benz | 16,443 | 5.7% | 15,062 | 6.2% | 9.2% | 23,683 | 4.8% | 24,893 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
BMW | 14,463 | 5.0% | 14,950 | 6.1% | -3.3% | 25,846 | 5.2% | 27,913 | 6.7% | -7.4% |
Hyundai | 13,532 | 4.7% | 10,999 | 4.5% | 23.0% | 24,087 | 4.9% | 19,739 | 4.7% | 22.0% |
MG | 12,232 | 4.2% | 9,367 | 3.8% | 30.6% | 20,679 | 4.2% | 13,838 | 3.3% | 49.4% |
Vauxhall | 12,091 | 4.2% | 12,869 | 5.3% | -6.0% | 22,854 | 4.6% | 23,898 | 5.7% | -4.4% |
Land Rover | 11,260 | 3.9% | 6,872 | 2.8% | 63.9% | 15,803 | 3.2% | 10,601 | 2.5% | 49.1% |
Tesla | 10,493 | 3.6% | 12,921 | 5.3% | -18.8% | 13,355 | 2.7% | 15,547 | 3.7% | -14.1% |
Peugeot | 8,715 | 3.0% | 9,799 | 4.0% | -11.1% | 15,006 | 3.0% | 16,535 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
Mini | 7,503 | 2.6% | 5,110 | 2.1% | 46.8% | 12,047 | 2.4% | 11,099 | 2.7% | 8.5% |
Skoda | 7,492 | 2.6% | 5,447 | 2.2% | 37.5% | 17,008 | 3.4% | 10,552 | 2.5% | 61.2% |
Volvo Cars | 5,663 | 2.0% | 6,322 | 2.6% | -10.4% | 11,915 | 2.4% | 11,159 | 2.7% | 6.8% |
Citroen | 5,328 | 1.9% | 4,151 | 1.7% | 28.4% | 9,555 | 1.9% | 7,527 | 1.8% | 26.9% |
Mazda | 4,986 | 1.7% | 3,455 | 1.4% | 44.3% | 8,705 | 1.8% | 6,714 | 1.6% | 29.7% |
SEAT | 4,868 | 1.7% | 3,778 | 1.6% | 28.9% | 9,778 | 2.0% | 6,827 | 1.6% | 43.2% |
Honda | 4,766 | 1.7% | 2,802 | 1.2% | 70.1% | 8,274 | 1.7% | 6,965 | 1.7% | 18.8% |
Suzuki | 4,376 | 1.5% | 3,638 | 1.5% | 20.3% | 6,901 | 1.4% | 5,378 | 1.3% | 28.3% |
Dacia | 4,078 | 1.4% | 3,115 | 1.3% | 30.9% | 7,577 | 1.5% | 5,347 | 1.3% | 41.7% |
Renault | 3,773 | 1.3% | 5,270 | 2.2% | -28.4% | 8,401 | 1.7% | 8,602 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
Porsche | 3,690 | 1.3% | 2,590 | 1.1% | 42.5% | 6,054 | 1.2% | 4,280 | 1.0% | 41.4% |
Fiat | 3,369 | 1.2% | 4,049 | 1.7% | -16.8% | 5,943 | 1.2% | 6,044 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
Cupra | 2,952 | 1.0% | 1,015 | 0.4% | 190.8% | 5,267 | 1.1% | 1,895 | 0.5% | 177.9% |
Jaguar | 1,940 | 0.7% | 2,301 | 0.9% | -15.7% | 3,278 | 0.7% | 3,311 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
Polestar | 1,620 | 0.6% | 789 | 0.3% | 105.3% | 3,522 | 0.7% | 1,438 | 0.3% | 144.9% |
Lexus | 1,450 | 0.5% | 1,983 | 0.8% | -26.9% | 2,559 | 0.5% | 3,141 | 0.8% | -18.5% |
Jeep | 462 | 0.2% | 319 | 0.1% | 44.8% | 1,022 | 0.2% | 593 | 0.1% | 72.3% |
Subaru | 445 | 0.2% | 193 | 0.1% | 130.6% | 581 | 0.1% | 313 | 0.1% | 85.6% |
DS | 337 | 0.1% | 305 | 0.1% | 10.5% | 796 | 0.2% | 704 | 0.2% | 13.1% |
Ssangyong | 257 | 0.1% | 238 | 0.1% | 8.0% | 418 | 0.1% | 395 | 0.1% | 5.8% |
Bentley | 250 | 0.1% | 247 | 0.1% | 1.2% | 413 | 0.1% | 438 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
Alfa Romeo | 223 | 0.1% | 246 | 0.1% | -9.3% | 357 | 0.1% | 395 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
Maserati | 196 | 0.1% | 105 | 0.0% | 86.7% | 317 | 0.1% | 194 | 0.0% | 63.4% |
ORA | 188 | 0.1% | - | -% | -% | 214 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% |
Genesis | 176 | 0.1% | 70 | 0.0% | 151.4% | 361 | 0.1% | 90 | 0.0% | 301.1% |
Abarth | 62 | 0.0% | 207 | 0.1% | -70.0% | 88 | 0.0% | 281 | 0.1% | -68.7% |
Alpine | 49 | 0.0% | 46 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 87 | 0.0% | 78 | 0.0% | 11.5% |
smart | 42 | 0.0% | 296 | 0.1% | -85.8% | 81 | 0.0% | 445 | 0.1% | -81.8% |
BYD | 34 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% | 34 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% |
Maxus | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 590 | 0.2% | 385 | 0.2% | 53.2% | 902 | 0.2% | 639 | 0.2% | 41.2% |
Other Imports | 277 | 0.1% | 266 | 0.1% | 4.1% | 424 | 0.1% | 421 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Total | 287,825 | 100.0% | 243,479 | 100.0% | 18.2% | 494,260 | 100.0% | 417,560 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
Ford | 15,710 | 33.0% | 17,035 | 41.9% | -7.8% | 28,413 | 32.6% | 28,464 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
VW | 4,821 | 10.1% | 3,323 | 8.2% | 45.1% | 8,764 | 10.0% | 6,199 | 8.3% | 41.4% |
Citroen | 4,419 | 9.3% | 3,321 | 8.2% | 33.1% | 7,546 | 8.6% | 7,205 | 9.7% | 4.7% |
Vauxhall | 3,800 | 8.0% | 4,244 | 10.4% | -10.5% | 7,728 | 8.9% | 7,872 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
Renault | 3,321 | 7.0% | 833 | 2.1% | 298.7% | 6,859 | 7.9% | 1,346 | 1.8% | 409.6% |
Peugeot | 3,258 | 6.8% | 3,326 | 8.2% | -2.0% | 6,006 | 6.9% | 7,202 | 9.7% | -16.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,823 | 5.9% | 2,509 | 6.2% | 12.5% | 5,429 | 6.2% | 5,577 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
Toyota | 2,730 | 5.7% | 2,359 | 5.8% | 15.7% | 4,873 | 5.6% | 3,629 | 4.9% | 34.3% |
Nissan | 1,212 | 2.5% | 512 | 1.3% | 136.7% | 1,914 | 2.2% | 661 | 0.9% | 189.6% |
Land Rover | 1,061 | 2.2% | 350 | 0.9% | 203.1% | 1,539 | 1.8% | 664 | 0.9% | 131.8% |
Fiat | 1,040 | 2.2% | 691 | 1.7% | 50.5% | 1,918 | 2.2% | 1,171 | 1.6% | 63.8% |
Isuzu | 787 | 1.7% | 562 | 1.4% | 40.0% | 1,272 | 1.5% | 838 | 1.1% | 51.8% |
MAN | 552 | 1.2% | 274 | 0.7% | 101.5% | 943 | 1.1% | 393 | 0.5% | 139.9% |
Iveco | 536 | 1.1% | 411 | 1.0% | 30.4% | 1,182 | 1.4% | 840 | 1.1% | 40.7% |
Maxus | 457 | 1.0% | 312 | 0.8% | 46.5% | 810 | 0.9% | 1,035 | 1.4% | -21.7% |
Renault Trucks | 377 | 0.8% | 179 | 0.4% | 110.6% | 905 | 1.0% | 445 | 0.6% | 103.4% |
Ssangyong | 307 | 0.6% | 104 | 0.3% | 195.2% | 423 | 0.5% | 218 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 238 | 0.5% | 172 | 0.4% | 38.4% | 426 | 0.5% | 393 | 0.5% | 8.4% |
Suzuki | 105 | 0.2% | 48 | 0.1% | 118.8% | 122 | 0.1% | 62 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 56 | 0.1% | 26 | 0.1% | 115.4% | 96 | 0.1% | 67 | 0.1% | 43.3% |
Dacia | 22 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 1000.0% | 68 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 3300.0% |
LEVC | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.0% | -90.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 61 | 0.1% | -41.0% |
Total | 47,634 | 100.0% | 40,613 | 100.0% | 17.3% | 87,272 | 100.0% | 74,344 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 255 | 39.4% | 131 | 21.4% | 94.7% | 434 | 34.9% | 288 | 25.0% | 50.7% |
Ford | 158 | 24.4% | 225 | 36.8% | -29.8% | 282 | 22.7% | 287 | 24.9% | -1.7% |
Fiat | 120 | 18.5% | 81 | 13.3% | 48.1% | 265 | 21.3% | 158 | 13.7% | 67.7% |
Peugeot | 39 | 6.0% | 104 | 17.0% | -62.5% | 86 | 6.9% | 227 | 19.7% | -62.1% |
Maxus | 34 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 58 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Iveco | 18 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.6% | 12.5% | 58 | 4.7% | 56 | 4.9% | 3.6% |
Vauxhall | 8 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 166.7% | 27 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 800.0% |
Citroen | 8 | 1.2% | 29 | 4.7% | -72.4% | 22 | 1.8% | 62 | 5.4% | -64.5% |
VW | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | -25.0% | 5 | 0.4% | 25 | 2.2% | -80.0% |
Renault | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 300.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | -50.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 1.0% | -75.0% |
Renault Trucks | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | -66.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 14 | 1.2% | -92.9% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.5% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.0% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.9% | -100.0% |
Total | 648 | 100.0% | 611 | 100.0% | 6.1% | 1,245 | 100.0% | 1,154 | 100.0% | 7.9% |
Flash report, February 2023
Mar 7, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 26.2% in February
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on March 6, UK passenger car sales increased 26.2% to 74,441 units in February 2023.
While February is typically low volume ahead of the March plate change, this year it marked the seventh month of consecutive growth as easing supply chain shortages steered the market closer to pre-pandemic levels, down just -6.5% on the same month in 2020.
Year-to-date sales increased 18.6% with 206,435 cars registered in the first two months of 2023.
February sales for Ford increased 54.0% to 6,852 units (9.2% market share), VW sales increased 107.6% to 6,817 units (9.2% share) while Vauxhall sales increased 23.4% to 5,513 units (7.4% share).
Audi sales increased 39.9% to 4,631 units (6.2% share) and Hyundai sales increased 38.6% to 4,318 units (5.8% share).
The best-selling cars in February 2022 were Vauxhall Corsa (2,818 units), Vauxhall Mokka (1,805 units), Ford Puma (1,590 units), Nissan Juke (1,561 units) and Hyundai Tucson (1,528 units).
Compared to last February, gasoline-engine car sales increased 34.9% to 32,311 units (43.4% share), gasoline MHEV increased 38.6% to 10,067 units (13.5% share), EV increased 18.2% to 12,310 units (16.5% share), HEV increased 40.0% to 9,633 units (12.9% share), PHEV increased 1.0% to 4,723 units (6.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 14.6% to 3,348 units (4.5% share), diesel MHEV increased 8.9% to 2,049 units (2.8% share).
Nearly half a million (488,000) PHEVs and BEVs are expected to join Britain’s roads in 2023. For increasing electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the country, the UK Government announced an additional GBP 56 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding.
In February, private car sales increased 5.8% to 29,391 units (39.5% share), fleet sales increased 46.2% to 43,738 units (58.8% share), and businesses sales increased 0.7% to 1,312 units (1.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 8.5% to 17,540 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 37.5% to 341 units while sales of taxis decreased 41.7% to 42 units in February.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Feb. 2023 | Feb. 2022 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Feb. 2023 | Jan.-Feb. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 74,441 | 58,994 | 26.2% | 206,435 | 174,081 | 18.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 17,540 | 16,165 | 8.5% | 39,638 | 33,731 | 17.5% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 341 | 248 | 37.5% | 597 | 543 | 9.9% | |
Taxi | 42 | 72 | -41.7% | 186 | 135 | 37.8% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Ford | 6,852 | 9.2% | 4,448 | 7.5% | 54.0% | 16,008 | 7.8% | 11,904 | 6.8% | 34.5% |
VW | 6,817 | 9.2% | 3,283 | 5.6% | 107.6% | 19,244 | 9.3% | 11,797 | 6.8% | 63.1% |
Vauxhall | 5,513 | 7.4% | 4,467 | 7.6% | 23.4% | 10,763 | 5.2% | 11,029 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
Audi | 4,631 | 6.2% | 3,310 | 5.6% | 39.9% | 13,659 | 6.6% | 11,877 | 6.8% | 15.0% |
Hyundai | 4,318 | 5.8% | 3,116 | 5.3% | 38.6% | 10,555 | 5.1% | 8,740 | 5.0% | 20.8% |
Skoda | 3,983 | 5.4% | 1,892 | 3.2% | 110.5% | 9,516 | 4.6% | 5,105 | 2.9% | 86.4% |
Toyota | 3,889 | 5.2% | 3,675 | 6.2% | 5.8% | 12,495 | 6.1% | 11,705 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
BMW | 3,571 | 4.8% | 4,583 | 7.8% | -22.1% | 11,383 | 5.5% | 12,963 | 7.4% | -12.2% |
Kia | 3,538 | 4.8% | 3,795 | 6.4% | -6.8% | 12,552 | 6.1% | 14,299 | 8.2% | -12.2% |
Nissan | 3,285 | 4.4% | 1,468 | 2.5% | 123.8% | 8,956 | 4.3% | 5,847 | 3.4% | 53.2% |
Peugeot | 2,599 | 3.5% | 2,698 | 4.6% | -3.7% | 6,291 | 3.0% | 6,736 | 3.9% | -6.6% |
Tesla | 2,283 | 3.1% | 2,581 | 4.4% | -11.5% | 2,862 | 1.4% | 2,626 | 1.5% | 9.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,210 | 3.0% | 3,476 | 5.9% | -36.4% | 7,240 | 3.5% | 9,831 | 5.6% | -26.4% |
Volvo Cars | 1,938 | 2.6% | 1,513 | 2.6% | 28.1% | 6,252 | 3.0% | 4,837 | 2.8% | 29.3% |
Citroen | 1,830 | 2.5% | 1,726 | 2.9% | 6.0% | 4,227 | 2.0% | 3,376 | 1.9% | 25.2% |
Mini | 1,810 | 2.4% | 2,539 | 4.3% | -28.7% | 4,544 | 2.2% | 5,989 | 3.4% | -24.1% |
SEAT | 1,670 | 2.2% | 882 | 1.5% | 89.3% | 4,910 | 2.4% | 3,049 | 1.8% | 61.0% |
Renault | 1,604 | 2.2% | 951 | 1.6% | 68.7% | 4,628 | 2.2% | 3,332 | 1.9% | 38.9% |
Dacia | 1,589 | 2.1% | 379 | 0.6% | 319.3% | 3,499 | 1.7% | 2,232 | 1.3% | 56.8% |
Land Rover | 1,358 | 1.8% | 902 | 1.5% | 50.6% | 4,543 | 2.2% | 3,729 | 2.1% | 21.8% |
Honda | 1,183 | 1.6% | 1,618 | 2.7% | -26.9% | 3,508 | 1.7% | 4,163 | 2.4% | -15.7% |
Mazda | 1,172 | 1.6% | 1,205 | 2.0% | -2.7% | 3,719 | 1.8% | 3,259 | 1.9% | 14.1% |
Suzuki | 1,035 | 1.4% | 771 | 1.3% | 34.2% | 2,525 | 1.2% | 1,740 | 1.0% | 45.1% |
MG | 1,014 | 1.4% | 911 | 1.5% | 11.3% | 8,447 | 4.1% | 4,471 | 2.6% | 88.9% |
Polestar | 987 | 1.3% | 331 | 0.6% | 198.2% | 1,902 | 0.9% | 649 | 0.4% | 193.1% |
Fiat | 811 | 1.1% | 667 | 1.1% | 21.6% | 2,574 | 1.2% | 1,995 | 1.1% | 29.0% |
Cupra | 809 | 1.1% | 226 | 0.4% | 258.0% | 2,315 | 1.1% | 880 | 0.5% | 163.1% |
Porsche | 567 | 0.8% | 377 | 0.6% | 50.4% | 2,364 | 1.1% | 1,690 | 1.0% | 39.9% |
Lexus | 351 | 0.5% | 300 | 0.5% | 17.0% | 1,109 | 0.5% | 1,158 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
Jaguar | 312 | 0.4% | 351 | 0.6% | -11.1% | 1,338 | 0.6% | 1,010 | 0.6% | 32.5% |
Jeep | 225 | 0.3% | 78 | 0.1% | 188.5% | 560 | 0.3% | 274 | 0.2% | 104.4% |
DS | 205 | 0.3% | 85 | 0.1% | 141.2% | 459 | 0.2% | 399 | 0.2% | 15.0% |
Genesis | 64 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.0% | 1,180.0% | 185 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.0% | 825.0% |
Alfa Romeo | 61 | 0.1% | 51 | 0.1% | 19.6% | 134 | 0.1% | 149 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
Ssangyong | 56 | 0.1% | 37 | 0.1% | 51.4% | 161 | 0.1% | 157 | 0.1% | 2.5% |
Bentley | 41 | 0.1% | 57 | 0.1% | -28.1% | 163 | 0.1% | 191 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
Subaru | 37 | 0.0% | 31 | 0.1% | 19.4% | 136 | 0.1% | 120 | 0.1% | 13.3% |
Maserati | 29 | 0.0% | 22 | 0.0% | 31.8% | 121 | 0.1% | 89 | 0.1% | 36.0% |
Abarth | 15 | 0.0% | 25 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 26 | 0.0% | 74 | 0.0% | -64.9% |
ORA | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 26 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Alpine | 12 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 500.0% | 38 | 0.0% | 32 | 0.0% | 18.8% |
smart | 5 | 0.0% | 54 | 0.1% | -90.7% | 39 | 0.0% | 149 | 0.1% | -73.8% |
Other | 98 | 0.1% | 54 | 0.1% | 81.5% | 312 | 0.2% | 254 | 0.1% | 22.8% |
Other Imports | 51 | 0.1% | 52 | 0.1% | -1.9% | 147 | 0.1% | 155 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
Total | 74,441 | 100.0% | 58,994 | 100.0% | 26.2% | 206,435 | 100.0% | 174,081 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Ford | 6,087 | 34.7% | 5,188 | 32.1% | 17.3% | 12,703 | 32.0% | 11,429 | 33.9% | 11.1% |
Vauxhall | 1,951 | 11.1% | 1,417 | 8.8% | 37.7% | 3,928 | 9.9% | 3,628 | 10.8% | 8.3% |
Renault | 1,667 | 9.5% | 218 | 1.3% | 664.7% | 3,538 | 8.9% | 513 | 1.5% | 589.7% |
Citroen | 1,416 | 8.1% | 2,463 | 15.2% | -42.5% | 3,127 | 7.9% | 3,884 | 11.5% | -19.5% |
VW | 1,352 | 7.7% | 1,066 | 6.6% | 26.8% | 3,943 | 9.9% | 2,876 | 8.5% | 37.1% |
Peugeot | 1,186 | 6.8% | 2,596 | 16.1% | -54.3% | 2,748 | 6.9% | 3,876 | 11.5% | -29.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,071 | 6.1% | 1,353 | 8.4% | -20.8% | 2,606 | 6.6% | 3,068 | 9.1% | -15.1% |
Toyota | 884 | 5.0% | 489 | 3.0% | 80.8% | 2,143 | 5.4% | 1,270 | 3.8% | 68.7% |
Iveco | 350 | 2.0% | 216 | 1.3% | 62.0% | 646 | 1.6% | 429 | 1.3% | 50.6% |
Fiat | 301 | 1.7% | 172 | 1.1% | 75.0% | 878 | 2.2% | 480 | 1.4% | 82.9% |
Renault Trucks | 261 | 1.5% | 150 | 0.9% | 74.0% | 528 | 1.3% | 266 | 0.8% | 98.5% |
Nissan | 234 | 1.3% | 79 | 0.5% | 196.2% | 702 | 1.8% | 149 | 0.4% | 371.1% |
Maxus | 190 | 1.1% | 338 | 2.1% | -43.8% | 353 | 0.9% | 723 | 2.1% | -51.2% |
Isuzu | 188 | 1.1% | 129 | 0.8% | 45.7% | 485 | 1.2% | 276 | 0.8% | 75.7% |
MAN | 131 | 0.7% | 58 | 0.4% | 125.9% | 391 | 1.0% | 119 | 0.4% | 228.6% |
Land Rover | 116 | 0.7% | 59 | 0.4% | 96.6% | 478 | 1.2% | 314 | 0.9% | 52.2% |
Isuzu Trucks | 83 | 0.5% | 105 | 0.6% | -21.0% | 188 | 0.5% | 221 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
Ssangyong | 26 | 0.1% | 29 | 0.2% | -10.3% | 116 | 0.3% | 114 | 0.3% | 1.8% |
Dacia | 20 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 46 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 18 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | 5.9% | 40 | 0.1% | 41 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
Suzuki | 6 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.1% | -33.3% | 17 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | 21.4% |
LEVC | 2 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.1% | -85.7% | 34 | 0.1% | 41 | 0.1% | -17.1% |
Total | 17,540 | 100.0% | 16,165 | 100.0% | 8.5% | 39,638 | 100.0% | 33,731 | 100.0% | 17.5% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 119 | 34.9% | 62 | 25.0% | 91.9% | 179 | 30.0% | 157 | 28.9% | 14.0% |
Fiat | 80 | 23.5% | 40 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 145 | 24.3% | 77 | 14.2% | 88.3% |
Ford | 74 | 21.7% | 41 | 16.5% | 80.5% | 124 | 20.8% | 62 | 11.4% | 100.0% |
Peugeot | 19 | 5.6% | 41 | 16.5% | -53.7% | 47 | 7.9% | 123 | 22.7% | -61.8% |
Iveco | 16 | 4.7% | 16 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 40 | 6.7% | 40 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
Maxus | 15 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 24 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Citroen | 12 | 3.5% | 24 | 9.7% | -50.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 33 | 6.1% | -57.6% |
Vauxhall | 5 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 19 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
VW | 1 | 0.3% | 14 | 5.6% | -92.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 21 | 3.9% | -90.5% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | -87.5% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 2.0% | -100.0% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.5% | -100.0% |
Total | 341 | 100.0% | 248 | 100.0% | 37.5% | 597 | 100.0% | 543 | 100.0% | 9.9% |
Flash report, January 2023
Feb 8, 2023
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
UK passenger car sales increase 14.7% in January
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 6, UK passenger car sales increased 14.7% to 131,994 units in January 2023.
January sales for VW increased 46.0% to 12,427 units (9.4% market share), Ford sales increased 22.8% to 9,156 units (6.9% share) while Audi sales increased 5.4% to 9,028 units (6.8% share).
Kia sales decreased 14.2% to 9,014 units (6.8% share) and Toyota sales increased 7.2% to 8,606 units (6.5% share).
The best-selling cars in January 2022 were MG HS (3,481 units), VW T-Roc (3,256 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,121 units), Kia Niro (2,625 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,425 units).
Compared to last January, gasoline-engine car sales increased 14.6% to 58,973 units (44.7% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 12.1% to 5,280 units (4.0% share), EV increased 19.8% to 17,294 units (13.1% share), gasoline MHEV car sales increased 15.7% to 17,243 units (13.1% share), PHEV increased 0.7% to 9,109 units (6.9% share), HEV increased 40.6% to 18,976 units (14.4% share), and diesel MHEV car sales decreased 10.7% to 5,119 units (3.9% share).
In January, private car sales decreased 4.3% to 59,639 units (45.2% share), fleet sales increased 36.8% to 69,540 units (52.7% share), and businesses sales increased 45.6% to 2,815 units (2.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 25.8% to 22,098 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 13.2% to 256 units while sales of taxis increased 128.6% to 144 units in January.
The strong start to the year is mirrored in the latest market outlook, which anticipates 1.79 million new car registrations in 2023, an 11.1% increase on the past year but still well below 2019 levels. This also represents a -0.8% reduction on October’s outlook, against a weak economic backdrop. However, a further 9.3% increase is expected next year, with 1.96 million new cars expected to join the road in 2024.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Jan. 2023 | Jan. 2022 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 131,994 | 115,087 | 14.7% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 22,098 | 17,566 | 25.8% |
Trucks (Under6t ) | 256 | 295 | -13.2% | |
Taxi | 144 | 63 | 128.6% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
VW | 12,427 | 9.4% | 8,514 | 7.4% | 46.0% |
Ford | 9,156 | 6.9% | 7,456 | 6.5% | 22.8% |
Audi | 9,028 | 6.8% | 8,567 | 7.4% | 5.4% |
Kia | 9,014 | 6.8% | 10,504 | 9.1% | -14.2% |
Toyota | 8,606 | 6.5% | 8,030 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
BMW | 7,812 | 5.9% | 8,380 | 7.3% | -6.8% |
MG | 7,433 | 5.6% | 3,560 | 3.1% | 108.8% |
Hyundai | 6,237 | 4.7% | 5,624 | 4.9% | 10.9% |
Nissan | 5,671 | 4.3% | 4,379 | 3.8% | 29.5% |
Skoda | 5,533 | 4.2% | 3,213 | 2.8% | 72.2% |
Vauxhall | 5,250 | 4.0% | 6,562 | 5.7% | -20.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 5,030 | 3.8% | 6,355 | 5.5% | -20.8% |
Volvo Cars | 4,314 | 3.3% | 3,324 | 2.9% | 29.8% |
Peugeot | 3,692 | 2.8% | 4,038 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
SEAT | 3,240 | 2.5% | 2,167 | 1.9% | 49.5% |
Land Rover | 3,185 | 2.4% | 2,827 | 2.5% | 12.7% |
Renault | 3,024 | 2.3% | 2,381 | 2.1% | 27.0% |
Mini | 2,734 | 2.1% | 3,450 | 3.0% | -20.8% |
Mazda | 2,547 | 1.9% | 2,054 | 1.8% | 24.0% |
Citroen | 2,397 | 1.8% | 1,650 | 1.4% | 45.3% |
Honda | 2,325 | 1.8% | 2,545 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
Dacia | 1,910 | 1.4% | 1,853 | 1.6% | 3.1% |
Porsche | 1,797 | 1.4% | 1,313 | 1.1% | 36.9% |
Fiat | 1,763 | 1.3% | 1,328 | 1.2% | 32.8% |
Cupra | 1,506 | 1.1% | 654 | 0.6% | 130.3% |
Suzuki | 1,490 | 1.1% | 969 | 0.8% | 53.8% |
Jaguar | 1,026 | 0.8% | 659 | 0.6% | 55.7% |
Polestar | 915 | 0.7% | 318 | 0.3% | 187.7% |
Lexus | 758 | 0.6% | 858 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
Tesla | 579 | 0.4% | 45 | 0.0% | 1186.7% |
Jeep | 335 | 0.3% | 196 | 0.2% | 70.9% |
DS | 254 | 0.2% | 314 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
Bentley | 122 | 0.1% | 134 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
Genesis | 121 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.0% | 706.7% |
Ssangyong | 105 | 0.1% | 120 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
Subaru | 99 | 0.1% | 89 | 0.1% | 11.2% |
Maserati | 92 | 0.1% | 67 | 0.1% | 37.3% |
Alfa Romeo | 73 | 0.1% | 98 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
smart | 34 | 0.0% | 95 | 0.1% | -64.2% |
Alpine | 26 | 0.0% | 30 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
ORA | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Abarth | 11 | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
Other | 214 | 0.2% | 200 | 0.2% | 7.0% |
Other Imports | 96 | 0.1% | 103 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
Total | 131,994 | 100.0% | 115,087 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
Ford | 6,616 | 29.9% | 6,241 | 35.5% | 6.0% |
VW | 2,591 | 11.7% | 1,810 | 10.3% | 43.1% |
Vauxhall | 1,977 | 8.9% | 2,211 | 12.6% | -10.6% |
Renault | 1,871 | 8.5% | 295 | 1.7% | 534.2% |
Citroen | 1,711 | 7.7% | 1,421 | 8.1% | 20.4% |
Peugeot | 1,562 | 7.1% | 1,280 | 7.3% | 22.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,535 | 6.9% | 1,715 | 9.8% | -10.5% |
Toyota | 1,259 | 5.7% | 781 | 4.4% | 61.2% |
Fiat | 577 | 2.6% | 308 | 1.8% | 87.3% |
Nissan | 468 | 2.1% | 70 | 0.4% | 568.6% |
Land Rover | 362 | 1.6% | 255 | 1.5% | 42.0% |
Isuzu | 297 | 1.3% | 147 | 0.8% | 102.0% |
Iveco | 296 | 1.3% | 213 | 1.2% | 39.0% |
Renault Trucks | 267 | 1.2% | 116 | 0.7% | 130.2% |
MAN | 260 | 1.2% | 61 | 0.3% | 326.2% |
Maxus | 163 | 0.7% | 385 | 2.2% | -57.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 105 | 0.5% | 116 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
Ssangyong | 90 | 0.4% | 85 | 0.5% | 5.9% |
LEVC | 32 | 0.1% | 27 | 0.2% | 18.5% |
Dacia | 26 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 22 | 0.1% | 24 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
Suzuki | 11 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 120.0% |
Total | 22,098 | 100.0% | 17,566 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2023 | 2022 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
Fiat | 65 | 25.4% | 37 | 12.5% | 75.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 60 | 23.4% | 95 | 32.2% | -36.8% |
Ford | 50 | 19.5% | 21 | 7.1% | 138.1% |
Peugeot | 28 | 10.9% | 82 | 27.8% | -65.9% |
Iveco | 24 | 9.4% | 24 | 8.1% | 0.0% |
Vauxhall | 14 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Maxus | 9 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Citroen | 2 | 0.8% | 9 | 3.1% | -77.8% |
Renault | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
VW | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 2.4% | -85.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.4% | -75.0% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.4% | -100.0% |
MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | -100.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.4% | -100.0% |
Total | 256 | 100.0% | 295 | 100.0% | -13.2% |