- April registration figures down 9.1 per cent to 163,216 units
- Diesel new car registrations dip 6.6 per cent, but market share improves to 37.1 per cent
‘March was a better than expected new car market, which has not followed through into April,’ commented Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive. ‘Consumer confidence has suffered across all sectors of the economy in recent months, and new car buyers may well have been affected by increasing household costs, and the breaching of petrol’s £1/litre barrier in some areas. Perhaps it is not surprising that eight out of the top 10 best sellers fall into the supermini and lower medium segments.’
Petrol prices 1996-2005: Average price (in pence) per litre
|
Year |
Unleaded |
Diesel |
|
1996 |
56.66 |
57.35 |
|
1997 |
61.97 |
62.27 |
|
1998 |
65.17 |
65.60 |
|
1999 |
70.58 |
72.62 |
|
2000 |
80.77 |
82.02 |
|
2001 |
76.78 |
78.62 |
|
2002 |
74.33 |
76.23 |
|
2003 |
76.56 |
78.35 |
|
2004 |
80.87 |
82.45 |
|
2005 |
87.22 |
91.28 |
Source: www.AAtrust.com
April 2006
The attached tables show the registration figures for Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands in detail. Top performers by range and UK penetration figures are also listed. Providing SMMT is acknowledged as the source of this information, the figures may be quoted. Substantial reproduction needs specific approval by SMMT.
