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UK - Automotive Sales volume, 2024

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*The number of units listed is the number at the time of the announcement.

Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2024

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Flash report, December 2024

Jan 7, 2025

*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 2.6% in 2024
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 6, UK passenger car sales fell 0.2% on the year to 140,786 units in December 2024. Year-to-date sales rose 2.6% with 1,952,778 cars registered in 2024.
2024 sales for VW rose 2.6% to 166,304 units (8.5% market share), BMW sales increased 12.1% to 125,265 units (6.4% share), and Audi sales decreased 10.9% to 122,431 units (6.3% share). Kia sales were up 4.2% to 112,252 units (5.7% share), while Ford sales plunged 23.7% to 109,955 units (5.6% share).
The best-selling cars in 2024 were Ford Puma (48,340 units), followed by Kia Sportage (47,163 units), Nissan Qashqai (42,418 units), Nissan Juke (34,454 units), and Tesla Model Y (32,862 units).
Compared to 2023, gasoline-engine car sales were down 4.4% to 1,019,128 units (52.2% share), electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 21.4% to 381,970 units (19.6% share), hybrid vehicles (HEVs) rose 9.6% to 261,398 units (13.4% share), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) increased 18.3% to 167,178 units (8.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 13.6% to 123,104 units (6.3% share).
EVs take record annual volume and market share at 19.6%, but figure still below mandated levels (22%).
In 2024, private car sales decreased 8.7% to 746,276 units (38.2% share), fleet sales increased 11.8% to 1,163,855 units (59.6% share), and businesses sales fell 3.1% to 42,647 units (2.2% share).
“A record year for EV registrations underscores vehicle manufacturers’ unswerving commitment to a decarbonised new car market, with more choice, better range and increased affordability than ever before. This has come at huge cost, however, with the billions invested in new models being supplemented by generous incentives which are unsustainable,” SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes said.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Dec. 2024 Dec. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec. 2024 Jan.-Dec. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 140,786 141,092 -0.2% 1,952,778 1,903,054 2.6%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 27,221 29,701 -8.3% 351,834 341,455 3.0%
Trucks (Under6t) 692 335 106.6% 9,259 5,800 59.6%
Taxi N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
VW 12,002 8.5% 12,263 8.7% -2.1% 166,304 8.5% 162,087 8.5% 2.6%
BMW 8,484 6.0% 10,342 7.3% -18.0% 125,265 6.4% 111,734 5.9% 12.1%
Audi 7,175 5.1% 9,614 6.8% -25.4% 122,431 6.3% 137,485 7.2% -10.9%
Kia 3,985 2.8% 3,585 2.5% 11.2% 112,252 5.7% 107,765 5.7% 4.2%
Ford 7,729 5.5% 8,829 6.3% -12.5% 109,955 5.6% 144,072 7.6% -23.7%
Mercedes-Benz 6,122 4.3% 7,293 5.2% -16.1% 102,757 5.3% 87,782 4.6% 17.1%
Toyota 7,272 5.2% 7,675 5.4% -5.3% 101,444 5.2% 109,864 5.8% -7.7%
Nissan 6,601 4.7% 7,712 5.5% -14.4% 100,446 5.1% 89,460 4.7% 12.3%
Hyundai 5,098 3.6% 5,234 3.7% -2.6% 91,808 4.7% 87,112 4.6% 5.4%
MG 6,705 4.8% 6,765 4.8% -0.9% 81,536 4.2% 81,289 4.3% 0.3%
Vauxhall 5,677 4.0% 5,994 4.2% -5.3% 78,895 4.0% 100,417 5.3% -21.4%
Skoda 6,958 4.9% 5,297 3.8% 31.4% 78,601 4.0% 70,024 3.7% 12.2%
Peugeot 3,657 2.6% 3,093 2.2% 18.2% 68,905 3.5% 62,401 3.3% 10.4%
Volvo Cars 5,624 4.0% 4,227 3.0% 33.0% 66,408 3.4% 50,184 2.6% 32.3%
Land Rover 3,629 2.6% 4,519 3.2% -19.7% 61,290 3.1% 53,388 2.8% 14.8%
Renault 5,164 3.7% 3,164 2.2% 63.2% 57,967 3.0% 42,545 2.2% 36.2%
Tesla 8,645 6.1% 5,517 3.9% 56.7% 50,334 2.6% 49,571 2.6% 1.5%
Mini 5,947 4.2% 5,279 3.7% 12.7% 46,975 2.4% 47,594 2.5% -1.3%
SEAT 2,189 1.6% 3,436 2.4% -36.3% 36,782 1.9% 32,177 1.7% 14.3%
Dacia 2,764 2.0% 3,198 2.3% -13.6% 31,457 1.6% 28,651 1.5% 9.8%
Honda 1,007 0.7% 1,341 1.0% -24.9% 30,636 1.6% 25,274 1.3% 21.2%
Cupra 3,054 2.2% 2,275 1.6% 34.2% 30,398 1.6% 25,658 1.3% 18.5%
Citroen 1,935 1.4% 2,242 1.6% -13.7% 30,371 1.6% 30,931 1.6% -1.8%
Mazda 2,331 1.7% 1,760 1.2% 32.4% 28,429 1.5% 30,495 1.6% -6.8%
Suzuki 563 0.4% 1,648 1.2% -65.8% 23,059 1.2% 26,574 1.4% -13.2%
Porsche 2,784 2.0% 2,244 1.6% 24.1% 20,000 1.0% 24,241 1.3% -17.5%
Lexus 1,301 0.9% 1,613 1.1% -19.3% 16,651 0.9% 15,963 0.8% 4.3%
Jaguar 382 0.3% 1,068 0.8% -64.2% 16,617 0.9% 14,235 0.7% 16.7%
Fiat 875 0.6% 643 0.5% 36.1% 14,253 0.7% 16,598 0.9% -14.1%
Jeep 680 0.5% 201 0.1% 238.3% 9,041 0.5% 3,089 0.2% 192.7%
BYD 1,355 1.0% 263 0.2% 415.2% 8,788 0.5% 1,158 0.1% 658.9%
Polestar 898 0.6% 1,102 0.8% -18.5% 8,693 0.4% 12,543 0.7% -30.7%
Omoda 800 0.6% 0 0.0% -% 3,629 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Subaru 171 0.1% 318 0.2% -46.2% 2,419 0.1% 2,409 0.1% 0.4%
smart 57 0.0% 129 0.1% -55.8% 1,981 0.1% 785 0.0% 152.4%
Alfa Romeo 134 0.1% 129 0.1% 3.9% 1,666 0.1% 1,546 0.1% 7.8%
KGM 67 0.0% 124 0.1% -46.0% 1,617 0.1% 1,660 0.1% -2.6%
Genesis 111 0.1% 72 0.1% 54.2% 1,210 0.1% 1,362 0.1% -11.2%
ORA 18 0.0% 57 0.0% -68.4% 1,162 0.1% 911 0.0% 27.6%
DS 27 0.0% 77 0.1% -64.9% 1,152 0.1% 2,403 0.1% -52.1%
Abarth 18 0.0% 67 0.0% -73.1% 1,027 0.1% 886 0.0% 15.9%
Bentley 68 0.0% 47 0.0% 44.7% 919 0.0% 1,312 0.1% -30.0%
Maserati 28 0.0% 34 0.0% -17.6% 469 0.0% 892 0.0% -47.4%
Alpine 24 0.0% 16 0.0% 50.0% 371 0.0% 297 0.0% 24.9%
INEOS Automotive 17 0.0% 36 0.0% -52.8% 350 0.0% 877 0.0% -60.1%
Fisker 0 0.0% 160 0.1% -100.0% 259 0.0% 160 0.0% 61.9%
Jaecoo 209 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 209 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 28 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 31 0.0% 13 0.0% 138.5%
Skywell 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 6 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 102 0.0% -99.0%
Others 345 0.2% 299 0.2% 15.4% 3,452 0.2% 3,359 0.2% 2.8%
Other Imports 69 0.0% 91 0.1% -24.2% 2,100 0.1% 1,719 0.1% 22.2%
Total 140,786 100.0% 141,092 100.0% -0.2% 1,952,778 100.0% 1,903,054 100.0% 2.6%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
Ford 7,224 26.5% 8,178 27.5% -11.7% 112,702 32.0% 103,026 30.2% 9.4%
VW 3,855 14.2% 2,975 10.0% 29.6% 37,463 10.6% 34,707 10.2% 7.9%
Vauxhall 2,532 9.3% 3,369 11.3% -24.8% 36,314 10.3% 34,587 10.1% 5.0%
Renault 2,476 9.1% 3,001 10.1% -17.5% 28,422 8.1% 27,772 8.1% 2.3%
Peugeot 1,680 6.2% 1,991 6.7% -15.6% 26,230 7.5% 25,516 7.5% 2.8%
Mercedes-Benz 2,364 8.7% 1,562 5.3% 51.3% 24,487 7.0% 20,807 6.1% 17.7%
Citroen 1,183 4.3% 1,399 4.7% -15.4% 22,341 6.3% 27,268 8.0% -18.1%
Toyota 1,295 4.8% 1,883 6.3% -31.2% 14,932 4.2% 19,315 5.7% -22.7%
Nissan 566 2.1% 694 2.3% -18.4% 7,152 2.0% 7,171 2.1% -0.3%
Isuzu 1,522 5.6% 1,038 3.5% 46.6% 6,574 1.9% 6,315 1.8% 4.1%
Maxus 1,055 3.9% 1,282 4.3% -17.7% 6,546 1.9% 6,151 1.8% 6.4%
Iveco 374 1.4% 458 1.5% -18.3% 6,434 1.8% 4,763 1.4% 35.1%
Fiat 217 0.8% 404 1.4% -46.3% 5,956 1.7% 5,979 1.8% -0.4%
Land Rover 366 1.3% 559 1.9% -34.5% 5,909 1.7% 5,515 1.6% 7.1%
Renault Trucks 191 0.7% 258 0.9% -26.0% 2,821 0.8% 3,421 1.0% -17.5%
MAN 150 0.6% 134 0.5% 11.9% 2,628 0.7% 2,953 0.9% -11.0%
KGM 91 0.3% 87 0.3% 4.6% 1,689 0.5% 1,348 0.4% 25.3%
Isuzu Trucks 61 0.2% 130 0.4% -53.1% 1,259 0.4% 2,082 0.6% -39.5%
Suzuki 1 0.0% 153 0.5% -99.3% 1,011 0.3% 1,354 0.4% -25.3%
INEOS Automotive 11 0.0% 108 0.4% -89.8% 341 0.1% 842 0.2% -59.5%
Dacia 0 0.0% 25 0.1% -100.0% 250 0.1% 222 0.1% 12.6%
BYD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 195 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 7 0.0% 13 0.0% -46.2% 171 0.0% 266 0.1% -35.7%
LDV 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.0% 2 0.0% 100.0%
LEVC 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 73 0.0% -95.9%
Total 27,221 100.0% 29,701 100.0% -8.3% 351,834 100.0% 341,455 100.0% 3.0%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Dec. Share Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share Jan.-Dec. Share
Ford 288 41.6% 51 15.2% 464.7% 3,375 36.5% 1,790 30.9% 88.5%
Mercedes-Benz 138 19.9% 115 34.3% 20.0% 1,828 19.7% 1,558 26.9% 17.3%
Fiat 54 7.8% 58 17.3% -6.9% 1,488 16.1% 919 15.8% 61.9%
Peugeot 73 10.5% 42 12.5% 73.8% 1,075 11.6% 550 9.5% 95.5%
Iveco 30 4.3% 41 12.2% -26.8% 457 4.9% 296 5.1% 54.4%
Citroen 65 9.4% 2 0.6% 3150.0% 371 4.0% 114 2.0% 225.4%
MAN 16 2.3% 6 1.8% 166.7% 252 2.7% 67 1.2% 276.1%
Vauxhall 16 2.3% 4 1.2% 300.0% 160 1.7% 45 0.8% 255.6%
Maxus 1 0.1% 9 2.7% -88.9% 85 0.9% 377 6.5% -77.5%
VW 4 0.6% 3 0.9% 33.3% 77 0.8% 53 0.9% 45.3%
Renault 5 0.7% 1 0.3% 400.0% 37 0.4% 9 0.2% 311.1%
Renault Trucks 0 0.0% 2 0.6% -100.0% 26 0.3% 9 0.2% 188.9%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 1 0.3% -100.0% 17 0.2% 12 0.2% 41.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso 2 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 2 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 9 0.1% 1 0.0% 800.0%
Total 692 100.0% 335 100.0% 106.6% 9,259 100.0% 5,800 100.0% 59.6%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, November 2024

Dec 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales fall 1.9% in November
UK passenger car sales fell 1.9% to 153,610 units in November 2024, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 5. Year-to-date sales increased 2.8% with 1,811,992 cars registered in the January-November period of 2024.
In November, sales for VW decreased 7.2% to 12,467 units (8.1% market share), BMW sales dropped 11.9% to 10,558 units (6.9% share), Mercedes-Benz sales rose 7.7% to 8,278 units (5.4% share), Audi sales plunged 28.9% to 7,972 units (5.2% share) and Ford sales plummeted 32.1% to 7,707 units (5.0% share).
The best-selling car in November 2024 was MINI Cooper (4,412 units), followed by Nissan Qashqai (3,776 units), Tesla Model Y (3,350 units), Kia Sportage (3,339 units) and MG HS (3,181 units).
Compared to November 2023, gasoline-engine car sales dropped 17.7% to 70,317 units (45.8% share), electric vehicles (EVs) surged 58.4% to 38,581 units (25.1% share), hybrid vehicles (HEV) fell 3.6% to 19,591 units (12.8% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) shed 1.2% to 15,687 units (10.2% share), and diesel-engine car sales plunged 10.1% to 9,434 units (6.1% share).
November saw double-digit falls in registrations of petrol and diesel cars, with petrol remaining the most popular powertrain. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid uptake also declined, respectively. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations, meanwhile, rose for an eleventh successive month, driven by unprecedented discounts totaling GBP 4 billion in 2024.
In November, private car sales fell 3.3% to 58,496 units (38.1% share), fleet sales shed 1.1% to 91,993 units (59.9% share) and business sales increased 5.2% to 3,121 units (2.0% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons jumped 10.5% to 30,300 units and sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons surged 93.0% to 944 units in November.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Nov. 2024 Nov. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Nov. 2024 Jan.-Nov. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 153,610 156,525 -1.9% 1,811,992 1,761,962 2.8%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 30,300 27,433 10.5% 324,613 311,754 4.1%
Trucks (Under6t) 944 489 93.0% 8,567 5,465 56.8%
Taxi N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
VW 12,467 8.1% 13,433 8.6% -7.2% 154,302 8.5% 149,824 8.5% 3.0%
BMW 10,558 6.9% 11,989 7.7% -11.9% 116,781 6.4% 101,392 5.8% 15.2%
Mercedes-Benz 8,278 5.4% 7,688 4.9% 7.7% 96,635 5.3% 80,489 4.6% 20.1%
Audi 7,972 5.2% 11,205 7.2% -28.9% 115,256 6.4% 127,871 7.3% -9.9%
Ford 7,707 5.0% 11,349 7.3% -32.1% 102,226 5.6% 135,243 7.7% -24.4%
Nissan 7,492 4.9% 7,156 4.6% 4.7% 93,845 5.2% 81,748 4.6% 14.8%
MG 7,339 4.8% 6,785 4.3% 8.2% 74,831 4.1% 74,524 4.2% 0.4%
Kia 7,331 4.8% 7,396 4.7% -0.9% 108,267 6.0% 104,180 5.9% 3.9%
Toyota 7,327 4.8% 8,550 5.5% -14.3% 94,172 5.2% 102,189 5.8% -7.8%
Hyundai 7,279 4.7% 6,422 4.1% 13.3% 86,710 4.8% 81,878 4.6% 5.9%
Peugeot 6,945 4.5% 5,831 3.7% 19.1% 65,248 3.6% 59,308 3.4% 10.0%
Mini 6,850 4.5% 4,768 3.0% 43.7% 41,028 2.3% 42,315 2.4% -3.0%
Skoda 6,399 4.2% 5,814 3.7% 10.1% 71,643 4.0% 64,727 3.7% 10.7%
Volvo Cars 5,846 3.8% 4,301 2.7% 35.9% 60,784 3.4% 45,957 2.6% 32.3%
Renault 5,370 3.5% 4,914 3.1% 9.3% 52,803 2.9% 39,381 2.2% 34.1%
Land Rover 4,833 3.1% 4,712 3.0% 2.6% 57,661 3.2% 48,869 2.8% 18.0%
Vauxhall 4,817 3.1% 9,204 5.9% -47.7% 73,218 4.0% 94,423 5.4% -22.5%
Tesla 4,558 3.0% 1,648 1.1% 176.6% 41,689 2.3% 44,054 2.5% -5.4%
Dacia 3,214 2.1% 2,154 1.4% 49.2% 28,693 1.6% 25,453 1.4% 12.7%
Cupra 2,458 1.6% 2,185 1.4% 12.5% 27,344 1.5% 23,383 1.3% 16.9%
Porsche 2,342 1.5% 2,249 1.4% 4.1% 17,216 1.0% 21,997 1.2% -21.7%
Citroen 2,289 1.5% 2,504 1.6% -8.6% 28,436 1.6% 28,689 1.6% -0.9%
SEAT 1,852 1.2% 2,062 1.3% -10.2% 34,593 1.9% 28,741 1.6% 20.4%
Mazda 1,605 1.0% 2,034 1.3% -21.1% 26,098 1.4% 28,735 1.6% -9.2%
Lexus 1,401 0.9% 1,219 0.8% 14.9% 15,350 0.8% 14,350 0.8% 7.0%
BYD 1,393 0.9% 267 0.2% 421.7% 7,433 0.4% 895 0.1% 730.5%
Honda 1,298 0.8% 1,786 1.1% -27.3% 29,629 1.6% 23,933 1.4% 23.8%
Jeep 1,219 0.8% 231 0.1% 427.7% 8,361 0.5% 2,888 0.2% 189.5%
Fiat 900 0.6% 653 0.4% 37.8% 13,378 0.7% 15,955 0.9% -16.2%
Omoda 832 0.5% 0 0.0% -% 2,829 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Suzuki 811 0.5% 2,170 1.4% -62.6% 22,496 1.2% 24,926 1.4% -9.7%
Jaguar 725 0.5% 1,539 1.0% -52.9% 16,235 0.9% 13,167 0.7% 23.3%
Polestar 672 0.4% 579 0.4% 16.1% 7,795 0.4% 11,441 0.6% -31.9%
Subaru 115 0.1% 181 0.1% -36.5% 2,248 0.1% 2,091 0.1% 7.5%
Alfa Romeo 113 0.1% 167 0.1% -32.3% 1,532 0.1% 1,417 0.1% 8.1%
Bentley 111 0.1% 97 0.1% 14.4% 851 0.0% 1,265 0.1% -32.7%
Genesis 101 0.1% 102 0.1% -1.0% 1,099 0.1% 1,290 0.1% -14.8%
smart 81 0.1% 185 0.1% -56.2% 1,924 0.1% 656 0.0% 193.3%
KGM 52 0.0% 119 0.1% -56.3% 1,550 0.1% 1,536 0.1% 0.9%
Abarth 52 0.0% 53 0.0% -1.9% 1,009 0.1% 819 0.0% 23.2%
DS 48 0.0% 106 0.1% -54.7% 1,125 0.1% 2,326 0.1% -51.6%
Alpine 33 0.0% 15 0.0% 120.0% 347 0.0% 281 0.0% 23.5%
INEOS Automotive 31 0.0% 41 0.0% -24.4% 333 0.0% 841 0.0% -60.4%
Maserati 23 0.0% 72 0.0% -68.1% 441 0.0% 858 0.0% -48.6%
ORA 17 0.0% 94 0.1% -81.9% 1,144 0.1% 854 0.0% 34.0%
Skywell 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Fisker 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 259 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 13 0.0% -76.9%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 102 0.1% -100.0% 1 0.0% 102 0.0% -99.0%
Others 348 0.2% 265 0.2% 31.3% 3,107 0.2% 3,060 0.2% 1.5%
Other Imports 103 0.1% 128 0.1% -19.5% 2,031 0.1% 1,628 0.1% 24.8%
Total 153,610 100.0% 156,525 100.0% -1.9% 1,811,992 100.0% 1,761,962 100.0% 2.8%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
Ford 10,508 34.7% 7,924 28.9% 32.6% 105,478 32.5% 94,848 30.4% 11.2%
Vauxhall 4,408 14.5% 2,786 10.2% 58.2% 33,782 10.4% 31,218 10.0% 8.2%
VW 2,655 8.8% 3,041 11.1% -12.7% 33,608 10.4% 31,732 10.2% 5.9%
Peugeot 2,336 7.7% 1,759 6.4% 32.8% 24,550 7.6% 23,525 7.5% 4.4%
Renault 2,257 7.4% 1,752 6.4% 28.8% 25,946 8.0% 24,771 7.9% 4.7%
Mercedes-Benz 1,821 6.0% 1,975 7.2% -7.8% 22,123 6.8% 19,245 6.2% 15.0%
Citroen 1,753 5.8% 2,025 7.4% -13.4% 21,158 6.5% 25,869 8.3% -18.2%
Toyota 894 3.0% 1,841 6.7% -51.4% 13,637 4.2% 17,432 5.6% -21.8%
Land Rover 741 2.4% 307 1.1% 141.4% 5,543 1.7% 4,956 1.6% 11.8%
Isuzu 575 1.9% 677 2.5% -15.1% 5,052 1.6% 5,277 1.7% -4.3%
Iveco 510 1.7% 490 1.8% 4.1% 6,060 1.9% 4,305 1.4% 40.8%
Nissan 415 1.4% 616 2.2% -32.6% 6,586 2.0% 6,477 2.1% 1.7%
Maxus 374 1.2% 874 3.2% -57.2% 5,491 1.7% 4,869 1.6% 12.8%
Fiat 319 1.1% 348 1.3% -8.3% 5,739 1.8% 5,575 1.8% 2.9%
MAN 250 0.8% 160 0.6% 56.3% 2,478 0.8% 2,819 0.9% -12.1%
Renault Trucks 243 0.8% 280 1.0% -13.2% 2,630 0.8% 3,163 1.0% -16.9%
KGM 100 0.3% 70 0.3% 42.9% 1,598 0.5% 1,261 0.4% 26.7%
Isuzu Trucks 81 0.3% 195 0.7% -58.5% 1,198 0.4% 1,952 0.6% -38.6%
INEOS Automotive 43 0.1% 54 0.2% -20.4% 330 0.1% 734 0.2% -55.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso 15 0.0% 19 0.1% -21.1% 164 0.1% 253 0.1% -35.2%
Suzuki 2 0.0% 217 0.8% -99.1% 1,010 0.3% 1,201 0.4% -15.9%
Dacia 0 0.0% 21 0.1% -100.0% 250 0.1% 197 0.1% 26.9%
BYD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 195 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
LDV 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 4 0.0% 2 0.0% 100.0%
LEVC 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 73 0.0% -95.9%
Total 30,300 100.0% 27,433 100.0% 10.5% 324,613 100.0% 311,754 100.0% 4.1%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Nov. Share Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share Jan.-Nov. Share
Ford 332 35.2% 124 25.4% 167.7% 3,087 36.0% 1,739 31.8% 77.5%
Mercedes-Benz 255 27.0% 151 30.9% 68.9% 1,690 19.7% 1,443 26.4% 17.1%
Peugeot 126 13.3% 73 14.9% 72.6% 1,002 11.7% 508 9.3% 97.2%
Fiat 96 10.2% 71 14.5% 35.2% 1,434 16.7% 861 15.8% 66.6%
Citroen 74 7.8% 12 2.5% 516.7% 306 3.6% 112 2.0% 173.2%
Iveco 34 3.6% 23 4.7% 47.8% 427 5.0% 255 4.7% 67.5%
MAN 9 1.0% 5 1.0% 80.0% 236 2.8% 61 1.1% 286.9%
Renault 7 0.7% 0 0.0% -% 32 0.4% 8 0.1% 300.0%
Vauxhall 6 0.6% 0 0.0% -% 144 1.7% 41 0.8% 251.2%
Maxus 2 0.2% 18 3.7% -88.9% 84 1.0% 368 6.7% -77.2%
Renault Trucks 2 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 26 0.3% 7 0.1% 271.4%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.1% 7 1.4% -85.7% 17 0.2% 11 0.2% 54.5%
VW 0 0.0% 5 1.0% -100.0% 73 0.9% 50 0.9% 46.0%
Other Imports 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 9 0.1% 1 0.0% 800.0%
Total 944 100.0% 489 100.0% 93.0% 8,567 100.0% 5,465 100.0% 56.8%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, October 2024

Nov 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales fall 6.0% in October
UK passenger car sales fell 6.0% to 144,288 units in October 2024, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 5. Year-to-date sales increased 3.3% with 1,658,382 cars registered in the first ten months of 2024.
In October, sales for VW increased 1.8% to 13,294 units (9.2% market share), BMW sales dropped 15.9% to 9,407 units (6.5% share), Audi sales plunged 28.5% to 9,009 units (6.2% share), Ford sales plummeted 27.5% to 8,792 units (6.1% share) and Kia sales soared 24.7% to 8,516 units (5.9% share).
The best-selling car in October 2024 was Kia Sportage (4,533 units), followed by Ford Puma (3,521 units), MINI Cooper (2,921 units), Volvo XC40 (2,675 units) and VW Tiguan (2,477 units).
Compared to October 2023, gasoline-engine car sales dropped 14.2% to 72,681 units (50.4% share), electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 24.5% to 29,802 units (20.7% share), hybrid vehicles (HEV) fell 1.6% to 19,012 units (13.2% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) fell 3.2% to 13,832 units (9.6% share), and diesel-engine car sales plunged 20.5% to 8,961 units (6.2% share).
Battery electric is the only powertrain to see uptake rise as manufacturers continue to subsidize transition with billions in unsustainable discounting.
“EVs already work for many people and businesses, but to shift the entire market at the pace demanded requires significant intervention on incentives, infrastructure and regulation,” Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said.
In October, private car sales fell 11.8% to 54,853 units (38.0% share), fleet sales fell 1.7% to 86,701 units (60.1% share) and business sales dropped 12.8% to 2,734 units (1.9% share). Declines were recorded across all buyer types in the month.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons rose 2.4% to 26,974 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons surged 113.6% to 833 units while sales of taxis plunged 60.6% to 87 units in October.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Oct. 2024 Oct. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Oct. 2024 Jan.-Oct. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars
144,288
153,529
-6.0%
1,658,382
1,605,437
3.3%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans
26,974
26,342
2.4%
294,313
284,321
3.5%
Trucks (Under6t)
833
390
113.6%
7,623
4,976
53.2%
Taxi
87
221
-60.6%
975
1,607
-39.3%
Bus and coach
N/A
N/A
-%
N/A
N/A
-%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
VW
13,294
9.2%
13,058
8.5%
1.8%
141,835
8.6%
136,391
8.5%
4.0%
BMW
9,407
6.5%
11,188
7.3%
-15.9%
106,223
6.4%
89,403
5.6%
18.8%
Audi
9,009
6.2%
12,598
8.2%
-28.5%
107,284
6.5%
116,666
7.3%
-8.0%
Ford
8,792
6.1%
12,119
7.9%
-27.5%
94,519
5.7%
123,894
7.7%
-23.7%
Kia
8,516
5.9%
6,831
4.4%
24.7%
100,936
6.1%
96,784
6.0%
4.3%
Mercedes-Benz
8,105
5.6%
5,900
3.8%
37.4%
88,357
5.3%
72,801
4.5%
21.4%
Toyota
7,553
5.2%
8,616
5.6%
-12.3%
86,845
5.2%
93,639
5.8%
-7.3%
Peugeot
7,421
5.1%
7,106
4.6%
4.4%
58,303
3.5%
53,477
3.3%
9.0%
Skoda
7,061
4.9%
5,670
3.7%
24.5%
65,244
3.9%
58,913
3.7%
10.7%
Hyundai
6,765
4.7%
6,156
4.0%
9.9%
79,431
4.8%
75,456
4.7%
5.3%
Volvo Cars
5,761
4.0%
4,489
2.9%
28.3%
54,938
3.3%
41,656
2.6%
31.9%
Nissan
5,497
3.8%
5,036
3.3%
9.2%
86,353
5.2%
74,592
4.6%
15.8%
MG
5,303
3.7%
6,079
4.0%
-12.8%
67,492
4.1%
67,739
4.2%
-0.4%
Vauxhall
4,999
3.5%
9,266
6.0%
-46.1%
68,401
4.1%
85,219
5.3%
-19.7%
Renault
4,578
3.2%
4,347
2.8%
5.3%
47,433
2.9%
34,467
2.1%
37.6%
Mini
4,034
2.8%
4,512
2.9%
-10.6%
34,178
2.1%
37,547
2.3%
-9.0%
Land Rover
3,852
2.7%
4,582
3.0%
-15.9%
52,828
3.2%
44,157
2.8%
19.6%
Citroen
2,958
2.1%
2,463
1.6%
20.1%
26,147
1.6%
26,185
1.6%
-0.1%
Dacia
2,454
1.7%
1,843
1.2%
33.2%
25,479
1.5%
23,299
1.5%
9.4%
Porsche
2,032
1.4%
1,996
1.3%
1.8%
14,874
0.9%
19,748
1.2%
-24.7%
Cupra
2,005
1.4%
2,523
1.6%
-20.5%
24,886
1.5%
21,198
1.3%
17.4%
Mazda
1,719
1.2%
1,842
1.2%
-6.7%
24,493
1.5%
26,701
1.7%
-8.3%
SEAT
1,514
1.0%
2,339
1.5%
-35.3%
32,741
2.0%
26,679
1.7%
22.7%
Jaguar
1,405
1.0%
1,449
0.9%
-3.0%
15,510
0.9%
11,628
0.7%
33.4%
Honda
1,372
1.0%
1,777
1.2%
-22.8%
28,331
1.7%
22,147
1.4%
27.9%
Lexus
1,320
0.9%
1,157
0.8%
14.1%
13,949
0.8%
13,131
0.8%
6.2%
Jeep
1,032
0.7%
261
0.2%
295.4%
7,142
0.4%
2,657
0.2%
168.8%
Tesla
971
0.7%
2,677
1.7%
-63.7%
37,131
2.2%
42,406
2.6%
-12.4%
Suzuki
884
0.6%
1,962
1.3%
-54.9%
21,685
1.3%
22,756
1.4%
-4.7%
Omoda
870
0.6%
0
0.0%
-%
1,997
0.1%
0
0.0%
-%
BYD
780
0.5%
183
0.1%
326.2%
6,040
0.4%
628
0.0%
861.8%
Fiat
779
0.5%
1,070
0.7%
-27.2%
12,478
0.8%
15,302
1.0%
-18.5%
Polestar
762
0.5%
744
0.5%
2.4%
7,123
0.4%
10,862
0.7%
-34.4%
Alfa Romeo
171
0.1%
121
0.1%
41.3%
1,419
0.1%
1,250
0.1%
13.5%
Genesis
148
0.1%
149
0.1%
-0.7%
998
0.1%
1,188
0.1%
-16.0%
Subaru
139
0.1%
89
0.1%
56.2%
2,133
0.1%
1,910
0.1%
11.7%
smart
118
0.1%
117
0.1%
0.9%
1,843
0.1%
471
0.0%
291.3%
Bentley
113
0.1%
106
0.1%
6.6%
740
0.0%
1,168
0.1%
-36.6%
DS
86
0.1%
234
0.2%
-63.2%
1,077
0.1%
2,220
0.1%
-51.5%
KGM
71
0.0%
153
0.1%
-53.6%
1,498
0.1%
1,417
0.1%
5.7%
Abarth
67
0.0%
79
0.1%
-15.2%
957
0.1%
766
0.0%
24.9%
INEOS Automotive
54
0.0%
62
0.0%
-12.9%
302
0.0%
800
0.0%
-62.3%
ORA
51
0.0%
92
0.1%
-44.6%
1,127
0.1%
760
0.0%
48.3%
Maserati
24
0.0%
64
0.0%
-62.5%
418
0.0%
786
0.0%
-46.8%
Alpine
20
0.0%
16
0.0%
25.0%
314
0.0%
266
0.0%
18.0%
Fisker
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
259
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
Maxus
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
3
0.0%
12
0.0%
-75.0%
Chevrolet
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
Others
293
0.2%
276
0.2%
6.2%
2,759
0.2%
2,795
0.2%
-1.3%
Other Imports
129
0.1%
132
0.1%
-2.3%
1,928
0.1%
1,500
0.1%
28.5%
Total
144,288
100.0%
153,529
100.0%
-6.0%
1,658,382
100.0%
1,605,437
100.0%
3.3%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
Ford
8,519
31.6%
7,441
28.2%
14.5%
94,970
32.3%
86,924
30.6%
9.3%
Peugeot
3,448
12.8%
1,599
6.1%
115.6%
22,214
7.5%
21,766
7.7%
2.1%
VW
2,907
10.8%
3,501
13.3%
-17.0%
30,953
10.5%
28,691
10.1%
7.9%
Vauxhall
2,408
8.9%
2,551
9.7%
-5.6%
29,374
10.0%
28,432
10.0%
3.3%
Renault
2,252
8.3%
2,031
7.7%
10.9%
23,689
8.0%
23,019
8.1%
2.9%
Mercedes-Benz
1,934
7.2%
2,317
8.8%
-16.5%
20,302
6.9%
17,270
6.1%
17.6%
Citroen
1,270
4.7%
1,757
6.7%
-27.7%
19,405
6.6%
23,844
8.4%
-18.6%
Toyota
1,016
3.8%
1,478
5.6%
-31.3%
12,743
4.3%
15,591
5.5%
-18.3%
Iveco
548
2.0%
405
1.5%
35.3%
5,550
1.9%
3,815
1.3%
45.5%
Isuzu
511
1.9%
481
1.8%
6.2%
4,477
1.5%
4,600
1.6%
-2.7%
Nissan
461
1.7%
397
1.5%
16.1%
6,171
2.1%
5,861
2.1%
5.3%
Fiat
393
1.5%
311
1.2%
26.4%
5,420
1.8%
5,227
1.8%
3.7%
Maxus
372
1.4%
870
3.3%
-57.2%
5,117
1.7%
3,995
1.4%
28.1%
MAN
305
1.1%
174
0.7%
75.3%
2,228
0.8%
2,659
0.9%
-16.2%
Land Rover
187
0.7%
414
1.6%
-54.8%
4,802
1.6%
4,649
1.6%
3.3%
Renault Trucks
185
0.7%
243
0.9%
-23.9%
2,387
0.8%
2,883
1.0%
-17.2%
Isuzu Trucks
109
0.4%
139
0.5%
-21.6%
1,117
0.4%
1,757
0.6%
-36.4%
KGM
80
0.3%
39
0.1%
105.1%
1,498
0.5%
1,191
0.4%
25.8%
INEOS Automotive
45
0.2%
79
0.3%
-43.0%
287
0.1%
680
0.2%
-57.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso
16
0.1%
12
0.0%
33.3%
149
0.1%
234
0.1%
-36.3%
Dacia
6
0.0%
2
0.0%
200.0%
250
0.1%
176
0.1%
42.0%
Suzuki
2
0.0%
100
0.4%
-98.0%
1,008
0.3%
984
0.3%
2.4%
BYD
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
195
0.1%
0
0.0%
-%
LDV
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
-100.0%
4
0.0%
1
0.0%
300.0%
LEVC
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
3
0.0%
72
0.0%
-95.8%
Total
26,974
100.0%
26,342
100.0%
2.4%
294,313
100.0%
284,321
100.0%
3.5%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Oct. Share Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share Jan.-Oct. Share
Ford
424
50.9%
73
18.7%
480.8%
2,755
36.1%
1,615
32.5%
70.6%
Fiat
124
14.9%
91
23.3%
36.3%
1,338
17.6%
790
15.9%
69.4%
Peugeot
120
14.4%
18
4.6%
566.7%
876
11.5%
435
8.7%
101.4%
Mercedes-Benz
79
9.5%
127
32.6%
-37.8%
1,435
18.8%
1,292
26.0%
11.1%
Iveco
34
4.1%
30
7.7%
13.3%
393
5.2%
232
4.7%
69.4%
MAN
12
1.4%
17
4.4%
-29.4%
227
3.0%
56
1.1%
305.4%
Renault
10
1.2%
0
0.0%
-%
25
0.3%
8
0.2%
212.5%
Citroen
9
1.1%
13
3.3%
-30.8%
232
3.0%
100
2.0%
132.0%
Vauxhall
6
0.7%
6
1.5%
0.0%
138
1.8%
41
0.8%
236.6%
Maxus
6
0.7%
6
1.5%
0.0%
82
1.1%
350
7.0%
-76.6%
VW
4
0.5%
9
2.3%
-55.6%
73
1.0%
45
0.9%
62.2%
Renault Trucks
4
0.5%
0
0.0%
-%
24
0.3%
7
0.1%
242.9%
Isuzu Trucks
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
-%
16
0.2%
4
0.1%
300.0%
Other Imports
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
-%
9
0.1%
1
0.0%
800.0%
Total
833
100.0%
390
100.0%
113.6%
7,623
100.0%
4,976
100.0%
53.2%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, September 2024

Oct 7, 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.

UK passenger car sales up 1.0% in September
UK passenger car sales rose 1.0% to 275,239 units in September 2024, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 4. Year-to-date sales increased 4.3% with 1,514,094 cars registered in the first nine months of 2024.
In September, sales for VW increased 2.9% to 22,955 units (8.3% market share), Kia sales increased 3.7% to 17,535 units (6.4% share), Audi sales dropped 7.8% to 17,317 units (6.3% share), Toyota sales were up 1.8% to 16,621 units (6.0% share), and Mercedes-Benz sales jumped 13.7% to 16,476 units (6.0% share).
The best-selling car in September 2024 was Kia Sportage (7,482 units), followed by Ford Puma (6,681 units), Nissan Juke (6,025 units), Hyundai Tucson (5,799 units) and Tesla Model Y (5,799 units).
Compared to September 2023, gasoline-engine car sales dropped 9.3% to 137,793 units (50.1% share), electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 24.4% to 56,387 units (20.5% share), hybrid vehicles (HEV) increased 2.6% to 39,017 units (14.2% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) soared 32.1% to 24,486 units (8.9% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 7.1% to 17,556 units (6.4% share).
Record 56,387 BEVs were registered in September, driven by massive manufacturer discounting, pushes YTD market share to 17.8%, with 18.5% forecast by year end – still below the zero emission vehicle mandate.
In September, private car sales fell 1.8% to 120,272 units (43.7% share), fleet sales rose 3.7% to 149,095 units (54.2% share), while business sales fell 8.4% to 5,872 units (2.1% share). September’s growth continued to be sustained entirely by the fleet sector.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons rose 8.3% to 48,455 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons surged 111.2% to 1,683 units while sales of taxis plunged 33.7% to 171 units in September.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Sep. 2024 Sep. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Sep. 2024 Jan.-Sep. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 275,239 272,610 1.0% 1,514,094 1,451,908 4.3%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 48,455 44,760 8.3% 267,339 257,979 3.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 1,683 797 111.2% 6,790 4,586 48.1%
Taxi 171 258 -33.7% 888 1,386 -35.9%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
VW 22,955 8.3% 22,313 8.2% 2.9% 128,541 8.5% 123,333 8.5% 4.2%
Kia 17,535 6.4% 16,906 6.2% 3.7% 92,420 6.1% 89,953 6.2% 2.7%
Audi 17,317 6.3% 18,783 6.9% -7.8% 98,275 6.5% 104,068 7.2% -5.6%
Toyota 16,621 6.0% 16,333 6.0% 1.8% 79,292 5.2% 85,023 5.9% -6.7%
Mercedes-Benz 16,476 6.0% 14,486 5.3% 13.7% 80,252 5.3% 66,901 4.6% 20.0%
Ford 15,875 5.8% 20,650 7.6% -23.1% 85,727 5.7% 111,775 7.7% -23.3%
Nissan 15,079 5.5% 15,794 5.8% -4.5% 80,856 5.3% 69,556 4.8% 16.2%
Hyundai 14,874 5.4% 12,388 4.5% 20.1% 72,666 4.8% 69,300 4.8% 4.9%
BMW 12,538 4.6% 12,522 4.6% 0.1% 96,816 6.4% 78,215 5.4% 23.8%
Skoda 11,454 4.2% 8,678 3.2% 32.0% 58,183 3.8% 53,243 3.7% 9.3%
Volvo Cars 9,384 3.4% 6,617 2.4% 41.8% 49,177 3.2% 37,167 2.6% 32.3%
Vauxhall 9,347 3.4% 13,434 4.9% -30.4% 63,402 4.2% 75,953 5.2% -16.5%
Land Rover 8,993 3.3% 6,117 2.2% 47.0% 48,976 3.2% 39,575 2.7% 23.8%
MG 8,959 3.3% 12,616 4.6% -29.0% 62,189 4.1% 61,660 4.2% 0.9%
Peugeot 8,393 3.0% 9,331 3.4% -10.1% 50,882 3.4% 46,371 3.2% 9.7%
Renault 7,797 2.8% 8,080 3.0% -3.5% 42,855 2.8% 30,120 2.1% 42.3%
Tesla 7,656 2.8% 6,427 2.4% 19.1% 36,160 2.4% 39,729 2.7% -9.0%
Mazda 5,873 2.1% 5,507 2.0% 6.6% 22,774 1.5% 24,859 1.7% -8.4%
Honda 5,060 1.8% 3,200 1.2% 58.1% 26,959 1.8% 20,370 1.4% 32.3%
Mini 4,912 1.8% 5,528 2.0% -11.1% 30,144 2.0% 33,035 2.3% -8.8%
Cupra 4,706 1.7% 4,062 1.5% 15.9% 22,881 1.5% 18,675 1.3% 22.5%
SEAT 4,430 1.6% 4,066 1.5% 9.0% 31,227 2.1% 24,340 1.7% 28.3%
Citroen 3,874 1.4% 4,808 1.8% -19.4% 23,189 1.5% 23,722 1.6% -2.2%
Suzuki 3,833 1.4% 4,588 1.7% -16.5% 20,801 1.4% 20,794 1.4% 0.0%
Dacia 3,360 1.2% 3,399 1.2% -1.1% 23,025 1.5% 21,456 1.5% 7.3%
Lexus 3,119 1.1% 3,351 1.2% -6.9% 12,629 0.8% 11,974 0.8% 5.5%
Polestar 2,429 0.9% 1,136 0.4% 113.8% 6,361 0.4% 10,118 0.7% -37.1%
Fiat 2,215 0.8% 3,116 1.1% -28.9% 11,699 0.8% 14,232 1.0% -17.8%
Porsche 1,967 0.7% 2,457 0.9% -19.9% 12,842 0.8% 17,752 1.2% -27.7%
Jaguar 1,814 0.7% 2,008 0.7% -9.7% 14,105 0.9% 10,179 0.7% 38.6%
Jeep 1,289 0.5% 516 0.2% 149.8% 6,110 0.4% 2,396 0.2% 155.0%
BYD 1,150 0.4% 232 0.1% 395.7% 5,260 0.3% 445 0.0% 1082.0%
Omoda 1,081 0.4% 0 0.0% -% 1,127 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
smart 462 0.2% 106 0.0% 335.8% 1,725 0.1% 354 0.0% 387.3%
Subaru 366 0.1% 552 0.2% -33.7% 1,994 0.1% 1,821 0.1% 9.5%
KGM 255 0.1% 274 0.1% -6.9% 1,427 0.1% 1,264 0.1% 12.9%
DS 211 0.1% 250 0.1% -15.6% 991 0.1% 1,986 0.1% -50.1%
Abarth 191 0.1% 288 0.1% -33.7% 890 0.1% 687 0.0% 29.5%
Alfa Romeo 187 0.1% 189 0.1% -1.1% 1,248 0.1% 1,129 0.1% 10.5%
Genesis 155 0.1% 119 0.0% 30.3% 850 0.1% 1,039 0.1% -18.2%
ORA 116 0.0% 209 0.1% -44.5% 1,076 0.1% 668 0.0% 61.1%
Bentley 84 0.0% 147 0.1% -42.9% 627 0.0% 1,062 0.1% -41.0%
Maserati 68 0.0% 84 0.0% -19.0% 394 0.0% 722 0.0% -45.4%
INEOS Automotive 61 0.0% 155 0.1% -60.6% 248 0.0% 738 0.1% -66.4%
Alpine 41 0.0% 40 0.0% 2.5% 294 0.0% 250 0.0% 17.6%
Fisker 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 259 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 0 0.0% 4 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 12 0.0% -75.0%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 490 0.2% 517 0.2% -5.2% 2,466 0.2% 2,519 0.2% -2.1%
Other Imports 187 0.1% 227 0.1% -17.6% 1,799 0.1% 1,368 0.1% 31.5%
Total 275,239 100.0% 272,610 100.0% 1.0% 1,514,094 100.0% 1,451,908 100.0% 4.3%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 16,512 34.1% 13,710 30.6% 20.4% 86,451 32.3% 79,483 30.8% 8.8%
VW 5,964 12.3% 4,722 10.5% 26.3% 28,046 10.5% 25,190 9.8% 11.3%
Vauxhall 4,656 9.6% 4,586 10.2% 1.5% 26,966 10.1% 25,881 10.0% 4.2%
Renault 4,136 8.5% 3,268 7.3% 26.6% 21,437 8.0% 20,988 8.1% 2.1%
Peugeot 3,875 8.0% 3,958 8.8% -2.1% 18,766 7.0% 20,167 7.8% -6.9%
Citroen 2,996 6.2% 3,155 7.0% -5.0% 18,135 6.8% 22,087 8.6% -17.9%
Mercedes-Benz 2,928 6.0% 2,144 4.8% 36.6% 18,368 6.9% 14,953 5.8% 22.8%
Toyota 1,392 2.9% 2,979 6.7% -53.3% 11,727 4.4% 14,113 5.5% -16.9%
Nissan 1,025 2.1% 1,404 3.1% -27.0% 5,710 2.1% 5,464 2.1% 4.5%
Isuzu 947 2.0% 727 1.6% 30.3% 3,966 1.5% 4,119 1.6% -3.7%
Maxus 693 1.4% 521 1.2% 33.0% 4,745 1.8% 3,125 1.2% 51.8%
Land Rover 687 1.4% 741 1.7% -7.3% 4,615 1.7% 4,235 1.6% 9.0%
Fiat 655 1.4% 540 1.2% 21.3% 5,027 1.9% 4,916 1.9% 2.3%
Iveco 641 1.3% 439 1.0% 46.0% 5,002 1.9% 3,410 1.3% 46.7%
KGM 398 0.8% 333 0.7% 19.5% 1,418 0.5% 1,152 0.4% 23.1%
MAN 345 0.7% 386 0.9% -10.6% 1,923 0.7% 2,485 1.0% -22.6%
Renault Trucks 237 0.5% 328 0.7% -27.7% 2,202 0.8% 2,640 1.0% -16.6%
BYD 155 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 195 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Isuzu Trucks 127 0.3% 212 0.5% -40.1% 1,008 0.4% 1,618 0.6% -37.7%
Suzuki 31 0.1% 396 0.9% -92.2% 1,006 0.4% 884 0.3% 13.8%
INEOS Automotive 29 0.1% 150 0.3% -80.7% 242 0.1% 601 0.2% -59.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso 16 0.0% 43 0.1% -62.8% 133 0.0% 222 0.1% -40.1%
Dacia 10 0.0% 16 0.0% -37.5% 244 0.1% 174 0.1% 40.2%
LDV 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 0 0.0% 2 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 72 0.0% -95.8%
Total 48,455 100.0% 44,760 100.0% 8.3% 267,339 100.0% 257,979 100.0% 3.6%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Sep. Share Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share Jan.-Sep. Share
Ford 1,107 65.8% 332 41.7% 233.4% 2,331 34.3% 1,542 33.6% 51.2%
Peugeot 168 10.0% 114 14.3% 47.4% 756 11.1% 417 9.1% 81.3%
Mercedes-Benz 142 8.4% 124 15.6% 14.5% 1,356 20.0% 1,165 25.4% 16.4%
Fiat 129 7.7% 92 11.5% 40.2% 1,214 17.9% 699 15.2% 73.7%
Iveco 43 2.6% 31 3.9% 38.7% 359 5.3% 202 4.4% 77.7%
Citroen 28 1.7% 30 3.8% -6.7% 223 3.3% 87 1.9% 156.3%
MAN 28 1.7% 5 0.6% 460.0% 215 3.2% 39 0.9% 451.3%
Vauxhall 12 0.7% 0 0.0% -% 132 1.9% 35 0.8% 277.1%
VW 8 0.5% 5 0.6% 60.0% 69 1.0% 36 0.8% 91.7%
Renault 4 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 15 0.2% 8 0.2% 87.5%
Renault Trucks 2 0.1% 1 0.1% 100.0% 20 0.3% 7 0.2% 185.7%
Isuzu Trucks 2 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 15 0.2% 4 0.1% 275.0%
Maxus 1 0.1% 62 7.8% -98.4% 76 1.1% 344 7.5% -77.9%
Other Imports 9 0.5% 1 0.1% 800.0% 9 0.1% 1 0.0% 800.0%
Total 1,683 100.0% 797 100.0% 111.2% 6,790 100.0% 4,586 100.0% 48.1%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, August 2024

Sep 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales down 1.3% in August
UK passenger car sales remained stable in August 2024, down just -1.3% to 84,575 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 5. Year-to-date sales increased 5.1% with 1,238,855 cars registered in the first eight months of 2024.
In August, sales for VW decreased 4.2% to 7,998 units (9.4% market share), Audi sales rose 2.1% to 6,213 units (7.3% share), Ford sales plunged 28.8% to 5,303 units (6.3% share), Kia sales increased 2.0% to 4,755 units (5.6% share) and BMW sales dropped 3.9% to 4,566 units (5.4% share).
The best-selling cars in August 2024 were Ford Puma (2,471 units), followed by Kia Sportage (1,962 units), Tesla Model 3 (1,542 units), VW Polo (1,524 units) and Tesla Model Y (1,469 units).
Compared to August 2023, gasoline-engine car sales dropped 10.1% to 42,872 units (50.7% share), electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 10.8% to 19,113 units (22.6% share), hybrid vehicles (HEV) soared 36.1% to 11,639 units (13.8% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) fell 12.3% to 5,786 units (6.8% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 7.3% to 5,165 units (6.1% share).
Battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rose 10.8% thanks to heavy discounting by manufacturers over the summer and a raft of new models attracting buyers. Market share in August reached 22.6%, the highest for a month since December 2022.
In August, private car sales rose 0.2% to 32,110 units (38.0% share), fleet sales dipped 1.2% to 51,329 units (60.7% share), while business sales plunged 30.3% to 1,136 units (1.3% share). August’s growth continued to be sustained entirely by the fleet sector.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons rose 1.7% to 16,575 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 9.1% to 662 units while sales of taxis increased 19.6% to 61 units in August.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Aug. 2024 Aug. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Aug. 2024 Jan.-Aug. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 84,575 85,657 -1.3% 1,238,855 1,179,298 5.1%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 16,575 16,303 1.7% 218,884 213,219 2.7%
Trucks (Under6t) 662 607 9.1% 5,107 3,789 34.8%
Taxi 61 51 19.6% 717 1,128 -36.4%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
VW 7,988 9.4% 8,335 9.7% -4.2% 105,586 8.5% 101,020 8.6% 4.5%
Audi 6,213 7.3% 6,084 7.1% 2.1% 80,958 6.5% 85,285 7.2% -5.1%
Ford 5,303 6.3% 7,449 8.7% -28.8% 69,852 5.6% 91,125 7.7% -23.3%
Kia 4,755 5.6% 4,663 5.4% 2.0% 74,885 6.0% 73,047 6.2% 2.5%
BMW 4,566 5.4% 4,750 5.5% -3.9% 84,278 6.8% 65,693 5.6% 28.3%
Mercedes-Benz 4,413 5.2% 3,646 4.3% 21.0% 63,776 5.1% 52,415 4.4% 21.7%
Toyota 4,170 4.9% 4,099 4.8% 1.7% 62,671 5.1% 68,690 5.8% -8.8%
Skoda 3,887 4.6% 3,737 4.4% 4.0% 46,729 3.8% 44,565 3.8% 4.9%
Hyundai 3,828 4.5% 4,082 4.8% -6.2% 57,792 4.7% 56,912 4.8% 1.5%
Vauxhall 3,265 3.9% 5,562 6.5% -41.3% 54,055 4.4% 62,519 5.3% -13.5%
Peugeot 3,203 3.8% 3,112 3.6% 2.9% 42,489 3.4% 37,040 3.1% 14.7%
Tesla 3,013 3.6% 4,021 4.7% -25.1% 28,504 2.3% 33,302 2.8% -14.4%
MG 2,953 3.5% 3,350 3.9% -11.9% 53,230 4.3% 49,044 4.2% 8.5%
Nissan 2,922 3.5% 2,366 2.8% 23.5% 65,777 5.3% 53,762 4.6% 22.3%
Renault 2,839 3.4% 2,042 2.4% 39.0% 35,058 2.8% 22,040 1.9% 59.1%
Volvo Cars 2,834 3.4% 1,648 1.9% 72.0% 39,793 3.2% 30,550 2.6% 30.3%
SEAT 2,255 2.7% 1,644 1.9% 37.2% 26,797 2.2% 20,274 1.7% 32.2%
Land Rover 2,074 2.5% 1,131 1.3% 83.4% 39,983 3.2% 33,458 2.8% 19.5%
Honda 1,684 2.0% 861 1.0% 95.6% 21,899 1.8% 17,170 1.5% 27.5%
Citroen 1,551 1.8% 1,698 2.0% -8.7% 19,315 1.6% 18,914 1.6% 2.1%
Suzuki 1,496 1.8% 1,794 2.1% -16.6% 16,968 1.4% 16,206 1.4% 4.7%
Cupra 1,460 1.7% 1,284 1.5% 13.7% 18,175 1.5% 14,613 1.2% 24.4%
Dacia 1,403 1.7% 1,081 1.3% 29.8% 19,665 1.6% 18,057 1.5% 8.9%
Mazda 1,062 1.3% 1,110 1.3% -4.3% 16,901 1.4% 19,352 1.6% -12.7%
Mini 952 1.1% 1,374 1.6% -30.7% 25,232 2.0% 27,507 2.3% -8.3%
Fiat 663 0.8% 959 1.1% -30.9% 9,484 0.8% 11,116 0.9% -14.7%
Porsche 618 0.7% 1,064 1.2% -41.9% 10,875 0.9% 15,295 1.3% -28.9%
Jaguar 607 0.7% 348 0.4% 74.4% 12,291 1.0% 8,171 0.7% 50.4%
Lexus 529 0.6% 691 0.8% -23.4% 9,510 0.8% 8,623 0.7% 10.3%
BYD 438 0.5% 33 0.0% 1227.3% 4,110 0.3% 213 0.0% 1829.6%
Polestar 374 0.4% 818 1.0% -54.3% 3,932 0.3% 8,982 0.8% -56.2%
Jeep 355 0.4% 77 0.1% 361.0% 4,821 0.4% 1,880 0.2% 156.4%
Abarth 102 0.1% 30 0.0% 240.0% 699 0.1% 399 0.0% 75.2%
KGM 88 0.1% 35 0.0% 151.4% 1,172 0.1% 990 0.1% 18.4%
Subaru 82 0.1% 75 0.1% 9.3% 1,628 0.1% 1,269 0.1% 28.3%
smart 81 0.1% 42 0.0% 92.9% 1,263 0.1% 248 0.0% 409.3%
Alfa Romeo 79 0.1% 70 0.1% 12.9% 1,061 0.1% 940 0.1% 12.9%
DS 76 0.1% 64 0.1% 18.8% 780 0.1% 1,736 0.1% -55.1%
Genesis 46 0.1% 69 0.1% -33.3% 695 0.1% 920 0.1% -24.5%
Omoda 46 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 46 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
INEOS Automotive 23 0.0% 62 0.1% -62.9% 187 0.0% 583 0.0% -67.9%
Bentley 20 0.0% 44 0.1% -54.5% 543 0.0% 915 0.1% -40.7%
Maserati 18 0.0% 26 0.0% -30.8% 326 0.0% 638 0.1% -48.9%
Alpine 11 0.0% 9 0.0% 22.2% 253 0.0% 210 0.0% 20.5%
ORA 10 0.0% 86 0.1% -88.4% 960 0.1% 459 0.0% 109.2%
Fisker 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 259 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 8 0.0% -62.5%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 122 0.1% 78 0.1% 56.4% 1,976 0.2% 2,002 0.2% -1.3%
Other Imports 98 0.1% 54 0.1% 81.5% 1,612 0.1% 1,141 0.1% 41.3%
Total 84,575 100.0% 85,657 100.0% -1.3% 1,238,855 100.0% 1,179,298 100.0% 5.1%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
Ford 4,728 28.5% 4,328 26.5% 9.2% 69,939 32.0% 65,773 30.8% 6.3%
Vauxhall 2,378 14.3% 2,261 13.9% 5.2% 22,310 10.2% 21,295 10.0% 4.8%
Mercedes-Benz 1,724 10.4% 953 5.8% 80.9% 15,440 7.1% 12,809 6.0% 20.5%
Renault 1,409 8.5% 1,112 6.8% 26.7% 17,301 7.9% 17,720 8.3% -2.4%
VW 1,360 8.2% 1,574 9.7% -13.6% 22,082 10.1% 20,468 9.6% 7.9%
Peugeot 1,173 7.1% 1,143 7.0% 2.6% 14,891 6.8% 16,209 7.6% -8.1%
Citroen 998 6.0% 1,135 7.0% -12.1% 15,139 6.9% 18,932 8.9% -20.0%
Toyota 577 3.5% 988 6.1% -41.6% 10,335 4.7% 11,134 5.2% -7.2%
Nissan 387 2.3% 457 2.8% -15.3% 4,685 2.1% 4,060 1.9% 15.4%
Iveco 353 2.1% 325 2.0% 8.6% 4,361 2.0% 2,971 1.4% 46.8%
Isuzu 352 2.1% 310 1.9% 13.5% 3,019 1.4% 3,392 1.6% -11.0%
Fiat 280 1.7% 398 2.4% -29.6% 4,372 2.0% 4,376 2.1% -0.1%
Renault Trucks 189 1.1% 210 1.3% -10.0% 1,965 0.9% 2,312 1.1% -15.0%
Land Rover 185 1.1% 98 0.6% 88.8% 3,928 1.8% 3,494 1.6% 12.4%
Maxus 136 0.8% 377 2.3% -63.9% 4,052 1.9% 2,604 1.2% 55.6%
MAN 120 0.7% 197 1.2% -39.1% 1,578 0.7% 2,099 1.0% -24.8%
Isuzu Trucks 80 0.5% 194 1.2% -58.8% 881 0.4% 1,406 0.7% -37.3%
KGM 51 0.3% 60 0.4% -15.0% 1,020 0.5% 819 0.4% 24.5%
Dacia 43 0.3% 17 0.1% 152.9% 234 0.1% 158 0.1% 48.1%
Suzuki 22 0.1% 86 0.5% -74.4% 975 0.4% 488 0.2% 99.8%
INEOS Automotive 16 0.1% 67 0.4% -76.1% 213 0.1% 451 0.2% -52.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso 8 0.0% 13 0.1% -38.5% 117 0.1% 179 0.1% -34.6%
BYD 5 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 40 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LDV 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 4 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 70 0.0% -95.7%
Total 16,575 100.0% 16,303 100.0% 1.7% 218,884 100.0% 213,219 100.0% 2.7%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Aug. Share Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share Jan.-Aug. Share
Mercedes-Benz 124 18.7% 100 16.5% 24.0% 1,214 23.8% 1,041 27.5% 16.6%
Fiat 122 18.4% 58 9.6% 110.3% 1,085 21.2% 607 16.0% 78.7%
Citroen 117 17.7% 10 1.6% 1070.0% 195 3.8% 57 1.5% 242.1%
Peugeot 108 16.3% 77 12.7% 40.3% 588 11.5% 303 8.0% 94.1%
Ford 103 15.6% 201 33.1% -48.8% 1,224 24.0% 1,210 31.9% 1.2%
Iveco 32 4.8% 45 7.4% -28.9% 316 6.2% 171 4.5% 84.8%
Vauxhall 15 2.3% 0 0.0% -% 120 2.3% 35 0.9% 242.9%
Maxus 15 2.3% 83 13.7% -81.9% 75 1.5% 282 7.4% -73.4%
MAN 12 1.8% 33 5.4% -63.6% 187 3.7% 34 0.9% 450.0%
Renault 8 1.2% 0 0.0% -% 11 0.2% 8 0.2% 37.5%
Renault Trucks 4 0.6% 0 0.0% -% 18 0.4% 6 0.2% 200.0%
VW 1 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 61 1.2% 31 0.8% 96.8%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 13 0.3% 4 0.1% 225.0%
Total 662 100.0% 607 100.0% 9.1% 5,107 100.0% 3,789 100.0% 34.8%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, July 2024

Aug 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 2.5% in July
UK passenger car sales increased 2.5% to 147,517 units in July 2024, delivering 24 consecutive months of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 5. Year-to-date sales increased 5.5% with 1,154,280 cars registered in the first seven months of 2024.
In July, sales for VW increased 7.5% to 14,046 units (9.5% market share), BMW sales jumped 14.0% to 9,885 units (6.7% share), while Kia sales rose 1.5% to 9,764 units (6.6% share). Audi sales plunged 14.9% to 9,428 units (6.4% share) and Nissan sales surged 30.1% to 7,919 units (5.4% share).
The best-selling cars in July 2024 were Kia Sportage (3,999 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,633 units), Ford Puma (3,418 units), Volvo XC40 (3,055 units) and VW Golf (3,009 units).
Compared to July 2023, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 5.9% to 76,879 units (52.1% share), electric vehicles (EVs) jumped 18.8% to 27,335 units (18.5% share), hybrid vehicles (HEV) soared 31.4% to 21,446 units (14.5% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) rose 12.4% to 13,149 units (8.9% share), and diesel-engine car sales fell 21.9% to 8,708 units (5.9% share).
In July, private car sales decreased 11.1% to 53,356 units (36.2% share), fleet sales increased 13.0% to 91,521 units (62.0% share), while business sales fell 9.3% to 2,640 units (1.8% share). July’s growth continued to be sustained entirely by the fleet sector.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 8.5% to 24,689 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons plunged 31.6% to 488 units while sales of taxis dropped 42.1% to 66 units in July.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jul. 2024 Jul. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jul. 2024 Jan.-Jul. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 147,517 143,921 2.5% 1,154,280 1,093,641 5.5%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 24,689 26,990 -8.5% 202,309 196,916 2.7%
Trucks (Under6t) 488 713 -31.6% 4,445 3,182 39.7%
Taxi 66 114 -42.1% 656 1,077 -39.1%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
VW 14,046 9.5% 13,064 9.1% 7.5% 97,598 8.5% 92,685 8.5% 5.3%
BMW 9,885 6.7% 8,668 6.0% 14.0% 79,712 6.9% 60,943 5.6% 30.8%
Kia 9,764 6.6% 9,624 6.7% 1.5% 70,130 6.1% 68,384 6.3% 2.6%
Audi 9,428 6.4% 11,081 7.7% -14.9% 74,745 6.5% 79,201 7.2% -5.6%
Nissan 7,919 5.4% 6,087 4.2% 30.1% 62,855 5.4% 51,396 4.7% 22.3%
Ford 7,814 5.3% 11,248 7.8% -30.5% 64,549 5.6% 83,676 7.7% -22.9%
Mercedes-Benz 7,631 5.2% 5,989 4.2% 27.4% 59,363 5.1% 48,769 4.5% 21.7%
Hyundai 7,560 5.1% 6,479 4.5% 16.7% 53,964 4.7% 52,830 4.8% 2.1%
Toyota 7,384 5.0% 8,546 5.9% -13.6% 58,501 5.1% 64,591 5.9% -9.4%
Volvo Cars 6,537 4.4% 4,025 2.8% 62.4% 36,959 3.2% 28,902 2.6% 27.9%
MG 6,231 4.2% 6,070 4.2% 2.7% 50,277 4.4% 45,694 4.2% 10.0%
Vauxhall 5,466 3.7% 7,452 5.2% -26.7% 50,790 4.4% 56,957 5.2% -10.8%
Skoda 5,201 3.5% 6,469 4.5% -19.6% 42,842 3.7% 40,828 3.7% 4.9%
Land Rover 5,063 3.4% 4,470 3.1% 13.3% 37,909 3.3% 32,327 3.0% 17.3%
Peugeot 4,633 3.1% 3,547 2.5% 30.6% 39,286 3.4% 33,928 3.1% 15.8%
Renault 3,623 2.5% 2,723 1.9% 33.1% 32,219 2.8% 19,998 1.8% 61.1%
SEAT 3,196 2.2% 2,654 1.8% 20.4% 24,542 2.1% 18,630 1.7% 31.7%
Mini 3,007 2.0% 3,247 2.3% -7.4% 24,280 2.1% 26,133 2.4% -7.1%
Cupra 2,798 1.9% 1,947 1.4% 43.7% 16,715 1.4% 13,329 1.2% 25.4%
Tesla 2,462 1.7% 3,141 2.2% -21.6% 25,491 2.2% 29,281 2.7% -12.9%
Honda 2,441 1.7% 1,925 1.3% 26.8% 20,215 1.8% 16,309 1.5% 23.9%
Dacia 2,100 1.4% 1,572 1.1% 33.6% 18,262 1.6% 16,976 1.6% 7.6%
Citroen 1,947 1.3% 1,630 1.1% 19.4% 17,764 1.5% 17,216 1.6% 3.2%
Suzuki 1,884 1.3% 2,196 1.5% -14.2% 15,472 1.3% 14,412 1.3% 7.4%
Mazda 1,756 1.2% 2,136 1.5% -17.8% 15,839 1.4% 18,242 1.7% -13.2%
Porsche 1,195 0.8% 1,901 1.3% -37.1% 10,257 0.9% 14,231 1.3% -27.9%
Jaguar 1,058 0.7% 1,046 0.7% 1.1% 11,684 1.0% 7,823 0.7% 49.4%
Lexus 945 0.6% 1,217 0.8% -22.4% 8,981 0.8% 7,932 0.7% 13.2%
Polestar 816 0.6% 1,300 0.9% -37.2% 3,558 0.3% 8,164 0.7% -56.4%
BYD 768 0.5% 81 0.1% 848.1% 3,672 0.3% 180 0.0% 1940.0%
Fiat 759 0.5% 776 0.5% -2.2% 8,821 0.8% 10,157 0.9% -13.2%
Jeep 710 0.5% 205 0.1% 246.3% 4,466 0.4% 1,803 0.2% 147.7%
Abarth 152 0.1% 75 0.1% 102.7% 597 0.1% 369 0.0% 61.8%
DS 126 0.1% 145 0.1% -13.1% 704 0.1% 1,672 0.2% -57.9%
Subaru 120 0.1% 99 0.1% 21.2% 1,546 0.1% 1,194 0.1% 29.5%
smart 120 0.1% 28 0.0% 328.6% 1,182 0.1% 206 0.0% 473.8%
Alfa Romeo 111 0.1% 166 0.1% -33.1% 982 0.1% 870 0.1% 12.9%
KGM 105 0.1% 96 0.1% 9.4% 1,084 0.1% 955 0.1% 13.5%
Genesis 93 0.1% 40 0.0% 132.5% 649 0.1% 851 0.1% -23.7%
ORA 55 0.0% 77 0.1% -28.6% 950 0.1% 373 0.0% 154.7%
Bentley 50 0.0% 92 0.1% -45.7% 523 0.0% 871 0.1% -40.0%
Maserati 31 0.0% 68 0.0% -54.4% 308 0.0% 612 0.1% -49.7%
Alpine 22 0.0% 28 0.0% -21.4% 242 0.0% 201 0.0% 20.4%
INEOS Automotive 18 0.0% 93 0.1% -80.6% 164 0.0% 521 0.0% -68.5%
Fisker 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 259 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 8 0.0% -62.5%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 314 0.2% 226 0.2% 38.9% 1,854 0.2% 1,924 0.2% -3.6%
Other Imports 173 0.1% 172 0.1% 0.6% 1,514 0.1% 1,087 0.1% 39.3%
Total 147,517 100.0% 143,921 100.0% 2.5% 1,154,280 100.0% 1,093,641 100.0% 5.5%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
Ford 8,101 32.8% 7,104 26.3% 14.0% 65,211 32.2% 61,445 31.2% 6.1%
VW 2,925 11.8% 3,117 11.5% -6.2% 20,722 10.2% 18,894 9.6% 9.7%
Vauxhall 2,451 9.9% 3,292 12.2% -25.5% 19,932 9.9% 19,034 9.7% 4.7%
Renault 2,139 8.7% 2,436 9.0% -12.2% 15,892 7.9% 16,608 8.4% -4.3%
Mercedes-Benz 1,837 7.4% 1,434 5.3% 28.1% 13,716 6.8% 11,856 6.0% 15.7%
Peugeot 1,536 6.2% 2,030 7.5% -24.3% 13,718 6.8% 15,066 7.7% -8.9%
Citroen 1,487 6.0% 2,588 9.6% -42.5% 14,141 7.0% 17,797 9.0% -20.5%
Toyota 660 2.7% 1,221 4.5% -45.9% 9,758 4.8% 10,146 5.2% -3.8%
Iveco 564 2.3% 368 1.4% 53.3% 4,008 2.0% 2,646 1.3% 51.5%
Nissan 512 2.1% 609 2.3% -15.9% 4,298 2.1% 3,603 1.8% 19.3%
Land Rover 493 2.0% 423 1.6% 16.5% 3,743 1.9% 3,396 1.7% 10.2%
Fiat 445 1.8% 476 1.8% -6.5% 4,092 2.0% 3,978 2.0% 2.9%
Isuzu 420 1.7% 480 1.8% -12.5% 2,667 1.3% 3,082 1.6% -13.5%
Maxus 241 1.0% 386 1.4% -37.6% 3,916 1.9% 2,227 1.1% 75.8%
Renault Trucks 238 1.0% 276 1.0% -13.8% 1,776 0.9% 2,102 1.1% -15.5%
KGM 198 0.8% 99 0.4% 100.0% 969 0.5% 759 0.4% 27.7%
MAN 175 0.7% 204 0.8% -14.2% 1,458 0.7% 1,902 1.0% -23.3%
Suzuki 105 0.4% 107 0.4% -1.9% 953 0.5% 402 0.2% 137.1%
Isuzu Trucks 81 0.3% 205 0.8% -60.5% 801 0.4% 1,212 0.6% -33.9%
Dacia 37 0.1% 18 0.1% 105.6% 191 0.1% 141 0.1% 35.5%
INEOS Automotive 19 0.1% 94 0.3% -79.8% 197 0.1% 384 0.2% -48.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso 16 0.1% 22 0.1% -27.3% 109 0.1% 166 0.1% -34.3%
BYD 6 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 35 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LDV 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 70 0.0% -95.7%
Total 24,689 100.0% 26,990 100.0% -8.5% 202,309 100.0% 196,916 100.0% 2.7%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jul. Share Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share Jan.-Jul. Share
Mercedes-Benz 113 23.2% 133 18.7% -15.0% 1,090 24.5% 941 29.6% 15.8%
Fiat 102 20.9% 67 9.4% 52.2% 963 21.7% 549 17.3% 75.4%
Peugeot 96 19.7% 48 6.7% 100.0% 480 10.8% 226 7.1% 112.4%
Ford 89 18.2% 354 49.6% -74.9% 1,121 25.2% 1,009 31.7% 11.1%
MAN 31 6.4% 1 0.1% 3000.0% 175 3.9% 1 0.0% 17400.0%
Iveco 19 3.9% 24 3.4% -20.8% 284 6.4% 126 4.0% 125.4%
Vauxhall 14 2.9% 1 0.1% 1300.0% 105 2.4% 35 1.1% 200.0%
VW 14 2.9% 5 0.7% 180.0% 60 1.3% 31 1.0% 93.5%
Renault Trucks 5 1.0% 0 0.0% -% 14 0.3% 6 0.2% 133.3%
Maxus 2 0.4% 72 10.1% -97.2% 60 1.3% 199 6.3% -69.8%
Isuzu Trucks 2 0.4% 0 0.0% -% 12 0.3% 4 0.1% 200.0%
Renault 1 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 3 0.1% 8 0.3% -62.5%
Citroen 0 0.0% 8 1.1% -100.0% 78 1.8% 47 1.5% 66.0%
Total 488 100.0% 713 100.0% -31.6% 4,445 100.0% 3,182 100.0% 39.7%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, June 2024

Jul 5, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 1.1% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 4, UK passenger car sales increased 1.1% to 179,263 units in June 2024. Year-to-date sales increased 6.0% with 1,006,763 cars registered in the first 6 months of 2024.
June sales for VW increased 1.8% to 15,458 units (8.6% market share), BMW sales increased 16.8% to 13,547 units (7.6% share) while Audi sales decreased 2.5% to 11,929 units (6.7% share). Toyota sales increased 17.2% to 11,068 units (6.2% share), Kia sales increased 7.6% to 10,321 units (5.8% share).
The best-selling cars in June 2024 were Kia Sportage (4,113 units), Nissan Juke (3,891 units), Tesla Model Y (3,642 units), VW Golf (3,463 units) and BMW 1 Series (3,397 units).
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 7.8% to 91,227 units (50.9% share), EV increased 7.4% to 34,034 units (19.0% share), HEV increased 27.2% to 26,702 units (14.9% share), PHEV increased 30% to 16,604 units (9.3% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 17.2% to 10,696 units (6.0% share).
In June, private car sales decreased 15.3% to 67,625 units (37.7% share), fleet sales increased 14.2% to 105,868 units (59.1% share), and businesses sales increased 22.0% to 5,770 units (3.2% share). June’s market growth was driven primarily by the fleet sector, where uptake rose by 14.2%, while private retail demand fell for the ninth consecutive month, down -15.3%.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 4.5% to 33,066 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 12.3% to 604 units while sales of taxis decreased 67.7% to 50 units in June.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jun. 2024 Jun. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jun. 2024 Jan.-Jun. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 179,263 177,266 1.1% 1,006,763 949,720 6.0%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 33,066 34,630 -4.5% 177,620 169,926 4.5%
Trucks (Under6t) 604 538 12.3% 3,957 2,469 60.3%
Taxi 50 155 -67.7% 590 963 -38.7%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
VW 15,458 8.6% 15,185 8.6% 1.8% 83,552 8.3% 79,621 8.4% 4.9%
BMW 13,547 7.6% 11,600 6.5% 16.8% 69,827 6.9% 52,275 5.5% 33.6%
Audi 11,929 6.7% 12,235 6.9% -2.5% 65,317 6.5% 68,120 7.2% -4.1%
Toyota 11,068 6.2% 9,441 5.3% 17.2% 51,117 5.1% 56,045 5.9% -8.8%
Kia 10,321 5.8% 9,594 5.4% 7.6% 60,366 6.0% 58,760 6.2% 2.7%
Hyundai 9,198 5.1% 8,435 4.8% 9.0% 46,404 4.6% 46,351 4.9% 0.1%
Nissan 9,131 5.1% 7,968 4.5% 14.6% 54,936 5.5% 45,309 4.8% 21.2%
Mercedes-Benz 8,859 4.9% 8,163 4.6% 8.5% 51,732 5.1% 42,780 4.5% 20.9%
Ford 8,496 4.7% 14,744 8.3% -42.4% 56,735 5.6% 72,428 7.6% -21.7%
MG 8,314 4.6% 7,607 4.3% 9.3% 44,046 4.4% 39,624 4.2% 11.2%
Tesla 6,757 3.8% 7,533 4.2% -10.3% 23,029 2.3% 26,140 2.8% -11.9%
Skoda 6,533 3.6% 6,359 3.6% 2.7% 37,641 3.7% 34,359 3.6% 9.6%
Volvo Cars 6,283 3.5% 4,416 2.5% 42.3% 30,422 3.0% 24,877 2.6% 22.3%
Vauxhall 6,248 3.5% 9,927 5.6% -37.1% 45,324 4.5% 49,505 5.2% -8.4%
Renault 6,011 3.4% 4,154 2.3% 44.7% 28,596 2.8% 17,275 1.8% 65.5%
Land Rover 5,246 2.9% 4,633 2.6% 13.2% 32,846 3.3% 27,857 2.9% 17.9%
Peugeot 4,553 2.5% 4,679 2.6% -2.7% 34,653 3.4% 30,381 3.2% 14.1%
Mini 3,693 2.1% 4,182 2.4% -11.7% 21,273 2.1% 22,886 2.4% -7.0%
SEAT 3,191 1.8% 2,358 1.3% 35.3% 21,346 2.1% 15,976 1.7% 33.6%
Mazda 2,908 1.6% 2,887 1.6% 0.7% 14,083 1.4% 16,106 1.7% -12.6%
Dacia 2,813 1.6% 2,354 1.3% 19.5% 16,162 1.6% 15,404 1.6% 4.9%
Cupra 2,661 1.5% 2,276 1.3% 16.9% 13,917 1.4% 11,382 1.2% 22.3%
Suzuki 2,302 1.3% 2,044 1.2% 12.6% 13,588 1.3% 12,216 1.3% 11.2%
Honda 2,281 1.3% 2,286 1.3% -0.2% 17,774 1.8% 14,384 1.5% 23.6%
Citroen 2,235 1.2% 1,590 0.9% 40.6% 15,817 1.6% 15,586 1.6% 1.5%
Lexus 1,515 0.8% 1,811 1.0% -16.3% 8,036 0.8% 6,715 0.7% 19.7%
Porsche 1,483 0.8% 2,480 1.4% -40.2% 9,062 0.9% 12,330 1.3% -26.5%
Jaguar 1,175 0.7% 1,466 0.8% -19.8% 10,626 1.1% 6,777 0.7% 56.8%
Fiat 1,105 0.6% 1,191 0.7% -7.2% 8,062 0.8% 9,381 1.0% -14.1%
BYD 697 0.4% 15 0.0% 4546.7% 2,904 0.3% 99 0.0% 2833.3%
Polestar 660 0.4% 1,125 0.6% -41.3% 2,742 0.3% 6,864 0.7% -60.1%
Jeep 624 0.3% 363 0.2% 71.9% 3,756 0.4% 1,598 0.2% 135.0%
ORA 284 0.2% 38 0.0% 647.4% 895 0.1% 296 0.0% 202.4%
Subaru 203 0.1% 299 0.2% -32.1% 1,426 0.1% 1,095 0.1% 30.2%
Alfa Romeo 189 0.1% 107 0.1% 76.6% 871 0.1% 704 0.1% 23.7%
Genesis 183 0.1% 247 0.1% -25.9% 556 0.1% 811 0.1% -31.4%
smart 135 0.1% 49 0.0% 175.5% 1,062 0.1% 178 0.0% 496.6%
KGM 106 0.1% 167 0.1% -36.5% 979 0.1% 859 0.1% 14.0%
Abarth 98 0.1% 114 0.1% -14.0% 445 0.0% 294 0.0% 51.4%
DS 85 0.0% 275 0.2% -69.1% 578 0.1% 1,527 0.2% -62.1%
Bentley 64 0.0% 116 0.1% -44.8% 473 0.0% 779 0.1% -39.3%
Maserati 38 0.0% 85 0.0% -55.3% 277 0.0% 544 0.1% -49.1%
INEOS Automotive 25 0.0% 152 0.1% -83.6% 146 0.0% 428 0.0% -65.9%
Alpine 23 0.0% 31 0.0% -25.8% 220 0.0% 173 0.0% 27.2%
Fisker 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 259 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 0 0.0% 1 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 8 0.0% -62.5%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 289 0.2% 261 0.1% 10.7% 1,540 0.2% 1,698 0.2% -9.3%
Other Imports 245 0.1% 223 0.1% 9.9% 1,341 0.1% 915 0.1% 46.6%
Total 179,263 100.0% 177,266 100.0% 1.1% 1,006,763 100.0% 949,720 100.0% 6.0%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
Ford 11,064 33.5% 11,287 32.6% -2.0% 57,110 32.2% 54,341 32.0% 5.1%
Vauxhall 3,555 10.8% 3,598 10.4% -1.2% 17,481 9.8% 15,742 9.3% 11.0%
Renault 3,403 10.3% 3,282 9.5% 3.7% 13,753 7.7% 14,172 8.3% -3.0%
VW 2,716 8.2% 2,821 8.1% -3.7% 17,797 10.0% 15,777 9.3% 12.8%
Mercedes-Benz 2,568 7.8% 1,920 5.5% 33.8% 11,879 6.7% 10,422 6.1% 14.0%
Peugeot 2,406 7.3% 3,044 8.8% -21.0% 12,182 6.9% 13,036 7.7% -6.6%
Citroen 1,863 5.6% 2,916 8.4% -36.1% 12,654 7.1% 15,209 9.0% -16.8%
Maxus 964 2.9% 440 1.3% 119.1% 3,675 2.1% 1,841 1.1% 99.6%
Toyota 837 2.5% 1,553 4.5% -46.1% 9,098 5.1% 8,925 5.3% 1.9%
Iveco 730 2.2% 421 1.2% 73.4% 3,444 1.9% 2,278 1.3% 51.2%
Isuzu 582 1.8% 569 1.6% 2.3% 2,247 1.3% 2,602 1.5% -13.6%
Nissan 565 1.7% 466 1.3% 21.2% 3,786 2.1% 2,994 1.8% 26.5%
Land Rover 473 1.4% 609 1.8% -22.3% 3,250 1.8% 2,973 1.7% 9.3%
Fiat 437 1.3% 543 1.6% -19.5% 3,647 2.1% 3,502 2.1% 4.1%
Renault Trucks 255 0.8% 350 1.0% -27.1% 1,538 0.9% 1,826 1.1% -15.8%
MAN 232 0.7% 267 0.8% -13.1% 1,283 0.7% 1,698 1.0% -24.4%
Suzuki 125 0.4% 93 0.3% 34.4% 848 0.5% 295 0.2% 187.5%
KGM 117 0.4% 101 0.3% 15.8% 771 0.4% 660 0.4% 16.8%
Isuzu Trucks 93 0.3% 195 0.6% -52.3% 720 0.4% 1,007 0.6% -28.5%
INEOS Automotive 39 0.1% 91 0.3% -57.1% 178 0.1% 290 0.2% -38.6%
Dacia 17 0.1% 30 0.1% -43.3% 154 0.1% 123 0.1% 25.2%
Mitsubishi Fuso 13 0.0% 13 0.0% 0.0% 93 0.1% 144 0.1% -35.4%
BYD 12 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 29 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 0 0.0% 21 0.1% -100.0% 3 0.0% 69 0.0% -95.7%
Total 33,066 100.0% 34,630 100.0% -4.5% 177,620 100.0% 169,926 100.0% 4.5%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jun. Share Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share Jan.-Jun. Share
Mercedes-Benz 168 27.8% 144 26.8% 16.7% 977 24.7% 808 32.7% 20.9%
Fiat 141 23.3% 89 16.5% 58.4% 861 21.8% 482 19.5% 78.6%
Ford 135 22.4% 179 33.3% -24.6% 1,032 26.1% 655 26.5% 57.6%
Peugeot 49 8.1% 44 8.2% 11.4% 384 9.7% 178 7.2% 115.7%
MAN 41 6.8% 0 0.0% -% 144 3.6% 0 0.0% -%
Iveco 26 4.3% 15 2.8% 73.3% 265 6.7% 102 4.1% 159.8%
Citroen 18 3.0% 10 1.9% 80.0% 78 2.0% 39 1.6% 100.0%
Maxus 10 1.7% 35 6.5% -71.4% 58 1.5% 127 5.1% -54.3%
VW 9 1.5% 14 2.6% -35.7% 46 1.2% 26 1.1% 76.9%
Vauxhall 6 1.0% 4 0.7% 50.0% 91 2.3% 34 1.4% 167.6%
Renault Trucks 1 0.2% 1 0.2% 0.0% 9 0.2% 6 0.2% 50.0%
Isuzu Trucks 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 10 0.3% 4 0.2% 150.0%
Renault 0 0.0% 3 0.6% -100.0% 2 0.1% 8 0.3% -75.0%
Total 604 100.0% 538 100.0% 12.3% 3,957 100.0% 2,469 100.0% 60.3%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, May 2024

Jun 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 1.7% in May
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on June 5, UK passenger car sales increased 1.7% to 147,678 units in May 2024. Year-to-date sales increased 7.1% with 827,500 cars registered in the first 5 months of 2024.
May sales for VW increased 15.5% to 13,503 units (9.1% market share), Audi sales decreased 9.6% to 10,673 units (7.2% share) while BMW sales increased 29.0% to 10,353 units (7.0% share). Kia sales decreased 0.7% to 8,917 units (6.0% share), Mercedes-Benz sales increased 33.4% to 7,758 units (5.3% share).
The best-selling cars in May 2023 were Kia Sportage (4,202 units), Ford Puma (3,812 units), Audi A3 (3,017 units), VW Golf (2,922 units) and Vauxhall Corsa (2,671 units).
Compared to last May, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 2.1% to 81,058 units (54.9% share), EV increased 6.2% to 26,031 units (17.6% share), HEV increased 9.6% to 19,503 units (13.2% share), PHEV increased 31.5% to 11,866 units (8.0% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 16.7% to 9,220 units (6.2% share).
In May, private car sales decreased 12.9% to 57,453 units (38.9% share), fleet sales increased 14.0% to 86,870 units (58.8% share), and businesses sales increased 9.5% to 3,355 units (2.3% share). In May the new car market continues to hold steady as large fleets sustain growth, offsetting weakened private retail demand.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 1.9% to 25,853 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 80.6% to 697 units while sales of taxis decreased 45.0% to 61 units in May.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type May 2024 May 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-May 2024 Jan.-May 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 147,678 145,204 1.7% 827,500 772,454 7.1%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 25,853 25,359 1.9% 144,554 135,296 6.8%
Trucks (Under6t) 697 386 80.6% 3,353 1,931 73.6%
Taxi 61 111 -45.0% 540 808 -33.2%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
VW 13,503 9.1% 11,687 8.0% 15.5% 68,094 8.2% 64,436 8.3% 5.7%
Audi 10,673 7.2% 11,808 8.1% -9.6% 53,388 6.5% 55,885 7.2% -4.5%
BMW 10,353 7.0% 8,025 5.5% 29.0% 56,280 6.8% 40,675 5.3% 38.4%
Kia 8,917 6.0% 8,976 6.2% -0.7% 50,045 6.0% 49,166 6.4% 1.8%
Mercedes-Benz 7,758 5.3% 5,816 4.0% 33.4% 42,873 5.2% 34,617 4.5% 23.8%
Ford 7,520 5.1% 10,970 7.6% -31.4% 48,239 5.8% 57,684 7.5% -16.4%
MG 7,223 4.9% 6,304 4.3% 14.6% 35,732 4.3% 32,017 4.1% 11.6%
Hyundai 7,107 4.8% 7,260 5.0% -2.1% 37,206 4.5% 37,916 4.9% -1.9%
Toyota 6,834 4.6% 8,325 5.7% -17.9% 40,049 4.8% 46,604 6.0% -14.1%
Skoda 6,671 4.5% 5,720 3.9% 16.6% 31,108 3.8% 28,000 3.6% 11.1%
Nissan 6,602 4.5% 6,484 4.5% 1.8% 45,805 5.5% 37,341 4.8% 22.7%
Vauxhall 6,026 4.1% 8,879 6.1% -32.1% 39,076 4.7% 39,578 5.1% -1.3%
Volvo Cars 5,707 3.9% 4,835 3.3% 18.0% 24,139 2.9% 20,461 2.6% 18.0%
Land Rover 4,730 3.2% 3,391 2.3% 39.5% 27,600 3.3% 23,224 3.0% 18.8%
Peugeot 4,504 3.0% 5,171 3.6% -12.9% 30,100 3.6% 25,702 3.3% 17.1%
Renault 3,798 2.6% 2,385 1.6% 59.2% 22,585 2.7% 13,121 1.7% 72.1%
SEAT 3,572 2.4% 1,973 1.4% 81.0% 18,155 2.2% 13,618 1.8% 33.3%
Tesla 3,152 2.1% 3,439 2.4% -8.3% 16,272 2.0% 18,607 2.4% -12.5%
Dacia 2,691 1.8% 2,540 1.7% 5.9% 13,349 1.6% 13,050 1.7% 2.3%
Mini 2,679 1.8% 3,099 2.1% -13.6% 17,580 2.1% 18,704 2.4% -6.0%
Cupra 2,289 1.5% 1,908 1.3% 20.0% 11,256 1.4% 9,106 1.2% 23.6%
Mazda 2,171 1.5% 2,277 1.6% -4.7% 11,175 1.4% 13,219 1.7% -15.5%
Citroen 2,100 1.4% 2,205 1.5% -4.8% 13,582 1.6% 13,996 1.8% -3.0%
Suzuki 2,032 1.4% 1,878 1.3% 8.2% 11,286 1.4% 10,172 1.3% 11.0%
Honda 1,781 1.2% 1,505 1.0% 18.3% 15,493 1.9% 12,098 1.6% 28.1%
Jaguar 1,363 0.9% 1,341 0.9% 1.6% 9,451 1.1% 5,311 0.7% 78.0%
Lexus 1,340 0.9% 1,459 1.0% -8.2% 6,521 0.8% 4,904 0.6% 33.0%
Porsche 1,315 0.9% 1,920 1.3% -31.5% 7,579 0.9% 9,850 1.3% -23.1%
BYD 596 0.4% 21 0.0% 2738.1% 2,207 0.3% 84 0.0% 2527.4%
Fiat 523 0.4% 950 0.7% -44.9% 6,957 0.8% 8,190 1.1% -15.1%
Polestar 314 0.2% 1,034 0.7% -69.6% 2,082 0.3% 5,739 0.7% -63.7%
Jeep 297 0.2% 98 0.1% 203.1% 3,132 0.4% 1,235 0.2% 153.6%
Alfa Romeo 234 0.2% 111 0.1% 110.8% 682 0.1% 597 0.1% 14.2%
Subaru 182 0.1% 134 0.1% 35.8% 1,223 0.1% 796 0.1% 53.6%
smart 148 0.1% 16 0.0% 825.0% 927 0.1% 129 0.0% 618.6%
KGM 131 0.1% 125 0.1% 4.8% 873 0.1% 692 0.1% 26.2%
ORA 101 0.1% 33 0.0% 206.1% 611 0.1% 258 0.0% 136.8%
Bentley 68 0.0% 109 0.1% -37.6% 409 0.0% 663 0.1% -38.3%
Genesis 57 0.0% 104 0.1% -45.2% 373 0.0% 564 0.1% -33.9%
DS 54 0.0% 199 0.1% -72.9% 493 0.1% 1,252 0.2% -60.6%
Fisker 44 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 258 0.0% - -% -%
Maserati 40 0.0% 75 0.1% -46.7% 239 0.0% 459 0.1% -47.9%
Abarth 38 0.0% 35 0.0% 8.6% 347 0.0% 180 0.0% 92.8%
INEOS Automotive 25 0.0% 182 0.1% -86.3% 121 0.0% 276 0.0% -56.2%
Alpine 19 0.0% 35 0.0% -45.7% 197 0.0% 142 0.0% 38.7%
Maxus 1 0.0% 3 0.0% -66.7% 3 0.0% 7 0.0% -57.1%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 179 0.1% 223 0.2% -19.7% 1,251 0.2% 1,437 0.2% -12.9%
Other Imports 216 0.1% 137 0.1% 57.7% 1,096 0.1% 692 0.1% 58.4%
Total 147,678 100.0% 145,204 100.0% 1.7% 827,500 100.0% 772,454 100.0% 7.1%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Ford 9,309 36.0% 8,371 33.0% 11.2% 46,046 31.9% 43,054 31.8% 6.9%
VW 2,774 10.7% 2,321 9.2% 19.5% 15,081 10.4% 12,956 9.6% 16.4%
Renault 2,303 8.9% 2,468 9.7% -6.7% 10,350 7.2% 10,890 8.0% -5.0%
Vauxhall 2,130 8.2% 1,764 7.0% 20.7% 13,926 9.6% 12,144 9.0% 14.7%
Peugeot 1,668 6.5% 1,522 6.0% 9.6% 9,776 6.8% 9,992 7.4% -2.2%
Mercedes-Benz 1,524 5.9% 1,686 6.6% -9.6% 9,311 6.4% 8,502 6.3% 9.5%
Citroen 1,404 5.4% 2,354 9.3% -40.4% 10,791 7.5% 12,293 9.1% -12.2%
Toyota 803 3.1% 1,339 5.3% -40.0% 8,261 5.7% 7,372 5.4% 12.1%
Nissan 617 2.4% 297 1.2% 107.7% 3,221 2.2% 2,528 1.9% 27.4%
Iveco 598 2.3% 351 1.4% 70.4% 2,714 1.9% 1,857 1.4% 46.1%
Maxus 505 2.0% 427 1.7% 18.3% 2,711 1.9% 1,401 1.0% 93.5%
Isuzu 407 1.6% 470 1.9% -13.4% 1,665 1.2% 2,033 1.5% -18.1%
Land Rover 404 1.6% 409 1.6% -1.2% 2,777 1.9% 2,364 1.7% 17.5%
Fiat 398 1.5% 519 2.0% -23.3% 3,210 2.2% 2,959 2.2% 8.5%
Renault Trucks 276 1.1% 276 1.1% 0.0% 1,283 0.9% 1,476 1.1% -13.1%
MAN 263 1.0% 242 1.0% 8.7% 1,051 0.7% 1,431 1.1% -26.6%
KGM 168 0.6% 91 0.4% 84.6% 654 0.5% 559 0.4% 17.0%
Isuzu Trucks 125 0.5% 217 0.9% -42.4% 627 0.4% 812 0.6% -22.8%
Suzuki 93 0.4% 42 0.2% 121.4% 723 0.5% 202 0.1% 257.9%
Dacia 34 0.1% 14 0.1% 142.9% 137 0.1% 93 0.1% 47.3%
INEOS Automotive 26 0.1% 147 0.6% -82.3% 139 0.1% 199 0.1% -30.2%
Mitsubishi Fuso 14 0.1% 20 0.1% -30.0% 80 0.1% 131 0.1% -38.9%
BYD 10 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 17 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
LEVC 0 0.0% 12 0.0% -100.0% 3 0.0% 48 0.0% -93.8%
Total 25,853 100.0% 25,359 100.0% 1.9% 144,554 100.0% 135,296 100.0% 6.8%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
May Share May Share Jan.-May Share Jan.-May Share
Mercedes-Benz 228 32.7% 109 28.2% 109.2% 809 24.1% 664 34.4% 21.8%
Ford 160 23.0% 140 36.3% 14.3% 897 26.8% 476 24.7% 88.4%
Fiat 149 21.4% 65 16.8% 129.2% 720 21.5% 393 20.4% 83.2%
Iveco 50 7.2% 18 4.7% 177.8% 239 7.1% 87 4.5% 174.7%
Peugeot 49 7.0% 15 3.9% 226.7% 335 10.0% 134 6.9% 150.0%
MAN 20 2.9% 0 0.0% -% 103 3.1% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 18 2.6% 25 6.5% -28.0% 48 1.4% 92 4.8% -47.8%
Vauxhall 14 2.0% 0 0.0% -% 85 2.5% 30 1.6% 183.3%
VW 5 0.7% 5 1.3% 0.0% 37 1.1% 12 0.6% 208.3%
Renault Trucks 3 0.4% 1 0.3% 200.0% 8 0.2% 5 0.3% 60.0%
Isuzu Trucks 1 0.1% 1 0.3% 0.0% 10 0.3% 4 0.2% 150.0%
Citroen 0 0.0% 7 1.8% -100.0% 60 1.8% 29 1.5% 106.9%
Renault - -% 0 0.0% -% 2 0.1% 5 0.3% -60.0%
Total 697 100.0% 386 100.0% 80.6% 3,353 100.0% 1,931 100.0% 73.6%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, April 2024

May 8, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 1.0% in April
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 7, UK passenger car sales increased 1.0% to 134,274 units in April 2024. It was the market’s best April since 2021 and 21st month of growth. Year-to-date sales increased 8.4% with 679,822 cars registered in the first four months of 2024.
April sales for VW increased 12.8% to 13,260 units (9.9% market share), Audi sales decreased 9.9% to 10,253 units (7.6% share) while BMW sales increased 34.6% to 9,156 units (6.8% share). Ford sales decreased 20.8% to 8,152 units (6.1% share), Kia sales increased 1.4% to 8,044 units (6.0% share).
The best-selling cars in April 2023 were Ford Puma (4,339 units), VW Polo (3,413 units), Audi A3 (3,010 units), Nissan Qashqai (2,495 units) and VW Golf (2,361 units).
Compared to last April, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 3.1% to 74,877 units (55.8% share), EV increased 10.7% to 22,717 units (16.9% share), HEV increased 16.7% to 17,538 units (13.1% share), PHEV increased 22.1% to 10,493 units (7.8% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 25.3% to 8,649 units (6.4% share).
In April, private car sales decreased 17.7% to 50,458 units (37.6% share), fleet sales increased 18.5% to 81,207 units 60.5% share), and businesses sales decreased 16.1% to 2,609 units (1.9% share). Continuing the trend seen throughout the year, growth was driven entirely by fleets.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 5.4% to 23,889 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 122% to 666 units while sales of taxis decreased 67% to 65 units in April.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Apr. 2024 Apr. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Apr. 2024 Jan.-Apr. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 134,274 132,990 1.0% 679,822 627,250 8.4%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 23,889 22,665 5.4% 118,701 109,937 8.0%
Trucks (Under6t) 666 300 122.0% 2,656 1,545 71.9%
Taxi 65 197 -67.0% 479 697 -31.3%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
VW 13,260 9.9% 11,758 8.8% 12.8% 54,591 8.0% 52,749 8.4% 3.5%
Audi 10,253 7.6% 11,379 8.6% -9.9% 42,715 6.3% 44,077 7.0% -3.1%
BMW 9,156 6.8% 6,804 5.1% 34.6% 45,927 6.8% 32,650 5.2% 40.7%
Ford 8,152 6.1% 10,291 7.7% -20.8% 40,719 6.0% 46,714 7.4% -12.8%
Kia 8,044 6.0% 7,935 6.0% 1.4% 41,128 6.0% 40,190 6.4% 2.3%
Toyota 7,022 5.2% 6,531 4.9% 7.5% 33,215 4.9% 38,279 6.1% -13.2%
Hyundai 6,619 4.9% 6,569 4.9% 0.8% 30,099 4.4% 30,656 4.9% -1.8%
Mercedes-Benz 6,572 4.9% 5,118 3.8% 28.4% 35,115 5.2% 28,801 4.6% 21.9%
Skoda 5,986 4.5% 5,272 4.0% 13.5% 24,437 3.6% 22,280 3.6% 9.7%
Nissan 5,800 4.3% 4,907 3.7% 18.2% 39,203 5.8% 30,857 4.9% 27.0%
MG 5,371 4.0% 5,034 3.8% 6.7% 28,509 4.2% 25,713 4.1% 10.9%
Volvo Cars 4,809 3.6% 3,711 2.8% 29.6% 18,432 2.7% 15,626 2.5% 18.0%
Vauxhall 4,386 3.3% 7,845 5.9% -44.1% 33,050 4.9% 30,699 4.9% 7.7%
Land Rover 4,298 3.2% 4,030 3.0% 6.7% 22,870 3.4% 19,833 3.2% 15.3%
Peugeot 4,290 3.2% 5,525 4.2% -22.4% 25,596 3.8% 20,531 3.3% 24.7%
Renault 4,123 3.1% 2,335 1.8% 76.6% 18,787 2.8% 10,736 1.7% 75.0%
SEAT 3,433 2.6% 1,867 1.4% 83.9% 14,583 2.1% 11,645 1.9% 25.2%
Dacia 2,333 1.7% 2,933 2.2% -20.5% 10,658 1.6% 10,510 1.7% 1.4%
Mini 2,307 1.7% 3,558 2.7% -35.2% 14,901 2.2% 15,605 2.5% -4.5%
Citroen 2,108 1.6% 2,236 1.7% -5.7% 11,482 1.7% 11,791 1.9% -2.6%
Cupra 1,984 1.5% 1,931 1.5% 2.7% 8,967 1.3% 7,198 1.1% 24.6%
Suzuki 1,578 1.2% 1,393 1.0% 13.3% 9,254 1.4% 8,294 1.3% 11.6%
Mazda 1,537 1.1% 2,237 1.7% -31.3% 9,004 1.3% 10,942 1.7% -17.7%
Honda 1,530 1.1% 2,319 1.7% -34.0% 13,712 2.0% 10,593 1.7% 29.4%
Porsche 1,416 1.1% 1,876 1.4% -24.5% 6,264 0.9% 7,930 1.3% -21.0%
Tesla 1,352 1.0% 1,813 1.4% -25.4% 13,120 1.9% 15,168 2.4% -13.5%
Jaguar 1,329 1.0% 692 0.5% 92.1% 8,088 1.2% 3,970 0.6% 103.7%
Lexus 1,318 1.0% 886 0.7% 48.8% 5,181 0.8% 3,445 0.5% 50.4%
Fiat 1,175 0.9% 1,297 1.0% -9.4% 6,434 0.9% 7,240 1.2% -11.1%
Polestar 470 0.4% 1,183 0.9% -60.3% 1,768 0.3% 4,705 0.8% -62.4%
Jeep 346 0.3% 115 0.1% 200.9% 2,835 0.4% 1,137 0.2% 149.3%
BYD 333 0.2% 29 0.0% 1048.3% 1,611 0.2% 63 0.0% 2457.1%
smart 248 0.2% 32 0.0% 675.0% 779 0.1% 113 0.0% 589.4%
Subaru 142 0.1% 81 0.1% 75.3% 1,041 0.2% 662 0.1% 57.3%
KGM 139 0.1% 149 0.1% -6.7% 742 0.1% 567 0.1% 30.9%
Alfa Romeo 119 0.1% 129 0.1% -7.8% 448 0.1% 486 0.1% -7.8%
Genesis 98 0.1% 99 0.1% -1.0% 316 0.0% 460 0.1% -31.3%
Bentley 96 0.1% 141 0.1% -31.9% 341 0.1% 554 0.1% -38.4%
ORA 88 0.1% 11 0.0% 700.0% 510 0.1% 225 0.0% 126.7%
DS 69 0.1% 257 0.2% -73.2% 439 0.1% 1,053 0.2% -58.3%
Maserati 43 0.0% 67 0.1% -35.8% 199 0.0% 384 0.1% -48.2%
Alpine 28 0.0% 20 0.0% 40.0% 178 0.0% 107 0.0% 66.4%
Abarth 27 0.0% 57 0.0% -52.6% 309 0.0% 145 0.0% 113.1%
INEOS Automotive 26 0.0% 94 0.1% -72.3% 96 0.0% 94 0.0% 2.1%
Fisker 7 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 214 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 1 0.0% 1 0.0% 0.0% 2 0.0% 4 0.0% -50.0%
Chevrolet 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 210 0.2% 312 0.2% -32.7% 1,072 0.2% 1,214 0.2% -11.7%
Other Imports 243 0.2% 131 0.1% 85.5% 880 0.1% 555 0.1% 58.6%
Total 134,274 100.0% 132,990 100.0% 1.0% 679,822 100.0% 627,250 100.0% 8.4%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Ford 6,881 28.8% 6,270 27.7% 9.7% 36,737 30.9% 34,683 31.5% 5.9%
Vauxhall 3,095 13.0% 2,652 11.7% 16.7% 11,796 9.9% 10,380 9.4% 13.6%
VW 2,465 10.3% 1,871 8.3% 31.7% 12,307 10.4% 10,635 9.7% 15.7%
Mercedes-Benz 1,898 7.9% 1,387 6.1% 36.8% 7,787 6.6% 6,816 6.2% 14.2%
Renault 1,670 7.0% 1,563 6.9% 6.8% 8,047 6.8% 8,422 7.7% -4.5%
Peugeot 1,668 7.0% 2,464 10.9% -32.3% 8,108 6.8% 8,470 7.7% -4.3%
Citroen 1,561 6.5% 2,393 10.6% -34.8% 9,387 7.9% 9,939 9.0% -5.6%
Toyota 1,173 4.9% 1,160 5.1% 1.1% 7,458 6.3% 6,033 5.5% 23.6%
Nissan 588 2.5% 317 1.4% 85.5% 2,604 2.2% 2,231 2.0% 16.7%
Iveco 581 2.4% 324 1.4% 79.3% 2,116 1.8% 1,506 1.4% 40.5%
Fiat 394 1.6% 522 2.3% -24.5% 2,812 2.4% 2,440 2.2% 15.2%
Land Rover 376 1.6% 416 1.8% -9.6% 2,373 2.0% 1,955 1.8% 21.4%
Maxus 374 1.6% 164 0.7% 128.0% 2,206 1.9% 974 0.9% 126.5%
Isuzu 321 1.3% 291 1.3% 10.3% 1,258 1.1% 1,563 1.4% -19.5%
Renault Trucks 224 0.9% 295 1.3% -24.1% 1,007 0.8% 1,200 1.1% -16.1%
MAN 207 0.9% 246 1.1% -15.9% 788 0.7% 1,189 1.1% -33.7%
KGM 151 0.6% 0 0.0% -% 486 0.4% 0 0.0% -%
Isuzu Trucks 122 0.5% 169 0.7% -27.8% 502 0.4% 595 0.5% -15.6%
Suzuki 74 0.3% 38 0.2% 94.7% 630 0.5% 160 0.1% 293.8%
Dacia 25 0.1% 11 0.0% 127.3% 103 0.1% 79 0.1% 30.4%
INEOS Automotive 23 0.1% 52 0.2% -55.8% 113 0.1% 52 0.0% 117.3%
Mitsubishi Fuso 15 0.1% 15 0.1% 0.0% 66 0.1% 111 0.1% -40.5%
Others 3 0.0% 45 0.2% -93.3% 10 0.0% 504 0.5% -98.0%
Total 23,889 100.0% 22,665 100.0% 5.4% 118,701 100.0% 109,937 100.0% 8.0%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Apr. Share Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share Jan.-Apr. Share
Mercedes-Benz 192 28.8% 121 40.3% 58.7% 581 21.9% 555 35.9% 4.7%
Ford 177 26.6% 54 18.0% 227.8% 737 27.7% 336 21.7% 119.3%
Fiat 116 17.4% 63 21.0% 84.1% 571 21.5% 328 21.2% 74.1%
Iveco 45 6.8% 11 3.7% 309.1% 189 7.1% 69 4.5% 173.9%
Peugeot 43 6.5% 33 11.0% 30.3% 286 10.8% 119 7.7% 140.3%
Vauxhall 32 4.8% 3 1.0% 966.7% 71 2.7% 30 1.9% 136.7%
MAN 22 3.3% 0 0.0% -% 83 3.1% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 19 2.9% 0 0.0% -% 60 2.3% 22 1.4% 172.7%
Others 20 3.0% 15 5.0% 33.3% 78 2.9% 86 5.6% -9.3%
Total 666 100.0% 300 100.0% 122.0% 2,656 100.0% 1,545 100.0% 71.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, March 2024

Apr 5, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 10.4% in March
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 4, UK passenger car sales increased 10.4% to 317,786 units in March 2024. It was best March since 2019 and 20th consecutive month of growth. Year-to-date sales increased 10.4% with 545,548 cars registered in the first 3 months of 2024.
March sales for VW increased 1.8% to 22,147 units (7.0% market share), Nissan sales increased 21% to 20,559 units (6.5% share) while BMW sales increased 38.7% to 20,065 units (6.3% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales increased 20.4% to 19,794 units (6.2% share), Kia sales decreased 6.2% to 18,478 units (5.8% share).
The best-selling cars in March 2023 were Nissan Qashqai (8,931 units), Ford Puma (8,318 units), Kia Sportage (7,445 units), Nissan Juke (7,346 units) and Audi A3 (6,010 units).
Compared to last March , gasoline-engine car sales increased 9.2% to 177,019 units (55.7% share), EV increased 3.8% to 48,388 units (15.2% share), HEV increased 19.6% to 44,550 units (14.0% share), PHEV increased 36.7% to 24,517 units (7.7% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 2.7% to 23,312 units (7.3% share). The biggest percentage growth was recorded by PHEVs.
In March, private car sales decreased 7.7% to 128,472 units (40.4% share), fleet sales increased 29.6% to 181,399 units (57.1% share), and businesses sales decreased 8% to 7,915 units (2.5% share). Overall increase driven by fleet investment with weak confidence constraining private retail demand.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 11.1% to 52,916 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 46% to 946 units while sales of taxis decreased 18.5% to 256 units in March.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Mar. 2024 Mar. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Mar. 2024 Jan.-Mar. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 317,786 287,825 10.4% 545,548 494,260 10.4%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 52,916 47,634 11.1% 94,812 87,272 8.6%
Trucks (Under6t) 946 648 46.0% 1,990 1,245 59.8%
Taxi 256 314 -18.5% 414 500 -17.2%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
VW 22,147 7.0% 21,747 7.6% 1.8% 41,331 7.6% 40,991 8.3% 0.8%
Nissan 20,559 6.5% 16,994 5.9% 21.0% 33,403 6.1% 25,950 5.3% 28.7%
BMW 20,065 6.3% 14,463 5.0% 38.7% 36,771 6.7% 25,846 5.2% 42.3%
Mercedes-Benz 19,794 6.2% 16,443 5.7% 20.4% 28,543 5.2% 23,683 4.8% 20.5%
Kia 18,478 5.8% 19,703 6.8% -6.2% 33,084 6.1% 32,255 6.5% 2.6%
Audi 18,454 5.8% 19,039 6.6% -3.1% 32,462 6.0% 32,698 6.6% -0.7%
Ford 17,026 5.4% 20,415 7.1% -16.6% 32,567 6.0% 36,423 7.4% -10.6%
Toyota 16,886 5.3% 19,253 6.7% -12.3% 26,193 4.8% 31,748 6.4% -17.5%
Vauxhall 15,553 4.9% 12,091 4.2% 28.6% 28,664 5.3% 22,854 4.6% 25.4%
Hyundai 13,570 4.3% 13,532 4.7% 0.3% 23,480 4.3% 24,087 4.9% -2.5%
MG 12,934 4.1% 12,232 4.2% 5.7% 23,138 4.2% 20,679 4.2% 11.9%
Land Rover 12,376 3.9% 11,260 3.9% 9.9% 18,572 3.4% 15,803 3.2% 17.5%
Peugeot 11,944 3.8% 8,715 3.0% 37.1% 21,306 3.9% 15,006 3.0% 42.0%
Skoda 9,982 3.1% 7,492 2.6% 33.2% 18,451 3.4% 17,008 3.4% 8.5%
Renault 8,783 2.8% 3,773 1.3% 132.8% 14,664 2.7% 8,401 1.7% 74.6%
Honda 7,919 2.5% 4,766 1.7% 66.2% 12,182 2.2% 8,274 1.7% 47.2%
Volvo Cars 7,526 2.4% 5,663 2.0% 32.9% 13,623 2.5% 11,915 2.4% 14.3%
Tesla 6,995 2.2% 10,493 3.6% -33.3% 11,768 2.2% 13,355 2.7% -11.9%
Mini 6,484 2.0% 7,503 2.6% -13.6% 12,594 2.3% 12,047 2.4% 4.5%
SEAT 6,041 1.9% 4,868 1.7% 24.1% 11,150 2.0% 9,778 2.0% 14.0%
Suzuki 5,049 1.6% 4,376 1.5% 15.4% 7,676 1.4% 6,901 1.4% 11.2%
Dacia 4,993 1.6% 4,078 1.4% 22.4% 8,325 1.5% 7,577 1.5% 9.9%
Citroen 4,870 1.5% 5,328 1.9% -8.6% 9,374 1.7% 9,555 1.9% -1.9%
Jaguar 4,690 1.5% 1,940 0.7% 141.8% 6,759 1.2% 3,278 0.7% 106.2%
Mazda 4,628 1.5% 4,986 1.7% -7.2% 7,467 1.4% 8,705 1.8% -14.2%
Cupra 3,982 1.3% 2,952 1.0% 34.9% 6,983 1.3% 5,267 1.1% 32.6%
Fiat 3,387 1.1% 3,369 1.2% 0.5% 5,259 1.0% 5,943 1.2% -11.5%
Porsche 3,128 1.0% 3,690 1.3% -15.2% 4,848 0.9% 6,054 1.2% -19.9%
Lexus 2,758 0.9% 1,450 0.5% 90.2% 3,863 0.7% 2,559 0.5% 51.0%
Jeep 1,609 0.5% 462 0.2% 248.3% 2,489 0.5% 1,022 0.2% 143.5%
Polestar 803 0.3% 1,620 0.6% -50.4% 1,298 0.2% 3,522 0.7% -63.1%
BYD 759 0.2% 34 0.0% 2132.4% 1,278 0.2% 34 0.0% 3658.8%
Subaru 641 0.2% 445 0.2% 44.0% 899 0.2% 581 0.1% 54.7%
KGM 385 0.1% 257 0.1% 49.8% 603 0.1% 418 0.1% 44.3%
ORA 310 0.1% 188 0.1% 64.9% 422 0.1% 214 0.0% 97.2%
smart 306 0.1% 42 0.0% 628.6% 531 0.1% 81 0.0% 555.6%
Alfa Romeo 196 0.1% 223 0.1% -12.1% 329 0.1% 357 0.1% -7.8%
DS 184 0.1% 337 0.1% -45.4% 370 0.1% 796 0.2% -53.5%
Abarth 153 0.0% 62 0.0% 146.8% 282 0.1% 88 0.0% 220.5%
Bentley 147 0.0% 250 0.1% -41.2% 245 0.0% 413 0.1% -40.7%
Genesis 141 0.0% 176 0.1% -19.9% 218 0.0% 361 0.1% -39.6%
Maserati 91 0.0% 196 0.1% -53.6% 156 0.0% 317 0.1% -50.8%
Alpine 90 0.0% 49 0.0% 83.7% 150 0.0% 87 0.0% 72.4%
INEOS Automotive 38 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 70 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Fisker 10 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 207 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Maxus 1 0.0% 3 0.0% -66.7% 1 0.0% 3 0.0% -66.7%
Chevrolet 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 533 0.2% 590 0.2% -9.7% 862 0.2% 902 0.2% -4.4%
Other Imports 387 0.1% 277 0.1% 39.7% 637 0.1% 424 0.1% 50.2%
Total 317,786 100.0% 287,825 100.0% 10.4% 545,548 100.0% 494,260 100.0% 10.4%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 18,132 34.3% 15,710 33.0% 15.4% 29,856 31.5% 28,413 32.6% 5.1%
VW 5,617 10.6% 4,821 10.1% 16.5% 9,842 10.4% 8,764 10.0% 12.3%
Vauxhall 4,354 8.2% 3,800 8.0% 14.6% 8,701 9.2% 7,728 8.9% 12.6%
Citroen 4,258 8.0% 4,419 9.3% -3.6% 7,826 8.3% 7,546 8.6% 3.7%
Peugeot 3,831 7.2% 3,258 6.8% 17.6% 6,440 6.8% 6,006 6.9% 7.2%
Renault 3,826 7.2% 3,321 7.0% 15.2% 6,377 6.7% 6,859 7.9% -7.0%
Toyota 2,906 5.5% 2,730 5.7% 6.4% 6,285 6.6% 4,873 5.6% 29.0%
Mercedes-Benz 2,702 5.1% 2,823 5.9% -4.3% 5,889 6.2% 5,429 6.2% 8.5%
Fiat 1,306 2.5% 1,040 2.2% 25.6% 2,418 2.6% 1,918 2.2% 26.1%
Land Rover 1,267 2.4% 1,061 2.2% 19.4% 1,997 2.1% 1,539 1.8% 29.8%
Nissan 1,253 2.4% 1,212 2.5% 3.4% 2,016 2.1% 1,914 2.2% 5.3%
Isuzu 695 1.3% 787 1.7% -11.7% 937 1.0% 1,272 1.5% -26.3%
Iveco 675 1.3% 536 1.1% 25.9% 1,535 1.6% 1,182 1.4% 29.9%
Maxus 581 1.1% 457 1.0% 27.1% 1,832 1.9% 810 0.9% 126.2%
MAN 349 0.7% 552 1.2% -36.8% 581 0.6% 943 1.1% -38.4%
Suzuki 326 0.6% 105 0.2% 210.5% 556 0.6% 122 0.1% 355.7%
Renault Trucks 316 0.6% 377 0.8% -16.2% 783 0.8% 905 1.0% -13.5%
KGM 244 0.5% 0 0.0% -% 335 0.4% 0 0.0% -%
Isuzu Trucks 179 0.3% 238 0.5% -24.8% 380 0.4% 426 0.5% -10.8%
INEOS Automotive 34 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 90 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Mitsubishi Fuso 34 0.1% 56 0.1% -39.3% 51 0.1% 96 0.1% -46.9%
Dacia 28 0.1% 22 0.0% 27.3% 78 0.1% 68 0.1% 14.7%
Others 3 0.0% 309 0.6% -99.0% 7 0.0% 459 0.5% -98.5%
Total 52,916 100.0% 47,634 100.0% 11.1% 94,812 100.0% 87,272 100.0% 8.6%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Mar. Share Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share Jan.-Mar. Share
Ford 277 29.3% 158 24.4% 75.3% 560 28.1% 282 22.7% 98.6%
Fiat 246 26.0% 120 18.5% 105.0% 455 22.9% 265 21.3% 71.7%
Mercedes-Benz 177 18.7% 255 39.4% -30.6% 389 19.5% 434 34.9% -10.4%
Peugeot 134 14.2% 39 6.0% 243.6% 243 12.2% 86 6.9% 182.6%
Iveco 29 3.1% 18 2.8% 61.1% 144 7.2% 58 4.7% 148.3%
MAN 20 2.1% 0 0.0% -% 61 3.1% 0 0.0% -%
Citroen 19 2.0% 8 1.2% 137.5% 41 2.1% 22 1.8% 86.4%
VW 17 1.8% 3 0.5% 466.7% 25 1.3% 5 0.4% 400.0%
Maxus 13 1.4% 34 5.2% -61.8% 24 1.2% 58 4.7% -58.6%
Others 14 1.5% 13 2.0% 7.7% 48 2.4% 35 2.8% 37.1%
Total 946 100.0% 648 100.0% 46.0% 1,990 100.0% 1,245 100.0% 59.8%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

PAGETOP

Flash report, February 2024

Mar 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 14% in February
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on March 5, UK passenger car sales increased 14% to 84,886 units in February 2024.
Year-to-date sales increased 10.3% with 227,762 cars registered in the first 2 months of 2024.
February sales for VW increased 13.3% to 7,724 units (9.1% market share), BMW sales increased 65.5% to 5,911 units (7.0% share) while Ford sales decreased 14.7% to 5,845 units (6.9% share). Audi sales increased 11.8% to 5,176 units (6.1% share), Vauxhall sales decreased 13.2% to 4,784 units (5.6% share).
The best-selling cars in February 2024 were Ford Puma (2,535 units), VW Golf (2,203 units), VW T-Roc (1,986 units), Kia Sportage (1,948 units) and Audi A3 (1,835 units).
Compared to last February, gasoline-engine car sales increased 13.3% to 48,001 units (56.6% share), EV increased 21.8% to 14,991 units (17.7% share), HEV increased 12.1% to 10,801 units (12.7% share), PHEV increased 29.1% to 6,098 units (7.2% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 7.4% to 4,995 units (5.9% share).
In February , private car sales decreased 2.6% to 28,630 units (33.7% share), fleet sales increased 25.2% to 54,740 units (64.5% share), and businesses sales increased 15.5% to 1,516 units (1.8% share).
In February, the UK new car market has recorded its best February performance for two decades as registrations. It was the 19th month of consecutive growth. Fleets and businesses were responsible for the entirety of February’s increase.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 2.2% to 17,934 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 53.4% to 523 units while sales of taxis increased 31% to 55 units in February.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Feb. 2024 Feb. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Feb. 2024 Jan.-Feb. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 84,886 74,441 14.0% 227,762 206,435 10.3%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 17,934 17,540 2.2% 41,896 39,638 5.7%
Trucks (Under6t) 523 341 53.4% 1,044 597 74.9%
Taxi 55 42 31.0% 158 186 -15.1%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -% N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
VW 7,724 9.1% 6,817 9.2% 13.3% 19,184 8.4% 19,244 9.3% -0.3%
BMW 5,911 7.0% 3,571 4.8% 65.5% 16,706 7.3% 11,383 5.5% 46.8%
Ford 5,845 6.9% 6,852 9.2% -14.7% 15,541 6.8% 16,008 7.8% -2.9%
Audi 5,176 6.1% 4,631 6.2% 11.8% 14,008 6.2% 13,659 6.6% 2.6%
Vauxhall 4,784 5.6% 5,513 7.4% -13.2% 13,111 5.8% 10,763 5.2% 21.8%
Kia 4,399 5.2% 3,538 4.8% 24.3% 14,606 6.4% 12,552 6.1% 16.4%
Nissan 4,205 5.0% 3,285 4.4% 28.0% 12,844 5.6% 8,956 4.3% 43.4%
Hyundai 3,719 4.4% 4,318 5.8% -13.9% 9,910 4.4% 10,555 5.1% -6.1%
Skoda 3,538 4.2% 3,983 5.4% -11.2% 8,469 3.7% 9,516 4.6% -11.0%
MG 3,493 4.1% 1,014 1.4% 244.5% 10,204 4.5% 8,447 4.1% 20.8%
Peugeot 3,329 3.9% 2,599 3.5% 28.1% 9,362 4.1% 6,291 3.0% 48.8%
Mercedes-Benz 3,254 3.8% 2,210 3.0% 47.2% 8,749 3.8% 7,240 3.5% 20.8%
Toyota 3,196 3.8% 3,889 5.2% -17.8% 9,307 4.1% 12,495 6.1% -25.5%
Tesla 3,192 3.8% 2,283 3.1% 39.8% 4,773 2.1% 2,862 1.4% 66.8%
SEAT 2,378 2.8% 1,670 2.2% 42.4% 5,109 2.2% 4,910 2.4% 4.1%
Mini 2,366 2.8% 1,810 2.4% 30.7% 6,110 2.7% 4,544 2.2% 34.5%
Volvo Cars 2,216 2.6% 1,938 2.6% 14.3% 6,097 2.7% 6,252 3.0% -2.5%
Citroen 2,165 2.6% 1,830 2.5% 18.3% 4,504 2.0% 4,227 2.0% 6.6%
Renault 2,063 2.4% 1,604 2.2% 28.6% 5,881 2.6% 4,628 2.2% 27.1%
Honda 1,852 2.2% 1,183 1.6% 56.6% 4,263 1.9% 3,508 1.7% 21.5%
Land Rover 1,517 1.8% 1,358 1.8% 11.7% 6,196 2.7% 4,543 2.2% 36.4%
Dacia 1,245 1.5% 1,589 2.1% -21.6% 3,332 1.5% 3,499 1.7% -4.8%
Cupra 1,183 1.4% 809 1.1% 46.2% 3,001 1.3% 2,315 1.1% 29.6%
Suzuki 1,081 1.3% 1,035 1.4% 4.4% 2,627 1.2% 2,525 1.2% 4.0%
Mazda 874 1.0% 1,172 1.6% -25.4% 2,839 1.2% 3,719 1.8% -23.7%
Fiat 775 0.9% 811 1.1% -4.4% 1,872 0.8% 2,574 1.2% -27.3%
Jaguar 738 0.9% 312 0.4% 136.5% 2,069 0.9% 1,338 0.6% 54.6%
Porsche 528 0.6% 567 0.8% -6.9% 1,720 0.8% 2,364 1.1% -27.2%
Lexus 416 0.5% 351 0.5% 18.5% 1,105 0.5% 1,109 0.5% -0.4%
Jeep 368 0.4% 225 0.3% 63.6% 880 0.4% 560 0.3% 57.1%
BYD 271 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 519 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Polestar 259 0.3% 987 1.3% -73.8% 495 0.2% 1,902 0.9% -74.0%
KGM 134 0.2% 56 0.1% 139.3% 218 0.1% 161 0.1% 35.4%
smart 78 0.1% 5 0.0% 1460.0% 225 0.1% 39 0.0% 476.9%
DS 78 0.1% 205 0.3% -62.0% 186 0.1% 459 0.2% -59.5%
Subaru 65 0.1% 37 0.0% 75.7% 258 0.1% 136 0.1% 89.7%
Alfa Romeo 60 0.1% 61 0.1% -1.6% 133 0.1% 134 0.1% -0.7%
Abarth 59 0.1% 15 0.0% 293.3% 129 0.1% 26 0.0% 396.2%
ORA 56 0.1% 13 0.0% 330.8% 112 0.0% 26 0.0% 330.8%
Fisker 53 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 197 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 19 0.0% 12 0.0% 58.3% 60 0.0% 38 0.0% 57.9%
Bentley 16 0.0% 41 0.1% -61.0% 98 0.0% 163 0.1% -39.9%
Genesis 15 0.0% 64 0.1% -76.6% 77 0.0% 185 0.1% -58.4%
Maserati 13 0.0% 29 0.0% -55.2% 65 0.0% 121 0.1% -46.3%
INEOS Automotive 8 0.0% 0 0.0% -% 32 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 89 0.1% 98 0.1% -9.2% 329 0.1% 312 0.2% 5.4%
Other Imports 83 0.1% 51 0.1% 62.7% 250 0.1% 147 0.1% 70.1%
Total 84,886 100.0% 74,441 100.0% 14.0% 227,762 100.0% 206,435 100.0% 10.3%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Ford 4,882 27.2% 6,087 34.7% -19.8% 11,724 28.0% 12,703 32.0% -7.7%
Vauxhall 1,947 10.9% 1,951 11.1% -0.2% 4,347 10.4% 3,928 9.9% 10.7%
Mercedes-Benz 1,627 9.1% 1,071 6.1% 51.9% 3,187 7.6% 2,606 6.6% 22.3%
Citroen 1,563 8.7% 1,416 8.1% 10.4% 3,568 8.5% 3,127 7.9% 14.1%
Toyota 1,474 8.2% 884 5.0% 66.7% 3,379 8.1% 2,143 5.4% 57.7%
VW 1,314 7.3% 1,352 7.7% -2.8% 4,225 10.1% 3,943 9.9% 7.2%
Peugeot 1,115 6.2% 1,186 6.8% -6.0% 2,609 6.2% 2,748 6.9% -5.1%
Renault 1,098 6.1% 1,667 9.5% -34.1% 2,551 6.1% 3,538 8.9% -27.9%
Maxus 787 4.4% 190 1.1% 314.2% 1,251 3.0% 353 0.9% 254.4%
Fiat 499 2.8% 301 1.7% 65.8% 1,112 2.7% 878 2.2% 26.7%
Iveco 408 2.3% 350 2.0% 16.6% 860 2.1% 646 1.6% 33.1%
Nissan 334 1.9% 234 1.3% 42.7% 763 1.8% 702 1.8% 8.7%
Renault Trucks 217 1.2% 261 1.5% -16.9% 467 1.1% 528 1.3% -11.6%
Land Rover 170 0.9% 116 0.7% 46.6% 730 1.7% 478 1.2% 52.7%
Isuzu 143 0.8% 188 1.1% -23.9% 242 0.6% 485 1.2% -50.1%
MAN 94 0.5% 131 0.7% -28.2% 232 0.6% 391 1.0% -40.7%
Suzuki 75 0.4% 6 0.0% 1150.0% 230 0.5% 17 0.0% 1252.9%
Isuzu Trucks 75 0.4% 83 0.5% -9.6% 201 0.5% 188 0.5% 6.9%
INEOS Automotive 55 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 56 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
KGM 28 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 91 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Dacia 25 0.1% 20 0.1% 25.0% 50 0.1% 46 0.1% 8.7%
Others 4 0.0% 46 0.3% -91.3% 21 0.1% 190 0.5% -88.9%
Total 17,934 100.0% 17,540 100.0% 2.2% 41,896 100.0% 39,638 100.0% 5.7%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
Fiat 131 25.0% 80 23.5% 63.8% 209 20.0% 145 24.3% 44.1%
Ford 108 20.7% 74 21.7% 45.9% 283 27.1% 124 20.8% 128.2%
Mercedes-Benz 106 20.3% 119 34.9% -10.9% 212 20.3% 179 30.0% 18.4%
Iveco 68 13.0% 16 4.7% 325.0% 115 11.0% 40 6.7% 187.5%
Peugeot 52 9.9% 19 5.6% 173.7% 109 10.4% 47 7.9% 131.9%
Citroen 18 3.4% 12 3.5% 50.0% 22 2.1% 14 2.3% 57.1%
MAN 16 3.1% 0 0.0% -% 41 3.9% 0 0.0% -%
Vauxhall 13 2.5% 5 1.5% 160.0% 29 2.8% 19 3.2% 52.6%
Others 11 2.1% 16 4.7% -31.3% 24 2.3% 29 4.9% -17.2%
Total 523 100.0% 341 100.0% 53.4% 1,044 100.0% 597 100.0% 74.9%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)


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Flash report, January 2024

Feb 6, 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.

UK passenger car sales increase 8.2% in January
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 5, UK passenger car sales increased 8.2% to 142,876 units in January 2024.
January sales for VW decreased 7.8% to 11,460 units (8.0% market share), BMW increased 38.2% to 10,795 units (7.6% market share), Kia sales increased 13.2% to 10,207 units (7.1% share) while Ford sales increased 5.9% to 9,696 units (6.8% share) and Audi sales decreased 2.2% to 8,832 units (6.2% share).
The best-selling cars in January 2024 were Kia Sportage (4,239 units), Ford Puma (4,201 units), Nissan Qashqai (4,008 units), MG HS (3,413 units) and BMW 1 Series (3,204 units).
Compared to last January , gasoline-engine car sales increased 7.5% to 81,905 units (57.3% share), EV increased 21% to 20,935 units (14.7% share), HEV decreased 1.2% to 18,744 units (13.1% share), PHEV increased 31.1% to 11,944 units (8.4% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 10.1% to 9,348 units (6.5% share).
In January, private car sales decreased 15.8% to 50,244 units (35.2% share), fleet sales increased 29.9% to 90,314 units (63.2% share), and businesses sales decreased 17.7% to 2,318 units (1.6% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 8.4% to 23,962 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 103.5% to 521 units while sales of taxis decreased 28.5% to 103 units in January.
January 2024 saw the best performance for the month since 2020 and the 18th consecutive month of growth. The increase was driven entirely by the fleet market, which rose by 29.9%.
The latest 2024 outlook for the new car market estimates a total overall volume of 1.974 million units, which is a 4,000 unit increase on the October estimate, but with the BEV forecast reduced to a market share of 21.0% over the year compared with 22.3% anticipated in October.

Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type Jan. 2024 Jan. 2023 Y-o-Y
Passenger cars 142,876 131,994 8.2%
Commercial
vehicles		 Vans 23,962 22,098 8.4%
Trucks (Under6t ) 521 256 103.5%
Taxi 103 144 -28.5%
Bus and coach N/A N/A -%
Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
VW 11,460 8.0% 12,427 9.4% -7.8%
BMW 10,795 7.6% 7,812 5.9% 38.2%
Kia 10,207 7.1% 9,014 6.8% 13.2%
Ford 9,696 6.8% 9,156 6.9% 5.9%
Audi 8,832 6.2% 9,028 6.8% -2.2%
Nissan 8,639 6.0% 5,671 4.3% 52.3%
Vauxhall 8,327 5.8% 5,250 4.0% 58.6%
MG 6,711 4.7% 7,433 5.6% -9.7%
Hyundai 6,191 4.3% 6,237 4.7% -0.7%
Toyota 6,111 4.3% 8,606 6.5% -29.0%
Peugeot 6,033 4.2% 3,692 2.8% 63.4%
Mercedes-Benz 5,495 3.8% 5,030 3.8% 9.2%
Skoda 4,931 3.5% 5,533 4.2% -10.9%
Land Rover 4,679 3.3% 3,185 2.4% 46.9%
Volvo Cars 3,881 2.7% 4,314 3.3% -10.0%
Renault 3,818 2.7% 3,024 2.3% 26.3%
Mini 3,744 2.6% 2,734 2.1% 36.9%
SEAT 2,731 1.9% 3,240 2.5% -15.7%
Honda 2,411 1.7% 2,325 1.8% 3.7%
Citroen 2,339 1.6% 2,397 1.8% -2.4%
Dacia 2,087 1.5% 1,910 1.4% 9.3%
Mazda 1,965 1.4% 2,547 1.9% -22.9%
Cupra 1,818 1.3% 1,506 1.1% 20.7%
Tesla 1,581 1.1% 579 0.4% 173.1%
Suzuki 1,546 1.1% 1,490 1.1% 3.8%
Jaguar 1,331 0.9% 1,026 0.8% 29.7%
Porsche 1,192 0.8% 1,797 1.4% -33.7%
Fiat 1,097 0.8% 1,763 1.3% -37.8%
Lexus 689 0.5% 758 0.6% -9.1%
Jeep 512 0.4% 335 0.3% 52.8%
BYD 248 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Polestar 236 0.2% 915 0.7% -74.2%
Subaru 193 0.1% 99 0.1% 94.9%
smart 147 0.1% 34 0.0% 332.4%
Fisker 144 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
DS 108 0.1% 254 0.2% -57.5%
KGM 84 0.1% 105 0.1% -20.0%
Bentley 82 0.1% 122 0.1% -32.8%
Alfa Romeo 73 0.1% 73 0.1% 0.0%
Abarth 70 0.0% 11 0.0% 536.4%
Genesis 62 0.0% 121 0.1% -48.8%
ORA 56 0.0% 13 0.0% 330.8%
Maserati 52 0.0% 92 0.1% -43.5%
Alpine 41 0.0% 26 0.0% 57.7%
INEOS Automotive 24 0.0% 0 0.0% -%
Others 240 0.2% 214 0.2% 12.1%
Other Imports 167 0.1% 96 0.1% 74.0%
Total 142,876 100.0% 131,994 100.0% 8.2%


Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 6,842 28.6% 6,616 29.9% 3.4%
VW 2,911 12.1% 2,591 11.7% 12.4%
Vauxhall 2,400 10.0% 1,977 8.9% 21.4%
Citroen 2,005 8.4% 1,711 7.7% 17.2%
Toyota 1,905 8.0% 1,259 5.7% 51.3%
Mercedes-Benz 1,560 6.5% 1,535 6.9% 1.6%
Peugeot 1,494 6.2% 1,562 7.1% -4.4%
Renault 1,453 6.1% 1,871 8.5% -22.3%
Fiat 613 2.6% 577 2.6% 6.2%
Land Rover 560 2.3% 362 1.6% 54.7%
Maxus 464 1.9% 163 0.7% 184.7%
Iveco 452 1.9% 296 1.3% 52.7%
Nissan 429 1.8% 468 2.1% -8.3%
Renault Trucks 250 1.0% 267 1.2% -6.4%
Suzuki 155 0.6% 11 0.0% 1309.1%
MAN 138 0.6% 260 1.2% -46.9%
Isuzu Trucks 126 0.5% 105 0.5% 20.0%
Isuzu 99 0.4% 297 1.3% -66.7%
KGM 63 0.3% 90 0.4% -30.0%
Dacia 25 0.1% 26 0.1% -3.8%
Mitsubishi Fuso 13 0.1% 22 0.1% -40.9%
Other　 5 0.0% 32 0.1% -84.4%
Total 23,962 100.0% 22,098 100.0% 8.4%


Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 175 33.6% 50 19.5% 250.0%
Mercedes-Benz 106 20.3% 60 23.4% 76.7%
Fiat 78 15.0% 65 25.4% 20.0%
Peugeot 57 10.9% 28 10.9% 103.6%
Iveco 47 9.0% 24 9.4% 95.8%
MAN 25 4.8% 0 0.0% -%
Vauxhall 16 3.1% 14 5.5% 14.3%
Other 17 3.3% 15 5.9% 13.3%
Total 521 100.0% 256 100.0% 103.5%
Source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. (SMMT)



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