UK - Automotive Sales volume, 2024

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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2024

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Flash report, February 2024

Mar 6, 2024

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

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

Registration of new vehicles by type

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



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Feb. Share Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share Jan.-Feb. Share
VW 7,724 9.1% 6,817 9.2% 13.3% 19,184 8.4% 19,244 9.3% -0.3%
BMW 5,911 7.0% 3,571 4.8% 65.5% 16,706 7.3% 11,383 5.5% 46.8%
Ford 5,845 6.9% 6,852 9.2% -14.7% 15,541 6.8% 16,008 7.8% -2.9%
Audi 5,176 6.1% 4,631 6.2% 11.8% 14,008 6.2% 13,659 6.6% 2.6%
Vauxhall 4,784 5.6% 5,513 7.4% -13.2% 13,111 5.8% 10,763 5.2% 21.8%
Kia 4,399 5.2% 3,538 4.8% 24.3% 14,606 6.4% 12,552 6.1% 16.4%
Nissan 4,205 5.0% 3,285 4.4% 28.0% 12,844 5.6% 8,956 4.3% 43.4%
Hyundai 3,719 4.4% 4,318 5.8% -13.9% 9,910 4.4% 10,555 5.1% -6.1%
Skoda 3,538 4.2% 3,983 5.4% -11.2% 8,469 3.7% 9,516 4.6% -11.0%
MG 3,493 4.1% 1,014 1.4% 244.5% 10,204 4.5% 8,447 4.1% 20.8%
Peugeot 3,329 3.9% 2,599 3.5% 28.1% 9,362 4.1% 6,291 3.0% 48.8%
Mercedes-Benz 3,254 3.8% 2,210 3.0% 47.2% 8,749 3.8% 7,240 3.5% 20.8%
Toyota 3,196 3.8% 3,889 5.2% -17.8% 9,307 4.1% 12,495 6.1% -25.5%
Tesla 3,192 3.8% 2,283 3.1% 39.8% 4,773 2.1% 2,862 1.4% 66.8%
SEAT 2,378 2.8% 1,670 2.2% 42.4% 5,109 2.2% 4,910 2.4% 4.1%
Mini 2,366 2.8% 1,810 2.4% 30.7% 6,110 2.7% 4,544 2.2% 34.5%
Volvo Cars 2,216 2.6% 1,938 2.6% 14.3% 6,097 2.7% 6,252 3.0% -2.5%
Citroen 2,165 2.6% 1,830 2.5% 18.3% 4,504 2.0% 4,227 2.0% 6.6%
Renault 2,063 2.4% 1,604 2.2% 28.6% 5,881 2.6% 4,628 2.2% 27.1%
Honda 1,852 2.2% 1,183 1.6% 56.6% 4,263 1.9% 3,508 1.7% 21.5%
Land Rover 1,517 1.8% 1,358 1.8% 11.7% 6,196 2.7% 4,543 2.2% 36.4%
Dacia 1,245 1.5% 1,589 2.1% -21.6% 3,332 1.5% 3,499 1.7% -4.8%
Cupra 1,183 1.4% 809 1.1% 46.2% 3,001 1.3% 2,315 1.1% 29.6%
Suzuki 1,081 1.3% 1,035 1.4% 4.4% 2,627 1.2% 2,525 1.2% 4.0%
Mazda 874 1.0% 1,172 1.6% -25.4% 2,839 1.2% 3,719 1.8% -23.7%
Fiat 775 0.9% 811 1.1% -4.4% 1,872 0.8% 2,574 1.2% -27.3%
Jaguar 738 0.9% 312 0.4% 136.5% 2,069 0.9% 1,338 0.6% 54.6%
Porsche 528 0.6% 567 0.8% -6.9% 1,720 0.8% 2,364 1.1% -27.2%
Lexus 416 0.5% 351 0.5% 18.5% 1,105 0.5% 1,109 0.5% -0.4%
Jeep 368 0.4% 225 0.3% 63.6% 880 0.4% 560 0.3% 57.1%
BYD 271 0.3% 0 0.0% -% 519 0.2% 0 0.0% -%
Polestar 259 0.3% 987 1.3% -73.8% 495 0.2% 1,902 0.9% -74.0%
KG Mobility / Ssangyong 134 0.2% 0 0.0% -% 218 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
smart 78 0.1% 5 0.0% 1460.0% 225 0.1% 39 0.0% 476.9%
DS 78 0.1% 205 0.3% -62.0% 186 0.1% 459 0.2% -59.5%
Subaru 65 0.1% 37 0.0% 75.7% 258 0.1% 136 0.1% 89.7%
Alfa Romeo 60 0.1% 61 0.1% -1.6% 133 0.1% 134 0.1% -0.7%
Abarth 59 0.1% 15 0.0% 293.3% 129 0.1% 26 0.0% 396.2%
ORA 56 0.1% 13 0.0% 330.8% 112 0.0% 26 0.0% 330.8%
Fisker 53 0.1% 0 0.0% -% 197 0.1% 0 0.0% -%
Alpine 19 0.0% 12 0.0% 58.3% 60 0.0% 38 0.0% 57.9%
Bentley 16 0.0% 41 0.1% -61.0% 98 0.0% 163 0.1% -39.9%
Genesis 15 0.0% 64 0.1% -76.6% 77 0.0% 185 0.1% -58.4%
Maserati 13 0.0% 29 0.0% -55.2% 65 0.0% 121 0.1% -46.3%
Others 97 0.1% 154 0.2% -37.0% 361 0.2% 473 0.2% -23.7%
Other Imports 83 0.1% 51 0.1% 62.7% 250 0.1% 147 0.1% 70.1%
Total 84,886 100.0% 74,441 100.0% 14.0% 227,762 100.0% 206,435 100.0% 10.3%


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


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


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Flash report, January 2024

Feb 6, 2024

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

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

Registration of new vehicles by type

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

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

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



Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

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



Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand 2024 2023 Y-o-Y
Jan. Share Jan. Share
Ford 175 33.6% 50 19.5% 250.0%
Mercedes-Benz 106 20.3% 60 23.4% 76.7%
Fiat 78 15.0% 65 25.4% 20.0%
Peugeot 57 10.9% 28 10.9% 103.6%
Iveco 47 9.0% 24 9.4% 95.8%
MAN 25 4.8% 0 0.0% -%
Vauxhall 16 3.1% 14 5.5% 14.3%
Others 17 3.3% 15 5.9% 13.3%
Total 521 100.0% 256 100.0% 103.5%

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


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