- June total van and truck registrations: up 12.7% to 25,968, rolling year up 23.3% to 287,166.
- June trucks: up 7.4% to 3,118, rolling year up 20.1% to 38,283.
- June vans: up 13.5% to 22,850; rolling year up 23.8% to 248,883.
UK van and truck registrations: 2011 and % change on 2010
| June | % change | Year-to-date | % change | Rolling year | % change | |
| Vans | 22,850 | 13.5% | 133,238 | 24.2% | 248,883 | 23.8% |
| Trucks | 3,118 | 7.4% | 18,892 | 25.4% | 38,283 | 20.1% |
| Total | 25,968 | 12.7% | 152,130 | 24.4% | 287,166 | 23.3% |
“June saw the 17th successive monthly rise for new van registrations, up by 13% in the month, demonstrating business confidence and commitment in the commercial vehicle market,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT Chief Executive. “Truck figures also rose, up by 7%, the ninth successive monthly rise. Again, articulated trucks saw the most robust growth in the month and year-to-date figures for almost every sector were up significantly on 2010.”
Commercial vehicle market overview
- Van registrations have recovered strongly from depths of recession in late 2009 and early 2010. This trend is reflected across most of Europe suggesting that the recovery could be robust.
- Underlying van registration volume back to 250,000 units, compared to annual average of 265,000 (over 15 years 1996 to 2010).
- Over the past nine months artics have led the rebound in truck demand followed closely by the performance of the van sector.
- Truck volume up by cumulative 7,937 for the nine months to June 2011. 94 % of that is due to growth in artic demand.
- Notably the recovery in the rigid sector remains very subdued, but pickups and 4×4 utility vehicles have shown very positive growth over the past year. However, volumes are still short of recent market peaks in 2006/07 and 1996.
Click through to download the full June 2011 commercial vehicle registrations news release and data tables, which includes a more detailed analysis of the figures.
