UK - Flash report, Sales volume, 2017
Flash report, Sales volume, 2017
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Flash report, December 2017
9 Jan. 2018
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 5, UK car sales decreased 5.7% to 2,540,617 units in 2017.
December 2017 car sales, had decreased 14.4% from the same month last year to 152,473 units.
December sales for Ford decreased 25.1% to 15,541 units (10.2% market share), Volkswagen decreased 1.8% to 15,345 units (10.1% share), and BMW decreased 10.6% to 13,471 units (8.8% share).
Vauxhall sales in December decreased 22.1% to 13,303 units (8.7% share) and Audi sales decreased 5.7% to 10,671 units (7.0% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in December, 6,209 Volkswagen Golfs; 5,029 Ford Fiestas; 4,370 MINIs; 3,837 Vauxhall Astras; and 3,624 Ford Focuses were sold.
Compared to last December, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 2.1% to 86,276 units (56.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 31.1% to 57,612 units (37.8% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 37.0% to 8,585 units (5.6% share).
In December, private car sales decreased 15.9% to 56,917 units (37.3% share), fleet sales decreased 11.7% to 90,217 units (59.2% share), and sales to businesses decreased 35.3% to 5,339 units (3.5% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 2.9% in December to 28,016 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 33.7% to 675 units in December.
Sales of taxis were 246 units in Decmber.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The decline in the new car market is concerning but it’s important to remember demand remains at historically high levels. Falling business and consumer confidence is undoubtedly taking a toll, however, and confusing anti-diesel messages have caused many to hesitate before buying a new low emission diesel car. 2017 has undoubtedly been a very volatile year and the lacklustre economic growth means that we expect a further weakening in the market for 2018. Despite the overall decline, new car registrations remain high, with the market still the second biggest in the EU, behind Germany. Meanwhile, 60 new models boasting exciting next generation technology - from systems that take over the driving in traffic jams, to those that detect potential collisions with pedestrians in day and night-time driving - are set to make showroom debuts in 2018."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Dec. 2017 | Dec. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Dec. 2017 | Jan.-Dec. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
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Passenger cars | 152,473 | 178,022 | -14.4% | 2,540,617 | 2,692,786 | -5.7% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 28,016 | 27,239 | 2.9% | 362,149 | 375,687 | -3.6% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 675 | 505 | 33.7% | 7,075 | 7,685 | -7.9% | |
Taxi | 246 | 0 | -% | 938 | 134 | 600.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
Ford | 15,541 | 10.2% | 20,741 | 11.7% | -25.1% | 287,396 | 11.3% | 318,316 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
VW | 15,345 | 10.1% | 15,634 | 8.8% | -1.8% | 208,462 | 8.2% | 207,028 | 7.7% | 0.7% |
Vauxhall | 13,303 | 8.7% | 17,074 | 9.6% | -22.1% | 195,137 | 7.7% | 250,955 | 9.3% | -22.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 10,427 | 6.8% | 10,220 | 5.7% | 2.0% | 180,970 | 7.1% | 169,828 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
BMW | 13,471 | 8.8% | 15,066 | 8.5% | -10.6% | 175,101 | 6.9% | 182,593 | 6.8% | -4.1% |
Audi | 10,671 | 7.0% | 11,319 | 6.4% | -5.7% | 174,982 | 6.9% | 177,304 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
Nissan | 7,759 | 5.1% | 10,628 | 6.0% | -27.0% | 151,156 | 5.9% | 152,525 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
Toyota | 5,188 | 3.4% | 4,642 | 2.6% | 11.8% | 101,985 | 4.0% | 96,746 | 3.6% | 5.4% |
Hyundai | 5,026 | 3.3% | 5,625 | 3.2% | -10.6% | 93,403 | 3.7% | 92,419 | 3.4% | 1.1% |
Kia | 3,773 | 2.5% | 3,788 | 2.1% | -0.4% | 93,222 | 3.7% | 89,364 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Land Rover | 4,186 | 2.7% | 4,967 | 2.8% | -15.7% | 82,653 | 3.3% | 79,534 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
Peugeot | 4,134 | 2.7% | 5,753 | 3.2% | -28.1% | 82,226 | 3.2% | 98,529 | 3.7% | -16.5% |
Skoda | 6,433 | 4.2% | 5,657 | 3.2% | 13.7% | 79,758 | 3.1% | 80,372 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
Renault | 3,194 | 2.1% | 6,058 | 3.4% | -47.3% | 69,110 | 2.7% | 85,102 | 3.2% | -18.8% |
Mini | 7,127 | 4.7% | 7,383 | 4.1% | -3.5% | 68,166 | 2.7% | 68,984 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
SEAT | 3,848 | 2.5% | 3,348 | 1.9% | 14.9% | 56,130 | 2.2% | 47,456 | 1.8% | 18.3% |
Honda | 2,632 | 1.7% | 3,294 | 1.9% | -20.1% | 53,901 | 2.1% | 59,106 | 2.2% | -8.8% |
Citroen | 2,180 | 1.4% | 2,653 | 1.5% | -17.8% | 51,455 | 2.0% | 62,991 | 2.3% | -18.3% |
Volvo Cars | 3,195 | 2.1% | 3,736 | 2.1% | -14.5% | 46,139 | 1.8% | 46,696 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
Fiat | 1,645 | 1.1% | 3,929 | 2.2% | -58.1% | 44,475 | 1.8% | 60,581 | 2.2% | -26.6% |
Suzuki | 2,329 | 1.5% | 2,264 | 1.3% | 2.9% | 40,343 | 1.6% | 38,167 | 1.4% | 5.7% |
Mazda | 1,569 | 1.0% | 2,111 | 1.2% | -25.7% | 39,092 | 1.5% | 46,609 | 1.7% | -16.1% |
Jaguar | 2,009 | 1.3% | 2,520 | 1.4% | -20.3% | 35,544 | 1.4% | 34,822 | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Dacia | 983 | 0.6% | 1,891 | 1.1% | -48.0% | 25,149 | 1.0% | 26,499 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
Mitsubishi | 1,227 | 0.8% | 1,059 | 0.6% | 15.9% | 16,092 | 0.6% | 18,237 | 0.7% | -11.8% |
Porsche | 1,036 | 0.7% | 1,264 | 0.7% | -18.0% | 14,051 | 0.6% | 13,097 | 0.5% | 7.3% |
Lexus | 772 | 0.5% | 750 | 0.4% | 2.9% | 12,670 | 0.5% | 13,915 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
smart | 456 | 0.3% | 848 | 0.5% | -46.2% | 10,323 | 0.4% | 12,020 | 0.4% | -14.1% |
DS | 277 | 0.2% | 580 | 0.3% | -52.2% | 9,082 | 0.4% | 15,898 | 0.6% | -42.9% |
Jeep | 261 | 0.2% | 813 | 0.5% | -67.9% | 6,380 | 0.3% | 14,090 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
Alfa Romeo | 304 | 0.2% | 292 | 0.2% | 4.1% | 4,997 | 0.2% | 4,881 | 0.2% | 2.4% |
MG | 454 | 0.3% | 367 | 0.2% | 23.7% | 4,441 | 0.2% | 4,192 | 0.2% | 5.9% |
Abarth | 272 | 0.2% | 276 | 0.2% | -1.4% | 4,441 | 0.2% | 3,966 | 0.1% | 12.0% |
Ssangyong | 141 | 0.1% | 174 | 0.1% | -19.0% | 3,590 | 0.1% | 4,444 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
Infiniti | 59 | 0.0% | 78 | 0.0% | -24.4% | 3,515 | 0.1% | 2,891 | 0.1% | 21.6% |
Subaru | 246 | 0.2% | 330 | 0.2% | -25.5% | 2,679 | 0.1% | 3,612 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
Bentley | 122 | 0.1% | 128 | 0.1% | -4.7% | 1,753 | 0.1% | 1,948 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
Maserati | 125 | 0.1% | 150 | 0.1% | -16.7% | 1,701 | 0.1% | 1,435 | 0.1% | 18.5% |
Aston Martin | 78 | 0.1% | 107 | 0.1% | -27.1% | 1,471 | 0.1% | 906 | 0.0% | 62.4% |
McLaren | 23 | 0.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 27.8% | 567 | 0.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 3050.0% |
Lotus | 11 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 120.0% | 279 | 0.0% | 339 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
Chevrolet | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 70 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 1650.0% |
Other | 45 | 0.0% | 55 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 700 | 0.0% | 825 | 0.0% | -15.2% |
Other Imports | 592 | 0.4% | 427 | 0.2% | 38.6% | 5,860 | 0.2% | 3,542 | 0.1% | 65.4% |
Total | 152,473 | 100.0% | 178,022 | 100.0% | -14.4% | 2,540,617 | 100.0% | 2,692,786 | 100.0% | -5.7% |
Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
Ford | 9,306 | 33.2% | 9,135 | 33.5% | 1.9% | 117,831 | 32.5% | 115,554 | 30.8% | 2.0% |
VW | 3,146 | 11.2% | 3,458 | 12.7% | -9.0% | 41,474 | 11.5% | 45,358 | 12.1% | -8.6% |
Peugeot | 2,244 | 8.0% | 1,542 | 5.7% | 45.5% | 36,176 | 10.0% | 33,187 | 8.8% | 9.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 3,907 | 13.9% | 3,488 | 12.8% | 12.0% | 33,889 | 9.4% | 32,029 | 8.5% | 5.8% |
Vauxhall | 1,854 | 6.6% | 2,210 | 8.1% | -16.1% | 28,368 | 7.8% | 37,727 | 10.0% | -24.8% |
Citroen | 1,747 | 6.2% | 1,253 | 4.6% | 39.4% | 27,237 | 7.5% | 27,771 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
Renault | 1,905 | 6.8% | 2,139 | 7.9% | -10.9% | 19,595 | 5.4% | 25,773 | 6.9% | -24.0% |
Nissan | 1,134 | 4.0% | 1,125 | 4.1% | 0.8% | 15,813 | 4.4% | 15,728 | 4.2% | 0.5% |
Fiat | 624 | 2.2% | 697 | 2.6% | -10.5% | 10,844 | 3.0% | 10,185 | 2.7% | 6.5% |
Mitsubishi | 776 | 2.8% | 699 | 2.6% | 11.0% | 10,406 | 2.9% | 8,655 | 2.3% | 20.2% |
Toyota | 437 | 1.6% | 641 | 2.4% | -31.8% | 9,252 | 2.6% | 7,275 | 1.9% | 27.2% |
Isuzu | 519 | 1.9% | 489 | 1.8% | 6.1% | 5,522 | 1.5% | 5,718 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
Iveco | 222 | 0.8% | 192 | 0.7% | 15.6% | 2,931 | 0.8% | 4,083 | 1.1% | -28.2% |
Renault Trucks | 89 | 0.3% | 73 | 0.3% | 21.9% | 1,260 | 0.3% | 1,132 | 0.3% | 11.3% |
Ssangyong | 9 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.1% | -60.9% | 404 | 0.1% | 292 | 0.1% | 38.4% |
Isuzu Trucks | 38 | 0.1% | 21 | 0.1% | 81.0% | 394 | 0.1% | 384 | 0.1% | 2.6% |
LDV | 34 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% | 1033.3% | 385 | 0.1% | 237 | 0.1% | 62.4% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 10 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.1% | -28.6% | 151 | 0.0% | 204 | 0.1% | -26.0% |
MAN | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 68 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Dacia | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | -87.5% | 62 | 0.0% | 63 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
Hyundai | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 105 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
Great Wall | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | -85.7% | 31 | 0.0% | 207 | 0.1% | -85.0% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.1% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,934 | 1.0% | -99.5% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 28,016 | 100.0% | 27,239 | 100.0% | 2.9% | 362,149 | 100.0% | 375,687 | 100.0% | -3.6% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Dec. | Share | Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | Jan.-Dec. | Share | |||
Ford | 96 | 14.2% | 153 | 30.3% | -37.3% | 2,029 | 28.7% | 2,446 | 31.8% | -17.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 337 | 49.9% | 138 | 27.3% | 144.2% | 1,823 | 25.8% | 1,734 | 22.6% | 5.1% |
Fiat | 71 | 10.5% | 98 | 19.4% | -27.6% | 1,533 | 21.7% | 1,802 | 23.4% | -14.9% |
Peugeot | 123 | 18.2% | 66 | 13.1% | 86.4% | 790 | 11.2% | 699 | 9.1% | 13.0% |
Iveco | 26 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.0% | 30.0% | 418 | 5.9% | 446 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
Vauxhall | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.6% | -37.5% | 140 | 2.0% | 183 | 2.4% | -23.5% |
VW | 4 | 0.6% | 21 | 4.2% | -81.0% | 128 | 1.8% | 265 | 3.4% | -51.7% |
Citroen | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 84 | 1.2% | 24 | 0.3% | 250.0% |
Renault | 7 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 600.0% | 72 | 1.0% | 69 | 0.9% | 4.3% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 34 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.1% | 466.7% |
Isuzu Trucks | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 22 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.1% | 144.4% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total | 675 | 100.0% | 505 | 100.0% | 33.7% | 7,075 | 100.0% | 7,685 | 100.0% | -7.9% |
Flash report, November 2017
6 Dec. 2017
*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 car sales decrease 11.2% to 163,541 units in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) release dated on December 5, UK car sales decreased 11.2% to 163,541 units in November 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 5.0%, with 2,388,144 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2017.
November sales for Ford decreased 17.5% to 18,095 units (11.1% market share) and Volkswagen sales decreased 2.6% to 13,985 units (8.6% share), while BMW sales decreased 16.6% to 12,781 units (7.8% share).
Audi sales in November decreased 6.5% to 12,077 units (7.4% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 6.0% to 12,065 units (7.4% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in November, 6,434 Ford Fiestas; 5,831 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,335 MINIs; 4,250 Ford Focuses; and 3,562 Nissan Qashqais were sold.
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 5.0% to 92,944 units (56.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 30.6% to 61,730 units (37.7% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 33.1% to 8,867 units (5.4% share).
In November, private car sales decreased 5.1% to 74,065 units (45.3% share), fleet sales decreased 14.4% to 85,007 units (52.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 33.6% to 4,469 units (2.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 11.1% this November to 26,486 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 26.5% to 478 units in November.
Sales of taxis were 227 units in November.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "An eighth month of decline in the new car market is a major concern, with falling business and consumer confidence exacerbated by ongoing anti-diesel messages from government. Diesel remains the right choice for many drivers, not least because of its fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. The decision to tax the latest low emission diesels is a step backwards and will only discourage drivers from trading in their older, more polluting cars. Given fleet renewal is the fastest way to improve air quality, penalising the latest, cleanest diesels is counterproductive and will have detrimental environmental and economic consequences."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Nov. 2017 | Nov. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Nov. 2017 | Jan.-Nov. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
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Passenger cars | 163,541 | 184,101 | -11.2% | 2,388,144 | 2,514,764 | -5.0% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 26,486 | 29,784 | -11.1% | 334,133 | 348,448 | -4.1% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 478 | 650 | -26.5% | 6,400 | 7,180 | -10.9% | |
Taxi | 227 | 0 | -% | 692 | 134 | 416.4% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
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Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
Ford | 18,095 | 11.1% | 21,944 | 11.9% | -17.5% | 271,855 | 11.4% | 297,575 | 11.8% | -8.6% |
VW | 13,985 | 8.6% | 14,351 | 7.8% | -2.6% | 193,117 | 8.1% | 191,394 | 7.6% | 0.9% |
BMW | 12,781 | 7.8% | 15,330 | 8.3% | -16.6% | 161,630 | 6.8% | 167,527 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
Audi | 12,077 | 7.4% | 12,915 | 7.0% | -6.5% | 164,311 | 6.9% | 165,985 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 12,065 | 7.4% | 11,382 | 6.2% | 6.0% | 170,543 | 7.1% | 159,608 | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Vauxhall | 10,343 | 6.3% | 15,976 | 8.7% | -35.3% | 181,834 | 7.6% | 233,881 | 9.3% | -22.3% |
Nissan | 7,823 | 4.8% | 10,269 | 5.6% | -23.8% | 143,397 | 6.0% | 141,897 | 5.6% | 1.1% |
Hyundai | 6,509 | 4.0% | 6,560 | 3.6% | -0.8% | 88,377 | 3.7% | 86,794 | 3.5% | 1.8% |
Land Rover | 6,241 | 3.8% | 5,278 | 2.9% | 18.2% | 78,467 | 3.3% | 74,567 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
Mini | 6,094 | 3.7% | 5,093 | 2.8% | 19.7% | 61,039 | 2.6% | 61,601 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
Kia | 5,978 | 3.7% | 6,037 | 3.3% | -1.0% | 89,449 | 3.7% | 85,576 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
Toyota | 5,953 | 3.6% | 5,854 | 3.2% | 1.7% | 96,797 | 4.1% | 92,104 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
Skoda | 5,117 | 3.1% | 5,978 | 3.2% | -14.4% | 73,325 | 3.1% | 74,715 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
Peugeot | 5,073 | 3.1% | 5,868 | 3.2% | -13.5% | 78,092 | 3.3% | 92,776 | 3.7% | -15.8% |
Renault | 4,066 | 2.5% | 6,572 | 3.6% | -38.1% | 65,916 | 2.8% | 79,044 | 3.1% | -16.6% |
SEAT | 3,947 | 2.4% | 3,668 | 2.0% | 7.6% | 52,282 | 2.2% | 44,108 | 1.8% | 18.5% |
Honda | 3,523 | 2.2% | 3,373 | 1.8% | 4.4% | 51,269 | 2.1% | 55,812 | 2.2% | -8.1% |
Volvo Cars | 3,068 | 1.9% | 4,072 | 2.2% | -24.7% | 42,944 | 1.8% | 42,960 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Citroen | 2,849 | 1.7% | 3,030 | 1.6% | -6.0% | 49,275 | 2.1% | 60,338 | 2.4% | -18.3% |
Jaguar | 2,654 | 1.6% | 2,905 | 1.6% | -8.6% | 33,535 | 1.4% | 32,302 | 1.3% | 3.8% |
Suzuki | 2,526 | 1.5% | 2,347 | 1.3% | 7.6% | 38,014 | 1.6% | 35,903 | 1.4% | 5.9% |
Mazda | 2,091 | 1.3% | 2,521 | 1.4% | -17.1% | 37,523 | 1.6% | 44,498 | 1.8% | -15.7% |
Fiat | 1,914 | 1.2% | 3,387 | 1.8% | -43.5% | 42,830 | 1.8% | 56,652 | 2.3% | -24.4% |
Dacia | 1,466 | 0.9% | 1,405 | 0.8% | 4.3% | 24,166 | 1.0% | 24,608 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
Porsche | 1,151 | 0.7% | 1,105 | 0.6% | 4.2% | 13,015 | 0.5% | 11,833 | 0.5% | 10.0% |
Mitsubishi | 1,123 | 0.7% | 1,289 | 0.7% | -12.9% | 14,865 | 0.6% | 17,178 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
Lexus | 775 | 0.5% | 931 | 0.5% | -16.8% | 11,898 | 0.5% | 13,165 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
DS | 530 | 0.3% | 864 | 0.5% | -38.7% | 8,805 | 0.4% | 15,318 | 0.6% | -42.5% |
smart | 527 | 0.3% | 921 | 0.5% | -42.8% | 9,867 | 0.4% | 11,172 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
MG | 472 | 0.3% | 263 | 0.1% | 79.5% | 3,987 | 0.2% | 3,825 | 0.2% | 4.2% |
Alfa Romeo | 391 | 0.2% | 324 | 0.2% | 20.7% | 4,693 | 0.2% | 4,589 | 0.2% | 2.3% |
Abarth | 366 | 0.2% | 291 | 0.2% | 25.8% | 4,169 | 0.2% | 3,690 | 0.1% | 13.0% |
Jeep | 347 | 0.2% | 735 | 0.4% | -52.8% | 6,119 | 0.3% | 13,277 | 0.5% | -53.9% |
Ssangyong | 234 | 0.1% | 245 | 0.1% | -4.5% | 3,449 | 0.1% | 4,270 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
Subaru | 216 | 0.1% | 219 | 0.1% | -1.4% | 2,433 | 0.1% | 3,282 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
Infiniti | 204 | 0.1% | 194 | 0.1% | 5.2% | 3,456 | 0.1% | 2,813 | 0.1% | 22.9% |
Bentley | 136 | 0.1% | 111 | 0.1% | 22.5% | 1,631 | 0.1% | 1,820 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
Maserati | 124 | 0.1% | 94 | 0.1% | 31.9% | 1,576 | 0.1% | 1,285 | 0.1% | 22.6% |
Aston Martin | 75 | 0.0% | 91 | 0.0% | -17.6% | 1,393 | 0.1% | 799 | 0.0% | 74.3% |
McLaren | 52 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 544 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 14 | 0.0% | 36 | 0.0% | -61.1% | 268 | 0.0% | 334 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
Chevrolet | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 66 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 1550.0% |
Other | 53 | 0.0% | 103 | 0.1% | -48.5% | 655 | 0.0% | 770 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
Other Imports | 511 | 0.3% | 169 | 0.1% | 202.4% | 5,268 | 0.2% | 3,115 | 0.1% | 69.1% |
Total | 163,541 | 100.0% | 184,101 | 100.0% | -11.2% | 2,388,144 | 100.0% | 2,514,764 | 100.0% | -5.0% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
Ford | 8,748 | 33.0% | 8,652 | 29.0% | 1.1% | 108,525 | 32.5% | 106,419 | 30.5% | 2.0% |
VW | 3,413 | 12.9% | 4,023 | 13.5% | -15.2% | 38,328 | 11.5% | 41,900 | 12.0% | -8.5% |
Mercedes-Benz | 3,096 | 11.7% | 3,502 | 11.8% | -11.6% | 29,982 | 9.0% | 28,541 | 8.2% | 5.0% |
Peugeot | 2,337 | 8.8% | 3,077 | 10.3% | -24.0% | 33,932 | 10.2% | 31,645 | 9.1% | 7.2% |
Vauxhall | 2,313 | 8.7% | 2,213 | 7.4% | 4.5% | 26,514 | 7.9% | 35,517 | 10.2% | -25.3% |
Citroen | 2,040 | 7.7% | 2,197 | 7.4% | -7.1% | 25,490 | 7.6% | 26,518 | 7.6% | -3.9% |
Renault | 1,056 | 4.0% | 1,672 | 5.6% | -36.8% | 17,690 | 5.3% | 23,634 | 6.8% | -25.2% |
Nissan | 917 | 3.5% | 1,293 | 4.3% | -29.1% | 14,679 | 4.4% | 14,603 | 4.2% | 0.5% |
Fiat | 691 | 2.6% | 810 | 2.7% | -14.7% | 10,220 | 3.1% | 9,488 | 2.7% | 7.7% |
Mitsubishi | 534 | 2.0% | 554 | 1.9% | -3.6% | 9,630 | 2.9% | 7,956 | 2.3% | 21.0% |
Toyota | 534 | 2.0% | 791 | 2.7% | -32.5% | 8,815 | 2.6% | 6,634 | 1.9% | 32.9% |
Isuzu | 327 | 1.2% | 452 | 1.5% | -27.7% | 5,003 | 1.5% | 5,229 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
Iveco | 212 | 0.8% | 367 | 1.2% | -42.2% | 2,709 | 0.8% | 3,891 | 1.1% | -30.4% |
Renault Trucks | 96 | 0.4% | 56 | 0.2% | 71.4% | 1,171 | 0.4% | 1,059 | 0.3% | 10.6% |
MAN | 58 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 58 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
LDV | 44 | 0.2% | 19 | 0.1% | 131.6% | 351 | 0.1% | 234 | 0.1% | 50.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 39 | 0.1% | 56 | 0.2% | -30.4% | 356 | 0.1% | 363 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
Ssangyong | 16 | 0.1% | 25 | 0.1% | -36.0% | 395 | 0.1% | 269 | 0.1% | 46.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 10 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% | -23.1% | 141 | 0.0% | 190 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
Dacia | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 61 | 0.0% | 55 | 0.0% | 10.9% |
Great Wall | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | -83.3% | 30 | 0.0% | 200 | 0.1% | -85.0% |
Hyundai | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 33 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.0% | -67.0% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,919 | 1.1% | -99.5% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 26,486 | 100.0% | 29,784 | 100.0% | -11.1% | 334,133 | 100.0% | 348,448 | 100.0% | -4.1% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. | Share | Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | Jan.-Nov. | Share | |||
Fiat | 115 | 24.1% | 135 | 20.8% | -14.8% | 1,462 | 22.8% | 1,704 | 23.7% | -14.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 111 | 23.2% | 216 | 33.2% | -48.6% | 1,486 | 23.2% | 1,596 | 22.2% | -6.9% |
Peugeot | 107 | 22.4% | 72 | 11.1% | 48.6% | 667 | 10.4% | 633 | 8.8% | 5.4% |
Ford | 83 | 17.4% | 144 | 22.2% | -42.4% | 1,933 | 30.2% | 2,293 | 31.9% | -15.7% |
Iveco | 37 | 7.7% | 43 | 6.6% | -14.0% | 392 | 6.1% | 426 | 5.9% | -8.0% |
Citroen | 8 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 300.0% | 82 | 1.3% | 24 | 0.3% | 241.7% |
Renault | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.8% | -33.3% | 65 | 1.0% | 68 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
VW | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | -28.6% | 124 | 1.9% | 244 | 3.4% | -49.2% |
Vauxhall | 4 | 0.8% | 17 | 2.6% | -76.5% | 135 | 2.1% | 175 | 2.4% | -22.9% |
Nissan | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 33 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.1% | 450.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 19 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.1% | 111.1% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total | 478 | 100.0% | 650 | 100.0% | -26.5% | 6,400 | 100.0% | 7,180 | 100.0% | -10.9% |
Flash report, October 2017
7 Nov. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) release dated on November 6, UK car sales decreased 12.2% to 158,192 units in October 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 4.6%, with 2,224,603 cars registered in the first ten months of 2017.
October sales for Ford decreased 8.6% to 19,580 units (12.4% market share) and Volkswagen sales decreased 1.9% to 13,756 units (8.7% share), while Audi sales decreased 6.5% to 13,699 units (8.7% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in October increased 7.1% to 12,136 units (7.7% share) and BMW sales decreased 18.4% to 11,056 units (7.0% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in October, 7,256 Ford Fiestas; 5,547 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,503 Ford Focuses; 3,923 Nissan Qashqais; and 3,390 Mercedes-Benz A classes were sold.
Compared to last October, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 2.7% to 87,599 units (55.4% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 29.9% to 62,349 units (39.4% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 36.9% to 8,244 units (5.2% share).
In October, private car sales decreased 10.1% to 69,937 units (44.2% share), fleet sales decreased 13.0% to 83,931 units (53.1% share), and sales to businesses decreased 26.8% to 4,324 units (2.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 7.4% this October to 24,968 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 34.6% to 450 units in October.
Sales of taxis were 108 units in October.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Declining business and consumer confidence is undoubtedly affecting demand in the new car market but this is being compounded by confusion over government policy on diesel. Consumers need urgent reassurance that the latest, low emission diesel cars on sale will not face any bans, charges or other restrictions, anywhere in the UK. We urge the Government to use the forthcoming Autumn Budget to restore stability to the market, encouraging the purchase of the latest low emission vehicles as fleet renewal is the fastest and most effective way of addressing air quality concerns."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Oct. 2017 | Oct. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Oct. 2017 | Jan.-Oct. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 158,192 | 180,168 | -12.2% | 2,224,603 | 2,330,663 | -4.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 24,968 | 26,950 | -7.4% | 307,647 | 318,664 | -3.5% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 450 | 688 | -34.6% | 5,922 | 6,530 | -9.3% | |
Taxi | 108 | 0 | -% | 465 | 134 | 247.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
Ford | 19,580 | 12.4% | 21,411 | 11.9% | -8.6% | 253,760 | 11.4% | 275,631 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
VW | 13,756 | 8.7% | 14,023 | 7.8% | -1.9% | 179,132 | 8.1% | 177,043 | 7.6% | 1.2% |
Audi | 13,699 | 8.7% | 14,659 | 8.1% | -6.5% | 152,234 | 6.8% | 153,070 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
Mercedes-Benz | 12,136 | 7.7% | 11,334 | 6.3% | 7.1% | 158,478 | 7.1% | 148,226 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
BMW | 11,056 | 7.0% | 13,541 | 7.5% | -18.4% | 148,849 | 6.7% | 152,197 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
Vauxhall | 9,740 | 6.2% | 14,949 | 8.3% | -34.8% | 171,491 | 7.7% | 217,905 | 9.3% | -21.3% |
Nissan | 8,183 | 5.2% | 11,792 | 6.5% | -30.6% | 135,574 | 6.1% | 131,628 | 5.6% | 3.0% |
Kia | 6,900 | 4.4% | 6,590 | 3.7% | 4.7% | 83,471 | 3.8% | 79,539 | 3.4% | 4.9% |
Hyundai | 6,553 | 4.1% | 6,585 | 3.7% | -0.5% | 81,868 | 3.7% | 80,234 | 3.4% | 2.0% |
Toyota | 6,042 | 3.8% | 5,332 | 3.0% | 13.3% | 90,844 | 4.1% | 86,250 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
Land Rover | 5,270 | 3.3% | 5,645 | 3.1% | -6.6% | 72,226 | 3.2% | 69,289 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
Peugeot | 5,201 | 3.3% | 5,922 | 3.3% | -12.2% | 73,019 | 3.3% | 86,908 | 3.7% | -16.0% |
Skoda | 4,941 | 3.1% | 5,427 | 3.0% | -9.0% | 68,208 | 3.1% | 68,737 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
SEAT | 4,098 | 2.6% | 3,528 | 2.0% | 16.2% | 48,335 | 2.2% | 40,440 | 1.7% | 19.5% |
Volvo Cars | 3,302 | 2.1% | 4,027 | 2.2% | -18.0% | 39,876 | 1.8% | 38,888 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
Renault | 3,204 | 2.0% | 4,360 | 2.4% | -26.5% | 61,850 | 2.8% | 72,472 | 3.1% | -14.7% |
Mini | 3,144 | 2.0% | 4,792 | 2.7% | -34.4% | 54,945 | 2.5% | 56,508 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
Citroen | 3,016 | 1.9% | 3,515 | 2.0% | -14.2% | 46,426 | 2.1% | 57,308 | 2.5% | -19.0% |
Honda | 2,962 | 1.9% | 2,783 | 1.5% | 6.4% | 47,746 | 2.1% | 52,439 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
Fiat | 2,463 | 1.6% | 3,397 | 1.9% | -27.5% | 40,916 | 1.8% | 53,265 | 2.3% | -23.2% |
Jaguar | 1,827 | 1.2% | 2,981 | 1.7% | -38.7% | 30,881 | 1.4% | 29,397 | 1.3% | 5.0% |
Suzuki | 1,803 | 1.1% | 1,963 | 1.1% | -8.2% | 35,488 | 1.6% | 33,556 | 1.4% | 5.8% |
Mazda | 1,655 | 1.0% | 2,213 | 1.2% | -25.2% | 35,432 | 1.6% | 41,977 | 1.8% | -15.6% |
Dacia | 1,625 | 1.0% | 2,280 | 1.3% | -28.7% | 22,700 | 1.0% | 23,203 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
Mitsubishi | 968 | 0.6% | 1,136 | 0.6% | -14.8% | 13,742 | 0.6% | 15,889 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
Porsche | 931 | 0.6% | 929 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 11,864 | 0.5% | 10,728 | 0.5% | 10.6% |
Lexus | 725 | 0.5% | 812 | 0.5% | -10.7% | 11,123 | 0.5% | 12,234 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
smart | 580 | 0.4% | 902 | 0.5% | -35.7% | 9,340 | 0.4% | 10,251 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
DS | 444 | 0.3% | 687 | 0.4% | -35.4% | 8,275 | 0.4% | 14,454 | 0.6% | -42.7% |
Abarth | 303 | 0.2% | 274 | 0.2% | 10.6% | 3,803 | 0.2% | 3,399 | 0.1% | 11.9% |
Alfa Romeo | 293 | 0.2% | 227 | 0.1% | 29.1% | 4,302 | 0.2% | 4,265 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Jeep | 280 | 0.2% | 780 | 0.4% | -64.1% | 5,772 | 0.3% | 12,542 | 0.5% | -54.0% |
Ssangyong | 210 | 0.1% | 188 | 0.1% | 11.7% | 3,215 | 0.1% | 4,025 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
MG | 194 | 0.1% | 257 | 0.1% | -24.5% | 3,515 | 0.2% | 3,562 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
Infiniti | 157 | 0.1% | 119 | 0.1% | 31.9% | 3,252 | 0.1% | 2,619 | 0.1% | 24.2% |
Maserati | 146 | 0.1% | 79 | 0.0% | 84.8% | 1,452 | 0.1% | 1,191 | 0.1% | 21.9% |
Bentley | 132 | 0.1% | 171 | 0.1% | -22.8% | 1,495 | 0.1% | 1,709 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
Subaru | 99 | 0.1% | 256 | 0.1% | -61.3% | 2,217 | 0.1% | 3,063 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
Aston Martin | 87 | 0.1% | 51 | 0.0% | 70.6% | 1,318 | 0.1% | 708 | 0.0% | 86.2% |
McLaren | 45 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 492 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 26 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 30.0% | 254 | 0.0% | 298 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
Chevrolet | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 64 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 2033.3% |
Other | 48 | 0.0% | 63 | 0.0% | -23.8% | 602 | 0.0% | 667 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
Other Imports | 363 | 0.2% | 168 | 0.1% | 116.1% | 4,757 | 0.2% | 2,946 | 0.1% | 61.5% |
Total | 158,192 | 100.0% | 180,168 | 100.0% | -12.2% | 2,224,603 | 100.0% | 2,330,663 | 100.0% | -4.6% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
Ford | 7,853 | 31.5% | 7,626 | 28.3% | 3.0% | 99,777 | 32.4% | 97,767 | 30.7% | 2.1% |
VW | 3,256 | 13.0% | 3,988 | 14.8% | -18.4% | 34,915 | 11.3% | 37,877 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
Peugeot | 2,747 | 11.0% | 2,870 | 10.6% | -4.3% | 31,595 | 10.3% | 28,568 | 9.0% | 10.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,405 | 9.6% | 2,693 | 10.0% | -10.7% | 26,886 | 8.7% | 25,039 | 7.9% | 7.4% |
Citroen | 1,936 | 7.8% | 1,733 | 6.4% | 11.7% | 23,450 | 7.6% | 24,321 | 7.6% | -3.6% |
Vauxhall | 1,830 | 7.3% | 1,866 | 6.9% | -1.9% | 24,201 | 7.9% | 33,304 | 10.5% | -27.3% |
Renault | 1,173 | 4.7% | 2,381 | 8.8% | -50.7% | 16,634 | 5.4% | 21,962 | 6.9% | -24.3% |
Mitsubishi | 943 | 3.8% | 569 | 2.1% | 65.7% | 9,096 | 3.0% | 7,402 | 2.3% | 22.9% |
Nissan | 762 | 3.1% | 848 | 3.1% | -10.1% | 13,762 | 4.5% | 13,310 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
Fiat | 721 | 2.9% | 856 | 3.2% | -15.8% | 9,529 | 3.1% | 8,678 | 2.7% | 9.8% |
Toyota | 514 | 2.1% | 750 | 2.8% | -31.5% | 8,281 | 2.7% | 5,843 | 1.8% | 41.7% |
Isuzu | 308 | 1.2% | 324 | 1.2% | -4.9% | 4,676 | 1.5% | 4,777 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
Iveco | 254 | 1.0% | 221 | 0.8% | 14.9% | 2,497 | 0.8% | 3,524 | 1.1% | -29.1% |
Renault Trucks | 134 | 0.5% | 94 | 0.3% | 42.6% | 1,075 | 0.3% | 1,003 | 0.3% | 7.2% |
LDV | 58 | 0.2% | 51 | 0.2% | 13.7% | 307 | 0.1% | 215 | 0.1% | 42.8% |
Isuzu Trucks | 36 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.1% | 16.1% | 317 | 0.1% | 307 | 0.1% | 3.3% |
Ssangyong | 19 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.1% | 26.7% | 379 | 0.1% | 244 | 0.1% | 55.3% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 13 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | -23.5% | 131 | 0.0% | 177 | 0.1% | -26.0% |
Dacia | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 500.0% | 57 | 0.0% | 53 | 0.0% | 7.5% |
Hyundai | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 33 | 0.0% | 98 | 0.0% | -66.3% |
Great Wall | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 29 | 0.0% | 194 | 0.1% | -85.1% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,918 | 1.2% | -99.5% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 24,968 | 100.0% | 26,950 | 100.0% | -7.4% | 307,647 | 100.0% | 318,664 | 100.0% | -3.5% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct. | Share | Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | Jan.-Oct. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 131 | 29.1% | 237 | 34.4% | -44.7% | 1,375 | 23.2% | 1,380 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
Fiat | 127 | 28.2% | 123 | 17.9% | 3.3% | 1,347 | 22.7% | 1,569 | 24.0% | -14.1% |
Peugeot | 72 | 16.0% | 89 | 12.9% | -19.1% | 560 | 9.5% | 561 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
Ford | 61 | 13.6% | 146 | 21.2% | -58.2% | 1,850 | 31.2% | 2,149 | 32.9% | -13.9% |
Iveco | 28 | 6.2% | 42 | 6.1% | -33.3% | 355 | 6.0% | 383 | 5.9% | -7.3% |
Citroen | 17 | 3.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 750.0% | 74 | 1.2% | 22 | 0.3% | 236.4% |
Vauxhall | 8 | 1.8% | 19 | 2.8% | -57.9% | 131 | 2.2% | 158 | 2.4% | -17.1% |
Renault | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 57 | 1.0% | 56 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
VW | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 3.9% | -92.6% | 119 | 2.0% | 237 | 3.6% | -49.8% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 33 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.1% | 450.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 19 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.1% | 171.4% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total | 450 | 100.0% | 688 | 100.0% | -34.6% | 5,922 | 100.0% | 6,530 | 100.0% | -9.3% |
Flash report, September 2017
6 Oct. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) release dated on October 5, UK car sales decreased 9.3% to 426,170 units in September 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.9%, with 2,066,411 cars registered in the first nine months of 2017.
September sales for Ford decreased 19.1% to 39,696 units (9.3% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 7.7% to 36,332 units (8.5% share), while BMW sales decreased 3.5% to 31,465 units (7.4% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in September decreased 1.7% to 31,430 units (7.4% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 25.5% to 31,058 units (7.3% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in September, 13,499 Nissan Qashqais; 12,800 Volkswagen Golfs; 10,826 Ford Fiestas; 10,235 Ford Focuses; and 8,562 Vauxhall Corsas were sold.
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 1.2% to 232,810 units (54.6% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 21.7% to 170,732 units (40.1% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 41.0% to 22,628 units (5.3% share).
In September, private car sales decreased 8.8% to 204,055 units (47.9% share), fleet sales decreased 10.1% to 200,289 units (47.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 5.2% to 21,826 units (5.1% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 4.2% this September to 57,368 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 20.9% to 909 units in September.
Sales of taxis were 198 units in September.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "September is always a barometer of the health of the UK new car market so this decline will cause considerable concern. Business and political uncertainty is reducing buyer confidence, with consumers and businesses more likely to delay big ticket purchases. The confusion surrounding air quality plans has not helped, but consumers should be reassured that all the new diesel and petrol models on the market will not face any bans or additional charges. Manufacturers’ scrappage schemes are proving popular and such schemes are to be encouraged given fleet renewal is the best way to address environmental issues in our towns and cities."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Sep. 2017 | Sep. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Sep. 2017 | Jan.-Sep. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 426,170 | 469,696 | -9.3% | 2,066,411 | 2,150,495 | -3.9% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 57,368 | 59,857 | -4.2% | 282,679 | 291,714 | -3.1% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 909 | 1,149 | -20.9% | 5,472 | 5,842 | -6.3% | |
Taxi | 198 | 0 | -% | 357 | 134 | 166.4% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
Ford | 39,696 | 9.3% | 49,078 | 10.4% | -19.1% | 234,180 | 11.3% | 254,220 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
VW | 36,332 | 8.5% | 33,722 | 7.2% | 7.7% | 165,376 | 8.0% | 163,020 | 7.6% | 1.4% |
BMW | 31,465 | 7.4% | 32,595 | 6.9% | -3.5% | 137,793 | 6.7% | 138,656 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 31,430 | 7.4% | 31,988 | 6.8% | -1.7% | 146,342 | 7.1% | 136,892 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
Vauxhall | 31,058 | 7.3% | 41,697 | 8.9% | -25.5% | 161,751 | 7.8% | 202,956 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
Audi | 29,619 | 7.0% | 31,113 | 6.6% | -4.8% | 138,535 | 6.7% | 138,411 | 6.4% | 0.1% |
Nissan | 28,810 | 6.8% | 27,807 | 5.9% | 3.6% | 127,391 | 6.2% | 119,836 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
Toyota | 19,222 | 4.5% | 18,888 | 4.0% | 1.8% | 84,802 | 4.1% | 80,918 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
Hyundai | 16,587 | 3.9% | 17,039 | 3.6% | -2.7% | 75,315 | 3.6% | 73,649 | 3.4% | 2.3% |
Kia | 15,706 | 3.7% | 15,340 | 3.3% | 2.4% | 76,571 | 3.7% | 72,949 | 3.4% | 5.0% |
Land Rover | 14,504 | 3.4% | 14,629 | 3.1% | -0.9% | 66,956 | 3.2% | 63,644 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
Peugeot | 12,810 | 3.0% | 16,130 | 3.4% | -20.6% | 67,818 | 3.3% | 80,986 | 3.8% | -16.3% |
Renault | 12,378 | 2.9% | 17,275 | 3.7% | -28.3% | 58,646 | 2.8% | 68,112 | 3.2% | -13.9% |
Mini | 12,282 | 2.9% | 13,119 | 2.8% | -6.4% | 51,801 | 2.5% | 51,716 | 2.4% | 0.2% |
Skoda | 10,760 | 2.5% | 12,565 | 2.7% | -14.4% | 63,267 | 3.1% | 63,310 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
Honda | 9,831 | 2.3% | 11,495 | 2.4% | -14.5% | 44,784 | 2.2% | 49,656 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
SEAT | 8,343 | 2.0% | 7,308 | 1.6% | 14.2% | 44,237 | 2.1% | 36,912 | 1.7% | 19.8% |
Citroen | 8,301 | 1.9% | 9,108 | 1.9% | -8.9% | 43,410 | 2.1% | 53,793 | 2.5% | -19.3% |
Volvo Cars | 7,865 | 1.8% | 7,827 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 36,574 | 1.8% | 34,861 | 1.6% | 4.9% |
Mazda | 7,530 | 1.8% | 9,422 | 2.0% | -20.1% | 33,777 | 1.6% | 39,764 | 1.8% | -15.1% |
Suzuki | 7,319 | 1.7% | 7,380 | 1.6% | -0.8% | 33,685 | 1.6% | 31,593 | 1.5% | 6.6% |
Fiat | 6,540 | 1.5% | 11,319 | 2.4% | -42.2% | 38,453 | 1.9% | 49,868 | 2.3% | -22.9% |
Jaguar | 5,899 | 1.4% | 6,458 | 1.4% | -8.7% | 29,054 | 1.4% | 26,416 | 1.2% | 10.0% |
Dacia | 4,459 | 1.0% | 5,247 | 1.1% | -15.0% | 21,075 | 1.0% | 20,923 | 1.0% | 0.7% |
Lexus | 2,908 | 0.7% | 2,998 | 0.6% | -3.0% | 10,398 | 0.5% | 11,422 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
Mitsubishi | 2,387 | 0.6% | 2,656 | 0.6% | -10.1% | 12,774 | 0.6% | 14,753 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
Porsche | 2,034 | 0.5% | 2,152 | 0.5% | -5.5% | 10,933 | 0.5% | 9,799 | 0.5% | 11.6% |
DS | 1,850 | 0.4% | 2,616 | 0.6% | -29.3% | 7,831 | 0.4% | 13,767 | 0.6% | -43.1% |
smart | 1,701 | 0.4% | 2,381 | 0.5% | -28.6% | 8,760 | 0.4% | 9,349 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
Jeep | 1,059 | 0.2% | 2,492 | 0.5% | -57.5% | 5,492 | 0.3% | 11,762 | 0.5% | -53.3% |
MG | 842 | 0.2% | 1,005 | 0.2% | -16.2% | 3,321 | 0.2% | 3,305 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Alfa Romeo | 841 | 0.2% | 752 | 0.2% | 11.8% | 4,009 | 0.2% | 4,038 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
Abarth | 780 | 0.2% | 805 | 0.2% | -3.1% | 3,500 | 0.2% | 3,125 | 0.1% | 12.0% |
Subaru | 510 | 0.1% | 762 | 0.2% | -33.1% | 2,118 | 0.1% | 2,807 | 0.1% | -24.5% |
Ssangyong | 454 | 0.1% | 983 | 0.2% | -53.8% | 3,005 | 0.1% | 3,837 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
Infiniti | 407 | 0.1% | 256 | 0.1% | 59.0% | 3,095 | 0.1% | 2,500 | 0.1% | 23.8% |
Bentley | 199 | 0.0% | 320 | 0.1% | -37.8% | 1,363 | 0.1% | 1,538 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
Maserati | 184 | 0.0% | 199 | 0.0% | -7.5% | 1,306 | 0.1% | 1,112 | 0.1% | 17.4% |
Aston Martin | 144 | 0.0% | 130 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 1,231 | 0.1% | 657 | 0.0% | 87.4% |
McLaren | 120 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 447 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 20 | 0.0% | 47 | 0.0% | -57.4% | 228 | 0.0% | 278 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
Chevrolet | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 59 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1866.7% |
Other | 83 | 0.0% | 82 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 554 | 0.0% | 604 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
Other Imports | 895 | 0.2% | 511 | 0.1% | 75.1% | 4,394 | 0.2% | 2,778 | 0.1% | 58.2% |
Total | 426,170 | 100.0% | 469,696 | 100.0% | -9.3% | 2,066,411 | 100.0% | 2,150,495 | 100.0% | -3.9% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
Ford | 19,454 | 33.9% | 19,434 | 32.5% | 0.1% | 91,924 | 32.5% | 90,141 | 30.9% | 2.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 6,302 | 11.0% | 5,326 | 8.9% | 18.3% | 24,481 | 8.7% | 22,346 | 7.7% | 9.6% |
VW | 6,186 | 10.8% | 7,135 | 11.9% | -13.3% | 31,659 | 11.2% | 33,889 | 11.6% | -6.6% |
Peugeot | 5,835 | 10.2% | 5,396 | 9.0% | 8.1% | 28,848 | 10.2% | 25,698 | 8.8% | 12.3% |
Citroen | 4,242 | 7.4% | 3,950 | 6.6% | 7.4% | 21,514 | 7.6% | 22,588 | 7.7% | -4.8% |
Vauxhall | 4,166 | 7.3% | 5,359 | 9.0% | -22.3% | 22,371 | 7.9% | 31,438 | 10.8% | -28.8% |
Renault | 2,529 | 4.4% | 4,216 | 7.0% | -40.0% | 15,461 | 5.5% | 19,581 | 6.7% | -21.0% |
Nissan | 2,477 | 4.3% | 2,686 | 4.5% | -7.8% | 13,000 | 4.6% | 12,462 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Mitsubishi | 1,855 | 3.2% | 1,775 | 3.0% | 4.5% | 8,153 | 2.9% | 6,833 | 2.3% | 19.3% |
Fiat | 1,463 | 2.6% | 1,513 | 2.5% | -3.3% | 8,808 | 3.1% | 7,822 | 2.7% | 12.6% |
Toyota | 1,373 | 2.4% | 1,187 | 2.0% | 15.7% | 7,767 | 2.7% | 5,093 | 1.7% | 52.5% |
Isuzu | 922 | 1.6% | 809 | 1.4% | 14.0% | 4,368 | 1.5% | 4,453 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
Iveco | 305 | 0.5% | 654 | 1.1% | -53.4% | 2,243 | 0.8% | 3,303 | 1.1% | -32.1% |
Renault Trucks | 94 | 0.2% | 133 | 0.2% | -29.3% | 941 | 0.3% | 909 | 0.3% | 3.5% |
Ssangyong | 67 | 0.1% | 73 | 0.1% | -8.2% | 360 | 0.1% | 229 | 0.1% | 57.2% |
Isuzu Trucks | 41 | 0.1% | 42 | 0.1% | -2.4% | 281 | 0.1% | 276 | 0.1% | 1.8% |
LDV | 34 | 0.1% | 26 | 0.0% | 30.8% | 249 | 0.1% | 164 | 0.1% | 51.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 12 | 0.0% | 28 | 0.0% | -57.1% | 118 | 0.0% | 160 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
Dacia | 6 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 51 | 0.0% | 52 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
Hyundai | 3 | 0.0% | 28 | 0.0% | -89.3% | 33 | 0.0% | 94 | 0.0% | -64.9% |
Great Wall | 2 | 0.0% | 38 | 0.1% | -94.7% | 29 | 0.0% | 185 | 0.1% | -84.3% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 0.1% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,916 | 1.3% | -99.5% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 57,368 | 100.0% | 59,857 | 100.0% | -4.2% | 282,679 | 100.0% | 291,714 | 100.0% | -3.1% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. | Share | Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | Jan.-Sep. | Share | |||
Ford | 357 | 39.3% | 509 | 44.3% | -29.9% | 1,789 | 32.7% | 2,003 | 34.3% | -10.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 169 | 18.6% | 249 | 21.7% | -32.1% | 1,244 | 22.7% | 1,143 | 19.6% | 8.8% |
Fiat | 147 | 16.2% | 150 | 13.1% | -2.0% | 1,220 | 22.3% | 1,446 | 24.8% | -15.6% |
Peugeot | 129 | 14.2% | 135 | 11.7% | -4.4% | 488 | 8.9% | 472 | 8.1% | 3.4% |
Iveco | 55 | 6.1% | 62 | 5.4% | -11.3% | 327 | 6.0% | 341 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
Vauxhall | 32 | 3.5% | 11 | 1.0% | 190.9% | 123 | 2.2% | 139 | 2.4% | -11.5% |
Renault | 6 | 0.7% | 16 | 1.4% | -62.5% | 54 | 1.0% | 53 | 0.9% | 1.9% |
Citroen | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 150.0% | 57 | 1.0% | 20 | 0.3% | 185.0% |
Nissan | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 66.7% | 32 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.1% | 433.3% |
VW | 4 | 0.4% | 12 | 1.0% | -66.7% | 117 | 2.1% | 210 | 3.6% | -44.3% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 19 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.1% | 171.4% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total | 909 | 100.0% | 1,149 | 100.0% | -20.9% | 5,472 | 100.0% | 5,842 | 100.0% | -6.3% |
Flash report, August 2017
6 Sep. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 5, UK car sales decreased 6.4% to 76,433 units in August 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.4%, with 1,640,241 cars registered in the first eight months of 2017.
August sales for Ford decreased 21.1% to 9,234 units (12.1% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 21.6% to 6,923 units (9.1% share), while Vauxhall sales decreased 22.2% to 6,678 units (8.7% share).
Audi sales in August increased 1.7% to 6,301 units (8.2% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 1.9% to 4,738 units (6.2% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in August, 2,279 Volkswagen Golfs; 2,236 Ford Fiestas; 2,063 Vauxhall Mokka Xs; 1,995 Ford Focuses; and 1,834 Volkswagen Polos were sold.
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 3.8% to 42,160 units (55.2% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 21.3% to 30,305 units (39.6% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 58.3% to 3,968 units (5.2% share).
In August, private car sales decreased 9.9% to 33,597 units (44.0% share), fleet sales decreased 3.2% to 41,899 units (54.8% share), and sales to businesses decreased 14.1% to 937 units (1.2% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 1.5% this August to 15,619 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 15.4% to 404 units in August.
Sales of taxis were 26 units in August.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "August is typically a quiet month for the new car market as consumers and businesses delay purchases until the arrival of the new number plate in September. With the new 67-plate now available and a range of new models in showrooms, we anticipate the continuation of what are historically high levels of demand."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Aug. 2017 | Aug. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Aug. 2017 | Jan.-Aug. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 76,433 | 81,640 | -6.4% | 1,640,241 | 1,680,799 | -2.4% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 15,619 | 15,385 | 1.5% | 225,311 | 231,857 | -2.8% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 404 | 350 | 15.4% | 4,563 | 4,693 | -2.8% | |
Taxi | 26 | 0 | -% | 159 | 134 | 18.7% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
Ford | 9,234 | 12.1% | 11,703 | 14.3% | -21.1% | 194,484 | 11.9% | 205,142 | 12.2% | -5.2% |
VW | 6,923 | 9.1% | 5,694 | 7.0% | 21.6% | 129,044 | 7.9% | 129,298 | 7.7% | -0.2% |
Vauxhall | 6,678 | 8.7% | 8,579 | 10.5% | -22.2% | 130,693 | 8.0% | 161,259 | 9.6% | -19.0% |
Audi | 6,301 | 8.2% | 6,195 | 7.6% | 1.7% | 108,916 | 6.6% | 107,298 | 6.4% | 1.5% |
Mercedes-Benz | 4,738 | 6.2% | 4,651 | 5.7% | 1.9% | 114,912 | 7.0% | 104,904 | 6.2% | 9.5% |
BMW | 4,607 | 6.0% | 4,752 | 5.8% | -3.1% | 106,328 | 6.5% | 106,061 | 6.3% | 0.3% |
Nissan | 3,710 | 4.9% | 3,503 | 4.3% | 5.9% | 98,581 | 6.0% | 92,029 | 5.5% | 7.1% |
Kia | 3,060 | 4.0% | 3,849 | 4.7% | -20.5% | 60,865 | 3.7% | 57,609 | 3.4% | 5.7% |
Skoda | 2,918 | 3.8% | 2,687 | 3.3% | 8.6% | 52,507 | 3.2% | 50,745 | 3.0% | 3.5% |
Toyota | 2,742 | 3.6% | 2,193 | 2.7% | 25.0% | 65,580 | 4.0% | 62,030 | 3.7% | 5.7% |
Peugeot | 2,601 | 3.4% | 3,164 | 3.9% | -17.8% | 55,008 | 3.4% | 64,856 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
Hyundai | 2,441 | 3.2% | 2,440 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 58,728 | 3.6% | 56,610 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
SEAT | 2,232 | 2.9% | 1,816 | 2.2% | 22.9% | 35,894 | 2.2% | 29,604 | 1.8% | 21.2% |
Citroen | 2,054 | 2.7% | 2,593 | 3.2% | -20.8% | 35,109 | 2.1% | 44,685 | 2.7% | -21.4% |
Honda | 1,886 | 2.5% | 1,826 | 2.2% | 3.3% | 34,953 | 2.1% | 38,161 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
Renault | 1,852 | 2.4% | 2,485 | 3.0% | -25.5% | 46,268 | 2.8% | 50,837 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
Suzuki | 1,758 | 2.3% | 1,384 | 1.7% | 27.0% | 26,366 | 1.6% | 24,213 | 1.4% | 8.9% |
Mini | 1,524 | 2.0% | 1,608 | 2.0% | -5.2% | 39,519 | 2.4% | 38,597 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
Land Rover | 1,512 | 2.0% | 1,574 | 1.9% | -3.9% | 52,452 | 3.2% | 49,015 | 2.9% | 7.0% |
Fiat | 1,283 | 1.7% | 1,719 | 2.1% | -25.4% | 31,913 | 1.9% | 38,549 | 2.3% | -17.2% |
Mazda | 1,209 | 1.6% | 1,269 | 1.6% | -4.7% | 26,247 | 1.6% | 30,342 | 1.8% | -13.5% |
Volvo Cars | 786 | 1.0% | 776 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 28,709 | 1.8% | 27,034 | 1.6% | 6.2% |
Dacia | 769 | 1.0% | 845 | 1.0% | -9.0% | 16,616 | 1.0% | 15,676 | 0.9% | 6.0% |
Jaguar | 565 | 0.7% | 722 | 0.9% | -21.7% | 23,155 | 1.4% | 19,958 | 1.2% | 16.0% |
Mitsubishi | 436 | 0.6% | 367 | 0.4% | 18.8% | 10,387 | 0.6% | 12,097 | 0.7% | -14.1% |
DS | 312 | 0.4% | 504 | 0.6% | -38.1% | 5,981 | 0.4% | 11,151 | 0.7% | -46.4% |
smart | 303 | 0.4% | 352 | 0.4% | -13.9% | 7,059 | 0.4% | 6,968 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Porsche | 294 | 0.4% | 299 | 0.4% | -1.7% | 8,899 | 0.5% | 7,647 | 0.5% | 16.4% |
Infiniti | 216 | 0.3% | 280 | 0.3% | -22.9% | 2,688 | 0.2% | 2,244 | 0.1% | 19.8% |
Jeep | 207 | 0.3% | 488 | 0.6% | -57.6% | 4,433 | 0.3% | 9,270 | 0.6% | -52.2% |
Lexus | 205 | 0.3% | 234 | 0.3% | -12.4% | 7,490 | 0.5% | 8,424 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
MG | 181 | 0.2% | 99 | 0.1% | 82.8% | 2,479 | 0.2% | 2,300 | 0.1% | 7.8% |
Abarth | 152 | 0.2% | 135 | 0.2% | 12.6% | 2,720 | 0.2% | 2,320 | 0.1% | 17.2% |
Alfa Romeo | 143 | 0.2% | 148 | 0.2% | -3.4% | 3,168 | 0.2% | 3,286 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
Ssangyong | 100 | 0.1% | 219 | 0.3% | -54.3% | 2,551 | 0.2% | 2,854 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
Bentley | 75 | 0.1% | 69 | 0.1% | 8.7% | 1,164 | 0.1% | 1,218 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
Maserati | 53 | 0.1% | 70 | 0.1% | -24.3% | 1,122 | 0.1% | 913 | 0.1% | 22.9% |
Subaru | 44 | 0.1% | 69 | 0.1% | -36.2% | 1,608 | 0.1% | 2,045 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
Aston Martin | 21 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 1,087 | 0.1% | 527 | 0.0% | 106.3% |
Lotus | 15 | 0.0% | 90 | 0.1% | -83.3% | 208 | 0.0% | 231 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
McLaren | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 327 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Chevrolet | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 53 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1666.7% |
Other | 19 | 0.0% | 43 | 0.1% | -55.8% | 471 | 0.0% | 522 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
Other Imports | 264 | 0.3% | 132 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 3,499 | 0.2% | 2,267 | 0.1% | 54.3% |
Total | 76,433 | 100.0% | 81,640 | 100.0% | -6.4% | 1,640,241 | 100.0% | 1,680,799 | 100.0% | -2.4% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
Ford | 5,008 | 32.1% | 4,040 | 26.3% | 24.0% | 72,470 | 32.2% | 70,707 | 30.5% | 2.5% |
Peugeot | 1,926 | 12.3% | 1,077 | 7.0% | 78.8% | 23,013 | 10.2% | 20,302 | 8.8% | 13.4% |
VW | 1,737 | 11.1% | 1,851 | 12.0% | -6.2% | 25,473 | 11.3% | 26,754 | 11.5% | -4.8% |
Vauxhall | 1,385 | 8.9% | 2,329 | 15.1% | -40.5% | 18,205 | 8.1% | 26,079 | 11.2% | -30.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,358 | 8.7% | 1,530 | 9.9% | -11.2% | 18,179 | 8.1% | 17,020 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
Citroen | 1,120 | 7.2% | 1,102 | 7.2% | 1.6% | 17,272 | 7.7% | 18,638 | 8.0% | -7.3% |
Renault | 606 | 3.9% | 533 | 3.5% | 13.7% | 12,932 | 5.7% | 15,365 | 6.6% | -15.8% |
Fiat | 582 | 3.7% | 569 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 7,345 | 3.3% | 6,309 | 2.7% | 16.4% |
Nissan | 421 | 2.7% | 593 | 3.9% | -29.0% | 10,523 | 4.7% | 9,776 | 4.2% | 7.6% |
Isuzu | 380 | 2.4% | 216 | 1.4% | 75.9% | 3,446 | 1.5% | 3,644 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
Toyota | 321 | 2.1% | 158 | 1.0% | 103.2% | 6,394 | 2.8% | 3,906 | 1.7% | 63.7% |
Mitsubishi | 267 | 1.7% | 248 | 1.6% | 7.7% | 6,298 | 2.8% | 5,058 | 2.2% | 24.5% |
Iveco | 267 | 1.7% | 300 | 1.9% | -11.0% | 1,938 | 0.9% | 2,649 | 1.1% | -26.8% |
Renault Trucks | 147 | 0.9% | 110 | 0.7% | 33.6% | 847 | 0.4% | 776 | 0.3% | 9.1% |
Ssangyong | 31 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.0% | 342.9% | 293 | 0.1% | 156 | 0.1% | 87.8% |
LDV | 31 | 0.2% | 93 | 0.6% | -66.7% | 215 | 0.1% | 138 | 0.1% | 55.8% |
Isuzu Trucks | 25 | 0.2% | 10 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 240 | 0.1% | 234 | 0.1% | 2.6% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 3 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | -57.1% | 106 | 0.0% | 132 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
Dacia | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 45 | 0.0% | 43 | 0.0% | 4.7% |
Hyundai | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 30 | 0.0% | 66 | 0.0% | -54.5% |
Great Wall | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 27 | 0.0% | 147 | 0.1% | -81.6% |
Land Rover | - | -% | 603 | 3.9% | -% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,884 | 1.7% | -99.5% |
Other Imports | - | -% | 1 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 15,619 | 100.0% | 15,385 | 100.0% | 1.5% | 225,311 | 100.0% | 231,857 | 100.0% | -2.8% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. | Share | Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | Jan.-Aug. | Share | |||
Ford | 143 | 35.4% | 136 | 38.9% | 5.1% | 1,432 | 31.4% | 1,494 | 31.8% | -4.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 94 | 23.3% | 61 | 17.4% | 54.1% | 1,075 | 23.6% | 894 | 19.0% | 20.2% |
Fiat | 71 | 17.6% | 77 | 22.0% | -7.8% | 1,073 | 23.5% | 1,296 | 27.6% | -17.2% |
Peugeot | 37 | 9.2% | 20 | 5.7% | 85.0% | 359 | 7.9% | 337 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
Iveco | 22 | 5.4% | 35 | 10.0% | -37.1% | 272 | 6.0% | 279 | 5.9% | -2.5% |
Vauxhall | 19 | 4.7% | 10 | 2.9% | 90.0% | 91 | 2.0% | 128 | 2.7% | -28.9% |
Citroen | 10 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 52 | 1.1% | 18 | 0.4% | 188.9% |
Renault | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 133.3% | 48 | 1.1% | 37 | 0.8% | 29.7% |
VW | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 2.3% | -87.5% | 113 | 2.5% | 198 | 4.2% | -42.9% |
Nissan | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 27 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.1% | 800.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 19 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.1% | 171.4% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total | 404 | 100.0% | 350 | 100.0% | 15.4% | 4,563 | 100.0% | 4,693 | 100.0% | -2.8% |
Flash report, July 2017
7 Aug. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 4, UK car sales decreased 9.3% to 161,997 units in July 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.2%, with 1,563,808 cars registered in the first seven months of 2017.
July sales for Ford decreased 23.9% to 16,934 units (10.5% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 0.4% to 14,094 units (8.7% share), while Audi sales increased 11.3% to 12,896 units (8.0% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in July decreased 0.3% to 11,617 units (7.2% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 41.6% to 11,528 units (7.1% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in July, 5,251 Ford Focuses; 5,236 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,640 Nissan Qashqais; 3,372 Ford Fiestas; and 3,227 Volkswagen Polos were sold.
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales decreased by 3.0% to 83,969 units (51.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 20.1% to 69,157 units (42.7% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 64.9% to 8,871 units (5.5% share).
In July, private car sales decreased 6.8% to 67,705 units (41.8% share), fleet sales decreased 10.1% to 89,186 units (55.1% share), and sales to businesses decreased 23.8% to 5,106 units (3.2% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 1.1% this July to 24,766 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 2.4% to 444 units in July.
Sales of taxis were 8 units in July.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The fall in consumer and business confidence is having a knock on effect on demand in the new car market and government must act quickly to provide concrete plans regarding Brexit. While it's encouraging to see record achievements for alternatively fuelled vehicles, consumers considering other fuel types will have undoubtedly been affected by the uncertainty surrounding the government's clean air plans. It is important to remember that there are no plans to charge drivers using the latest Euro 6 models and no proposed bans for conventional petrol and diesel vehicles for some 23 years. The lower demand in recent months will inevitably mean competition from manufacturers will intensify and it will be a good opportunity for consumers to get a great deal on their next car, with many exciting new models launched in the coming months."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Jul. 2017 | Jul. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Jul. 2017 | Jan.-Jul. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 161,997 | 178,523 | -9.3% | 1,563,808 | 1,599,159 | -2.2% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 24,766 | 24,506 | 1.1% | 209,692 | 216,472 | -3.1% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 444 | 455 | -2.4% | 4,159 | 4,343 | -4.2% | |
Taxi | 8 | 0 | -% | 133 | 134 | -0.7% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
Ford | 16,934 | 10.5% | 22,247 | 12.5% | -23.9% | 185,250 | 11.8% | 193,439 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
VW | 14,094 | 8.7% | 14,038 | 7.9% | 0.4% | 122,121 | 7.8% | 123,604 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
Audi | 12,896 | 8.0% | 11,582 | 6.5% | 11.3% | 102,615 | 6.6% | 101,103 | 6.3% | 1.5% |
Mercedes-Benz | 11,617 | 7.2% | 11,650 | 6.5% | -0.3% | 110,174 | 7.0% | 100,253 | 6.3% | 9.9% |
Vauxhall | 11,528 | 7.1% | 19,733 | 11.1% | -41.6% | 124,015 | 7.9% | 152,680 | 9.5% | -18.8% |
Nissan | 9,786 | 6.0% | 9,944 | 5.6% | -1.6% | 94,871 | 6.1% | 88,526 | 5.5% | 7.2% |
BMW | 9,083 | 5.6% | 9,699 | 5.4% | -6.4% | 101,721 | 6.5% | 101,309 | 6.3% | 0.4% |
Kia | 7,155 | 4.4% | 7,417 | 4.2% | -3.5% | 57,805 | 3.7% | 53,760 | 3.4% | 7.5% |
Skoda | 7,031 | 4.3% | 5,825 | 3.3% | 20.7% | 49,589 | 3.2% | 48,058 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
Toyota | 6,410 | 4.0% | 5,333 | 3.0% | 20.2% | 62,838 | 4.0% | 59,837 | 3.7% | 5.0% |
Hyundai | 6,187 | 3.8% | 6,093 | 3.4% | 1.5% | 56,287 | 3.6% | 54,170 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
Land Rover | 5,265 | 3.3% | 4,882 | 2.7% | 7.8% | 50,940 | 3.3% | 47,441 | 3.0% | 7.4% |
Peugeot | 4,861 | 3.0% | 6,916 | 3.9% | -29.7% | 52,407 | 3.4% | 61,692 | 3.9% | -15.1% |
SEAT | 4,171 | 2.6% | 3,154 | 1.8% | 32.2% | 33,662 | 2.2% | 27,788 | 1.7% | 21.1% |
Honda | 3,840 | 2.4% | 3,886 | 2.2% | -1.2% | 33,067 | 2.1% | 36,335 | 2.3% | -9.0% |
Renault | 3,592 | 2.2% | 3,782 | 2.1% | -5.0% | 44,416 | 2.8% | 48,352 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
Volvo Cars | 3,404 | 2.1% | 3,629 | 2.0% | -6.2% | 27,923 | 1.8% | 26,258 | 1.6% | 6.3% |
Citroen | 3,206 | 2.0% | 4,311 | 2.4% | -25.6% | 33,055 | 2.1% | 42,092 | 2.6% | -21.5% |
Mini | 3,007 | 1.9% | 3,026 | 1.7% | -0.6% | 37,995 | 2.4% | 36,989 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
Suzuki | 2,791 | 1.7% | 2,885 | 1.6% | -3.3% | 24,608 | 1.6% | 22,829 | 1.4% | 7.8% |
Mazda | 2,477 | 1.5% | 2,692 | 1.5% | -8.0% | 25,038 | 1.6% | 29,073 | 1.8% | -13.9% |
Jaguar | 2,200 | 1.4% | 2,639 | 1.5% | -16.6% | 22,590 | 1.4% | 19,236 | 1.2% | 17.4% |
Fiat | 1,935 | 1.2% | 3,506 | 2.0% | -44.8% | 30,630 | 2.0% | 36,830 | 2.3% | -16.8% |
Dacia | 1,460 | 0.9% | 1,386 | 0.8% | 5.3% | 15,847 | 1.0% | 14,831 | 0.9% | 6.9% |
Porsche | 1,048 | 0.6% | 636 | 0.4% | 64.8% | 8,605 | 0.6% | 7,348 | 0.5% | 17.1% |
Mitsubishi | 1,035 | 0.6% | 1,186 | 0.7% | -12.7% | 9,951 | 0.6% | 11,730 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
Lexus | 843 | 0.5% | 774 | 0.4% | 8.9% | 7,285 | 0.5% | 8,190 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
smart | 769 | 0.5% | 873 | 0.5% | -11.9% | 6,756 | 0.4% | 6,616 | 0.4% | 2.1% |
DS | 523 | 0.3% | 1,211 | 0.7% | -56.8% | 5,669 | 0.4% | 10,647 | 0.7% | -46.8% |
Jeep | 434 | 0.3% | 1,182 | 0.7% | -63.3% | 4,226 | 0.3% | 8,782 | 0.5% | -51.9% |
Infiniti | 340 | 0.2% | 399 | 0.2% | -14.8% | 2,472 | 0.2% | 1,964 | 0.1% | 25.9% |
Alfa Romeo | 324 | 0.2% | 433 | 0.2% | -25.2% | 3,025 | 0.2% | 3,138 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
MG | 305 | 0.2% | 305 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2,298 | 0.1% | 2,201 | 0.1% | 4.4% |
Abarth | 275 | 0.2% | 180 | 0.1% | 52.8% | 2,568 | 0.2% | 2,185 | 0.1% | 17.5% |
Ssangyong | 175 | 0.1% | 293 | 0.2% | -40.3% | 2,451 | 0.2% | 2,635 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
Subaru | 152 | 0.1% | 148 | 0.1% | 2.7% | 1,564 | 0.1% | 1,976 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
Bentley | 121 | 0.1% | 188 | 0.1% | -35.6% | 1,089 | 0.1% | 1,149 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
Maserati | 106 | 0.1% | 131 | 0.1% | -19.1% | 1,069 | 0.1% | 843 | 0.1% | 26.8% |
Aston Martin | 84 | 0.1% | 45 | 0.0% | 86.7% | 1,066 | 0.1% | 512 | 0.0% | 108.2% |
McLaren | 57 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 321 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 28 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2700.0% | 193 | 0.0% | 141 | 0.0% | 36.9% |
Chevrolet | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 49 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1533.3% |
Other | 91 | 0.1% | 56 | 0.0% | 62.5% | 452 | 0.0% | 479 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
Other Imports | 350 | 0.2% | 227 | 0.1% | 54.2% | 3,235 | 0.2% | 2,135 | 0.1% | 51.5% |
Total | 161,997 | 100.0% | 178,523 | 100.0% | -9.3% | 1,563,808 | 100.0% | 1,599,159 | 100.0% | -2.2% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
Ford | 7,944 | 32.1% | 7,428 | 30.3% | 6.9% | 67,462 | 32.2% | 66,667 | 30.8% | 1.2% |
Peugeot | 3,253 | 13.1% | 1,921 | 7.8% | 69.3% | 21,087 | 10.1% | 19,225 | 8.9% | 9.7% |
VW | 2,817 | 11.4% | 3,025 | 12.3% | -6.9% | 23,736 | 11.3% | 24,903 | 11.5% | -4.7% |
Vauxhall | 2,112 | 8.5% | 3,016 | 12.3% | -30.0% | 16,820 | 8.0% | 23,750 | 11.0% | -29.2% |
Citroen | 1,888 | 7.6% | 2,102 | 8.6% | -10.2% | 16,152 | 7.7% | 17,536 | 8.1% | -7.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,813 | 7.3% | 1,764 | 7.2% | 2.8% | 16,821 | 8.0% | 15,490 | 7.2% | 8.6% |
Renault | 1,205 | 4.9% | 1,431 | 5.8% | -15.8% | 12,326 | 5.9% | 14,832 | 6.9% | -16.9% |
Nissan | 979 | 4.0% | 1,208 | 4.9% | -19.0% | 10,102 | 4.8% | 9,183 | 4.2% | 10.0% |
Fiat | 828 | 3.3% | 903 | 3.7% | -8.3% | 6,763 | 3.2% | 5,740 | 2.7% | 17.8% |
Toyota | 565 | 2.3% | 228 | 0.9% | 147.8% | 6,073 | 2.9% | 3,748 | 1.7% | 62.0% |
Mitsubishi | 562 | 2.3% | 537 | 2.2% | 4.7% | 6,031 | 2.9% | 4,810 | 2.2% | 25.4% |
Isuzu | 369 | 1.5% | 322 | 1.3% | 14.6% | 3,066 | 1.5% | 3,428 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
Iveco | 237 | 1.0% | 329 | 1.3% | -28.0% | 1,671 | 0.8% | 2,349 | 1.1% | -28.9% |
Renault Trucks | 109 | 0.4% | 102 | 0.4% | 6.9% | 700 | 0.3% | 666 | 0.3% | 5.1% |
LDV | 27 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 184 | 0.1% | 45 | 0.0% | 308.9% |
Isuzu Trucks | 23 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.1% | -25.8% | 215 | 0.1% | 224 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
Ssangyong | 21 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | 23.5% | 262 | 0.1% | 149 | 0.1% | 75.8% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 10 | 0.0% | 21 | 0.1% | -52.4% | 103 | 0.0% | 125 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
Dacia | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 43 | 0.0% | 43 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Hyundai | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 29 | 0.0% | 63 | 0.0% | -54.0% |
Great Wall | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 26 | 0.0% | 142 | 0.1% | -81.7% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,281 | 1.5% | -99.4% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 24,766 | 100.0% | 24,506 | 100.0% | 1.1% | 209,692 | 100.0% | 216,472 | 100.0% | -3.1% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. | Share | Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | Jan.-Jul. | Share | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 121 | 27.3% | 42 | 9.2% | 188.1% | 981 | 23.6% | 833 | 19.2% | 17.8% |
Fiat | 105 | 23.6% | 139 | 30.5% | -24.5% | 1,002 | 24.1% | 1,219 | 28.1% | -17.8% |
Ford | 76 | 17.1% | 134 | 29.5% | -43.3% | 1,289 | 31.0% | 1,358 | 31.3% | -5.1% |
Iveco | 49 | 11.0% | 44 | 9.7% | 11.4% | 250 | 6.0% | 244 | 5.6% | 2.5% |
Renault | 39 | 8.8% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 41 | 1.0% | 34 | 0.8% | 20.6% |
Peugeot | 30 | 6.8% | 60 | 13.2% | -50.0% | 322 | 7.7% | 317 | 7.3% | 1.6% |
Vauxhall | 17 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.1% | 21.4% | 72 | 1.7% | 118 | 2.7% | -39.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 19 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.2% | 171.4% |
Renault Trucks | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
VW | 1 | 0.2% | 18 | 4.0% | -94.4% | 112 | 2.7% | 190 | 4.4% | -41.1% |
Citroen | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | -66.7% | 42 | 1.0% | 18 | 0.4% | 133.3% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 27 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.1% | 800.0% |
Total | 444 | 100.0% | 455 | 100.0% | -2.4% | 4,159 | 100.0% | 4,343 | 100.0% | -4.2% |
Flash report, June 2017
6 Jul. 2017
*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 car sales declease 4.8% to 243,454 units in JuneAccording to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK car sales decreased 4.8% to 243,454 units in June 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 1.3%, with 1,401,811 cars registered in the first half of 2017.
June sales for Ford decreased 10.4% to 27,095 units (11.1% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 17.9% to 22,639 units (9.3% share), while GM Vauxhall sales decreased 18.0% to 20,981 units (8.6% share).
BMW sales in June increased 2.3% to 19,149 units (7.9% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 1.0% to 15,715 units (6.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in June, 8,808 Volkswagen Golfs; 8,601 Ford Fiestas; 8,283 Ford Focuses; 6,977 Vauxhall Astras; and 6,630 MINIs were sold.
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 2.5% to 129,169 units (53.1% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 14.7% to 103,564 units (42.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 29.0% to 10,721 units (4.4% share).
In June, private car sales decreased 7.8% to 95,309 units (39.1% share), fleet sales decreased 2.4% to 138,914 units (57.1% share), and sales to businesses decreased 8.3% to 9,231 units (3.8% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 1.8% this June to 37,349 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 3.6% to 725 units in June.
Sales of taxis were 121 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "As forecast, demand for new cars has started to cool following five consecutive years of solid growth but the numbers are still strong and the first half of the year is the second biggest on record. Provided consumer and business confidence holds, we expect demand to remain at a similarly high level over the coming months. It’s encouraging to see alternatively fuelled vehicles experiencing rapid growth but adoption is still at a relatively low level and more long term incentives are required if this new generation of vehicles is to be a more common sight on British roads."
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Jun. 2017 | Jun. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Jun. 2017 | Jan.-Jun. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 243,454 | 255,766 | -4.8% | 1,401,811 | 1,420,636 | -1.3% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 37,349 | 36,700 | 1.8% | 184,926 | 191,966 | -3.7% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 725 | 752 | -3.6% | 3,715 | 3,888 | -4.4% | |
Taxi | 121 | 0 | -% | 125 | 134 | -6.7% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
Ford | 27,095 | 11.1% | 30,244 | 11.8% | -10.4% | 168,316 | 12.0% | 171,192 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
VW | 22,639 | 9.3% | 19,196 | 7.5% | 17.9% | 108,027 | 7.7% | 109,566 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
Vauxhall | 20,981 | 8.6% | 25,578 | 10.0% | -18.0% | 112,487 | 8.0% | 132,947 | 9.4% | -15.4% |
BMW | 19,149 | 7.9% | 18,712 | 7.3% | 2.3% | 92,638 | 6.6% | 91,610 | 6.4% | 1.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 15,715 | 6.5% | 15,566 | 6.1% | 1.0% | 98,557 | 7.0% | 88,603 | 6.2% | 11.2% |
Audi | 15,081 | 6.2% | 14,503 | 5.7% | 4.0% | 89,719 | 6.4% | 89,521 | 6.3% | 0.2% |
Nissan | 13,067 | 5.4% | 13,785 | 5.4% | -5.2% | 85,085 | 6.1% | 78,582 | 5.5% | 8.3% |
Toyota | 9,556 | 3.9% | 9,928 | 3.9% | -3.7% | 56,428 | 4.0% | 54,504 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
Mini | 9,015 | 3.7% | 8,718 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 34,988 | 2.5% | 33,963 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
Kia | 7,972 | 3.3% | 8,403 | 3.3% | -5.1% | 50,650 | 3.6% | 46,343 | 3.3% | 9.3% |
Hyundai | 7,965 | 3.3% | 8,294 | 3.2% | -4.0% | 50,100 | 3.6% | 48,077 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
Peugeot | 7,688 | 3.2% | 8,773 | 3.4% | -12.4% | 47,546 | 3.4% | 54,776 | 3.9% | -13.2% |
Skoda | 7,512 | 3.1% | 9,035 | 3.5% | -16.9% | 42,558 | 3.0% | 42,233 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
Renault | 7,316 | 3.0% | 9,156 | 3.6% | -20.1% | 40,824 | 2.9% | 44,570 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
Land Rover | 6,201 | 2.5% | 5,669 | 2.2% | 9.4% | 45,675 | 3.3% | 42,559 | 3.0% | 7.3% |
Fiat | 5,062 | 2.1% | 6,442 | 2.5% | -21.4% | 28,695 | 2.0% | 33,324 | 2.3% | -13.9% |
Honda | 5,043 | 2.1% | 5,144 | 2.0% | -2.0% | 29,227 | 2.1% | 32,449 | 2.3% | -9.9% |
Volvo Cars | 5,018 | 2.1% | 4,824 | 1.9% | 4.0% | 24,519 | 1.7% | 22,629 | 1.6% | 8.4% |
SEAT | 4,901 | 2.0% | 4,245 | 1.7% | 15.5% | 29,491 | 2.1% | 24,634 | 1.7% | 19.7% |
Citroen | 4,685 | 1.9% | 6,005 | 2.3% | -22.0% | 29,849 | 2.1% | 37,781 | 2.7% | -21.0% |
Suzuki | 3,486 | 1.4% | 3,358 | 1.3% | 3.8% | 21,817 | 1.6% | 19,944 | 1.4% | 9.4% |
Mazda | 3,255 | 1.3% | 4,014 | 1.6% | -18.9% | 22,561 | 1.6% | 26,381 | 1.9% | -14.5% |
Jaguar | 2,960 | 1.2% | 2,922 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 20,390 | 1.5% | 16,597 | 1.2% | 22.9% |
Dacia | 2,845 | 1.2% | 1,957 | 0.8% | 45.4% | 14,387 | 1.0% | 13,445 | 0.9% | 7.0% |
Mitsubishi | 1,361 | 0.6% | 1,257 | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8,916 | 0.6% | 10,544 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
Porsche | 1,302 | 0.5% | 1,002 | 0.4% | 29.9% | 7,557 | 0.5% | 6,712 | 0.5% | 12.6% |
Lexus | 1,161 | 0.5% | 1,370 | 0.5% | -15.3% | 6,442 | 0.5% | 7,416 | 0.5% | -13.1% |
smart | 881 | 0.4% | 1,005 | 0.4% | -12.3% | 5,987 | 0.4% | 5,743 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
DS | 872 | 0.4% | 1,772 | 0.7% | -50.8% | 5,146 | 0.4% | 9,436 | 0.7% | -45.5% |
Alfa Romeo | 448 | 0.2% | 415 | 0.2% | 8.0% | 2,701 | 0.2% | 2,705 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Abarth | 438 | 0.2% | 409 | 0.2% | 7.1% | 2,293 | 0.2% | 2,005 | 0.1% | 14.4% |
Infiniti | 383 | 0.2% | 569 | 0.2% | -32.7% | 2,132 | 0.2% | 1,565 | 0.1% | 36.2% |
Jeep | 363 | 0.1% | 1,473 | 0.6% | -75.4% | 3,792 | 0.3% | 7,600 | 0.5% | -50.1% |
Ssangyong | 362 | 0.1% | 392 | 0.2% | -7.7% | 2,276 | 0.2% | 2,342 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
MG | 314 | 0.1% | 336 | 0.1% | -6.5% | 1,993 | 0.1% | 1,896 | 0.1% | 5.1% |
Subaru | 202 | 0.1% | 325 | 0.1% | -37.8% | 1,412 | 0.1% | 1,828 | 0.1% | -22.8% |
Bentley | 168 | 0.1% | 188 | 0.1% | -10.6% | 968 | 0.1% | 961 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Aston Martin | 112 | 0.0% | 85 | 0.0% | 31.8% | 982 | 0.1% | 467 | 0.0% | 110.3% |
Maserati | 107 | 0.0% | 162 | 0.1% | -34.0% | 963 | 0.1% | 712 | 0.1% | 35.3% |
McLaren | 56 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 264 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 46 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 411.1% | 165 | 0.0% | 140 | 0.0% | 17.9% |
Chevrolet | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 42 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1300.0% |
Other | 65 | 0.0% | 76 | 0.0% | -14.5% | 361 | 0.0% | 423 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
Other Imports | 599 | 0.2% | 450 | 0.2% | 33.1% | 2,885 | 0.2% | 1,908 | 0.1% | 51.2% |
Total | 243,454 | 100.0% | 255,766 | 100.0% | -4.8% | 1,401,811 | 100.0% | 1,420,636 | 100.0% | -1.3% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
Ford | 11,786 | 31.6% | 10,868 | 29.6% | 8.4% | 59,518 | 32.2% | 59,239 | 30.9% | 0.5% |
Peugeot | 4,120 | 11.0% | 3,325 | 9.1% | 23.9% | 17,834 | 9.6% | 17,304 | 9.0% | 3.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 3,969 | 10.6% | 3,330 | 9.1% | 19.2% | 15,008 | 8.1% | 13,726 | 7.2% | 9.3% |
VW | 3,463 | 9.3% | 3,827 | 10.4% | -9.5% | 20,919 | 11.3% | 21,878 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
Vauxhall | 3,088 | 8.3% | 4,123 | 11.2% | -25.1% | 14,708 | 8.0% | 20,734 | 10.8% | -29.1% |
Citroen | 2,923 | 7.8% | 2,522 | 6.9% | 15.9% | 14,264 | 7.7% | 15,434 | 8.0% | -7.6% |
Renault | 2,067 | 5.5% | 3,388 | 9.2% | -39.0% | 11,121 | 6.0% | 13,401 | 7.0% | -17.0% |
Nissan | 1,627 | 4.4% | 1,525 | 4.2% | 6.7% | 9,123 | 4.9% | 7,975 | 4.2% | 14.4% |
Fiat | 1,298 | 3.5% | 1,135 | 3.1% | 14.4% | 5,935 | 3.2% | 4,837 | 2.5% | 22.7% |
Toyota | 1,089 | 2.9% | 493 | 1.3% | 120.9% | 5,508 | 3.0% | 3,520 | 1.8% | 56.5% |
Mitsubishi | 813 | 2.2% | 854 | 2.3% | -4.8% | 5,469 | 3.0% | 4,273 | 2.2% | 28.0% |
Isuzu | 546 | 1.5% | 522 | 1.4% | 4.6% | 2,697 | 1.5% | 3,106 | 1.6% | -13.2% |
Iveco | 317 | 0.8% | 367 | 1.0% | -13.6% | 1,434 | 0.8% | 2,020 | 1.1% | -29.0% |
Renault Trucks | 93 | 0.2% | 100 | 0.3% | -7.0% | 591 | 0.3% | 564 | 0.3% | 4.8% |
Ssangyong | 41 | 0.1% | 23 | 0.1% | 78.3% | 241 | 0.1% | 132 | 0.1% | 82.6% |
Isuzu Trucks | 39 | 0.1% | 43 | 0.1% | -9.3% | 192 | 0.1% | 193 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
LDV | 36 | 0.1% | 27 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 157 | 0.1% | 45 | 0.0% | 248.9% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 19 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 93 | 0.1% | 104 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
Hyundai | 6 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | -57.1% | 27 | 0.0% | 58 | 0.0% | -53.4% |
Dacia | 5 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | -16.7% | 41 | 0.0% | 42 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
Great Wall | 4 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% | -69.2% | 26 | 0.0% | 131 | 0.1% | -80.2% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 165 | 0.4% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,181 | 1.7% | -99.4% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 37,349 | 100.0% | 36,700 | 100.0% | 1.8% | 184,926 | 100.0% | 191,966 | 100.0% | -3.7% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. | Share | Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | Jan.-Jun. | Share | |||
Ford | 251 | 34.6% | 299 | 39.8% | -16.1% | 1,213 | 32.7% | 1,224 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 233 | 32.1% | 151 | 20.1% | 54.3% | 860 | 23.1% | 791 | 20.3% | 8.7% |
Fiat | 149 | 20.6% | 163 | 21.7% | -8.6% | 897 | 24.1% | 1,080 | 27.8% | -16.9% |
Peugeot | 40 | 5.5% | 46 | 6.1% | -13.0% | 292 | 7.9% | 257 | 6.6% | 13.6% |
Iveco | 32 | 4.4% | 37 | 4.9% | -13.5% | 201 | 5.4% | 200 | 5.1% | 0.5% |
VW | 8 | 1.1% | 38 | 5.1% | -78.9% | 111 | 3.0% | 172 | 4.4% | -35.5% |
Vauxhall | 5 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.7% | -61.5% | 55 | 1.5% | 104 | 2.7% | -47.1% |
Citroen | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 150.0% | 41 | 1.1% | 15 | 0.4% | 173.3% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 26 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.1% | 766.7% |
Renault | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | -50.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 34 | 0.9% | -94.1% |
Isuzu Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | -100.0% | 17 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.2% | 183.3% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
Total | 725 | 100.0% | 752 | 100.0% | -3.6% | 3,715 | 100.0% | 3,888 | 100.0% | -4.4% |
Flash report, May 2017
6 Jun. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on June 5, UK car sales decreased 8.5% to 186,265 units in May 2017.
Year-to-date sales decreased 0.6%, with 1,158,357 cars registered in the first five months of 2017.
May sales for Ford decreased 13.6% to 20,514 units (11.0% market share) and Volkswagen sales decreased 2.5% to 15,656 units (8.4% share), while Mercedes-Benz sales increased 6.8% to 14,660 units (7.9% share).
GM Vauxhall sales in May decreased 13.9% to 14,041 units (7.5% share) and Audi sales decreased 1.5% to 13,764 units (7.4% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in May, 7,617 Ford Fiestas; 5,449 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,970 Nissan Qashqais; 4,455 Ford Focuses; and 4,247 Volkswagen Polos were sold.
Compared to last May, diesel-engine car sales decreased by 20.0% to 81,489 units (43.7% share), gasoline-engine car sales increased 0.4% to 96,518 units (51.8% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 46.7% to 8,258 units (4.4% share).
In May, private car sales decreased 14.0% to 76,554 units (41.1% share), fleet sales decreased 5.3% to 103,657 units (55.7% share), and sales to businesses increased 20.1% to 6,054 units (3.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 5.3% this May to 26,982 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 8.9% to 540 units in May.
Sales of taxis decreased 94.6% to 4 units in May.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | May 2017 | May 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-May 2017 | Jan.-May 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 186,265 | 203,585 | -8.5% | 1,158,357 | 1,164,870 | -0.6% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 26,982 | 28,480 | -5.3% | 147,577 | 155,266 | -5.0% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 540 | 593 | -8.9% | 2,990 | 3,136 | -4.7% | |
Taxi | 4 | 74 | -94.6% | 4 | 134 | -97.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Ford | 20,514 | 11.0% | 23,740 | 11.7% | -13.6% | 141,221 | 12.2% | 140,948 | 12.1% | 0.2% |
VW | 15,656 | 8.4% | 16,050 | 7.9% | -2.5% | 85,388 | 7.4% | 90,370 | 7.8% | -5.5% |
Mercedes-Benz | 14,660 | 7.9% | 13,721 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 82,842 | 7.2% | 73,037 | 6.3% | 13.4% |
Vauxhall | 14,041 | 7.5% | 16,300 | 8.0% | -13.9% | 91,506 | 7.9% | 107,369 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
Audi | 13,764 | 7.4% | 13,970 | 6.9% | -1.5% | 74,638 | 6.4% | 75,018 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
BMW | 12,731 | 6.8% | 15,423 | 7.6% | -17.5% | 73,489 | 6.3% | 72,898 | 6.3% | 0.8% |
Nissan | 10,627 | 5.7% | 10,925 | 5.4% | -2.7% | 72,018 | 6.2% | 64,797 | 5.6% | 11.1% |
Hyundai | 7,321 | 3.9% | 7,232 | 3.6% | 1.2% | 42,135 | 3.6% | 39,783 | 3.4% | 5.9% |
Toyota | 6,720 | 3.6% | 7,144 | 3.5% | -5.9% | 46,872 | 4.0% | 44,576 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
Skoda | 6,713 | 3.6% | 6,159 | 3.0% | 9.0% | 35,046 | 3.0% | 33,198 | 2.8% | 5.6% |
Kia | 6,682 | 3.6% | 6,912 | 3.4% | -3.3% | 42,678 | 3.7% | 37,940 | 3.3% | 12.5% |
Peugeot | 6,060 | 3.3% | 8,208 | 4.0% | -26.2% | 39,858 | 3.4% | 46,003 | 3.9% | -13.4% |
Land Rover | 5,619 | 3.0% | 6,290 | 3.1% | -10.7% | 39,474 | 3.4% | 36,890 | 3.2% | 7.0% |
Mini | 4,972 | 2.7% | 5,073 | 2.5% | -2.0% | 25,973 | 2.2% | 25,245 | 2.2% | 2.9% |
Renault | 4,308 | 2.3% | 6,259 | 3.1% | -31.2% | 33,508 | 2.9% | 35,414 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
Fiat | 4,075 | 2.2% | 4,327 | 2.1% | -5.8% | 23,633 | 2.0% | 26,882 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
Citroen | 4,028 | 2.2% | 5,783 | 2.8% | -30.3% | 25,164 | 2.2% | 31,776 | 2.7% | -20.8% |
SEAT | 3,882 | 2.1% | 3,499 | 1.7% | 10.9% | 24,590 | 2.1% | 20,389 | 1.8% | 20.6% |
Honda | 3,397 | 1.8% | 4,243 | 2.1% | -19.9% | 24,184 | 2.1% | 27,305 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
Volvo Cars | 3,184 | 1.7% | 2,973 | 1.5% | 7.1% | 19,501 | 1.7% | 17,805 | 1.5% | 9.5% |
Suzuki | 2,722 | 1.5% | 2,738 | 1.3% | -0.6% | 18,331 | 1.6% | 16,586 | 1.4% | 10.5% |
Jaguar | 2,564 | 1.4% | 2,590 | 1.3% | -1.0% | 17,430 | 1.5% | 13,675 | 1.2% | 27.5% |
Mazda | 2,447 | 1.3% | 2,862 | 1.4% | -14.5% | 19,306 | 1.7% | 22,367 | 1.9% | -13.7% |
Dacia | 1,939 | 1.0% | 2,137 | 1.0% | -9.3% | 11,542 | 1.0% | 11,488 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
Porsche | 1,278 | 0.7% | 1,023 | 0.5% | 24.9% | 6,255 | 0.5% | 5,710 | 0.5% | 9.5% |
Mitsubishi | 1,142 | 0.6% | 1,310 | 0.6% | -12.8% | 7,555 | 0.7% | 9,287 | 0.8% | -18.6% |
smart | 924 | 0.5% | 1,001 | 0.5% | -7.7% | 5,106 | 0.4% | 4,738 | 0.4% | 7.8% |
Lexus | 715 | 0.4% | 874 | 0.4% | -18.2% | 5,281 | 0.5% | 6,046 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
DS | 647 | 0.3% | 1,478 | 0.7% | -56.2% | 4,274 | 0.4% | 7,664 | 0.7% | -44.2% |
MG | 395 | 0.2% | 296 | 0.1% | 33.4% | 1,679 | 0.1% | 1,560 | 0.1% | 7.6% |
Infiniti | 346 | 0.2% | 137 | 0.1% | 152.6% | 1,749 | 0.2% | 996 | 0.1% | 75.6% |
Abarth | 341 | 0.2% | 282 | 0.1% | 20.9% | 1,855 | 0.2% | 1,596 | 0.1% | 16.2% |
Jeep | 303 | 0.2% | 1,078 | 0.5% | -71.9% | 3,429 | 0.3% | 6,127 | 0.5% | -44.0% |
Ssangyong | 273 | 0.1% | 310 | 0.2% | -11.9% | 1,914 | 0.2% | 1,950 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
Alfa Romeo | 269 | 0.1% | 337 | 0.2% | -20.2% | 2,253 | 0.2% | 2,290 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
Subaru | 155 | 0.1% | 246 | 0.1% | -37.0% | 1,210 | 0.1% | 1,503 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
Aston Martin | 148 | 0.1% | 67 | 0.0% | 120.9% | 870 | 0.1% | 382 | 0.0% | 127.7% |
Bentley | 115 | 0.1% | 120 | 0.1% | -4.2% | 800 | 0.1% | 773 | 0.1% | 3.5% |
Maserati | 107 | 0.1% | 129 | 0.1% | -17.1% | 856 | 0.1% | 550 | 0.0% | 55.6% |
McLaren | 62 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% | 208 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% |
Chevrolet | 4 | 0.0% | - | -% | -% | 35 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1066.7% |
Lotus | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.0% | -90.0% | 119 | 0.0% | 131 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
Other | 51 | 0.0% | 98 | 0.0% | -48.0% | 296 | 0.0% | 347 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
Other Imports | 362 | 0.2% | 221 | 0.1% | 63.8% | 2,286 | 0.2% | 1,458 | 0.1% | 56.8% |
Total | 186,265 | 100.0% | 203,585 | 100.0% | -8.5% | 1,158,357 | 100.0% | 1,164,870 | 100.0% | -0.6% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Ford | 8,876 | 32.9% | 9,022 | 31.7% | -1.6% | 47,732 | 32.3% | 48,371 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
VW | 2,793 | 10.4% | 3,495 | 12.3% | -20.1% | 17,456 | 11.8% | 18,051 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
Peugeot | 2,752 | 10.2% | 2,467 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 13,714 | 9.3% | 13,979 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
Mercedes-Benz | 2,632 | 9.8% | 2,400 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11,039 | 7.5% | 10,396 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Citroen | 2,302 | 8.5% | 2,183 | 7.7% | 5.5% | 11,341 | 7.7% | 12,912 | 8.3% | -12.2% |
Vauxhall | 1,828 | 6.8% | 3,092 | 10.9% | -40.9% | 11,620 | 7.9% | 16,611 | 10.7% | -30.0% |
Renault | 1,478 | 5.5% | 1,811 | 6.4% | -18.4% | 9,054 | 6.1% | 10,013 | 6.4% | -9.6% |
Nissan | 1,061 | 3.9% | 1,215 | 4.3% | -12.7% | 7,496 | 5.1% | 6,450 | 4.2% | 16.2% |
Toyota | 814 | 3.0% | 304 | 1.1% | 167.8% | 4,419 | 3.0% | 3,027 | 1.9% | 46.0% |
Fiat | 755 | 2.8% | 743 | 2.6% | 1.6% | 4,637 | 3.1% | 3,702 | 2.4% | 25.3% |
Mitsubishi | 750 | 2.8% | 415 | 1.5% | 80.7% | 4,656 | 3.2% | 3,419 | 2.2% | 36.2% |
Isuzu | 482 | 1.8% | 430 | 1.5% | 12.1% | 2,151 | 1.5% | 2,584 | 1.7% | -16.8% |
Iveco | 219 | 0.8% | 348 | 1.2% | -37.1% | 1,117 | 0.8% | 1,653 | 1.1% | -32.4% |
Renault Trucks | 130 | 0.5% | 101 | 0.4% | 28.7% | 498 | 0.3% | 464 | 0.3% | 7.3% |
Isuzu Trucks | 36 | 0.1% | 40 | 0.1% | -10.0% | 153 | 0.1% | 150 | 0.1% | 2.0% |
LDV | 29 | 0.1% | 18 | 0.1% | 61.1% | 121 | 0.1% | 18 | 0.0% | 572.2% |
Ssangyong | 19 | 0.1% | 27 | 0.1% | -29.6% | 200 | 0.1% | 109 | 0.1% | 83.5% |
Dacia | 11 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 83.3% | 36 | 0.0% | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 9 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.1% | -55.0% | 74 | 0.1% | 87 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
Hyundai | 4 | 0.0% | 16 | 0.1% | -75.0% | 21 | 0.0% | 44 | 0.0% | -52.3% |
Great Wall | 2 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.1% | -91.3% | 22 | 0.0% | 118 | 0.1% | -81.4% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 289 | 1.0% | -100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 3,016 | 1.9% | -99.3% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.1% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 26,982 | 100.0% | 28,480 | 100.0% | -5.3% | 147,577 | 100.0% | 155,266 | 100.0% | -5.0% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May | Share | May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | Jan.-May | Share | |||
Ford | 203 | 37.6% | 173 | 29.2% | 17.3% | 962 | 32.2% | 925 | 29.5% | 4.0% |
Fiat | 128 | 23.7% | 190 | 32.0% | -32.6% | 748 | 25.0% | 917 | 29.2% | -18.4% |
Mercedes-Benz | 94 | 17.4% | 122 | 20.6% | -23.0% | 627 | 21.0% | 640 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
Peugeot | 42 | 7.8% | 39 | 6.6% | 7.7% | 252 | 8.4% | 211 | 6.7% | 19.4% |
Iveco | 30 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.6% | 11.1% | 169 | 5.7% | 163 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
VW | 20 | 3.7% | 14 | 2.4% | 42.9% | 103 | 3.4% | 134 | 4.3% | -23.1% |
Vauxhall | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% | -22.2% | 50 | 1.7% | 91 | 2.9% | -45.1% |
Citroen | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 133.3% | 36 | 1.2% | 13 | 0.4% | 176.9% |
Nissan | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 150.0% | 25 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.1% | 733.3% |
Isuzu Trucks | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 300.0% | 17 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.2% | 240.0% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2.2% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 32 | 1.0% | -96.9% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
Total | 540 | 100.0% | 593 | 100.0% | -8.9% | 2,990 | 100.0% | 3,136 | 100.0% | -4.7% |
Flash report, April 2017
8 May 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 4, UK car sales fell 19.8% to 152,076 units as the market responded to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes with an increased number of purchases prior to April 1.
Year-to-date sales remained strong, up 1.1%, with a record 972,092 cars registered in the first four months of 2017.
April sales for Ford fell 30.6% to 16,183 units (10.6% market share) and Volkswagen sales fell 41.0% to 9,954 units (6.5% share), while GM Vauxhall sales fell 33.1% to 10,732 units (7.1% share).
BMW sales in April increased 2.7% to 11,277 units (7.4% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 10.5% to 13,345 units (8.8% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in April, 4,957 Ford Fiesta; 4,430 Nissan Qashqai; 3,777 Mercedes-Benz C-Class; 3,608 Mercedes-Benz A-Class; and 3,421 Ford Focus vehicles were sold.
Compared to last April, diesel-engine car sales decreased 27.3% to 68,306 units (44.9% share), gasoline-engine car sales decreased 13.1% to 77,497 units (51.0% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales decreased 1.3% to 6,273 units (4.1% share).
In April, private car sales decreased 28.4% to 59,912 units (39.4% share), fleet sales decreased 12.3% to 86,678 units (57.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 21.0% to 5,486 units (3.6% share).
Light commercial vehicles (LCV) sales of 22,625 units in April 2017 represented an 18.8% decrease from April 2016 sales.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 2.5 and 3.5 tons decreased 23.1% this April to 13,583 units.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 6.4% to 612 units in April.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Apr. 2017 | Apr. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Apr. 2017 | Jan.-Apr. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 152,076 | 189,505 | -19.8% | 972,092 | 961,285 | 1.1% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 22,625 | 27,880 | -18.8% | 120,595 | 126,786 | -4.9% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 612 | 654 | -6.4% | 2,450 | 2,543 | -3.7% | |
Taxi | 0 | 7 | -100.0% | 0 | 60 | -100.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
Ford | 16,183 | 10.6% | 23,311 | 12.3% | -30.6% | 120,707 | 12.4% | 117,208 | 12.2% | 3.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 13,345 | 8.8% | 12,077 | 6.4% | 10.5% | 68,182 | 7.0% | 59,316 | 6.2% | 14.9% |
Audi | 13,094 | 8.6% | 13,668 | 7.2% | -4.2% | 60,874 | 6.3% | 61,048 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
BMW | 11,277 | 7.4% | 10,980 | 5.8% | 2.7% | 60,758 | 6.3% | 57,475 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
Vauxhall | 10,732 | 7.1% | 16,037 | 8.5% | -33.1% | 77,465 | 8.0% | 91,069 | 9.5% | -14.9% |
VW | 9,954 | 6.5% | 16,877 | 8.9% | -41.0% | 69,732 | 7.2% | 74,320 | 7.7% | -6.2% |
Nissan | 8,041 | 5.3% | 10,029 | 5.3% | -19.8% | 61,391 | 6.3% | 53,872 | 5.6% | 14.0% |
Hyundai | 6,958 | 4.6% | 7,183 | 3.8% | -3.1% | 34,814 | 3.6% | 32,551 | 3.4% | 7.0% |
Kia | 6,291 | 4.1% | 6,866 | 3.6% | -8.4% | 35,996 | 3.7% | 31,028 | 3.2% | 16.0% |
Skoda | 6,011 | 4.0% | 6,617 | 3.5% | -9.2% | 28,333 | 2.9% | 27,039 | 2.8% | 4.8% |
Peugeot | 5,405 | 3.6% | 6,804 | 3.6% | -20.6% | 33,798 | 3.5% | 37,795 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
Toyota | 5,113 | 3.4% | 6,644 | 3.5% | -23.0% | 40,152 | 4.1% | 37,432 | 3.9% | 7.3% |
Land Rover | 4,116 | 2.7% | 6,482 | 3.4% | -36.5% | 33,855 | 3.5% | 30,600 | 3.2% | 10.6% |
Renault | 4,074 | 2.7% | 5,196 | 2.7% | -21.6% | 29,200 | 3.0% | 29,155 | 3.0% | 0.2% |
SEAT | 3,926 | 2.6% | 3,500 | 1.8% | 12.2% | 20,708 | 2.1% | 16,890 | 1.8% | 22.6% |
Mini | 3,734 | 2.5% | 3,994 | 2.1% | -6.5% | 21,001 | 2.2% | 20,172 | 2.1% | 4.1% |
Honda | 3,016 | 2.0% | 3,353 | 1.8% | -10.1% | 20,787 | 2.1% | 23,062 | 2.4% | -9.9% |
Citroen | 2,789 | 1.8% | 4,639 | 2.4% | -39.9% | 21,136 | 2.2% | 25,993 | 2.7% | -18.7% |
Volvo Cars | 2,735 | 1.8% | 3,324 | 1.8% | -17.7% | 16,317 | 1.7% | 14,832 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
Fiat | 1,981 | 1.3% | 3,890 | 2.1% | -49.1% | 19,558 | 2.0% | 22,555 | 2.3% | -13.3% |
Jaguar | 1,732 | 1.1% | 2,405 | 1.3% | -28.0% | 14,866 | 1.5% | 11,085 | 1.2% | 34.1% |
Mazda | 1,690 | 1.1% | 2,314 | 1.2% | -27.0% | 16,859 | 1.7% | 19,505 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
Suzuki | 1,658 | 1.1% | 2,303 | 1.2% | -28.0% | 15,609 | 1.6% | 13,848 | 1.4% | 12.7% |
Dacia | 1,397 | 0.9% | 1,898 | 1.0% | -26.4% | 9,603 | 1.0% | 9,351 | 1.0% | 2.7% |
Mitsubishi | 1,309 | 0.9% | 1,392 | 0.7% | -6.0% | 6,413 | 0.7% | 7,977 | 0.8% | -19.6% |
Porsche | 1,240 | 0.8% | 1,361 | 0.7% | -8.9% | 4,977 | 0.5% | 4,687 | 0.5% | 6.2% |
smart | 965 | 0.6% | 900 | 0.5% | 7.2% | 4,182 | 0.4% | 3,737 | 0.4% | 11.9% |
Lexus | 672 | 0.4% | 835 | 0.4% | -19.5% | 4,566 | 0.5% | 5,172 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
DS | 416 | 0.3% | 902 | 0.5% | -53.9% | 3,627 | 0.4% | 6,186 | 0.6% | -41.4% |
Jeep | 364 | 0.2% | 1,303 | 0.7% | -72.1% | 3,126 | 0.3% | 5,049 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
Ssangyong | 282 | 0.2% | 257 | 0.1% | 9.7% | 1,641 | 0.2% | 1,640 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Alfa Romeo | 265 | 0.2% | 345 | 0.2% | -23.2% | 1,984 | 0.2% | 1,953 | 0.2% | 1.6% |
MG | 219 | 0.1% | 272 | 0.1% | -19.5% | 1,284 | 0.1% | 1,264 | 0.1% | 1.6% |
Abarth | 213 | 0.1% | 287 | 0.2% | -25.8% | 1,514 | 0.2% | 1,314 | 0.1% | 15.2% |
Subaru | 123 | 0.1% | 272 | 0.1% | -54.8% | 1,055 | 0.1% | 1,257 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
Infiniti | 118 | 0.1% | 335 | 0.2% | -64.8% | 1,403 | 0.1% | 859 | 0.1% | 63.3% |
Maserati | 109 | 0.1% | 94 | 0.0% | 16.0% | 749 | 0.1% | 421 | 0.0% | 77.9% |
Bentley | 104 | 0.1% | 195 | 0.1% | -46.7% | 685 | 0.1% | 653 | 0.1% | 4.9% |
Aston Martin | 77 | 0.1% | 41 | 0.0% | 87.8% | 722 | 0.1% | 315 | 0.0% | 129.2% |
Lotus | 29 | 0.0% | 24 | 0.0% | 20.8% | 117 | 0.0% | 111 | 0.0% | 5.4% |
Chevrolet | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 31 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 933.3% |
McLaren | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 146 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Other | 70 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.0% | -12.5% | 245 | 0.0% | 249 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
Other Imports | 227 | 0.1% | 219 | 0.1% | 3.7% | 1,924 | 0.2% | 1,237 | 0.1% | 55.5% |
Total | 152,076 | 100.0% | 189,505 | 100.0% | -19.8% | 972,092 | 100.0% | 961,285 | 100.0% | 1.1% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
Ford | 6,696 | 29.6% | 8,219 | 29.5% | -18.5% | 38,856 | 32.2% | 39,349 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
VW | 2,887 | 12.8% | 4,194 | 15.0% | -31.2% | 14,663 | 12.2% | 14,556 | 11.5% | 0.7% |
Peugeot | 2,400 | 10.6% | 1,994 | 7.2% | 20.4% | 10,962 | 9.1% | 11,512 | 9.1% | -4.8% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,751 | 7.7% | 1,690 | 6.1% | 3.6% | 8,407 | 7.0% | 7,996 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
Vauxhall | 1,718 | 7.6% | 3,430 | 12.3% | -49.9% | 9,792 | 8.1% | 13,519 | 10.7% | -27.6% |
Citroen | 1,499 | 6.6% | 2,134 | 7.7% | -29.8% | 9,039 | 7.5% | 10,729 | 8.5% | -15.8% |
Renault | 1,433 | 6.3% | 1,601 | 5.7% | -10.5% | 7,576 | 6.3% | 8,202 | 6.5% | -7.6% |
Nissan | 1,361 | 6.0% | 1,524 | 5.5% | -10.7% | 6,435 | 5.3% | 5,235 | 4.1% | 22.9% |
Fiat | 848 | 3.7% | 711 | 2.6% | 19.3% | 3,882 | 3.2% | 2,959 | 2.3% | 31.2% |
Toyota | 706 | 3.1% | 388 | 1.4% | 82.0% | 3,605 | 3.0% | 2,723 | 2.1% | 32.4% |
Mitsubishi | 635 | 2.8% | 608 | 2.2% | 4.4% | 3,906 | 3.2% | 3,004 | 2.4% | 30.0% |
Isuzu | 369 | 1.6% | 553 | 2.0% | -33.3% | 1,669 | 1.4% | 2,154 | 1.7% | -22.5% |
Iveco | 158 | 0.7% | 352 | 1.3% | -55.1% | 898 | 0.7% | 1,305 | 1.0% | -31.2% |
Renault Trucks | 76 | 0.3% | 87 | 0.3% | -12.6% | 368 | 0.3% | 363 | 0.3% | 1.4% |
LDV | 27 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 92 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Isuzu Trucks | 25 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.1% | 25.0% | 117 | 0.1% | 110 | 0.1% | 6.4% |
Ssangyong | 13 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 181 | 0.2% | 82 | 0.1% | 120.7% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 12 | 0.1% | 18 | 0.1% | -33.3% | 65 | 0.1% | 67 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
Great Wall | 6 | 0.0% | 25 | 0.1% | -76.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 95 | 0.1% | -78.9% |
Dacia | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25 | 0.0% | 30 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
Land Rover | 1 | 0.0% | 294 | 1.1% | -99.7% | 20 | 0.0% | 2,727 | 2.2% | -99.3% |
Hyundai | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 17 | 0.0% | 28 | 0.0% | -39.3% |
Other Imports | - | -% | 18 | 0.1% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 22,625 | 100.0% | 27,880 | 100.0% | -18.8% | 120,595 | 100.0% | 126,786 | 100.0% | -4.9% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. | Share | Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | Jan.-Apr. | Share | |||
Ford | 186 | 30.4% | 165 | 25.2% | 12.7% | 759 | 31.0% | 752 | 29.6% | 0.9% |
Fiat | 148 | 24.2% | 249 | 38.1% | -40.6% | 620 | 25.3% | 727 | 28.6% | -14.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 143 | 23.4% | 78 | 11.9% | 83.3% | 533 | 21.8% | 518 | 20.4% | 2.9% |
Peugeot | 60 | 9.8% | 53 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 210 | 8.6% | 172 | 6.8% | 22.1% |
Iveco | 32 | 5.2% | 25 | 3.8% | 28.0% | 139 | 5.7% | 136 | 5.3% | 2.2% |
Nissan | 16 | 2.6% | - | -% | -% | 20 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.0% | 1900.0% |
Citroen | 11 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 120.0% | 29 | 1.2% | 10 | 0.4% | 190.0% |
VW | 8 | 1.3% | 57 | 8.7% | -86.0% | 83 | 3.4% | 120 | 4.7% | -30.8% |
Isuzu Trucks | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 50.0% | 13 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 225.0% |
Vauxhall | 2 | 0.3% | 15 | 2.3% | -86.7% | 43 | 1.8% | 82 | 3.2% | -47.6% |
Renault | - | -% | 2 | 0.3% | -% | 1 | 0.0% | 19 | 0.7% | -94.7% |
Renault Trucks | - | -% | 1 | 0.2% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
Total | 612 | 100.0% | 654 | 100.0% | -6.4% | 2,450 | 100.0% | 2,543 | 100.0% | -3.7% |
Flash report, March 2017
6 Apr. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 5, UK car sales increased 8.4% to 562,337 units in March 2017, setting a new monthly record.
Likewise, UK sales of 820,016 units in the first three months of 2017 set a new quarterly record.
The reason, in part, for the high numbers in March was that consumers and businesses brought their purchases forward to avoid new VED charges in place as of April 1, 2017.
March sales for Ford increased 19.0% to 71,837 units (12.8% market share) and Volkswagen sales increased 2.0% to 39,485 units (7.0% share), while GM Vauxhall sales decreased 10.3% to 46,564 units (8.3% share).
BMW sales in March increased 7.4% to 34,873 units (6.2% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 18.0% to 35,690 units (6.3% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in March, 25,428 Ford Fiestas; 17,119 Ford Focuses; 16,045 Vauxhall Corsas; 13,732 Nissan Qashqais; and 11,680 Vauxhall Astras were sold.
Compared to last March, diesel-engine car sales increased by 1.6% to 244,263 units (43.4% share), gasoline-engine car sales increased 13.2% to 295,256 units (52.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 31.0% to 22,818 units (4.1% share).
In March, private car sales increased 4.4% to 273,751 units (48.7% share), fleet sales increased 12.5% to 261,930 units (46.6% share), and sales to businesses increased 11.9% to 26,656 units (4.7% share).
Light commercial vehicles (LCV) sales of 63,316 units in March 2017 represented a 0.9% decrease from March 2016 sales.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 2.5 and 3.5 tons increased 3.6% this March to 40,237 units.
Sales of commercial vehicles larger than 3.5 tons increased 1.9% to 1,093 units in March.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Mar. 2017 | Mar. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Mar. 2017 | Jan.-Mar. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 562,337 | 518,707 | 8.4% | 820,016 | 771,780 | 6.2% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 63,316 | 63,913 | -0.9% | 97,970 | 98,906 | -0.9% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 1,093 | 1,073 | 1.9% | 1,838 | 1,889 | -2.7% | |
Taxi | 0 | 50 | -100.0% | 0 | 53 | -100.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
Ford | 71,837 | 12.8% | 60,349 | 11.6% | 19.0% | 104,524 | 12.7% | 93,897 | 12.2% | 11.3% |
Vauxhall | 46,564 | 8.3% | 51,902 | 10.0% | -10.3% | 66,733 | 8.1% | 75,032 | 9.7% | -11.1% |
VW | 39,485 | 7.0% | 38,694 | 7.5% | 2.0% | 59,778 | 7.3% | 57,443 | 7.4% | 4.1% |
Nissan | 36,939 | 6.6% | 28,489 | 5.5% | 29.7% | 53,350 | 6.5% | 43,843 | 5.7% | 21.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 35,690 | 6.3% | 30,243 | 5.8% | 18.0% | 54,837 | 6.7% | 47,239 | 6.1% | 16.1% |
BMW | 34,873 | 6.2% | 32,470 | 6.3% | 7.4% | 49,481 | 6.0% | 46,495 | 6.0% | 6.4% |
Audi | 30,867 | 5.5% | 30,483 | 5.9% | 1.3% | 47,780 | 5.8% | 47,380 | 6.1% | 0.8% |
Toyota | 24,508 | 4.4% | 21,481 | 4.1% | 14.1% | 35,039 | 4.3% | 30,788 | 4.0% | 13.8% |
Land Rover | 22,534 | 4.0% | 18,234 | 3.5% | 23.6% | 29,739 | 3.6% | 24,118 | 3.1% | 23.3% |
Peugeot | 19,168 | 3.4% | 20,209 | 3.9% | -5.2% | 28,393 | 3.5% | 30,991 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
Renault | 19,014 | 3.4% | 17,866 | 3.4% | 6.4% | 25,126 | 3.1% | 23,959 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
Kia | 18,801 | 3.3% | 16,207 | 3.1% | 16.0% | 29,705 | 3.6% | 24,162 | 3.1% | 22.9% |
Hyundai | 18,460 | 3.3% | 16,802 | 3.2% | 9.9% | 27,856 | 3.4% | 25,368 | 3.3% | 9.8% |
Skoda | 13,655 | 2.4% | 12,527 | 2.4% | 9.0% | 22,322 | 2.7% | 20,422 | 2.6% | 9.3% |
Citroen | 12,977 | 2.3% | 13,734 | 2.6% | -5.5% | 18,347 | 2.2% | 21,354 | 2.8% | -14.1% |
Mini | 12,942 | 2.3% | 12,526 | 2.4% | 3.3% | 17,267 | 2.1% | 16,178 | 2.1% | 6.7% |
Fiat | 12,930 | 2.3% | 13,190 | 2.5% | -2.0% | 17,577 | 2.1% | 18,665 | 2.4% | -5.8% |
Honda | 11,635 | 2.1% | 13,139 | 2.5% | -11.4% | 17,771 | 2.2% | 19,709 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
SEAT | 11,200 | 2.0% | 8,677 | 1.7% | 29.1% | 16,782 | 2.0% | 13,390 | 1.7% | 25.3% |
Mazda | 11,178 | 2.0% | 11,499 | 2.2% | -2.8% | 15,169 | 1.8% | 17,191 | 2.2% | -11.8% |
Volvo Cars | 9,710 | 1.7% | 7,488 | 1.4% | 29.7% | 13,582 | 1.7% | 11,508 | 1.5% | 18.0% |
Jaguar | 9,571 | 1.7% | 5,659 | 1.1% | 69.1% | 13,134 | 1.6% | 8,680 | 1.1% | 51.3% |
Suzuki | 8,602 | 1.5% | 7,943 | 1.5% | 8.3% | 13,951 | 1.7% | 11,545 | 1.5% | 20.8% |
Dacia | 5,773 | 1.0% | 5,274 | 1.0% | 9.5% | 8,206 | 1.0% | 7,453 | 1.0% | 10.1% |
Mitsubishi | 3,421 | 0.6% | 4,340 | 0.8% | -21.2% | 5,104 | 0.6% | 6,585 | 0.9% | -22.5% |
Lexus | 2,888 | 0.5% | 3,104 | 0.6% | -7.0% | 3,894 | 0.5% | 4,337 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
Porsche | 2,848 | 0.5% | 2,293 | 0.4% | 24.2% | 3,737 | 0.5% | 3,326 | 0.4% | 12.4% |
DS | 2,183 | 0.4% | 3,388 | 0.7% | -35.6% | 3,211 | 0.4% | 5,284 | 0.7% | -39.2% |
smart | 2,172 | 0.4% | 1,900 | 0.4% | 14.3% | 3,217 | 0.4% | 2,837 | 0.4% | 13.4% |
Jeep | 1,807 | 0.3% | 2,597 | 0.5% | -30.4% | 2,762 | 0.3% | 3,746 | 0.5% | -26.3% |
Alfa Romeo | 1,239 | 0.2% | 1,139 | 0.2% | 8.8% | 1,719 | 0.2% | 1,608 | 0.2% | 6.9% |
Infiniti | 985 | 0.2% | 392 | 0.1% | 151.3% | 1,285 | 0.2% | 524 | 0.1% | 145.2% |
Ssangyong | 956 | 0.2% | 970 | 0.2% | -1.4% | 1,359 | 0.2% | 1,383 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
Abarth | 948 | 0.2% | 714 | 0.1% | 32.8% | 1,301 | 0.2% | 1,027 | 0.1% | 26.7% |
MG | 749 | 0.1% | 576 | 0.1% | 30.0% | 1,065 | 0.1% | 992 | 0.1% | 7.4% |
Subaru | 706 | 0.1% | 704 | 0.1% | 0.3% | 932 | 0.1% | 985 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
Maserati | 429 | 0.1% | 214 | 0.0% | 100.5% | 640 | 0.1% | 327 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
Aston Martin | 425 | 0.1% | 186 | 0.0% | 128.5% | 645 | 0.1% | 274 | 0.0% | 135.4% |
Bentley | 358 | 0.1% | 290 | 0.1% | 23.4% | 581 | 0.1% | 458 | 0.1% | 26.9% |
McLaren | 74 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 137 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 39 | 0.0% | 32 | 0.0% | 21.9% | 88 | 0.0% | 87 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
Chevrolet | 18 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 800.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 500.0% |
Other | 106 | 0.0% | 106 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 175 | 0.0% | 169 | 0.0% | 3.6% |
Other Imports | 1,073 | 0.2% | 675 | 0.1% | 59.0% | 1,697 | 0.2% | 1,018 | 0.1% | 66.7% |
Total | 562,337 | 100.0% | 518,707 | 100.0% | 8.4% | 820,016 | 100.0% | 771,780 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
Ford | 20,294 | 32.1% | 20,367 | 31.9% | -0.4% | 32,160 | 32.8% | 31,130 | 31.5% | 3.3% |
VW | 7,943 | 12.5% | 6,369 | 10.0% | 24.7% | 11,776 | 12.0% | 10,362 | 10.5% | 13.6% |
Peugeot | 5,452 | 8.6% | 6,286 | 9.8% | -13.3% | 8,562 | 8.7% | 9,518 | 9.6% | -10.0% |
Vauxhall | 4,804 | 7.6% | 6,279 | 9.8% | -23.5% | 8,074 | 8.2% | 10,089 | 10.2% | -20.0% |
Mercedes-Benz | 4,540 | 7.2% | 4,252 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6,656 | 6.8% | 6,306 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
Renault | 4,441 | 7.0% | 4,874 | 7.6% | -8.9% | 6,143 | 6.3% | 6,601 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
Citroen | 4,266 | 6.7% | 5,465 | 8.6% | -21.9% | 7,540 | 7.7% | 8,595 | 8.7% | -12.3% |
Nissan | 3,530 | 5.6% | 2,599 | 4.1% | 35.8% | 5,074 | 5.2% | 3,711 | 3.8% | 36.7% |
Mitsubishi | 2,265 | 3.6% | 1,619 | 2.5% | 39.9% | 3,271 | 3.3% | 2,396 | 2.4% | 36.5% |
Fiat | 2,053 | 3.2% | 1,297 | 2.0% | 58.3% | 3,034 | 3.1% | 2,248 | 2.3% | 35.0% |
Toyota | 2,019 | 3.2% | 1,341 | 2.1% | 50.6% | 2,899 | 3.0% | 2,335 | 2.4% | 24.2% |
Isuzu | 861 | 1.4% | 1,036 | 1.6% | -16.9% | 1,300 | 1.3% | 1,601 | 1.6% | -18.8% |
Iveco | 448 | 0.7% | 526 | 0.8% | -14.8% | 740 | 0.8% | 953 | 1.0% | -22.4% |
Renault Trucks | 127 | 0.2% | 113 | 0.2% | 12.4% | 292 | 0.3% | 276 | 0.3% | 5.8% |
Ssangyong | 121 | 0.2% | 56 | 0.1% | 116.1% | 168 | 0.2% | 70 | 0.1% | 140.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 51 | 0.1% | 50 | 0.1% | 2.0% | 92 | 0.1% | 90 | 0.1% | 2.2% |
LDV | 37 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 65 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 23 | 0.0% | 28 | 0.0% | -17.9% | 53 | 0.1% | 49 | 0.0% | 8.2% |
Land Rover | 16 | 0.0% | 1,253 | 2.0% | -98.7% | 19 | 0.0% | 2,433 | 2.5% | -99.2% |
Dacia | 10 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 22 | 0.0% | 27 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
Hyundai | 8 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 16 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
Great Wall | 7 | 0.0% | 50 | 0.1% | -86.0% | 14 | 0.0% | 70 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
Other Imports | - | -% | 19 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 63,316 | 100.0% | 63,913 | 100.0% | -0.9% | 97,970 | 100.0% | 98,906 | 100.0% | -0.9% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar. | Share | Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | Jan.-Mar. | Share | |||
Ford | 377 | 34.5% | 368 | 34.3% | 2.4% | 573 | 31.2% | 587 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
Fiat | 270 | 24.7% | 312 | 29.1% | -13.5% | 472 | 25.7% | 478 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
Mercedes-Benz | 242 | 22.1% | 215 | 20.0% | 12.6% | 390 | 21.2% | 440 | 23.3% | -11.4% |
Peugeot | 74 | 6.8% | 37 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 150 | 8.2% | 119 | 6.3% | 26.1% |
Iveco | 65 | 5.9% | 58 | 5.4% | 12.1% | 107 | 5.8% | 111 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
VW | 42 | 3.8% | 16 | 1.5% | 162.5% | 75 | 4.1% | 63 | 3.3% | 19.0% |
Vauxhall | 13 | 1.2% | 50 | 4.7% | -74.0% | 41 | 2.2% | 67 | 3.5% | -38.8% |
Citroen | 7 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 600.0% | 18 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.3% | 260.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 7 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 300.0% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 1.4% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.9% | -94.1% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
Total | 1,093 | 100.0% | 1,073 | 100.0% | 1.9% | 1,838 | 100.0% | 1,889 | 100.0% | -2.7% |
Flash report, February 2017
7 Mar. 2017
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on March 6, UK car sales decreased 0.3% to 83,115 units in February 2017.
February sales for Ford fell 13.9% to 9,909 units (11.9% market share), GM Vauxhall sales fell 19.9% to 6,299 units (7.6% share), while Volkswagen sales increased 9.4% to 7,326 units (8.8% share).
BMW sales in February increased 6.2% to 6,119 units (7.4% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 17.4% to 6,099 units (7.3% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in February, 4,282 Ford Fiestas; 2,949 Volkswagen Golfs; 2,170 Vauxhall Astras; 1,971 Ford Focuses; and 1,829 Nissan Qashqais were sold.
Compared to last February, diesel-engine car sales decreased by 9.2% to 36,981 units (44.5% share), gasoline-engine car sales increased 5.8% to 42,826 units (51.5% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 48.9% to 3,308 units (4.0% share).
In February, private car sales decreased 4.4% to 36,018 units (43.3% share), fleet sales increased 3.3% to 45,699 units (55.0% share), and sales to businesses decreased 5.3% to 1,398 units (1.7% share).
Light commercial vehicles (LCV) sales of 13,291 units in February 2017 represented a 4.3% decrease from February 2016 sales.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 2.5 and 3.5 tons decreased 1.3% this February to 8,753 units.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 3.5 and 6 tons increased 2.3% to 354 units in February.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Feb. 2017 | Feb. 2016 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Feb. 2017 | Jan.-Feb. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 83,115 | 83,395 | -0.3% | 257,679 | 253,073 | 1.8% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 13,291 | 13,891 | -4.3% | 34,654 | 34,993 | -1.0% |
Trucks (Under6t) | 354 | 346 | 2.3% | 745 | 816 | -8.7% | |
Taxi | 0 | 3 | -100.0% | 0 | 3 | -100.0% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Ford | 9,909 | 11.9% | 11,513 | 13.8% | -13.9% | 32,687 | 12.7% | 33,548 | 13.3% | -2.6% |
VW | 7,326 | 8.8% | 6,694 | 8.0% | 9.4% | 20,293 | 7.9% | 18,749 | 7.4% | 8.2% |
Vauxhall | 6,299 | 7.6% | 7,868 | 9.4% | -19.9% | 20,169 | 7.8% | 23,130 | 9.1% | -12.8% |
BMW | 6,119 | 7.4% | 5,760 | 6.9% | 6.2% | 14,608 | 5.7% | 14,025 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
Mercedes-Benz | 6,099 | 7.3% | 5,196 | 6.2% | 17.4% | 19,147 | 7.4% | 16,996 | 6.7% | 12.7% |
Audi | 5,237 | 6.3% | 5,384 | 6.5% | -2.7% | 16,913 | 6.6% | 16,897 | 6.7% | 0.1% |
Nissan | 5,033 | 6.1% | 4,634 | 5.6% | 8.6% | 16,411 | 6.4% | 15,354 | 6.1% | 6.9% |
Peugeot | 3,273 | 3.9% | 3,469 | 4.2% | -5.7% | 9,225 | 3.6% | 10,782 | 4.3% | -14.4% |
Kia | 3,243 | 3.9% | 2,889 | 3.5% | 12.3% | 10,904 | 4.2% | 7,955 | 3.1% | 37.1% |
Skoda | 3,236 | 3.9% | 2,902 | 3.5% | 11.5% | 8,667 | 3.4% | 7,895 | 3.1% | 9.8% |
Toyota | 3,095 | 3.7% | 2,478 | 3.0% | 24.9% | 10,531 | 4.1% | 9,307 | 3.7% | 13.2% |
Hyundai | 3,009 | 3.6% | 2,685 | 3.2% | 12.1% | 9,396 | 3.6% | 8,566 | 3.4% | 9.7% |
Honda | 2,126 | 2.6% | 2,050 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 6,136 | 2.4% | 6,570 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
Citroen | 2,120 | 2.6% | 3,046 | 3.7% | -30.4% | 5,370 | 2.1% | 7,620 | 3.0% | -29.5% |
Renault | 2,092 | 2.5% | 1,948 | 2.3% | 7.4% | 6,112 | 2.4% | 6,093 | 2.4% | 0.3% |
Mini | 2,045 | 2.5% | 1,721 | 2.1% | 18.8% | 4,325 | 1.7% | 3,652 | 1.4% | 18.4% |
Land Rover | 1,778 | 2.1% | 1,275 | 1.5% | 39.5% | 7,205 | 2.8% | 5,884 | 2.3% | 22.5% |
SEAT | 1,728 | 2.1% | 1,594 | 1.9% | 8.4% | 5,582 | 2.2% | 4,713 | 1.9% | 18.4% |
Suzuki | 1,587 | 1.9% | 1,248 | 1.5% | 27.2% | 5,349 | 2.1% | 3,602 | 1.4% | 48.5% |
Fiat | 1,426 | 1.7% | 1,917 | 2.3% | -25.6% | 4,647 | 1.8% | 5,475 | 2.2% | -15.1% |
Mazda | 1,164 | 1.4% | 1,411 | 1.7% | -17.5% | 3,991 | 1.5% | 5,692 | 2.2% | -29.9% |
Volvo Cars | 1,077 | 1.3% | 1,030 | 1.2% | 4.6% | 3,872 | 1.5% | 4,020 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
Jaguar | 869 | 1.0% | 769 | 0.9% | 13.0% | 3,563 | 1.4% | 3,021 | 1.2% | 17.9% |
Dacia | 439 | 0.5% | 512 | 0.6% | -14.3% | 2,433 | 0.9% | 2,179 | 0.9% | 11.7% |
DS | 369 | 0.4% | 807 | 1.0% | -54.3% | 1,028 | 0.4% | 1,896 | 0.7% | -45.8% |
Mitsubishi | 354 | 0.4% | 710 | 0.9% | -50.1% | 1,683 | 0.7% | 2,245 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
smart | 294 | 0.4% | 234 | 0.3% | 25.6% | 1,045 | 0.4% | 937 | 0.4% | 11.5% |
Jeep | 227 | 0.3% | 345 | 0.4% | -34.2% | 955 | 0.4% | 1,149 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
Lexus | 206 | 0.2% | 232 | 0.3% | -11.2% | 1,006 | 0.4% | 1,233 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
Porsche | 202 | 0.2% | 206 | 0.2% | -1.9% | 889 | 0.3% | 1,033 | 0.4% | -13.9% |
Alfa Romeo | 196 | 0.2% | 165 | 0.2% | 18.8% | 480 | 0.2% | 469 | 0.2% | 2.3% |
Abarth | 130 | 0.2% | 112 | 0.1% | 16.1% | 353 | 0.1% | 313 | 0.1% | 12.8% |
Infiniti | 118 | 0.1% | 27 | 0.0% | 337.0% | 300 | 0.1% | 132 | 0.1% | 127.3% |
MG | 111 | 0.1% | 103 | 0.1% | 7.8% | 316 | 0.1% | 416 | 0.2% | -24.0% |
Ssangyong | 105 | 0.1% | 153 | 0.2% | -31.4% | 403 | 0.2% | 413 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
Bentley | 60 | 0.1% | 48 | 0.1% | 25.0% | 223 | 0.1% | 168 | 0.1% | 32.7% |
Subaru | 48 | 0.1% | 74 | 0.1% | -35.1% | 226 | 0.1% | 281 | 0.1% | -19.6% |
Maserati | 46 | 0.1% | 31 | 0.0% | 48.4% | 211 | 0.1% | 113 | 0.0% | 86.7% |
Aston Martin | 31 | 0.0% | 19 | 0.0% | 63.2% | 220 | 0.1% | 88 | 0.0% | 150.0% |
Lotus | 24 | 0.0% | 39 | 0.0% | -38.5% | 49 | 0.0% | 55 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
McLaren | 14 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 63 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Other | 17 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 69 | 0.0% | 63 | 0.0% | 9.5% |
Other Imports | 234 | 0.3% | 82 | 0.1% | 185.4% | 624 | 0.2% | 343 | 0.1% | 81.9% |
Total | 83,115 | 100.0% | 83,395 | 100.0% | -0.3% | 257,679 | 100.0% | 253,073 | 100.0% | 1.8% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Ford | 4,157 | 31.3% | 4,467 | 32.2% | -6.9% | 11,866 | 34.2% | 10,763 | 30.8% | 10.2% |
VW | 1,500 | 11.3% | 1,445 | 10.4% | 3.8% | 3,833 | 11.1% | 3,993 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
Peugeot | 1,390 | 10.5% | 1,312 | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3,110 | 9.0% | 3,232 | 9.2% | -3.8% |
Vauxhall | 1,267 | 9.5% | 1,512 | 10.9% | -16.2% | 3,270 | 9.4% | 3,810 | 10.9% | -14.2% |
Citroen | 1,203 | 9.1% | 1,220 | 8.8% | -1.4% | 3,274 | 9.4% | 3,130 | 8.9% | 4.6% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,079 | 8.1% | 1,061 | 7.6% | 1.7% | 2,116 | 6.1% | 2,054 | 5.9% | 3.0% |
Renault | 913 | 6.9% | 878 | 6.3% | 4.0% | 1,702 | 4.9% | 1,727 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
Fiat | 419 | 3.2% | 398 | 2.9% | 5.3% | 981 | 2.8% | 951 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
Nissan | 345 | 2.6% | 295 | 2.1% | 16.9% | 1,544 | 4.5% | 1,112 | 3.2% | 38.8% |
Mitsubishi | 295 | 2.2% | 243 | 1.7% | 21.4% | 1,006 | 2.9% | 777 | 2.2% | 29.5% |
Toyota | 260 | 2.0% | 276 | 2.0% | -5.8% | 880 | 2.5% | 994 | 2.8% | -11.5% |
Isuzu | 197 | 1.5% | 254 | 1.8% | -22.4% | 439 | 1.3% | 565 | 1.6% | -22.3% |
Iveco | 137 | 1.0% | 138 | 1.0% | -0.7% | 292 | 0.8% | 427 | 1.2% | -31.6% |
Renault Trucks | 66 | 0.5% | 63 | 0.5% | 4.8% | 165 | 0.5% | 163 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Isuzu Trucks | 16 | 0.1% | 23 | 0.2% | -30.4% | 41 | 0.1% | 40 | 0.1% | 2.5% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 15 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.1% | 36.4% | 30 | 0.1% | 21 | 0.1% | 42.9% |
Ssangyong | 14 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.0% | 133.3% | 47 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.0% | 235.7% |
LDV | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 28 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Great Wall | 5 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.1% | -50.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 20 | 0.1% | -65.0% |
Dacia | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 12 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 71.4% |
Hyundai | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 8 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
Land Rover | 0 | 0.0% | 273 | 2.0% | -100.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 1,180 | 3.4% | -99.7% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 13,291 | 100.0% | 13,891 | 100.0% | -4.3% | 34,654 | 100.0% | 34,993 | 100.0% | -1.0% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. | Share | Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | Jan.-Feb. | Share | |||
Ford | 97 | 27.4% | 84 | 24.3% | 15.5% | 196 | 26.3% | 219 | 26.8% | -10.5% |
Fiat | 93 | 26.3% | 77 | 22.3% | 20.8% | 202 | 27.1% | 166 | 20.3% | 21.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 78 | 22.0% | 77 | 22.3% | 1.3% | 148 | 19.9% | 225 | 27.6% | -34.2% |
Peugeot | 35 | 9.9% | 39 | 11.3% | -10.3% | 76 | 10.2% | 82 | 10.0% | -7.3% |
VW | 19 | 5.4% | 26 | 7.5% | -26.9% | 33 | 4.4% | 47 | 5.8% | -29.8% |
Vauxhall | 13 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.9% | 30.0% | 28 | 3.8% | 17 | 2.1% | 64.7% |
Iveco | 11 | 3.1% | 29 | 8.4% | -62.1% | 42 | 5.6% | 53 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
Citroen | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 175.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Nissan | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Renault | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | -100.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | -100.0% |
Total | 354 | 100.0% | 346 | 100.0% | 2.3% | 745 | 100.0% | 816 | 100.0% | -8.7% |
Flash report, January 2017
7 Feb. 2017
*Data in the flash report may from time to time differ from data in the detail report to be announced at a later date due to a difference in the data source.
UK car sales rise 2.9% in January 2017, highest level in 12 years
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 6, UK car sales increased 2.9% to 174,564 units in January 2017, the highest level since 2005.
January sales for Ford increased 3.4% to 22,778 units (13.1% market share), GM Vauxhall decreased 9.1% to 13,870 units (8.0% share), and Volkswagen increased 7.6% to 12,967 units (7.4% share).
BMW sales in January increased 2.7% to 8,489 units (4.9% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 10.6% to 13,048 units (7.5% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in January, 8,495 Ford Fiestas; 5,455 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,796 Ford Focuses; 4,230 Mercedes-Benz C-Class; and 4,065 Vauxhall Astras were sold.
Compared to last January, diesel-engine car sales decreased by 4.3% to 78,778 units (45.1% share), gasoline-engine car sales increased 8.9% to 88,507 units (50.7% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 19.9% to 7,279 units (4.2% share), a milestone for AFV vehicles.
In January, private car sales increased 5.0% to 76,729 units (44.0% share), fleet sales increased 1.4% to 91,181 units (52.2% share), and sales to businesses decreased 1.0% to 6,654 units (3.8% share).
Light commercial vehicles (LCV) sales of 21,363 units in January 2017 represented a 1.2% increase from January 2016 sales.
Sales of commercial vehicles between 2.5 and 3.5 tons increased 5.6% this January to 12,617 units.
Sales of commercial vehicles larger than 3.5 tons decreased 16.8% to 391 units in January.
Registration of new vehicles by type
Vehicle type | Jan. 2017 | Jan. 2016 | Y-o-Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars | 174,564 | 169,678 | 2.9% | |
Commercial vehicles |
Vans | 21,363 | 21,102 | 1.2% |
Trucks (Under6t ) | 391 | 470 | -16.8% | |
Bus and coach | N/A | N/A | -% |
Registrations of new vehicles by make
Passenger cars
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
Ford | 22,778 | 13.0% | 22,035 | 13.0% | 3.4% |
Vauxhall | 13,870 | 7.9% | 15,262 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
Mercedes-Benz | 13,048 | 7.5% | 11,800 | 7.0% | 10.6% |
VW | 12,967 | 7.4% | 12,055 | 7.1% | 7.6% |
Audi | 11,676 | 6.7% | 11,513 | 6.8% | 1.4% |
Nissan | 11,378 | 6.5% | 10,720 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
BMW | 8,489 | 4.9% | 8,265 | 4.9% | 2.7% |
Kia | 7,661 | 4.4% | 5,066 | 3.0% | 51.2% |
Toyota | 7,436 | 4.3% | 6,829 | 4.0% | 8.9% |
Hyundai | 6,387 | 3.7% | 5,881 | 3.5% | 8.6% |
Peugeot | 5,952 | 3.4% | 7,313 | 4.3% | -18.6% |
Skoda | 5,431 | 3.1% | 4,993 | 2.9% | 8.8% |
Land Rover | 5,427 | 3.1% | 4,609 | 2.7% | 17.7% |
Renault | 4,020 | 2.3% | 4,145 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
Honda | 4,010 | 2.3% | 4,520 | 2.7% | -11.3% |
SEAT | 3,854 | 2.2% | 3,119 | 1.8% | 23.6% |
Suzuki | 3,762 | 2.2% | 2,354 | 1.4% | 59.8% |
Citroen | 3,250 | 1.9% | 4,574 | 2.7% | -28.9% |
Fiat | 3,221 | 1.8% | 3,558 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
Mazda | 2,827 | 1.6% | 4,281 | 2.5% | -34.0% |
Volvo Cars | 2,795 | 1.6% | 2,990 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
Jaguar | 2,694 | 1.5% | 2,252 | 1.3% | 19.6% |
Mini | 2,280 | 1.3% | 1,931 | 1.1% | 18.1% |
Dacia | 1,994 | 1.1% | 1,667 | 1.0% | 19.6% |
Mitsubishi | 1,329 | 0.8% | 1,535 | 0.9% | -13.4% |
Lexus | 800 | 0.5% | 1,001 | 0.6% | -20.1% |
smart | 751 | 0.4% | 703 | 0.4% | 6.8% |
Jeep | 728 | 0.4% | 804 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
Porsche | 687 | 0.4% | 827 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
DS | 659 | 0.4% | 1,089 | 0.6% | -39.5% |
Ssangyong | 298 | 0.2% | 260 | 0.2% | 14.6% |
Alfa Romeo | 284 | 0.2% | 304 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
Abarth | 223 | 0.1% | 201 | 0.1% | 10.9% |
MG | 205 | 0.1% | 313 | 0.2% | -34.5% |
Aston Martin | 189 | 0.1% | 69 | 0.0% | 173.9% |
Infiniti | 182 | 0.1% | 105 | 0.1% | 73.3% |
Subaru | 178 | 0.1% | 207 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
Maserati | 165 | 0.1% | 82 | 0.0% | 101.2% |
Bentley | 163 | 0.1% | 120 | 0.1% | 35.8% |
McLaren | 49 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Lotus | 25 | 0.0% | 16 | 0.0% | 56.3% |
Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Other | 52 | 0.0% | 48 | 0.0% | 8.3% |
Other Imports | 390 | 0.2% | 261 | 0.2% | 49.4% |
Total | 174,564 | 100.0% | 169,678 | 100.0% | 2.9% |
Vans (LCV) (<3.5t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
Ford | 7,709 | 36.1% | 6,296 | 29.8% | 22.4% |
VW | 2,333 | 10.9% | 2,548 | 12.1% | -8.4% |
Citroen | 2,071 | 9.7% | 1,910 | 9.1% | 8.4% |
Vauxhall | 2,003 | 9.4% | 2,298 | 10.9% | -12.8% |
Peugeot | 1,720 | 8.1% | 1,920 | 9.1% | -10.4% |
Nissan | 1,199 | 5.6% | 817 | 3.9% | 46.8% |
Mercedes-Benz | 1,037 | 4.9% | 993 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
Renault | 789 | 3.7% | 849 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
Mitsubishi | 711 | 3.3% | 534 | 2.5% | 33.1% |
Toyota | 620 | 2.9% | 718 | 3.4% | -13.6% |
Fiat | 562 | 2.6% | 553 | 2.6% | 1.6% |
Isuzu | 242 | 1.1% | 311 | 1.5% | -22.2% |
Iveco | 155 | 0.7% | 289 | 1.4% | -46.4% |
Renault Trucks | 99 | 0.5% | 100 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
Ssangyong | 33 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.0% | 312.5% |
Isuzu Trucks | 25 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.1% | 47.1% |
LDV | 20 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Mitsubishi Fuso | 15 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
Dacia | 9 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 80.0% |
Hyundai | 6 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Land Rover | 3 | 0.0% | 907 | 4.3% | -99.7% |
Great Wall | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.0% | -80.0% |
Other Imports | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Total | 21,363 | 100.0% | 21,102 | 100.0% | 1.2% |
Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)
Maker/Brand | 2017 | 2016 | Y-o-Y | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | Share | Jan. | Share | ||
Fiat | 109 | 27.9% | 89 | 18.9% | 22.5% |
Ford | 99 | 25.3% | 135 | 28.7% | -26.7% |
Mercedes-Benz | 70 | 17.9% | 148 | 31.5% | -52.7% |
Peugeot | 41 | 10.5% | 43 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
Iveco | 31 | 7.9% | 24 | 5.1% | 29.2% |
Vauxhall | 15 | 3.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 114.3% |
VW | 14 | 3.6% | 21 | 4.5% | -33.3% |
Citroen | 8 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 700.0% |
Isuzu Trucks | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Renault | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Nissan | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | -% |
Renault Trucks | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | -100.0% |
Total | 391 | 100.0% | 470 | 100.0% | -16.8% |