UK - Flash report, Sales volume, 2019

Flash report, December 2019

8 Jan. 2020

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

UK passenger car sales rise 3.4% in December, down 2.4% in 2019
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on January 6, UK passenger car sales decreased 2.4% to 2,311,140 units in 2019.
December 2019 passenger car sales, had increased 3.4% from the same month last year to 148,997 units.
December sales for Ford decreased 8.9% to 15,030 units (10.1% market share), Volkswagen decreased 8.3% to 14,687 units (9.9% share), and BMW increased 21.7% to 14,117 units (9.5% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in December decreased 15.3% to 9,623 units (6.5% share) and Audi sales increased 37.9% to 8,701 units (5.8% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in December, 4,585 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,168 Ford Fiestas; 3,985 MINIs; 3,610 Ford Kugas; and 3,527 BMW 3 Serieses were sold.
Compared to last December, gasoline-engine car sales increased by 2.6% to 94,251 units (63.3% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased 19.0% to 33,884 units (22.7% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 101.0% to 20,862 units (14.0% share).
In December, private car sales increased 0.1% to 54,814 units (36.8% share), fleet sales increased 7.3% to 89,225 units (59.9% share), and sales to businesses decreased 20.5% to 4,958 units (3.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 7.8% in December to 27,551 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 167.7% to 1,028 units in December.
Sales of taxis decreased 29.6% in December to 152 units.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "A third year of decline for the UK new car market is a significant concern for industry and the wider economy. Political and economic uncertainty, and confusing messages on clean air zones have taken their toll on buyer confidence, with demand for new cars at a six-year low. A stalling market will hinder industry’s ability to meet stringent new CO2 targets and, importantly, undermine wider environmental goals. We urgently need more supportive policies: investment in infrastructure; broader measures to encourage uptake of the latest, low and zero emission cars; and long term purchase incentives to put the UK at the forefront of this technological shift. Industry is playing its part with a raft of exciting new models in 2020 and compelling offers but consumers will only respond if economic confidence is strong and the technology affordable."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2019	Jan.-Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		148,997	144,089	3.4%	2,311,140	2,367,147	-2.4%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	27,551	25,549	7.8%	365,778	357,325	2.4%
	Trucks (Under6t)	1,028	384	167.7%	8,695	8,722	-0.3%
	Taxi	152	216	-29.6%	2,397	1,426	68.1%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	15,030	10.1%	16,493	11.4%	-8.9%	236,137	10.2%	254,082	10.7%	-7.1%
VW	14,687	9.9%	16,010	11.1%	-8.3%	200,771	8.7%	203,133	8.6%	-1.2%
Mercedes-Benz	9,623	6.5%	11,365	7.9%	-15.3%	171,823	7.4%	172,238	7.3%	-0.2%
BMW	14,117	9.5%	11,600	8.1%	21.7%	169,753	7.3%	172,048	7.3%	-1.3%
Vauxhall	6,212	4.2%	12,645	8.8%	-50.9%	159,830	6.9%	177,298	7.5%	-9.9%
Audi	8,701	5.8%	6,310	4.4%	37.9%	138,924	6.0%	143,739	6.1%	-3.3%
Toyota	4,726	3.2%	2,936	2.0%	61.0%	105,192	4.6%	101,922	4.3%	3.2%
Kia	4,980	3.3%	3,810	2.6%	30.7%	97,323	4.2%	95,764	4.0%	1.6%
Nissan	5,309	3.6%	5,294	3.7%	0.3%	92,372	4.0%	102,637	4.3%	-10.0%
Hyundai	3,801	2.6%	4,009	2.8%	-5.2%	83,284	3.6%	89,925	3.8%	-7.4%
Peugeot	5,719	3.8%	4,763	3.3%	20.1%	80,851	3.5%	81,043	3.4%	-0.2%
Land Rover	4,316	2.9%	4,321	3.0%	-0.1%	76,546	3.3%	77,906	3.3%	-1.7%
Skoda	5,799	3.9%	5,328	3.7%	8.8%	75,053	3.2%	74,724	3.2%	0.4%
SEAT	3,693	2.5%	2,805	1.9%	31.7%	68,798	3.0%	62,863	2.7%	9.4%
Mini	6,123	4.1%	7,211	5.0%	-15.1%	64,884	2.8%	67,021	2.8%	-3.2%
Renault	4,701	3.2%	3,540	2.5%	32.8%	59,132	2.6%	62,168	2.6%	-4.9%
Volvo Cars	3,941	2.6%	3,840	2.7%	2.6%	56,208	2.4%	50,319	2.1%	11.7%
Citroen	2,901	1.9%	2,010	1.4%	44.3%	50,806	2.2%	49,618	2.1%	2.4%
Honda	2,796	1.9%	2,653	1.8%	5.4%	43,913	1.9%	52,570	2.2%	-16.5%
Mazda	2,327	1.6%	2,018	1.4%	15.3%	40,148	1.7%	39,602	1.7%	1.4%
Jaguar	1,855	1.2%	2,304	1.6%	-19.5%	36,069	1.6%	37,019	1.6%	-2.6%
Suzuki	2,767	1.9%	2,154	1.5%	28.5%	35,065	1.5%	38,519	1.6%	-9.0%
Dacia	2,357	1.6%	1,890	1.3%	24.7%	30,951	1.3%	24,169	1.0%	28.1%
Fiat	1,833	1.2%	1,977	1.4%	-7.3%	29,890	1.3%	35,652	1.5%	-16.2%
Mitsubishi	793	0.5%	1,722	1.2%	-53.9%	16,199	0.7%	21,156	0.9%	-23.4%
Lexus	745	0.5%	420	0.3%	77.4%	15,713	0.7%	12,405	0.5%	26.7%
Porsche	1,740	1.2%	1,211	0.8%	43.7%	15,257	0.7%	12,437	0.5%	22.7%
MG	1,702	1.1%	650	0.5%	161.8%	13,075	0.6%	9,049	0.4%	44.5%
Jeep	373	0.3%	372	0.3%	0.3%	6,193	0.3%	6,114	0.3%	1.3%
DS	676	0.5%	185	0.1%	265.4%	4,299	0.2%	5,074	0.2%	-15.3%
smart	38	0.0%	384	0.3%	-90.1%	4,022	0.2%	7,631	0.3%	-47.3%
Abarth	165	0.1%	445	0.3%	-62.9%	3,448	0.1%	5,631	0.2%	-38.8%
Alfa Romeo	202	0.1%	258	0.2%	-21.7%	3,413	0.1%	4,161	0.2%	-18.0%
Subaru	708	0.5%	193	0.1%	266.8%	2,997	0.1%	3,141	0.1%	-4.6%
Ssangyong	72	0.0%	111	0.1%	-35.1%	1,930	0.1%	2,754	0.1%	-29.9%
Bentley	186	0.1%	81	0.1%	129.6%	1,595	0.1%	1,542	0.1%	3.4%
Maserati	52	0.0%	103	0.1%	-49.5%	933	0.0%	1,297	0.1%	-28.1%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	25	0.0%	-100.0%	292	0.0%	750	0.0%	-61.1%
Lotus	3	0.0%	6	0.0%	-50.0%	225	0.0%	247	0.0%	-8.9%
Alpine	9	0.0%	5	0.0%	80.0%	171	0.0%	142	0.0%	20.4%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	3	0.0%	-100.0%	62	0.0%	41	0.0%	51.2%
Other	346	0.2%	164	0.1%	111.0%	2,958	0.1%	2,804	0.1%	5.5%
Other Imports	2,873	1.9%	465	0.3%	517.8%	14,635	0.6%	4,792	0.2%	205.4%
Total	148,997	100.0%	144,089	100.0%	3.4%	2,311,140	100.0%	2,367,147	100.0%	-2.4%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Ford	7,780	28.2%	9,680	37.9%	-19.6%	117,500	32.1%	126,072	35.3%	-6.8%
VW	4,284	15.5%	2,652	10.4%	61.5%	42,444	11.6%	42,164	11.8%	0.7%
Mercedes-Benz	2,612	9.5%	3,531	13.8%	-26.0%	36,982	10.1%	32,255	9.0%	14.7%
Vauxhall	3,228	11.7%	2,447	9.6%	31.9%	35,949	9.8%	28,242	7.9%	27.3%
Peugeot	2,738	9.9%	1,579	6.2%	73.4%	32,660	8.9%	33,312	9.3%	-2.0%
Citroen	1,179	4.3%	1,007	3.9%	17.1%	27,085	7.4%	25,365	7.1%	6.8%
Renault	1,790	6.5%	1,329	5.2%	34.7%	18,184	5.0%	15,543	4.3%	17.0%
Nissan	916	3.3%	827	3.2%	10.8%	12,926	3.5%	13,430	3.8%	-3.8%
Mitsubishi	602	2.2%	401	1.6%	50.1%	10,407	2.8%	9,695	2.7%	7.3%
Fiat	505	1.8%	669	2.6%	-24.5%	8,636	2.4%	8,751	2.4%	-1.3%
Toyota	621	2.3%	365	1.4%	70.1%	8,490	2.3%	9,482	2.7%	-10.5%
Isuzu	509	1.8%	503	2.0%	1.2%	4,770	1.3%	4,888	1.4%	-2.4%
Iveco	186	0.7%	173	0.7%	7.5%	2,698	0.7%	2,803	0.8%	-3.7%
MAN	119	0.4%	38	0.1%	213.2%	1,598	0.4%	653	0.2%	144.7%
Land Rover	67	0.2%	85	0.3%	-21.2%	1,494	0.4%	1,381	0.4%	8.2%
Renault Trucks	169	0.6%	123	0.5%	37.4%	1,455	0.4%	1,427	0.4%	2.0%
Isuzu Trucks	54	0.2%	42	0.2%	28.6%	853	0.2%	621	0.2%	37.4%
LDV	152	0.6%	30	0.1%	406.7%	788	0.2%	475	0.1%	65.9%
Ssangyong	24	0.1%	48	0.2%	-50.0%	578	0.2%	483	0.1%	19.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso	16	0.1%	18	0.1%	-11.1%	195	0.1%	163	0.0%	19.6%
Hyundai	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-100.0%	86	0.0%	36	0.0%	138.9%
Dacia	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	80	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	27,551	100.0%	25,549	100.0%	7.8%	365,778	100.0%	357,325	100.0%	2.4%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Dec.	Share	Dec.	Share		Jan.-Dec.	Share	Jan.-Dec.	Share
Peugeot	468	45.5%	91	23.7%	414.3%	2,763	31.8%	2,650	30.4%	4.3%
Fiat	114	11.1%	82	21.4%	39.0%	1,807	20.8%	1,676	19.2%	7.8%
Mercedes-Benz	160	15.6%	113	29.4%	41.6%	1,782	20.5%	1,615	18.5%	10.3%
Ford	232	22.6%	39	10.2%	494.9%	1,219	14.0%	2,021	23.2%	-39.7%
Iveco	18	1.8%	37	9.6%	-51.4%	479	5.5%	381	4.4%	25.7%
Citroen	19	1.8%	6	1.6%	216.7%	258	3.0%	128	1.5%	101.6%
Vauxhall	1	0.1%	7	1.8%	-85.7%	125	1.4%	69	0.8%	81.2%
VW	8	0.8%	4	1.0%	100.0%	108	1.2%	63	0.7%	71.4%
MAN	8	0.8%	2	0.5%	300.0%	76	0.9%	27	0.3%	181.5%
Renault	0	0.0%	3	0.8%	-100.0%	53	0.6%	74	0.8%	-28.4%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	18	0.2%	15	0.2%	20.0%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	150.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	100.0%
Total	1,028	100.0%	384	100.0%	167.7%	8,695	100.0%	8,722	100.0%	-0.3%

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

Flash report, November 2019

6 Dec. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales decrease 1.3% in November
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 1.3% to 156,621 units in November 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.7%, with 2,162,143 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2019.
November sales for Ford increased 10.7% to 16,238 units (10.4% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 2.9% to 15,311 units (9.8% share), while BMW sales decreased 9.2% to 11,642 units (7.4% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in November decreased 8.7% to 10,397 units (6.6% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 10.2% to 10,382 units (6.6% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in November, 4,296 Vauxhall Corsas; 4,183 Ford Kugas; 3,963 Ford Fiestas; 3,941 Volkswagen Golfs; and 3,841 Ford Focuses were sold.
Compared to last November, gasoline-engine car sales increased 2.0% to 97,441 units (62.2% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 27.2% to 36,941 units (23.6% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 80.0% to 22,239 units (14.2% share).
In November, private car sales decreased 6.1% to 65,114 units (41.6% share), fleet sales increased 2.8% to 86,942 units (55.5% share), and sales to businesses decreased 3.2% to 4,565 units (2.9% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 9.6% this November to 26,238 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 39.6% to 768 units in November.
Sales of taxis increased 44.7% to 311 units in November.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "These are challenging times for the UK new car market, with another fall in November reflecting the current climate of uncertainty. It’s good news, however, to see registrations of electrified cars surging again, and 2020 will see manufacturers introduce plenty of new, exciting models to give buyers even more choice. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go for these vehicles to become mainstream and, to grow uptake further, we need fiscal incentives, investment in charging infrastructure and a more confident consumer."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Nov. 2019	Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2019	Jan.-Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		156,621	158,639	-1.3%	2,162,143	2,223,058	-2.7%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	26,238	29,035	-9.6%	338,227	331,776	1.9%
	Trucks (Under6t)	768	550	39.6%	7,667	8,338	-8.0%
	Taxi	311	215	44.7%	2,245	1,210	85.5%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	16,238	10.4%	14,666	9.2%	10.7%	221,107	10.2%	237,589	10.7%	-6.9%
VW	15,311	9.8%	15,772	9.9%	-2.9%	186,084	8.6%	187,123	8.4%	-0.6%
BMW	11,642	7.4%	12,821	8.1%	-9.2%	155,636	7.2%	160,448	7.2%	-3.0%
Mercedes-Benz	10,397	6.6%	11,391	7.2%	-8.7%	162,200	7.5%	160,873	7.2%	0.8%
Vauxhall	10,382	6.6%	11,560	7.3%	-10.2%	153,618	7.1%	164,653	7.4%	-6.7%
Audi	9,392	6.0%	6,841	4.3%	37.3%	130,223	6.0%	137,429	6.2%	-5.2%
Toyota	6,244	4.0%	6,156	3.9%	1.4%	100,466	4.6%	98,986	4.5%	1.5%
Kia	5,998	3.8%	6,916	4.4%	-13.3%	92,343	4.3%	91,954	4.1%	0.4%
Nissan	5,839	3.7%	5,710	3.6%	2.3%	87,063	4.0%	97,343	4.4%	-10.6%
Land Rover	5,765	3.7%	6,339	4.0%	-9.1%	72,230	3.3%	73,585	3.3%	-1.8%
Skoda	5,651	3.6%	6,197	3.9%	-8.8%	69,254	3.2%	69,396	3.1%	-0.2%
Peugeot	5,504	3.5%	5,270	3.3%	4.4%	75,132	3.5%	76,280	3.4%	-1.5%
SEAT	5,466	3.5%	5,352	3.4%	2.1%	65,105	3.0%	60,058	2.7%	8.4%
Hyundai	5,276	3.4%	4,821	3.0%	9.4%	79,483	3.7%	85,916	3.9%	-7.5%
Mini	4,651	3.0%	5,269	3.3%	-11.7%	58,761	2.7%	59,810	2.7%	-1.8%
Volvo Cars	4,198	2.7%	4,435	2.8%	-5.3%	52,267	2.4%	46,479	2.1%	12.5%
Renault	3,503	2.2%	4,779	3.0%	-26.7%	54,431	2.5%	58,628	2.6%	-7.2%
Citroen	2,874	1.8%	2,872	1.8%	0.1%	47,905	2.2%	47,608	2.1%	0.6%
Honda	2,712	1.7%	2,970	1.9%	-8.7%	41,117	1.9%	49,917	2.2%	-17.6%
Mazda	2,505	1.6%	2,522	1.6%	-0.7%	37,821	1.7%	37,584	1.7%	0.6%
Jaguar	2,434	1.6%	2,716	1.7%	-10.4%	34,214	1.6%	34,715	1.6%	-1.4%
Dacia	1,963	1.3%	2,237	1.4%	-12.2%	28,594	1.3%	22,279	1.0%	28.3%
Porsche	1,899	1.2%	264	0.2%	619.3%	13,517	0.6%	11,226	0.5%	20.4%
Fiat	1,605	1.0%	2,530	1.6%	-36.6%	28,057	1.3%	33,675	1.5%	-16.7%
Suzuki	1,348	0.9%	2,119	1.3%	-36.4%	32,298	1.5%	36,365	1.6%	-11.2%
MG	1,186	0.8%	921	0.6%	28.8%	11,373	0.5%	8,399	0.4%	35.4%
Mitsubishi	1,109	0.7%	1,843	1.2%	-39.8%	15,406	0.7%	19,434	0.9%	-20.7%
Lexus	1,044	0.7%	663	0.4%	57.5%	14,968	0.7%	11,985	0.5%	24.9%
Jeep	531	0.3%	467	0.3%	13.7%	5,820	0.3%	5,742	0.3%	1.4%
DS	512	0.3%	100	0.1%	412.0%	3,623	0.2%	4,889	0.2%	-25.9%
Alfa Romeo	196	0.1%	249	0.2%	-21.3%	3,211	0.1%	3,903	0.2%	-17.7%
Subaru	157	0.1%	145	0.1%	8.3%	2,289	0.1%	2,948	0.1%	-22.4%
Abarth	155	0.1%	344	0.2%	-54.9%	3,283	0.2%	5,186	0.2%	-36.7%
Ssangyong	120	0.1%	197	0.1%	-39.1%	1,858	0.1%	2,643	0.1%	-29.7%
Bentley	74	0.0%	115	0.1%	-35.7%	1,409	0.1%	1,461	0.1%	-3.6%
Maserati	49	0.0%	69	0.0%	-29.0%	881	0.0%	1,194	0.1%	-26.2%
smart	41	0.0%	488	0.3%	-91.6%	3,984	0.2%	7,247	0.3%	-45.0%
Lotus	13	0.0%	15	0.0%	-13.3%	222	0.0%	241	0.0%	-7.9%
Alpine	13	0.0%	9	0.0%	44.4%	162	0.0%	137	0.0%	18.2%
Infiniti	0	0.0%	38	0.0%	-100.0%	292	0.0%	725	0.0%	-59.7%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	6	0.0%	-100.0%	62	0.0%	38	0.0%	63.2%
Other	219	0.1%	140	0.1%	56.4%	2,612	0.1%	2,640	0.1%	-1.1%
Other Imports	2,405	1.5%	305	0.2%	688.5%	11,762	0.5%	4,327	0.2%	171.8%
Total	156,621	100.0%	158,639	100.0%	-1.3%	2,162,143	100.0%	2,223,058	100.0%	-2.7%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	8,277	31.5%	8,732	30.1%	-5.2%	109,720	32.4%	116,392	35.1%	-5.7%
Vauxhall	4,002	15.3%	2,040	7.0%	96.2%	32,721	9.7%	25,795	7.8%	26.9%
VW	3,131	11.9%	3,680	12.7%	-14.9%	38,160	11.3%	39,512	11.9%	-3.4%
Mercedes-Benz	2,988	11.4%	4,565	15.7%	-34.5%	34,370	10.2%	28,724	8.7%	19.7%
Peugeot	1,915	7.3%	2,282	7.9%	-16.1%	29,922	8.8%	31,733	9.6%	-5.7%
Nissan	1,233	4.7%	1,110	3.8%	11.1%	12,010	3.6%	12,603	3.8%	-4.7%
Citroen	1,135	4.3%	2,184	7.5%	-48.0%	25,906	7.7%	24,358	7.3%	6.4%
Toyota	836	3.2%	619	2.1%	35.1%	7,869	2.3%	9,117	2.7%	-13.7%
Renault	781	3.0%	1,507	5.2%	-48.2%	16,394	4.8%	14,214	4.3%	15.3%
Fiat	428	1.6%	752	2.6%	-43.1%	8,131	2.4%	8,082	2.4%	0.6%
Mitsubishi	378	1.4%	526	1.8%	-28.1%	9,805	2.9%	9,294	2.8%	5.5%
Isuzu	314	1.2%	306	1.1%	2.6%	4,261	1.3%	4,385	1.3%	-2.8%
Iveco	292	1.1%	222	0.8%	31.5%	2,512	0.7%	2,630	0.8%	-4.5%
Land Rover	142	0.5%	152	0.5%	-6.6%	1,427	0.4%	1,296	0.4%	10.1%
MAN	134	0.5%	87	0.3%	54.0%	1,479	0.4%	615	0.2%	140.5%
Renault Trucks	83	0.3%	94	0.3%	-11.7%	1,286	0.4%	1,304	0.4%	-1.4%
Isuzu Trucks	80	0.3%	44	0.2%	81.8%	799	0.2%	579	0.2%	38.0%
LDV	50	0.2%	35	0.1%	42.9%	636	0.2%	445	0.1%	42.9%
Ssangyong	18	0.1%	84	0.3%	-78.6%	554	0.2%	435	0.1%	27.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso	16	0.1%	14	0.0%	14.3%	179	0.1%	145	0.0%	23.4%
Hyundai	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	86	0.0%	35	0.0%	145.7%
Dacia	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	79	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	26,238	100.0%	29,035	100.0%	-9.6%	338,227	100.0%	331,776	100.0%	1.9%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Nov.	Share	Nov.	Share		Jan.-Nov.	Share	Jan.-Nov.	Share
Ford	209	27.2%	45	8.2%	364.4%	987	12.9%	1,982	23.8%	-50.2%
Peugeot	198	25.8%	196	35.6%	1.0%	2,295	29.9%	2,559	30.7%	-10.3%
Mercedes-Benz	138	18.0%	120	21.8%	15.0%	1,622	21.2%	1,502	18.0%	8.0%
Fiat	115	15.0%	103	18.7%	11.7%	1,693	22.1%	1,594	19.1%	6.2%
Iveco	51	6.6%	50	9.1%	2.0%	461	6.0%	344	4.1%	34.0%
Citroen	26	3.4%	18	3.3%	44.4%	239	3.1%	122	1.5%	95.9%
VW	21	2.7%	4	0.7%	425.0%	100	1.3%	59	0.7%	69.5%
Isuzu Trucks	5	0.7%	3	0.5%	66.7%	18	0.2%	15	0.2%	20.0%
MAN	4	0.5%	4	0.7%	0.0%	68	0.9%	25	0.3%	172.0%
Vauxhall	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	124	1.6%	62	0.7%	100.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	7	1.3%	-100.0%	53	0.7%	71	0.9%	-25.4%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	150.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	100.0%
Total	768	100.0%	550	100.0%	39.6%	7,667	100.0%	8,338	100.0%	-8.0%

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

Flash report, October 2019

6 Nov. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales decrease 6.7% in October
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 6.7% to 143,251 units in October 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.9%, with 2,005,522 cars registered in the first ten months of 2019.
October sales for Ford decreased 0.4% to 16,745 units (11.7% market share), Volkswagen sales increased 0.5% to 13,733 units (9.6% share), while BMW sales increased 6.8% to 12,088 units (8.4% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in October decreased 3.4% to 11,319 units (7.9% share) and Audi sales increased 16.8% to 7,577 units (5.3% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in October, 5,138 Ford Fiestas; 4,084 Nissan Qashqais; 3,976 Volkswagen Golfs; 3,630 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; and 3,585 Ford Focuses were sold.
Compared to last October, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 3.2% to 89,371 units (62.4% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 28.3% to 34,666 units (24.2% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 49.3% to 19,214 units (13.4% share).
In October, private car sales decreased 13.2% to 60,083 units (41.9% share), fleet sales increased 0.3% to 79,912 units (55.8% share), and sales to businesses decreased 30.3% to 3,256 units (2.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 11.0% this October to 25,373 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 23.1% to 901 units in October.
Sales of taxis increased 28.1% to 251 units in October.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The growth in alternatively fuelled cars is very welcome, showing increasing buyer appetite for these new technologies. The overall market remains tough, however, with October now the year’s eighth month of decline and in need of an injection of confidence. Whether the general election delivers a ‘bounce’ to the economy remains to be seen but, with attractive deals and an ever-greater choice of low, ultra low and zero emission models arriving in the UK’s showrooms, consumers have every incentive to consider buying a new car."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Oct. 2019	Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2019	Jan.-Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		143,251	153,599	-6.7%	2,005,522	2,064,419	-2.9%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	25,373	28,494	-11.0%	311,989	302,741	3.1%
	Trucks (Under6t)	901	732	23.1%	6,899	7,788	-11.4%
	Taxi	251	196	28.1%	1,934	995	94.4%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Ford	16,745	11.7%	16,820	11.0%	-0.4%	204,869	10.2%	222,923	10.8%	-8.1%
VW	13,733	9.6%	13,666	8.9%	0.5%	170,773	8.5%	171,351	8.3%	-0.3%
BMW	12,088	8.4%	11,315	7.4%	6.8%	143,994	7.2%	147,627	7.2%	-2.5%
Mercedes-Benz	11,319	7.9%	11,716	7.6%	-3.4%	151,803	7.6%	149,482	7.2%	1.6%
Audi	7,577	5.3%	6,487	4.2%	16.8%	120,831	6.0%	130,588	6.3%	-7.5%
Toyota	7,341	5.1%	7,088	4.6%	3.6%	94,222	4.7%	92,830	4.5%	1.5%
Nissan	6,217	4.3%	6,433	4.2%	-3.4%	81,224	4.1%	91,633	4.4%	-11.4%
Kia	6,160	4.3%	6,312	4.1%	-2.4%	86,345	4.3%	85,038	4.1%	1.5%
Vauxhall	6,007	4.2%	9,437	6.1%	-36.3%	143,236	7.1%	153,093	7.4%	-6.4%
Land Rover	5,752	4.0%	6,942	4.5%	-17.1%	66,465	3.3%	67,246	3.3%	-1.2%
Hyundai	5,538	3.9%	5,297	3.4%	4.5%	74,207	3.7%	81,095	3.9%	-8.5%
Peugeot	5,092	3.6%	5,424	3.5%	-6.1%	69,628	3.5%	71,010	3.4%	-1.9%
Skoda	5,033	3.5%	5,094	3.3%	-1.2%	63,603	3.2%	63,199	3.1%	0.6%
SEAT	4,644	3.2%	4,216	2.7%	10.2%	59,639	3.0%	54,706	2.6%	9.0%
Volvo Cars	3,721	2.6%	4,538	3.0%	-18.0%	48,069	2.4%	42,044	2.0%	14.3%
Mini	3,367	2.4%	5,116	3.3%	-34.2%	54,110	2.7%	54,541	2.6%	-0.8%
Renault	2,942	2.1%	4,072	2.7%	-27.8%	50,928	2.5%	53,849	2.6%	-5.4%
Citroen	2,513	1.8%	3,281	2.1%	-23.4%	45,031	2.2%	44,736	2.2%	0.7%
Jaguar	2,416	1.7%	3,324	2.2%	-27.3%	31,780	1.6%	31,999	1.6%	-0.7%
Honda	2,229	1.6%	2,771	1.8%	-19.6%	38,405	1.9%	46,947	2.3%	-18.2%
Mazda	1,992	1.4%	2,366	1.5%	-15.8%	35,316	1.8%	35,062	1.7%	0.7%
Porsche	1,618	1.1%	329	0.2%	391.8%	11,618	0.6%	10,962	0.5%	6.0%
Fiat	1,582	1.1%	1,963	1.3%	-19.4%	26,452	1.3%	31,145	1.5%	-15.1%
Dacia	1,287	0.9%	1,778	1.2%	-27.6%	26,631	1.3%	20,042	1.0%	32.9%
Suzuki	1,219	0.9%	1,896	1.2%	-35.7%	30,950	1.5%	34,246	1.7%	-9.6%
Lexus	1,098	0.8%	674	0.4%	62.9%	13,924	0.7%	11,322	0.5%	23.0%
MG	835	0.6%	783	0.5%	6.6%	10,187	0.5%	7,478	0.4%	36.2%
Mitsubishi	776	0.5%	1,933	1.3%	-59.9%	14,297	0.7%	17,591	0.9%	-18.7%
Jeep	411	0.3%	376	0.2%	9.3%	5,289	0.3%	5,275	0.3%	0.3%
DS	269	0.2%	173	0.1%	55.5%	3,111	0.2%	4,789	0.2%	-35.0%
Abarth	240	0.2%	324	0.2%	-25.9%	3,128	0.2%	4,842	0.2%	-35.4%
Alfa Romeo	210	0.1%	227	0.1%	-7.5%	3,015	0.2%	3,654	0.2%	-17.5%
Bentley	120	0.1%	55	0.0%	118.2%	1,335	0.1%	1,346	0.1%	-0.8%
Ssangyong	92	0.1%	166	0.1%	-44.6%	1,738	0.1%	2,446	0.1%	-28.9%
Subaru	88	0.1%	135	0.1%	-34.8%	2,132	0.1%	2,803	0.1%	-23.9%
smart	75	0.1%	533	0.3%	-85.9%	3,943	0.2%	6,759	0.3%	-41.7%
Maserati	72	0.1%	99	0.1%	-27.3%	832	0.0%	1,125	0.1%	-26.0%
Lotus	13	0.0%	26	0.0%	-50.0%	209	0.0%	226	0.0%	-7.5%
Alpine	12	0.0%	3	0.0%	300.0%	149	0.0%	128	0.0%	16.4%
Infiniti	6	0.0%	22	0.0%	-72.7%	292	0.0%	687	0.0%	-57.5%
Chevrolet	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	-100.0%	62	0.0%	32	0.0%	93.8%
Other	215	0.2%	210	0.1%	2.4%	2,393	0.1%	2,500	0.1%	-4.3%
Other Imports	587	0.4%	177	0.1%	231.6%	9,357	0.5%	4,022	0.2%	132.6%
Total	143,251	100.0%	153,599	100.0%	-6.7%	2,005,522	100.0%	2,064,419	100.0%	-2.9%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Ford	6,425	25.3%	9,241	32.4%	-30.5%	101,443	32.5%	107,660	35.6%	-5.8%
Vauxhall	4,067	16.0%	3,009	10.6%	35.2%	28,719	9.2%	23,755	7.8%	20.9%
VW	3,249	12.8%	3,321	11.7%	-2.2%	35,029	11.2%	35,832	11.8%	-2.2%
Mercedes-Benz	2,520	9.9%	3,842	13.5%	-34.4%	31,382	10.1%	24,159	8.0%	29.9%
Peugeot	2,303	9.1%	2,325	8.2%	-0.9%	28,007	9.0%	29,451	9.7%	-4.9%
Citroen	2,294	9.0%	1,633	5.7%	40.5%	24,771	7.9%	22,174	7.3%	11.7%
Toyota	884	3.5%	613	2.2%	44.2%	7,033	2.3%	8,498	2.8%	-17.2%
Nissan	747	2.9%	968	3.4%	-22.8%	10,777	3.5%	11,493	3.8%	-6.2%
Mitsubishi	561	2.2%	590	2.1%	-4.9%	9,427	3.0%	8,768	2.9%	7.5%
Renault	532	2.1%	1,394	4.9%	-61.8%	15,613	5.0%	12,707	4.2%	22.9%
Fiat	451	1.8%	575	2.0%	-21.6%	7,703	2.5%	7,330	2.4%	5.1%
MAN	295	1.2%	85	0.3%	247.1%	1,345	0.4%	528	0.2%	154.7%
Iveco	226	0.9%	176	0.6%	28.4%	2,220	0.7%	2,408	0.8%	-7.8%
Isuzu	221	0.9%	282	1.0%	-21.6%	3,947	1.3%	4,079	1.3%	-3.2%
Land Rover	219	0.9%	129	0.5%	69.8%	1,285	0.4%	1,144	0.4%	12.3%
Renault Trucks	147	0.6%	112	0.4%	31.3%	1,203	0.4%	1,210	0.4%	-0.6%
LDV	121	0.5%	61	0.2%	98.4%	586	0.2%	410	0.1%	42.9%
Isuzu Trucks	69	0.3%	50	0.2%	38.0%	719	0.2%	535	0.2%	34.4%
Ssangyong	26	0.1%	74	0.3%	-64.9%	536	0.2%	351	0.1%	52.7%
Mitsubishi Fuso	12	0.0%	13	0.0%	-7.7%	163	0.1%	131	0.0%	24.4%
Hyundai	4	0.0%	1	0.0%	300.0%	81	0.0%	35	0.0%	131.4%
Dacia	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	79	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	25,373	100.0%	28,494	100.0%	-11.0%	311,989	100.0%	302,741	100.0%	3.1%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Oct.	Share	Oct.	Share		Jan.-Oct.	Share	Jan.-Oct.	Share
Peugeot	253	28.1%	176	24.0%	43.8%	2,097	30.4%	2,363	30.3%	-11.3%
Ford	214	23.8%	313	42.8%	-31.6%	778	11.3%	1,937	24.9%	-59.8%
Mercedes-Benz	203	22.5%	87	11.9%	133.3%	1,484	21.5%	1,382	17.7%	7.4%
Fiat	123	13.7%	88	12.0%	39.8%	1,578	22.9%	1,491	19.1%	5.8%
Iveco	46	5.1%	35	4.8%	31.4%	410	5.9%	294	3.8%	39.5%
Citroen	42	4.7%	16	2.2%	162.5%	213	3.1%	104	1.3%	104.8%
VW	19	2.1%	4	0.5%	375.0%	79	1.1%	55	0.7%	43.6%
MAN	1	0.1%	4	0.5%	-75.0%	64	0.9%	21	0.3%	204.8%
Vauxhall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	123	1.8%	62	0.8%	98.4%
Renault	0	0.0%	5	0.7%	-100.0%	53	0.8%	64	0.8%	-17.2%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	-100.0%	13	0.2%	12	0.2%	8.3%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	150.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	2	0.0%	1	0.0%	100.0%
Total	901	100.0%	732	100.0%	23.1%	6,899	100.0%	7,788	100.0%	-11.4%

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

Flash report, September 2019

7 Oct. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales increase 1.3% in September
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on October 4, UK passenger car sales increased 1.3% to 343,255 units in September 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.5%, with 1,862,271 cars registered in the first nine months of 2019.
September sales for Ford decreased 2.4% to 32,522 units (9.5% market share), Mercedes-Benz sales increased 0.8% to 30,398 units (8.9% share), while BMW sales decreased 0.4% to 27,834 units (8.1% share).
Vauxhall sales in September decreased 5.0% to 27,403 units (8.0% share) and VW sales increased 20.6% to 19,632 units (5.7% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in September, 12,921 Vauxhall Corsas; 11,643 Ford Fiestas; 9,807 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; 8,269 MINIs; and 7,987 Nissan Qashqais were sold.
Compared to last September, gasoline-engine car sales increased 4.5% to 224,828 units (65.5% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 20.3% to 77,510 units (22.6% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 54.8% to 40,917 units (11.9% share).
In September, private car sales increased 0.1% to 163,173 units (47.5% share), fleet sales increased 8.6% to 168,850 units (49.2% share), and sales to businesses decreased 44.8% to 11,232 units (3.3% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons decreased 23.5% this September to 41,216 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 10.0% to 1,165 units in September.
Sales of taxis increased 50.8% to 270 units in September.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "September’s modest growth belies the ongoing downward trend we’ve seen over the past 30 months. We expected to see a more significant increase in September, similar to those seen in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, given the negative effect WLTP had on all European markets last year. Instead, consumer confidence is being undermined by political and economic uncertainty. We need to restore stability to the market which means avoiding a ‘no deal’ Brexit and, moreover, agreeing a future relationship with the EU that avoids tariffs and barriers that could increase prices and reduce buyer choice."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Sep. 2019	Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2019	Jan.-Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		343,255	338,834	1.3%	1,862,271	1,910,820	-2.5%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	41,216	53,848	-23.5%	286,616	274,247	4.5%
	Trucks (Under6t)	1,165	1,059	10.0%	5,998	7,056	-15.0%
	Taxi	270	179	50.8%	1,683	799	110.6%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	32,522	9.5%	33,326	9.8%	-2.4%	188,124	10.1%	206,103	10.8%	-8.7%
Mercedes-Benz	30,398	8.9%	30,161	8.9%	0.8%	140,484	7.5%	137,766	7.2%	2.0%
BMW	27,834	8.1%	27,940	8.2%	-0.4%	131,906	7.1%	136,312	7.1%	-3.2%
Vauxhall	27,403	8.0%	28,847	8.5%	-5.0%	137,229	7.4%	143,656	7.5%	-4.5%
VW	19,632	5.7%	16,283	4.8%	20.6%	157,040	8.4%	157,685	8.3%	-0.4%
Toyota	17,858	5.2%	19,091	5.6%	-6.5%	86,881	4.7%	85,742	4.5%	1.3%
Kia	16,386	4.8%	16,299	4.8%	0.5%	80,185	4.3%	78,726	4.1%	1.9%
Hyundai	14,418	4.2%	16,102	4.8%	-10.5%	68,669	3.7%	75,798	4.0%	-9.4%
Nissan	13,745	4.0%	16,827	5.0%	-18.3%	75,007	4.0%	85,200	4.5%	-12.0%
Land Rover	12,791	3.7%	12,827	3.8%	-0.3%	60,713	3.3%	60,304	3.2%	0.7%
Audi	12,741	3.7%	13,797	4.1%	-7.7%	113,254	6.1%	124,101	6.5%	-8.7%
Mini	12,691	3.7%	10,082	3.0%	25.9%	50,743	2.7%	49,425	2.6%	2.7%
Renault	11,814	3.4%	10,074	3.0%	17.3%	47,986	2.6%	49,777	2.6%	-3.6%
Peugeot	10,918	3.2%	11,070	3.3%	-1.4%	64,536	3.5%	65,586	3.4%	-1.6%
Skoda	9,202	2.7%	7,390	2.2%	24.5%	58,570	3.1%	58,105	3.0%	0.8%
Volvo Cars	8,803	2.6%	8,461	2.5%	4.0%	44,348	2.4%	37,506	2.0%	18.2%
SEAT	8,216	2.4%	5,281	1.6%	55.6%	54,995	3.0%	50,490	2.6%	8.9%
Mazda	7,600	2.2%	6,704	2.0%	13.4%	33,324	1.8%	32,696	1.7%	1.9%
Citroen	6,863	2.0%	7,991	2.4%	-14.1%	42,518	2.3%	41,455	2.2%	2.6%
Jaguar	6,052	1.8%	7,047	2.1%	-14.1%	29,364	1.6%	28,675	1.5%	2.4%
Honda	5,535	1.6%	7,271	2.1%	-23.9%	36,176	1.9%	44,176	2.3%	-18.1%
Fiat	4,765	1.4%	5,851	1.7%	-18.6%	24,870	1.3%	29,182	1.5%	-14.8%
Dacia	4,300	1.3%	2,470	0.7%	74.1%	25,344	1.4%	18,264	1.0%	38.8%
Lexus	3,852	1.1%	2,686	0.8%	43.4%	12,826	0.7%	10,648	0.6%	20.5%
Suzuki	3,812	1.1%	3,031	0.9%	25.8%	29,731	1.6%	32,350	1.7%	-8.1%
Mitsubishi	2,017	0.6%	3,233	1.0%	-37.6%	13,521	0.7%	15,658	0.8%	-13.6%
Porsche	1,792	0.5%	654	0.2%	174.0%	10,000	0.5%	10,633	0.6%	-6.0%
MG	1,363	0.4%	1,010	0.3%	35.0%	9,352	0.5%	6,695	0.4%	39.7%
Jeep	779	0.2%	867	0.3%	-10.1%	4,878	0.3%	4,899	0.3%	-0.4%
Abarth	662	0.2%	987	0.3%	-32.9%	2,888	0.2%	4,518	0.2%	-36.1%
DS	556	0.2%	416	0.1%	33.7%	2,842	0.2%	4,616	0.2%	-38.4%
Subaru	526	0.2%	829	0.2%	-36.6%	2,044	0.1%	2,668	0.1%	-23.4%
Alfa Romeo	500	0.1%	474	0.1%	5.5%	2,805	0.2%	3,427	0.2%	-18.1%
Ssangyong	395	0.1%	461	0.1%	-14.3%	1,646	0.1%	2,280	0.1%	-27.8%
Bentley	153	0.0%	52	0.0%	194.2%	1,215	0.1%	1,291	0.1%	-5.9%
smart	126	0.0%	1,583	0.5%	-92.0%	3,868	0.2%	6,226	0.3%	-37.9%
Maserati	95	0.0%	130	0.0%	-26.9%	760	0.0%	1,026	0.1%	-25.9%
Lotus	34	0.0%	37	0.0%	-8.1%	196	0.0%	200	0.0%	-2.0%
Infiniti	11	0.0%	42	0.0%	-73.8%	286	0.0%	665	0.0%	-57.0%
Alpine	11	0.0%	5	0.0%	120.0%	137	0.0%	125	0.0%	9.6%
Chevrolet	7	0.0%	1	0.0%	600.0%	62	0.0%	30	0.0%	106.7%
Other	404	0.1%	362	0.1%	11.6%	2,178	0.1%	2,290	0.1%	-4.9%
Other Imports	3,673	1.1%	782	0.2%	369.7%	8,770	0.5%	3,845	0.2%	128.1%
Total	343,255	100.0%	338,834	100.0%	1.3%	1,862,271	100.0%	1,910,820	100.0%	-2.5%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	12,934	31.4%	20,230	37.6%	-36.1%	95,018	33.2%	98,419	35.9%	-3.5%
Vauxhall	5,479	13.3%	5,049	9.4%	8.5%	24,652	8.6%	20,746	7.6%	18.8%
Peugeot	4,339	10.5%	4,062	7.5%	6.8%	25,704	9.0%	27,126	9.9%	-5.2%
Citroen	4,080	9.9%	3,238	6.0%	26.0%	22,477	7.8%	20,541	7.5%	9.4%
VW	3,497	8.5%	6,039	11.2%	-42.1%	31,780	11.1%	32,511	11.9%	-2.2%
Mercedes-Benz	2,696	6.5%	4,902	9.1%	-45.0%	28,862	10.1%	20,317	7.4%	42.1%
Nissan	2,168	5.3%	2,142	4.0%	1.2%	10,030	3.5%	10,525	3.8%	-4.7%
Mitsubishi	1,557	3.8%	1,743	3.2%	-10.7%	8,866	3.1%	8,178	3.0%	8.4%
Toyota	1,172	2.8%	1,679	3.1%	-30.2%	6,149	2.1%	7,885	2.9%	-22.0%
Renault	896	2.2%	1,883	3.5%	-52.4%	15,081	5.3%	11,313	4.1%	33.3%
Fiat	804	2.0%	1,110	2.1%	-27.6%	7,252	2.5%	6,755	2.5%	7.4%
Isuzu	745	1.8%	890	1.7%	-16.3%	3,726	1.3%	3,797	1.4%	-1.9%
Iveco	183	0.4%	203	0.4%	-9.9%	1,994	0.7%	2,232	0.8%	-10.7%
Land Rover	152	0.4%	236	0.4%	-35.6%	1,066	0.4%	1,015	0.4%	5.0%
Renault Trucks	143	0.3%	117	0.2%	22.2%	1,056	0.4%	1,098	0.4%	-3.8%
Isuzu Trucks	114	0.3%	79	0.1%	44.3%	650	0.2%	485	0.2%	34.0%
Ssangyong	77	0.2%	75	0.1%	2.7%	510	0.2%	277	0.1%	84.1%
MAN	76	0.2%	62	0.1%	22.6%	1,050	0.4%	443	0.2%	137.0%
LDV	68	0.2%	58	0.1%	17.2%	465	0.2%	349	0.1%	33.2%
Mitsubishi Fuso	23	0.1%	18	0.0%	27.8%	151	0.1%	118	0.0%	28.0%
Hyundai	13	0.0%	9	0.0%	44.4%	77	0.0%	34	0.0%	126.5%
Dacia	0	0.0%	24	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	79	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	41,216	100.0%	53,848	100.0%	-23.5%	286,616	100.0%	274,247	100.0%	4.5%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Sep.	Share	Sep.	Share		Jan.-Sep.	Share	Jan.-Sep.	Share
Ford	415	35.6%	365	34.5%	13.7%	564	9.4%	1,624	23.0%	-65.3%
Peugeot	312	26.8%	343	32.4%	-9.0%	1,844	30.7%	2,187	31.0%	-15.7%
Mercedes-Benz	215	18.5%	135	12.7%	59.3%	1,281	21.4%	1,295	18.4%	-1.1%
Fiat	144	12.4%	154	14.5%	-6.5%	1,455	24.3%	1,403	19.9%	3.7%
Citroen	42	3.6%	13	1.2%	223.1%	171	2.9%	88	1.2%	94.3%
Iveco	26	2.2%	31	2.9%	-16.1%	364	6.1%	259	3.7%	40.5%
VW	4	0.3%	4	0.4%	0.0%	60	1.0%	51	0.7%	17.6%
Renault	4	0.3%	9	0.8%	-55.6%	53	0.9%	59	0.8%	-10.2%
MAN	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	-33.3%	63	1.1%	17	0.2%	270.6%
Vauxhall	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0.0%	123	2.1%	62	0.9%	98.4%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	13	0.2%	9	0.1%	44.4%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	150.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	1,165	100.0%	1,059	100.0%	10.0%	5,998	100.0%	7,056	100.0%	-15.0%

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

Flash report, August 2019

6 Sep. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales decrease 1.6% in August
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on September 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 1.6% to 92,573 units in August 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.4%, with 1,519,016 cars registered in the first eight months of 2019.
August sales for Volkswagen increased 0.7% to 11,334 units (12.2% market share), Ford sales decreased 4.0% to 10,764 units (11.6% share), while Audi sales increased 19.5% to 9,062 units (9.8% share).
Mercedes-Benz sales in August increased 3.5% to 5,040 units (5.4% share) and Vauxhall sales decreased 4.2% to 4,864 units (5.3% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in August, 3,978 Ford Fiestas; 3,439 Volkswagen Golfs; 1,886 Ford Focuses; 1,880 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes; and 1,770 Ford Kugas were sold.
Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales increased 1.0% to 59,019 units (63.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 12.2% to 24,484 units (26.4% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 16.4% to 9,070 units (9.8% share).
In August, fleet sales decreased 3.5% to 48,583 units (52.5% share), private car sales decreased 1.7% to 40,538 units (43.8% share), and sales to businesses increased 38.6% to 3,452 units (3.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 41.0% this August to 23,120 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 27.2% to 449 units in August.
Sales of taxis increased 93.4% to 147 units in August.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "August is typically the new car market’s quietest month so the huge increase in EV registrations is very visible but especially welcome. It’s great to see consumers respond to the massive industry investment made over many years. While this is encouraging, these figures also show the scale of the challenge ahead. It’s a long road to zero and while manufacturers can deliver the technology, they can’t dictate the pace of uptake. To support a smooth transition and deliver environmental gains now, we need a long-term government commitment to measures that give consumers confidence to invest in the latest technologies that best suit their needs."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Aug. 2019	Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2019	Jan.-Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		92,573	94,094	-1.6%	1,519,016	1,571,986	-3.4%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	23,120	16,394	41.0%	245,400	220,399	11.3%
	Trucks (Under6t)	449	617	-27.2%	4,833	5,997	-19.4%
	Taxi	147	76	93.4%	1,413	620	127.9%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
VW	11,334	12.2%	11,255	12.0%	0.7%	137,408	9.0%	141,402	9.0%	-2.8%
Ford	10,764	11.6%	11,208	11.9%	-4.0%	155,602	10.2%	172,777	11.0%	-9.9%
Audi	9,062	9.8%	7,581	8.1%	19.5%	100,513	6.6%	110,304	7.0%	-8.9%
Mercedes-Benz	5,040	5.4%	4,868	5.2%	3.5%	110,086	7.2%	107,605	6.8%	2.3%
Vauxhall	4,864	5.3%	5,078	5.4%	-4.2%	109,826	7.2%	114,809	7.3%	-4.3%
BMW	4,853	5.2%	5,998	6.4%	-19.1%	104,072	6.9%	108,372	6.9%	-4.0%
Toyota	4,205	4.5%	3,620	3.8%	16.2%	69,023	4.5%	66,651	4.2%	3.6%
SEAT	3,610	3.9%	3,624	3.9%	-0.4%	46,779	3.1%	45,209	2.9%	3.5%
Peugeot	3,608	3.9%	3,966	4.2%	-9.0%	53,618	3.5%	54,516	3.5%	-1.6%
Kia	3,452	3.7%	3,552	3.8%	-2.8%	63,799	4.2%	62,427	4.0%	2.2%
Skoda	2,802	3.0%	2,772	2.9%	1.1%	49,368	3.2%	50,715	3.2%	-2.7%
Hyundai	2,686	2.9%	2,689	2.9%	-0.1%	54,251	3.6%	59,696	3.8%	-9.1%
Honda	2,592	2.8%	3,612	3.8%	-28.2%	30,641	2.0%	36,905	2.3%	-17.0%
Nissan	2,328	2.5%	2,480	2.6%	-6.1%	61,262	4.0%	68,373	4.3%	-10.4%
Suzuki	2,092	2.3%	4,336	4.6%	-51.8%	25,919	1.7%	29,319	1.9%	-11.6%
Renault	1,872	2.0%	1,871	2.0%	0.1%	36,172	2.4%	39,703	2.5%	-8.9%
Mini	1,819	2.0%	1,867	2.0%	-2.6%	38,052	2.5%	39,343	2.5%	-3.3%
Citroen	1,798	1.9%	1,786	1.9%	0.7%	35,655	2.3%	33,464	2.1%	6.5%
Land Rover	1,677	1.8%	2,202	2.3%	-23.8%	47,922	3.2%	47,477	3.0%	0.9%
Mazda	1,509	1.6%	1,589	1.7%	-5.0%	25,724	1.7%	25,992	1.7%	-1.0%
Volvo Cars	1,268	1.4%	1,059	1.1%	19.7%	35,545	2.3%	29,045	1.8%	22.4%
Jaguar	1,049	1.1%	1,242	1.3%	-15.5%	23,312	1.5%	21,628	1.4%	7.8%
Dacia	1,031	1.1%	811	0.9%	27.1%	21,044	1.4%	15,794	1.0%	33.2%
Fiat	881	1.0%	1,099	1.2%	-19.8%	20,105	1.3%	23,331	1.5%	-13.8%
Mitsubishi	715	0.8%	781	0.8%	-8.5%	11,504	0.8%	12,425	0.8%	-7.4%
MG	663	0.7%	586	0.6%	13.1%	7,989	0.5%	5,685	0.4%	40.5%
Porsche	646	0.7%	347	0.4%	86.2%	8,208	0.5%	9,979	0.6%	-17.7%
Lexus	424	0.5%	270	0.3%	57.0%	8,974	0.6%	7,962	0.5%	12.7%
Jeep	411	0.4%	232	0.2%	77.2%	4,099	0.3%	4,032	0.3%	1.7%
smart	212	0.2%	277	0.3%	-23.5%	3,742	0.2%	4,643	0.3%	-19.4%
Alfa Romeo	208	0.2%	155	0.2%	34.2%	2,305	0.2%	2,953	0.2%	-21.9%
DS	187	0.2%	88	0.1%	112.5%	2,286	0.2%	4,200	0.3%	-45.6%
Abarth	118	0.1%	187	0.2%	-36.9%	2,226	0.1%	3,531	0.2%	-37.0%
Bentley	96	0.1%	160	0.2%	-40.0%	1,062	0.1%	1,239	0.1%	-14.3%
Ssangyong	80	0.1%	62	0.1%	29.0%	1,251	0.1%	1,819	0.1%	-31.2%
Maserati	54	0.1%	49	0.1%	10.2%	665	0.0%	896	0.1%	-25.8%
Subaru	52	0.1%	100	0.1%	-48.0%	1,518	0.1%	1,839	0.1%	-17.5%
Infiniti	34	0.0%	44	0.0%	-22.7%	275	0.0%	623	0.0%	-55.9%
Chevrolet	32	0.0%	1	0.0%	3100.0%	55	0.0%	29	0.0%	89.7%
Lotus	19	0.0%	18	0.0%	5.6%	162	0.0%	163	0.0%	-0.6%
Alpine	12	0.0%	109	0.1%	-89.0%	126	0.0%	120	0.0%	5.0%
Other	121	0.1%	221	0.2%	-45.2%	1,774	0.1%	1,928	0.1%	-8.0%
Other Imports	2,293	2.5%	242	0.3%	847.5%	5,097	0.3%	3,063	0.2%	66.4%
Total	92,573	100.0%	94,094	100.0%	-1.6%	1,519,016	100.0%	1,571,986	100.0%	-3.4%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Ford	7,259	31.4%	5,685	34.7%	27.7%	82,084	33.4%	78,189	35.5%	5.0%
Mercedes-Benz	4,751	20.5%	2,095	12.8%	126.8%	26,166	10.7%	15,415	7.0%	69.7%
VW	2,966	12.8%	1,839	11.2%	61.3%	28,283	11.5%	26,472	12.0%	6.8%
Renault	1,776	7.7%	557	3.4%	218.9%	14,185	5.8%	9,430	4.3%	50.4%
Citroen	1,413	6.1%	1,011	6.2%	39.8%	18,397	7.5%	17,303	7.9%	6.3%
Vauxhall	1,211	5.2%	1,193	7.3%	1.5%	19,173	7.8%	15,697	7.1%	22.1%
Peugeot	1,206	5.2%	1,704	10.4%	-29.2%	21,365	8.7%	23,064	10.5%	-7.4%
Fiat	603	2.6%	449	2.7%	34.3%	6,448	2.6%	5,645	2.6%	14.2%
Isuzu	436	1.9%	197	1.2%	121.3%	2,981	1.2%	2,907	1.3%	2.5%
Nissan	378	1.6%	508	3.1%	-25.6%	7,862	3.2%	8,383	3.8%	-6.2%
Mitsubishi	295	1.3%	291	1.8%	1.4%	7,309	3.0%	6,435	2.9%	13.6%
Toyota	274	1.2%	287	1.8%	-4.5%	4,977	2.0%	6,206	2.8%	-19.8%
Iveco	173	0.7%	222	1.4%	-22.1%	1,811	0.7%	2,029	0.9%	-10.7%
MAN	96	0.4%	120	0.7%	-20.0%	974	0.4%	381	0.2%	155.6%
Renault Trucks	92	0.4%	65	0.4%	41.5%	913	0.4%	981	0.4%	-6.9%
LDV	74	0.3%	56	0.3%	32.1%	397	0.2%	291	0.1%	36.4%
Isuzu Trucks	52	0.2%	41	0.3%	26.8%	536	0.2%	406	0.2%	32.0%
Land Rover	32	0.1%	31	0.2%	3.2%	914	0.4%	779	0.4%	17.3%
Ssangyong	18	0.1%	32	0.2%	-43.8%	433	0.2%	202	0.1%	114.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso	12	0.1%	4	0.0%	200.0%	128	0.1%	100	0.0%	28.0%
Hyundai	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	64	0.0%	25	0.0%	156.0%
Dacia	0	0.0%	7	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	55	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	23,120	100.0%	16,394	100.0%	41.0%	245,400	100.0%	220,399	100.0%	11.3%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Aug.	Share	Aug.	Share		Jan.-Aug.	Share	Jan.-Aug.	Share
Peugeot	144	32.1%	205	33.2%	-29.8%	1,532	31.7%	1,844	30.7%	-16.9%
Mercedes-Benz	113	25.2%	184	29.8%	-38.6%	1,066	22.1%	1,160	19.3%	-8.1%
Fiat	110	24.5%	79	12.8%	39.2%	1,311	27.1%	1,249	20.8%	5.0%
Ford	37	8.2%	76	12.3%	-51.3%	149	3.1%	1,259	21.0%	-88.2%
Iveco	22	4.9%	48	7.8%	-54.2%	338	7.0%	228	3.8%	48.2%
Citroen	12	2.7%	2	0.3%	500.0%	129	2.7%	75	1.3%	72.0%
VW	5	1.1%	4	0.6%	25.0%	56	1.2%	47	0.8%	19.1%
MAN	2	0.4%	4	0.6%	-50.0%	61	1.3%	14	0.2%	335.7%
Vauxhall	1	0.2%	8	1.3%	-87.5%	122	2.5%	61	1.0%	100.0%
Renault	1	0.2%	5	0.8%	-80.0%	49	1.0%	50	0.8%	-2.0%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0.0%	13	0.3%	8	0.1%	62.5%
Nissan	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	-100.0%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	150.0%
Total	449	100.0%	617	100.0%	-27.2%	4,833	100.0%	5,997	100.0%	-19.4%

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

Flash report, July 2019

6 Aug. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales decrease 4.1% in July
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 5, UK passenger car sales decreased 4.1% to 157,198 units in July 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.5%, with 1,426,443 cars registered in the first seven months of 2019.
July sales for Ford increased 6.4% to 17,049 units (10.8% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 9.4% to 15,183 units (9.7% share), while Mercedes-Benz sales increased 5.8% to 12,056 units (7.7% share).
Vauxhall sales in July decreased 11.7% to 10,398 units (6.6% share) and Audi sales decreased 23.3% to 10,322 units (6.6% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in July, 5,646 Ford Fiestas; 4,288 Volkswagen Golfs; 4,047 Nissan Qashqais; 3,863 Ford Focuses; and 3,702 Mercedes-Benz A-Classes were sold.
Compared to last July, gasoline-engine car sales increased 2.6% to 103,441 units (65.8% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 22.1% to 40,651 units (25.9% share) and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales increased 19.7% to 13,106 units (8.3% share).
In July, fleet sales decreased 4.7% to 87,311 units (55.5% share), private car sales decreased 2.0% to 66,351 units (42.2% share), and sales to businesses decreased 22.5% to 3,536 units (2.2% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 11.0% this July to 25,862 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 10.5% to 547 units in July.
Sales of taxis increased 79.8% to 223 units in July.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Despite yet another month of decline in the new car market, it’s encouraging to see substantial growth in zero emission vehicles. Thanks to manufacturers’ investment in these new technologies over many years, these cars are coming to market in greater numbers than ever before. If the UK is to meet its environmental ambitions, however, government must create the right conditions to drive uptake, including long-term incentives and investment in infrastructure. The fastest way to address air quality concerns is through fleet renewal so buyers need to be given the confidence to invest in the new, cleaner vehicles that best suit their driving needs, regardless of how they are powered."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jul. 2019	Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2019	Jan.-Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		157,198	163,898	-4.1%	1,426,443	1,477,892	-3.5%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	25,862	23,309	11.0%	222,280	204,005	9.0%
	Trucks (Under6t)	547	611	-10.5%	4,384	5,380	-18.5%
	Taxi	223	124	79.8%	1,266	544	132.7%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	17,049	10.8%	16,028	9.8%	6.4%	144,838	10.2%	161,569	10.9%	-10.4%
VW	15,183	9.7%	16,761	10.2%	-9.4%	126,074	8.8%	130,147	8.8%	-3.1%
Mercedes-Benz	12,056	7.7%	11,395	7.0%	5.8%	105,046	7.4%	102,737	7.0%	2.2%
Vauxhall	10,398	6.6%	11,781	7.2%	-11.7%	104,962	7.4%	109,731	7.4%	-4.3%
Audi	10,322	6.6%	13,460	8.2%	-23.3%	91,451	6.4%	102,723	7.0%	-11.0%
BMW	9,198	5.9%	9,978	6.1%	-7.8%	99,219	7.0%	102,374	6.9%	-3.1%
Toyota	8,134	5.2%	6,632	4.0%	22.6%	64,818	4.5%	63,031	4.3%	2.8%
Kia	7,115	4.5%	7,369	4.5%	-3.4%	60,347	4.2%	58,875	4.0%	2.5%
Nissan	6,191	3.9%	6,312	3.9%	-1.9%	58,934	4.1%	65,893	4.5%	-10.6%
Peugeot	5,666	3.6%	5,561	3.4%	1.9%	50,010	3.5%	50,550	3.4%	-1.1%
Hyundai	5,649	3.6%	5,966	3.6%	-5.3%	51,565	3.6%	57,007	3.9%	-9.5%
SEAT	5,391	3.4%	5,689	3.5%	-5.2%	43,169	3.0%	41,585	2.8%	3.8%
Skoda	5,302	3.4%	5,546	3.4%	-4.4%	46,566	3.3%	47,943	3.2%	-2.9%
Citroen	4,435	2.8%	3,431	2.1%	29.3%	33,857	2.4%	31,678	2.1%	6.9%
Volvo Cars	4,288	2.7%	4,381	2.7%	-2.1%	34,277	2.4%	27,986	1.9%	22.5%
Land Rover	4,153	2.6%	3,843	2.3%	8.1%	46,245	3.2%	45,275	3.1%	2.1%
Suzuki	3,490	2.2%	4,519	2.8%	-22.8%	23,827	1.7%	24,983	1.7%	-4.6%
Mini	2,983	1.9%	3,351	2.0%	-11.0%	36,233	2.5%	37,476	2.5%	-3.3%
Honda	2,970	1.9%	3,636	2.2%	-18.3%	28,049	2.0%	33,293	2.3%	-15.8%
Mazda	2,772	1.8%	2,522	1.5%	9.9%	24,215	1.7%	24,403	1.7%	-0.8%
Jaguar	2,515	1.6%	2,234	1.4%	12.6%	22,263	1.6%	20,386	1.4%	9.2%
Renault	2,187	1.4%	3,196	1.9%	-31.6%	34,300	2.4%	37,832	2.6%	-9.3%
Fiat	1,475	0.9%	2,286	1.4%	-35.5%	19,224	1.3%	22,232	1.5%	-13.5%
Dacia	1,445	0.9%	1,366	0.8%	5.8%	20,013	1.4%	14,983	1.0%	33.6%
Lexus	1,118	0.7%	784	0.5%	42.6%	8,550	0.6%	7,692	0.5%	11.2%
MG	1,040	0.7%	813	0.5%	27.9%	7,326	0.5%	5,099	0.3%	43.7%
Mitsubishi	1,005	0.6%	1,513	0.9%	-33.6%	10,789	0.8%	11,644	0.8%	-7.3%
Porsche	777	0.5%	758	0.5%	2.5%	7,562	0.5%	9,632	0.7%	-21.5%
Jeep	451	0.3%	299	0.2%	50.8%	3,688	0.3%	3,800	0.3%	-2.9%
smart	388	0.2%	535	0.3%	-27.5%	3,530	0.2%	4,366	0.3%	-19.1%
DS	268	0.2%	216	0.1%	24.1%	2,099	0.1%	4,112	0.3%	-49.0%
Alfa Romeo	235	0.1%	261	0.2%	-10.0%	2,097	0.1%	2,798	0.2%	-25.1%
Abarth	221	0.1%	305	0.2%	-27.5%	2,108	0.1%	3,344	0.2%	-37.0%
Bentley	154	0.1%	246	0.2%	-37.4%	966	0.1%	1,079	0.1%	-10.5%
Subaru	103	0.1%	112	0.1%	-8.0%	1,466	0.1%	1,739	0.1%	-15.7%
Ssangyong	82	0.1%	132	0.1%	-37.9%	1,171	0.1%	1,757	0.1%	-33.4%
Maserati	77	0.0%	117	0.1%	-34.2%	611	0.0%	847	0.1%	-27.9%
Infiniti	38	0.0%	28	0.0%	35.7%	241	0.0%	579	0.0%	-58.4%
Alpine	29	0.0%	11	0.0%	163.6%	114	0.0%	11	0.0%	936.4%
Lotus	12	0.0%	13	0.0%	-7.7%	143	0.0%	145	0.0%	-1.4%
Chevrolet	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	23	0.0%	28	0.0%	-17.9%
Other	199	0.1%	240	0.1%	-17.1%	1,653	0.1%	1,707	0.1%	-3.2%
Other Imports	632	0.4%	272	0.2%	132.4%	2,804	0.2%	2,821	0.2%	-0.6%
Total	157,198	100.0%	163,898	100.0%	-4.1%	1,426,443	100.0%	1,477,892	100.0%	-3.5%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Ford	9,037	34.9%	8,111	34.8%	11.4%	74,825	33.7%	72,504	35.5%	3.2%
Mercedes-Benz	3,047	11.8%	819	3.5%	272.0%	21,415	9.6%	13,320	6.5%	60.8%
VW	2,681	10.4%	2,908	12.5%	-7.8%	25,317	11.4%	24,633	12.1%	2.8%
Peugeot	2,182	8.4%	2,760	11.8%	-20.9%	20,159	9.1%	21,360	10.5%	-5.6%
Citroen	1,831	7.1%	1,952	8.4%	-6.2%	16,984	7.6%	16,292	8.0%	4.2%
Vauxhall	1,747	6.8%	2,085	8.9%	-16.2%	17,962	8.1%	14,504	7.1%	23.8%
Renault	1,630	6.3%	734	3.1%	122.1%	12,409	5.6%	8,873	4.3%	39.9%
Nissan	853	3.3%	858	3.7%	-0.6%	7,484	3.4%	7,875	3.9%	-5.0%
Mitsubishi	727	2.8%	558	2.4%	30.3%	7,014	3.2%	6,144	3.0%	14.2%
Fiat	663	2.6%	556	2.4%	19.2%	5,845	2.6%	5,196	2.5%	12.5%
Toyota	473	1.8%	1,122	4.8%	-57.8%	4,703	2.1%	5,919	2.9%	-20.5%
Isuzu	255	1.0%	282	1.2%	-9.6%	2,545	1.1%	2,710	1.3%	-6.1%
Iveco	191	0.7%	111	0.5%	72.1%	1,638	0.7%	1,807	0.9%	-9.4%
MAN	141	0.5%	82	0.4%	72.0%	878	0.4%	261	0.1%	236.4%
Land Rover	112	0.4%	122	0.5%	-8.2%	882	0.4%	748	0.4%	17.9%
Renault Trucks	99	0.4%	101	0.4%	-2.0%	821	0.4%	916	0.4%	-10.4%
Isuzu Trucks	77	0.3%	39	0.2%	97.4%	484	0.2%	365	0.2%	32.6%
LDV	54	0.2%	50	0.2%	8.0%	323	0.1%	235	0.1%	37.4%
Ssangyong	45	0.2%	43	0.2%	4.7%	415	0.2%	170	0.1%	144.1%
Mitsubishi Fuso	14	0.1%	11	0.0%	27.3%	116	0.1%	96	0.0%	20.8%
Hyundai	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	61	0.0%	25	0.0%	144.0%
Dacia	0	0.0%	5	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	48	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	25,862	100.0%	23,309	100.0%	11.0%	222,280	100.0%	204,005	100.0%	9.0%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jul.	Share	Jul.	Share		Jan.-Jul.	Share	Jan.-Jul.	Share
Peugeot	211	38.6%	228	37.3%	-7.5%	1,388	31.7%	1,639	30.5%	-15.3%
Fiat	182	33.3%	160	26.2%	13.8%	1,201	27.4%	1,170	21.7%	2.6%
Mercedes-Benz	80	14.6%	68	11.1%	17.6%	953	21.7%	976	18.1%	-2.4%
Citroen	27	4.9%	6	1.0%	350.0%	117	2.7%	73	1.4%	60.3%
Iveco	17	3.1%	17	2.8%	0.0%	316	7.2%	180	3.3%	75.6%
VW	17	3.1%	3	0.5%	466.7%	51	1.2%	43	0.8%	18.6%
Ford	5	0.9%	116	19.0%	-95.7%	112	2.6%	1,183	22.0%	-90.5%
Vauxhall	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	50.0%	121	2.8%	53	1.0%	128.3%
Isuzu Trucks	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	12	0.3%	7	0.1%	71.4%
MAN	2	0.4%	4	0.7%	-50.0%	59	1.3%	10	0.2%	490.0%
Renault	0	0.0%	7	1.1%	-100.0%	48	1.1%	45	0.8%	6.7%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	400.0%
Nissan	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	547	100.0%	611	100.0%	-10.5%	4,384	100.0%	5,380	100.0%	-18.5%

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

Flash report, June 2019

5 Jul. 2019

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

UK passenger car sales decrease 4.9% in June
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 4, UK passenger car sales decreased 4.9% to 223,421 units in June 2019.
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.4%, with 1,269,245 passenger cars registered in the first half of 2019.
June sales for Ford decreased 1.3% to 22,049 units (9.9% market share), Volkswagen sales decreased 11.8% to 20,474 units (9.2% share), while BMW sales decreased 13.1% to 19,985 units (8.9% share).
Vauxhall sales in June decreased 14.7% to 15,540 units (7.0% share) and Mercedes-Benz sales increased 0.1% to 14,947 units (6.7% share).
Of the five most popular vehicles in June, 7,507 Ford Fiestas; 5,614 Vauxhall Corsas; 5,535 MINIs; 5,473 Volkswagen Golfs; and 5,450 Ford Focuses were sold.
Compared to last June, gasoline-engine car sales increased 3.0% to 149,360 units (66.9% share), diesel-engine car sales decreased by 20.5% to 58,982 units (26.4% share), and alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) sales decreased 4.4% to 15,079 units (6.7% share).
In June, fleet sales decreased 2.5% to 126,836 units (56.8% share), private car sales decreased 4.8% to 90,111 units (40.3% share), and sales to businesses decreased 37.1% to 6,474 units (2.9% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons increased 13.5% this June to 39,929 units.
Sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons decreased 4.9% to 802 units in June.
Sales of taxis increased 65.5% to 197 units in June.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Another month of decline is worrying but the fact that sales of alternatively fuelled cars are going into reverse is a grave concern. Manufacturers have invested billions to bring these vehicles to market but their efforts are now being undermined by confusing policies and the premature removal of purchase incentives. If we are to see widespread uptake of these vehicles, which are an essential part of a smooth transition to zero emission transport, we need world-class, long-term incentives and substantial investment in infrastructure. Fleet renewal remains the quickest way to address environmental concerns today and consumers should have the confidence - and support - to choose the new car that best meets their driving needs, whatever the technology, secure in the knowledge that it is safer and cleaner than ever before."

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jun. 2019	Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2019	Jan.-Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		223,421	234,945	-4.9%	1,269,245	1,313,994	-3.4%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	39,929	35,182	13.5%	196,418	180,696	8.7%
	Trucks (Under6t)	802	843	-4.9%	3,837	4,769	-19.5%
	Taxi	197	119	65.5%	1,043	420	148.3%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	22,049	9.9%	22,334	9.5%	-1.3%	127,789	10.1%	145,541	11.1%	-12.2%
VW	20,474	9.2%	23,224	9.9%	-11.8%	110,891	8.7%	113,386	8.6%	-2.2%
BMW	19,985	8.9%	22,985	9.8%	-13.1%	90,021	7.1%	92,396	7.0%	-2.6%
Vauxhall	15,540	7.0%	18,218	7.8%	-14.7%	94,564	7.5%	97,950	7.5%	-3.5%
Mercedes-Benz	14,947	6.7%	14,928	6.4%	0.1%	92,990	7.3%	91,342	7.0%	1.8%
Audi	14,208	6.4%	14,526	6.2%	-2.2%	81,129	6.4%	89,263	6.8%	-9.1%
Toyota	11,398	5.1%	9,697	4.1%	17.5%	56,684	4.5%	56,399	4.3%	0.5%
Nissan	9,247	4.1%	8,640	3.7%	7.0%	52,743	4.2%	59,581	4.5%	-11.5%
Mini	8,662	3.9%	8,176	3.5%	5.9%	33,250	2.6%	34,125	2.6%	-2.6%
Kia	8,527	3.8%	9,162	3.9%	-6.9%	53,232	4.2%	51,506	3.9%	3.4%
Hyundai	7,803	3.5%	8,663	3.7%	-9.9%	45,916	3.6%	51,041	3.9%	-10.0%
Skoda	7,361	3.3%	8,233	3.5%	-10.6%	41,264	3.3%	42,397	3.2%	-2.7%
Peugeot	7,313	3.3%	7,786	3.3%	-6.1%	44,344	3.5%	44,989	3.4%	-1.4%
SEAT	6,790	3.0%	6,517	2.8%	4.2%	37,778	3.0%	35,896	2.7%	5.2%
Land Rover	6,495	2.9%	6,024	2.6%	7.8%	42,092	3.3%	41,432	3.2%	1.6%
Renault	6,094	2.7%	5,606	2.4%	8.7%	32,113	2.5%	34,636	2.6%	-7.3%
Volvo Cars	5,260	2.4%	4,545	1.9%	15.7%	29,989	2.4%	23,605	1.8%	27.0%
Citroen	4,015	1.8%	5,144	2.2%	-21.9%	29,422	2.3%	28,247	2.1%	4.2%
Honda	3,854	1.7%	4,606	2.0%	-16.3%	25,079	2.0%	29,657	2.3%	-15.4%
Mazda	3,731	1.7%	3,628	1.5%	2.8%	21,443	1.7%	21,881	1.7%	-2.0%
Suzuki	3,159	1.4%	3,903	1.7%	-19.1%	20,337	1.6%	20,464	1.6%	-0.6%
Jaguar	2,938	1.3%	2,960	1.3%	-0.7%	19,748	1.6%	18,152	1.4%	8.8%
Dacia	2,935	1.3%	2,000	0.9%	46.8%	18,568	1.5%	13,617	1.0%	36.4%
Fiat	2,404	1.1%	3,613	1.5%	-33.5%	17,749	1.4%	19,946	1.5%	-11.0%
Mitsubishi	1,483	0.7%	1,545	0.7%	-4.0%	9,784	0.8%	10,131	0.8%	-3.4%
Lexus	1,199	0.5%	1,306	0.6%	-8.2%	7,432	0.6%	6,908	0.5%	7.6%
MG	1,078	0.5%	871	0.4%	23.8%	6,286	0.5%	4,286	0.3%	46.7%
Porsche	1,054	0.5%	1,163	0.5%	-9.4%	6,785	0.5%	8,874	0.7%	-23.5%
Jeep	582	0.3%	644	0.3%	-9.6%	3,237	0.3%	3,501	0.3%	-7.5%
smart	522	0.2%	633	0.3%	-17.5%	3,142	0.2%	3,831	0.3%	-18.0%
DS	351	0.2%	712	0.3%	-50.7%	1,831	0.1%	3,896	0.3%	-53.0%
Alfa Romeo	329	0.1%	420	0.2%	-21.7%	1,862	0.1%	2,537	0.2%	-26.6%
Abarth	258	0.1%	542	0.2%	-52.4%	1,887	0.1%	3,039	0.2%	-37.9%
Subaru	244	0.1%	265	0.1%	-7.9%	1,363	0.1%	1,627	0.1%	-16.2%
Ssangyong	122	0.1%	359	0.2%	-66.0%	1,089	0.1%	1,625	0.1%	-33.0%
Bentley	94	0.0%	229	0.1%	-59.0%	812	0.1%	833	0.1%	-2.5%
Maserati	84	0.0%	108	0.0%	-22.2%	534	0.0%	730	0.1%	-26.8%
Lotus	52	0.0%	20	0.0%	160.0%	131	0.0%	132	0.0%	-0.8%
Infiniti	40	0.0%	97	0.0%	-58.8%	203	0.0%	551	0.0%	-63.2%
McLaren	29	0.0%	37	0.0%	-21.6%	282	0.0%	390	0.0%	-27.7%
Alpine	20	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	85	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Chevrolet	5	0.0%	2	0.0%	150.0%	21	0.0%	28	0.0%	-25.0%
Other	167	0.1%	176	0.1%	-5.1%	1,172	0.1%	1,077	0.1%	8.8%
Other Imports	519	0.2%	698	0.3%	-25.6%	2,172	0.2%	2,549	0.2%	-14.8%
Total	223,421	100.0%	234,945	100.0%	-4.9%	1,269,245	100.0%	1,313,994	100.0%	-3.4%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Ford	14,193	35.5%	13,188	37.5%	7.6%	65,788	33.5%	64,393	35.6%	2.2%
VW	4,421	11.1%	3,510	10.0%	26.0%	22,636	11.5%	21,725	12.0%	4.2%
Mercedes-Benz	4,239	10.6%	2,357	6.7%	79.8%	18,368	9.4%	12,501	6.9%	46.9%
Vauxhall	3,195	8.0%	2,721	7.7%	17.4%	16,215	8.3%	12,419	6.9%	30.6%
Citroen	3,116	7.8%	2,757	7.8%	13.0%	15,153	7.7%	14,340	7.9%	5.7%
Peugeot	3,104	7.8%	3,885	11.0%	-20.1%	17,977	9.2%	18,600	10.3%	-3.3%
Renault	2,714	6.8%	1,538	4.4%	76.5%	10,779	5.5%	8,139	4.5%	32.4%
Nissan	1,121	2.8%	1,461	4.2%	-23.3%	6,631	3.4%	7,017	3.9%	-5.5%
Mitsubishi	1,034	2.6%	988	2.8%	4.7%	6,287	3.2%	5,586	3.1%	12.5%
Fiat	965	2.4%	778	2.2%	24.0%	5,182	2.6%	4,640	2.6%	11.7%
Toyota	475	1.2%	903	2.6%	-47.4%	4,230	2.2%	4,797	2.7%	-11.8%
Isuzu	442	1.1%	406	1.2%	8.9%	2,290	1.2%	2,428	1.3%	-5.7%
Iveco	206	0.5%	256	0.7%	-19.5%	1,447	0.7%	1,696	0.9%	-14.7%
MAN	172	0.4%	32	0.1%	437.5%	737	0.4%	179	0.1%	311.7%
Land Rover	171	0.4%	182	0.5%	-6.0%	770	0.4%	626	0.3%	23.0%
Renault Trucks	130	0.3%	109	0.3%	19.3%	722	0.4%	815	0.5%	-11.4%
Ssangyong	72	0.2%	9	0.0%	700.0%	370	0.2%	127	0.1%	191.3%
Isuzu Trucks	70	0.2%	50	0.1%	40.0%	407	0.2%	326	0.2%	24.8%
LDV	66	0.2%	33	0.1%	100.0%	269	0.1%	185	0.1%	45.4%
Mitsubishi Fuso	20	0.1%	15	0.0%	33.3%	102	0.1%	85	0.0%	20.0%
Hyundai	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	58	0.0%	25	0.0%	132.0%
Dacia	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	43	0.0%	-100.0%
Great Wall	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	39,929	100.0%	35,182	100.0%	13.5%	196,418	100.0%	180,696	100.0%	8.7%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2019		2018		Y-o-Y	2019		2018		Y-o-Y
	Jun.	Share	Jun.	Share		Jan.-Jun.	Share	Jan.-Jun.	Share
Peugeot	255	31.8%	272	32.3%	-6.3%	1,177	30.7%	1,411	29.6%	-16.6%
Mercedes-Benz	178	22.2%	135	16.0%	31.9%	873	22.8%	908	19.0%	-3.9%
Fiat	169	21.1%	165	19.6%	2.4%	1,019	26.6%	1,010	21.2%	0.9%
Iveco	55	6.9%	23	2.7%	139.1%	299	7.8%	163	3.4%	83.4%
Vauxhall	36	4.5%	3	0.4%	1100.0%	118	3.1%	51	1.1%	131.4%
MAN	35	4.4%	2	0.2%	1650.0%	57	1.5%	6	0.1%	850.0%
Ford	23	2.9%	209	24.8%	-89.0%	107	2.8%	1,067	22.4%	-90.0%
Citroen	20	2.5%	19	2.3%	5.3%	90	2.3%	67	1.4%	34.3%
VW	15	1.9%	4	0.5%	275.0%	34	0.9%	40	0.8%	-15.0%
Renault	13	1.6%	9	1.1%	44.4%	48	1.3%	38	0.8%	26.3%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	-50.0%	9	0.2%	7	0.1%	28.6%
Renault Trucks	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	400.0%
Nissan	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	802	100.0%	843	100.0%	-4.9%	3,837	100.0%	4,769	100.0%	-19.5%

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