UK - Automotive Sales volume, 2025

Flash report, March 2025

Apr 7, 2025

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

UK passenger car sales increase 12.4% in March 2025
UK passenger car sales increased 12.4% year-on-year to 357,103 units in March 2025, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released on April 4.
Year-to-date sales were up 6.4% with 580,502 cars registered in the first three months of 2025.
In March, VW sales surged 42.5% to 31,562 units (8.8% market share), Ford sales jumped 38.8% to 23,634 units (6.6% share), BMW sales rose 7.5% to 21,570 units (6.0% share), Kia sales increased 8.2% to 19,993 units (5.6% share) and Toyota sales increased 9.7% to 18,516 units (5.2% share).
The best-selling cars in March 2025 were Ford Puma (11,132 units), Kia Sportage (7,874 units), Vauxhall Corsa (6,851 units), Nissan Qashqai (6,844 units), Nissan Juke (6,471 units).
Compared to last March, gasoline-engine car sales fell 0.4% to 176,847 units (49.5% share), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) surged 43.2% to 69,313 units (19.4% share), hybrid vehicles (HEVs) increased 27.7% to 56,161 units (15.7% share), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) soared 37.9% to 33,815 units (9.5% share), while diesel-engine car sales decreased 10.1% to 20,967 units (5.9% share).
BEV deliveries continued to grow significantly, ahead of the forthcoming tax changes in April, which will see many EV models (BEVs more than GBP 40,000) subject to the vehicle excise duty expensive car supplement (ECS). That could potentially raise ownership costs for most EV drivers by more than GBP 2,000 over the next six years, thus the March EV performance will have been boosted by shrewd buyers seeking to get ahead of the taxation increase.
In March, private car sales jumped 14.5% to 147,041 units (41.2% share), fleet sales increased 11.5% to 202,171 units (56.6% share), while businesses sales fell 0.3% to 7,891 units (2.2% share).
In March, sales of all vans to 3.5 tons fell 3.2% to 51,221 units, while sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons surged 49.2% to 1,411 units.

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2025	Jan.-Mar. 2024	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		357,103	317,786	12.4%	580,502	545,548	6.4%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	51,221	52,916	-3.2%	84,747	94,812	-10.6%
	Trucks (Under6t)	1,411	946	49.2%	2,695	1,990	35.4%
	Taxi	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Share	Mar.	Share		Jan.-Mar.	Share	Jan.-Mar.	Share
VW	31,562	8.8%	22,147	7.0%	42.5%	53,156	9.2%	41,331	7.6%	28.6%
Ford	23,634	6.6%	17,026	5.4%	38.8%	34,703	6.0%	32,567	6.0%	6.6%
BMW	21,570	6.0%	20,065	6.3%	7.5%	35,559	6.1%	36,771	6.7%	-3.3%
Kia	19,993	5.6%	18,478	5.8%	8.2%	35,063	6.0%	33,084	6.1%	6.0%
Toyota	18,516	5.2%	16,886	5.3%	9.7%	26,144	4.5%	26,193	4.8%	-0.2%
Mercedes-Benz	17,664	4.9%	19,794	6.2%	-10.8%	27,415	4.7%	28,543	5.2%	-4.0%
Audi	17,513	4.9%	18,454	5.8%	-5.1%	27,806	4.8%	32,462	6.0%	-14.3%
Nissan	16,778	4.7%	20,559	6.5%	-18.4%	27,855	4.8%	33,403	6.1%	-16.6%
Vauxhall	16,398	4.6%	15,553	4.9%	5.4%	27,371	4.7%	28,664	5.3%	-4.5%
Peugeot	16,176	4.5%	11,944	3.8%	35.4%	28,536	4.9%	21,306	3.9%	33.9%
MG	15,876	4.4%	12,934	4.1%	22.7%	24,641	4.2%	23,138	4.2%	6.5%
Hyundai	14,443	4.0%	13,570	4.3%	6.4%	24,886	4.3%	23,480	4.3%	6.0%
Land Rover	14,178	4.0%	12,376	3.9%	14.6%	21,145	3.6%	18,572	3.4%	13.9%
Skoda	13,609	3.8%	9,982	3.1%	36.3%	22,572	3.9%	18,451	3.4%	22.3%
Volvo Cars	11,898	3.3%	7,526	2.4%	58.1%	18,967	3.3%	13,623	2.5%	39.2%
Renault	11,072	3.1%	8,783	2.8%	26.1%	17,693	3.0%	14,664	2.7%	20.7%
Tesla	7,164	2.0%	6,995	2.2%	2.4%	12,474	2.1%	11,768	2.2%	6.0%
Mazda	6,889	1.9%	4,628	1.5%	48.9%	10,996	1.9%	7,467	1.4%	47.3%
BYD	6,480	1.8%	759	0.2%	753.8%	9,271	1.6%	1,278	0.2%	625.4%
Cupra	6,182	1.7%	3,982	1.3%	55.2%	10,032	1.7%	6,983	1.3%	43.7%
Mini	6,086	1.7%	6,484	2.0%	-6.1%	13,049	2.2%	12,594	2.3%	3.6%
Dacia	5,971	1.7%	4,993	1.6%	19.6%	9,261	1.6%	8,325	1.5%	11.2%
Honda	5,851	1.6%	7,919	2.5%	-26.1%	8,902	1.5%	12,182	2.2%	-26.9%
SEAT	4,038	1.1%	6,041	1.9%	-33.2%	6,953	1.2%	11,150	2.0%	-37.6%
Porsche	3,537	1.0%	3,128	1.0%	13.1%	5,331	0.9%	4,848	0.9%	10.0%
Suzuki	3,387	0.9%	5,049	1.6%	-32.9%	5,925	1.0%	7,676	1.4%	-22.8%
Lexus	2,744	0.8%	2,758	0.9%	-0.5%	4,404	0.8%	3,863	0.7%	14.0%
Jeep	2,568	0.7%	1,609	0.5%	59.6%	4,085	0.7%	2,489	0.5%	64.1%
Polestar	2,434	0.7%	803	0.3%	203.1%	3,695	0.6%	1,298	0.2%	184.7%
Citroen	2,250	0.6%	4,870	1.5%	-53.8%	4,389	0.8%	9,374	1.7%	-53.2%
Omoda	2,082	0.6%	-	-%	-%	3,194	0.6%	-	-%	-%
Fiat	2,050	0.6%	3,387	1.1%	-39.5%	4,084	0.7%	5,259	1.0%	-22.3%
Jaecoo	1,786	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%	3,235	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%
Jaguar	736	0.2%	4,690	1.5%	-84.3%	1,725	0.3%	6,759	1.2%	-74.5%
Subaru	627	0.2%	641	0.2%	-2.2%	825	0.1%	899	0.2%	-8.2%
Alfa Romeo	616	0.2%	196	0.1%	214.3%	741	0.1%	329	0.1%	125.2%
smart	385	0.1%	306	0.1%	25.8%	487	0.1%	531	0.1%	-8.3%
KGM	367	0.1%	385	0.1%	-4.7%	513	0.1%	603	0.1%	-14.9%
Genesis	214	0.1%	141	0.0%	51.8%	419	0.1%	218	0.0%	92.2%
Leapmotor	193	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	193	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Bentley	172	0.0%	147	0.0%	17.0%	291	0.1%	245	0.0%	18.8%
Abarth	89	0.0%	153	0.0%	-41.8%	134	0.0%	282	0.1%	-52.5%
DS	75	0.0%	184	0.1%	-59.2%	198	0.0%	370	0.1%	-46.5%
Maserati	65	0.0%	91	0.0%	-28.6%	102	0.0%	156	0.0%	-34.6%
INEOS Automotive	40	0.0%	38	0.0%	5.3%	55	0.0%	70	0.0%	-21.4%
XPeng	36	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	36	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
GWM	29	0.0%	310	0.1%	-90.6%	86	0.0%	422	0.1%	-79.6%
Alpine	26	0.0%	90	0.0%	-71.1%	42	0.0%	150	0.0%	-72.0%
Maxus	10	0.0%	1	0.0%	900.0%	31	0.0%	1	0.0%	3000.0%
Chevrolet	10	0.0%	1	0.0%	900.0%	27	0.0%	1	0.0%	2600.0%
Skywell	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	7	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Fisker	0	0.0%	10	0.0%	-100.0%	-	-%	207	0.0%	-%
Others	590	0.2%	533	0.2%	10.7%	1,192	0.2%	862	0.2%	38.3%
Other Imports	438	0.1%	387	0.1%	13.2%	606	0.1%	637	0.1%	-4.9%
Total	357,103	100.0%	317,786	100.0%	12.4%	580,502	100.0%	545,548	100.0%	6.4%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Share	Mar.	Share		Jan.-Mar.	Share	Jan.-Mar.	Share
Ford	19,722	38.5%	18,132	34.3%	8.8%	31,936	37.7%	29,856	31.5%	7.0%
VW	4,664	9.1%	5,617	10.6%	-17.0%	7,612	9.0%	9,842	10.4%	-22.7%
Vauxhall	3,674	7.2%	4,354	8.2%	-15.6%	6,976	8.2%	8,701	9.2%	-19.8%
Peugeot	3,634	7.1%	3,831	7.2%	-5.1%	5,900	7.0%	6,440	6.8%	-8.4%
Citroen	3,614	7.1%	4,258	8.0%	-15.1%	5,529	6.5%	7,826	8.3%	-29.4%
Renault	3,567	7.0%	3,826	7.2%	-6.8%	5,728	6.8%	6,377	6.7%	-10.2%
Toyota	2,946	5.8%	2,906	5.5%	1.4%	5,135	6.1%	6,285	6.6%	-18.3%
Mercedes-Benz	2,277	4.4%	2,702	5.1%	-15.7%	4,450	5.3%	5,889	6.2%	-24.4%
Land Rover	1,297	2.5%	1,267	2.4%	2.4%	1,923	2.3%	1,997	2.1%	-3.7%
Nissan	1,259	2.5%	1,253	2.4%	0.5%	2,182	2.6%	2,016	2.1%	8.2%
Maxus	1,159	2.3%	581	1.1%	99.5%	1,769	2.1%	1,832	1.9%	-3.4%
Isuzu	895	1.7%	695	1.3%	28.8%	1,070	1.3%	937	1.0%	14.2%
Fiat	741	1.4%	1,306	2.5%	-43.3%	1,218	1.4%	2,418	2.6%	-49.6%
Iveco	514	1.0%	675	1.3%	-23.9%	1,015	1.2%	1,535	1.6%	-33.9%
MAN	496	1.0%	349	0.7%	42.1%	874	1.0%	581	0.6%	50.4%
KGM	362	0.7%	244	0.5%	48.4%	533	0.6%	335	0.4%	59.1%
Renault Trucks	189	0.4%	316	0.6%	-40.2%	455	0.5%	783	0.8%	-41.9%
Isuzu Trucks	151	0.3%	179	0.3%	-15.6%	277	0.3%	380	0.4%	-27.1%
INEOS Automotive	27	0.1%	34	0.1%	-20.6%	96	0.1%	90	0.1%	6.7%
Dacia	18	0.0%	28	0.1%	-35.7%	19	0.0%	78	0.1%	-75.6%
Mitsubishi Fuso	14	0.0%	34	0.1%	-58.8%	32	0.0%	51	0.1%	-37.3%
LEVC	1	0.0%	3	0.0%	-66.7%	13	0.0%	3	0.0%	333.3%
LDV	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Suzuki	0	0.0%	326	0.6%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	556	0.6%	-100.0%
BYD	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	51,221	100.0%	52,916	100.0%	-3.2%	84,747	100.0%	94,812	100.0%	-10.6%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Mar.	Share	Mar.	Share		Jan.-Mar.	Share	Jan.-Mar.	Share
Ford	413	29.3%	277	29.3%	49.1%	730	27.1%	560	28.1%	30.4%
Mercedes-Benz	352	24.9%	177	18.7%	98.9%	658	24.4%	389	19.5%	69.2%
Fiat	183	13.0%	246	26.0%	-25.6%	333	12.4%	455	22.9%	-26.8%
Peugeot	177	12.5%	134	14.2%	32.1%	331	12.3%	243	12.2%	36.2%
Citroen	96	6.8%	19	2.0%	405.3%	198	7.3%	41	2.1%	382.9%
Iveco	54	3.8%	29	3.1%	86.2%	240	8.9%	144	7.2%	66.7%
MAN	53	3.8%	20	2.1%	165.0%	80	3.0%	61	3.1%	31.1%
Maxus	50	3.5%	13	1.4%	284.6%	67	2.5%	24	1.2%	179.2%
VW	15	1.1%	17	1.8%	-11.8%	16	0.6%	25	1.3%	-36.0%
Toyota	8	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	13	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Vauxhall	5	0.4%	10	1.1%	-50.0%	14	0.5%	39	2.0%	-64.1%
Renault	3	0.2%	2	0.2%	50.0%	8	0.3%	2	0.1%	300.0%
Renault Trucks	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	100.0%	3	0.1%	1	0.1%	200.0%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	-100.0%	1	0.0%	6	0.3%	-83.3%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	1,411	100.0%	946	100.0%	49.2%	2,695	100.0%	1,990	100.0%	35.4%

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

Flash report, February 2025

Mar 6, 2025

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

UK passenger car sales fall 1.0% in February 2025
UK passenger car sales fell 1.0% year-on-year to 84,054 units in February 2025, marking the fifth consecutive monthly drop, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released on March 5.
Year-to-date sales were down 1.9% with 223,399 cars registered in the first 2 months of 2025.
February sales for VW rose 3.9% to 8,029 units (9.6% market share), BMW sales dropped 20.1% to 4,724 units (5.6% share), Ford sales plummeted 24.2% to 4,433 units (5.3% share), Peugeot sales surged 28.1% to 4,264 units (5.1% share) and Kia sales fell 3.2% to 4,257 units (5.1% share).
The best-selling cars in February 2025 were MINI Cooper (2,074 units), Tesla Model 3 (1,990 units), Tesla Model Y (1,861 units), VW Golf (1,688 units) and VW Tiguan (1,635 units).
Compared to last February, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 17.3% to 39,865 units (47.4% share), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) surged 41.7% to 21,244 units (25.3% share), HEV increased 7.9% to 11,431 units (13.6% share), PHEV increased 19.3% to 7,273 units (8.7% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 15.1% to 4,241 units (5.0% share).
BEV deliveries continued to grow significantly, now accounting for one in four new car registrations. This dramatic increase compared with the rest of the market was unsurprising considering the forthcoming tax changes in April, which will see many EV models subject to the vehicle excise duty expensive car supplement (ECS) for the first time.
In February, private car sales increased 4.6% to 29,947 units (35.6% share), fleet sales fell 4.0% to 52,541 units (62.5% share), and businesses sales were up 3.3% to 1,566 units (1.9% share). Rises in private and business buyer volumes were offset by fall in fleet registrations.
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons dropped 19.3% to 14,476 units, while sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons jumped 28.9% to 674 units.

Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2025	Jan.-Feb. 2024	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		84,054	84,886	-1.0%	223,399	227,762	-1.9%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	14,476	17,934	-19.3%	33,526	41,896	-20.0%
	Trucks (Under6t)	674	523	28.9%	1,284	1,044	23.0%
	Taxi	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Feb.	Share	Feb.	Share		Jan.-Feb.	Share	Jan.-Feb.	Share
VW	8,029	9.6%	7,724	9.1%	3.9%	21,594	9.7%	19,184	8.4%	12.6%
BMW	4,724	5.6%	5,911	7.0%	-20.1%	13,989	6.3%	16,706	7.3%	-16.3%
Ford	4,433	5.3%	5,845	6.9%	-24.2%	11,069	5.0%	15,541	6.8%	-28.8%
Peugeot	4,264	5.1%	3,329	3.9%	28.1%	12,360	5.5%	9,362	4.1%	32.0%
Kia	4,257	5.1%	4,399	5.2%	-3.2%	15,070	6.7%	14,606	6.4%	3.2%
Hyundai	4,111	4.9%	3,719	4.4%	10.5%	10,443	4.7%	9,910	4.4%	5.4%
Mini	3,978	4.7%	2,366	2.8%	68.1%	6,963	3.1%	6,110	2.7%	14.0%
Nissan	3,948	4.7%	4,205	5.0%	-6.1%	11,077	5.0%	12,844	5.6%	-13.8%
Vauxhall	3,889	4.6%	4,784	5.6%	-18.7%	10,973	4.9%	13,111	5.8%	-16.3%
Audi	3,860	4.6%	5,176	6.1%	-25.4%	10,293	4.6%	14,008	6.2%	-26.5%
Tesla	3,852	4.6%	3,192	3.8%	20.7%	5,310	2.4%	4,773	2.1%	11.3%
Skoda	3,702	4.4%	3,538	4.2%	4.6%	8,963	4.0%	8,469	3.7%	5.8%
Mercedes-Benz	3,390	4.0%	3,254	3.8%	4.2%	9,751	4.4%	8,749	3.8%	11.5%
MG	3,325	4.0%	3,493	4.1%	-4.8%	8,765	3.9%	10,204	4.5%	-14.1%
Toyota	2,968	3.5%	3,196	3.8%	-7.1%	7,628	3.4%	9,307	4.1%	-18.0%
Volvo Cars	2,803	3.3%	2,216	2.6%	26.5%	7,069	3.2%	6,097	2.7%	15.9%
Renault	2,539	3.0%	2,063	2.4%	23.1%	6,621	3.0%	5,881	2.6%	12.6%
Land Rover	1,878	2.2%	1,517	1.8%	23.8%	6,967	3.1%	6,196	2.7%	12.4%
Cupra	1,607	1.9%	1,183	1.4%	35.8%	3,850	1.7%	3,001	1.3%	28.3%
Honda	1,427	1.7%	1,852	2.2%	-22.9%	3,051	1.4%	4,263	1.9%	-28.4%
Mazda	1,339	1.6%	874	1.0%	53.2%	4,107	1.8%	2,839	1.2%	44.7%
BYD	1,177	1.4%	271	0.3%	334.3%	2,791	1.2%	519	0.2%	437.8%
SEAT	986	1.2%	2,378	2.8%	-58.5%	2,915	1.3%	5,109	2.2%	-42.9%
Dacia	981	1.2%	1,245	1.5%	-21.2%	3,290	1.5%	3,332	1.5%	-1.3%
Citroen	883	1.1%	2,165	2.6%	-59.2%	2,139	1.0%	4,504	2.0%	-52.5%
Jaecoo	725	0.9%	0	0.0%	-%	1,449	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%
Suzuki	701	0.8%	1,081	1.3%	-35.2%	2,538	1.1%	2,627	1.2%	-3.4%
Fiat	606	0.7%	775	0.9%	-21.8%	2,034	0.9%	1,872	0.8%	8.7%
Porsche	603	0.7%	528	0.6%	14.2%	1,794	0.8%	1,720	0.8%	4.3%
Lexus	598	0.7%	416	0.5%	43.8%	1,660	0.7%	1,105	0.5%	50.2%
Jeep	557	0.7%	368	0.4%	51.4%	1,517	0.7%	880	0.4%	72.4%
Omoda	519	0.6%	0	0.0%	-%	1,112	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Polestar	515	0.6%	259	0.3%	98.8%	1,261	0.6%	495	0.2%	154.7%
Jaguar	206	0.2%	738	0.9%	-72.1%	989	0.4%	2,069	0.9%	-52.2%
Genesis	114	0.1%	15	0.0%	660.0%	205	0.1%	77	0.0%	166.2%
Subaru	85	0.1%	65	0.1%	30.8%	198	0.1%	258	0.1%	-23.3%
Alfa Romeo	56	0.1%	60	0.1%	-6.7%	125	0.1%	133	0.1%	-6.0%
smart	43	0.1%	78	0.1%	-44.9%	102	0.0%	225	0.1%	-54.7%
KGM	31	0.0%	134	0.2%	-76.9%	146	0.1%	218	0.1%	-33.0%
Bentley	30	0.0%	16	0.0%	87.5%	119	0.1%	98	0.0%	21.4%
Abarth	26	0.0%	59	0.1%	-55.9%	45	0.0%	129	0.1%	-65.1%
DS	22	0.0%	78	0.1%	-71.8%	123	0.1%	186	0.1%	-33.9%
Chevrolet	16	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	17	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Maserati	11	0.0%	13	0.0%	-15.4%	37	0.0%	65	0.0%	-43.1%
Maxus	11	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	21	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Alpine	6	0.0%	19	0.0%	-68.4%	16	0.0%	60	0.0%	-73.3%
GWM	5	0.0%	56	0.1%	-91.1%	57	0.0%	112	0.0%	-49.1%
INEOS Automotive	4	0.0%	8	0.0%	-50.0%	15	0.0%	32	0.0%	-53.1%
Skywell	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Fisker	0	0.0%	53	0.1%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	197	0.1%	-100.0%
Others	173	0.2%	89	0.1%	94.4%	602	0.3%	329	0.1%	83.0%
Other Imports	41	0.0%	83	0.1%	-50.6%	168	0.1%	250	0.1%	-32.8%
Total	84,054	100.0%	84,886	100.0%	-1.0%	223,399	100.0%	227,762	100.0%	-1.9%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Feb.	Share	Feb.	Share		Jan.-Feb.	Share	Jan.-Feb.	Share
Ford	5,132	35.5%	4,882	27.2%	5.1%	12,214	36.4%	11,724	28.0%	4.2%
Vauxhall	1,715	11.8%	1,947	10.9%	-11.9%	3,302	9.8%	4,347	10.4%	-24.0%
Mercedes-Benz	1,148	7.9%	1,627	9.1%	-29.4%	2,173	6.5%	3,187	7.6%	-31.8%
VW	1,140	7.9%	1,314	7.3%	-13.2%	2,948	8.8%	4,225	10.1%	-30.2%
Renault	973	6.7%	1,098	6.1%	-11.4%	2,161	6.4%	2,551	6.1%	-15.3%
Toyota	958	6.6%	1,474	8.2%	-35.0%	2,189	6.5%	3,379	8.1%	-35.2%
Peugeot	913	6.3%	1,115	6.2%	-18.1%	2,266	6.8%	2,609	6.2%	-13.1%
Citroen	765	5.3%	1,563	8.7%	-51.1%	1,915	5.7%	3,568	8.5%	-46.3%
Nissan	435	3.0%	334	1.9%	30.2%	923	2.8%	763	1.8%	21.0%
Maxus	245	1.7%	787	4.4%	-68.9%	610	1.8%	1,251	3.0%	-51.2%
Iveco	237	1.6%	408	2.3%	-41.9%	501	1.5%	860	2.1%	-41.7%
Fiat	194	1.3%	499	2.8%	-61.1%	477	1.4%	1,112	2.7%	-57.1%
Land Rover	142	1.0%	170	0.9%	-16.5%	626	1.9%	730	1.7%	-14.2%
Renault Trucks	120	0.8%	217	1.2%	-44.7%	266	0.8%	467	1.1%	-43.0%
Isuzu	110	0.8%	143	0.8%	-23.1%	175	0.5%	242	0.6%	-27.7%
MAN	99	0.7%	94	0.5%	5.3%	378	1.1%	232	0.6%	62.9%
Isuzu Trucks	65	0.4%	75	0.4%	-13.3%	126	0.4%	201	0.5%	-37.3%
KGM	41	0.3%	28	0.2%	46.4%	171	0.5%	91	0.2%	87.9%
INEOS Automotive	22	0.2%	55	0.3%	-60.0%	69	0.2%	56	0.1%	23.2%
LEVC	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	12	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Mitsubishi Fuso	9	0.1%	4	0.0%	125.0%	18	0.1%	17	0.0%	5.9%
Dacia	1	0.0%	25	0.1%	-96.0%	1	0.0%	50	0.1%	-98.0%
LDV	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Suzuki	0	0.0%	75	0.4%	-100.0%	0	0.0%	230	0.5%	-100.0%
BYD	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	14,476	100.0%	17,934	100.0%	-19.3%	33,526	100.0%	41,896	100.0%	-20.0%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Feb.	Share	Feb.	Share		Jan.-Feb.	Share	Jan.-Feb.	Share
Mercedes-Benz	169	25.1%	106	20.3%	59.4%	306	23.8%	212	20.3%	44.3%
Ford	119	17.7%	108	20.7%	10.2%	317	24.7%	283	27.1%	12.0%
Iveco	110	16.3%	68	13.0%	61.8%	186	14.5%	115	11.0%	61.7%
Fiat	96	14.2%	131	25.0%	-26.7%	150	11.7%	209	20.0%	-28.2%
Citroen	87	12.9%	18	3.4%	383.3%	102	7.9%	22	2.1%	363.6%
Peugeot	62	9.2%	52	9.9%	19.2%	154	12.0%	109	10.4%	41.3%
Maxus	15	2.2%	3	0.6%	400.0%	17	1.3%	11	1.1%	54.5%
MAN	6	0.9%	16	3.1%	-62.5%	27	2.1%	41	3.9%	-34.1%
Vauxhall	5	0.7%	13	2.5%	-61.5%	9	0.7%	29	2.8%	-69.0%
Toyota	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
Renault	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
VW	1	0.1%	5	1.0%	-80.0%	1	0.1%	8	0.8%	-87.5%
Isuzu Trucks	0	0.0%	3	0.6%	-100.0%	1	0.1%	5	0.5%	-80.0%
Renault Trucks	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	-%
Other Imports	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	674	100.0%	523	100.0%	28.9%	1,284	100.0%	1,044	100.0%	23.0%

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

Flash report, January 2025

Feb 6, 2025

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

UK passenger car sales down 2.5% in January 2025
UK passenger car sales were down 2.5% to 139,345 units in January 2025, as weak consumer confidence and tough economic conditions combined to deliver the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on February 5.
January sales for VW increased 18.4% to 13,565 units (9.7% market share), Kia sales rose 5.9% to 10,813 units (7.8% share), BMW dropped 14.2% to 9,265 units (6.6% market share), Peugeot sales jumped 34.2% to 8,096 units (5.8% share) and Nissan sales plummeted 17.5% to 7,129 units (5.1% share).
The best-selling cars in January were Kia Sportage (3,476 units), Nissan Qashqai (3,421 units), Vauxhall Corsa (3,379 units), VW Golf (2,614 units) and Peugeot 3008 (2,567 units).
Compared to last January, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 15.3% to 70,075 units (50.3% share), EV surged 41.6% to 29,634 units (21.3% share), HEV increased 2.9% to 18,413 units (13.2% share),
PHEV increased 5.5% to 12,598 units (9.0% share), and diesel-engine car sales decreased 7.7% to 8,625 units (6.2% share).
Battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations continued recent growth trends, with volumes up by 41.6% year on year to take a 21.3% market share.
In January, private car sales fell 0.5% to 49,976 units (35.9% share), fleet sales decreased 3.7% to 86,998 units (62.4% share), while business sales were up 2.4% to 2,371 units (1.7% share).
Sales of all vans to 3.5 tons fell 20.5% to 19,050 units, sales of trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tons increased 17.1% to 610 units.
The latest market outlook anticipates the new car market declining slightly in 2025 by 0.2% to 1.95 million units, with BEV uptake rising by 20.9% to 462,000 – a 23.7% market share, but still short of the mandated 28% target for the year.


Registration of new vehicles by type

Vehicle type		Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars		139,345	142,876	-2.5%
Commercial vehicles	Vans	19,050	23,962	-20.5%
	Trucks (Under6t )	610	521	17.1%
	Taxi	N/A	N/A	-%
	Bus and coach	N/A	N/A	-%

Source: SMMT



Registrations of new vehicles by make

Passenger cars

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Jan.	Share	Jan.	Share
VW	13,565	9.7%	11,460	8.0%	18.4%
Kia	10,813	7.8%	10,207	7.1%	5.9%
BMW	9,265	6.6%	10,795	7.6%	-14.2%
Peugeot	8,096	5.8%	6,033	4.2%	34.2%
Nissan	7,129	5.1%	8,639	6.0%	-17.5%
Vauxhall	7,084	5.1%	8,327	5.8%	-14.9%
Ford	6,636	4.8%	9,696	6.8%	-31.6%
Audi	6,433	4.6%	8,832	6.2%	-27.2%
Mercedes-Benz	6,361	4.6%	5,495	3.8%	15.8%
Hyundai	6,332	4.5%	6,191	4.3%	2.3%
MG	5,440	3.9%	6,711	4.7%	-18.9%
Skoda	5,261	3.8%	4,931	3.5%	6.7%
Land Rover	5,089	3.7%	4,679	3.3%	8.8%
Toyota	4,660	3.3%	6,111	4.3%	-23.7%
Volvo Cars	4,266	3.1%	3,881	2.7%	9.9%
Renault	4,082	2.9%	3,818	2.7%	6.9%
Mini	2,985	2.1%	3,744	2.6%	-20.3%
Mazda	2,768	2.0%	1,965	1.4%	40.9%
Dacia	2,309	1.7%	2,087	1.5%	10.6%
Cupra	2,243	1.6%	1,818	1.3%	23.4%
SEAT	1,929	1.4%	2,731	1.9%	-29.4%
Suzuki	1,837	1.3%	1,546	1.1%	18.8%
Honda	1,624	1.2%	2,411	1.7%	-32.6%
BYD	1,614	1.2%	248	0.2%	550.8%
Tesla	1,458	1.0%	1,581	1.1%	-7.8%
Fiat	1,428	1.0%	1,097	0.8%	30.2%
Citroen	1,256	0.9%	2,339	1.6%	-46.3%
Porsche	1,191	0.9%	1,192	0.8%	-0.1%
Lexus	1,062	0.8%	689	0.5%	54.1%
Jeep	960	0.7%	512	0.4%	87.5%
Jaguar	783	0.6%	1,331	0.9%	-41.2%
Polestar	746	0.5%	236	0.2%	216.1%
Jaecoo	724	0.5%	-	-%	-%
Omoda	593	0.4%	0	0.0%	-%
KGM	115	0.1%	84	0.1%	36.9%
Subaru	113	0.1%	193	0.1%	-41.5%
DS	101	0.1%	108	0.1%	-6.5%
Genesis	91	0.1%	62	0.0%	46.8%
Bentley	89	0.1%	82	0.1%	8.5%
Alfa Romeo	69	0.0%	73	0.1%	-5.5%
smart	59	0.0%	147	0.1%	-59.9%
GWM	52	0.0%	56	0.0%	-7.1%
Maserati	26	0.0%	52	0.0%	-50.0%
Abarth	19	0.0%	70	0.0%	-72.9%
INEOS Automotive	11	0.0%	24	0.0%	-54.2%
Alpine	10	0.0%	41	0.0%	-75.6%
Maxus	10	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Chevrolet	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Skywell	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Fisker	0	0.0%	144	0.1%	-100.0%
Others	429	0.3%	240	0.2%	78.8%
Other Imports	127	0.1%	167	0.1%	-24.0%
Total	139,345	100.0%	142,876	100.0%	-2.5%

Vans (Light Commercial Vehicles) (<3.5t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Jan.	Share	Jan.	Share
Ford	7,082	37.2%	6,842	28.6%	3.5%
VW	1,808	9.5%	2,911	12.1%	-37.9%
Vauxhall	1,587	8.3%	2,400	10.0%	-33.9%
Peugeot	1,353	7.1%	1,494	6.2%	-9.4%
Toyota	1,231	6.5%	1,905	8.0%	-35.4%
Renault	1,188	6.2%	1,453	6.1%	-18.2%
Citroen	1,150	6.0%	2,005	8.4%	-42.6%
Mercedes-Benz	1,025	5.4%	1,560	6.5%	-34.3%
Nissan	488	2.6%	429	1.8%	13.8%
Land Rover	484	2.5%	560	2.3%	-13.6%
Maxus	365	1.9%	464	1.9%	-21.3%
Fiat	283	1.5%	613	2.6%	-53.8%
MAN	279	1.5%	138	0.6%	102.2%
Iveco	264	1.4%	452	1.9%	-41.6%
Renault Trucks	146	0.8%	250	1.0%	-41.6%
KGM	130	0.7%	63	0.3%	106.3%
Isuzu	65	0.3%	99	0.4%	-34.3%
Isuzu Trucks	61	0.3%	126	0.5%	-51.6%
INEOS Automotive	47	0.2%	1	0.0%	4600.0%
Mitsubishi Fuso	9	0.0%	13	0.1%	-30.8%
LDV	5	0.0%	0	0.0%	-%
Suzuki	0	0.0%	155	0.6%	-100.0%
Dacia	0	0.0%	25	0.1%	-100.0%
BYD	0	0.0%	4	0.0%	-100.0%
Total	19,050	100.0%	23,962	100.0%	-20.5%

Trucks (3.5t-6.0t)

Maker/Brand	2025		2024		Y-o-Y
	Jan.	Share	Jan.	Share
Ford	198	32.5%	175	33.6%	13.1%
Mercedes-Benz	137	22.5%	106	20.3%	29.2%
Peugeot	92	15.1%	57	10.9%	61.4%
Iveco	76	12.5%	47	9.0%	61.7%
Fiat	54	8.9%	78	15.0%	-30.8%
MAN	21	3.4%	25	4.8%	-16.0%
Citroen	15	2.5%	4	0.8%	275.0%
Vauxhall	4	0.7%	16	3.1%	-75.0%
Renault	4	0.7%	0	0.0%	-%
Maxus	2	0.3%	8	1.5%	-75.0%
Toyota	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	-%
Isuzu Trucks	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	-50.0%
Renault Trucks	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-%
VW	0	0.0%	3	0.6%	-100.0%
Other Imports	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	-%
Total	610	100.0%	521	100.0%	17.1%

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