HGVs Registrations

September sees commercial vehicle registrations rise 12.4%

04 October 2013 #HGVs #Registrations
  • Total CV registrations were strong in September, up 12.4% 49,197 units registered in the month.
  • The overall commercial vehicle market is up 8.1% for the year-to-date, at 239,356 units.
  • Vans rose 10.3% with 43,066 new 63-plate registrations and rose 9.6% over the year so far with 205,004 registrations.
  • Truck demand grew 29.7% in the month with 6,131 registrations; year-to-date recovery is on course, now stable, down just 0.1% on 2012 at 34,352 units.

 

 

UK van and truck registrations: 2013 and % change on 2012

 

September % change Year-to-date % change Rolling year % change
Vans

43,066

10.3%

205,004

9.6%

257,578

4.1%

Trucks

6,131

29.7%

34,352

-0.1%

45,683

-4.2%

Total

49,197

12.4%

239,356

8.1%

303,261

2.7%

 

“Commercial vehicle registrations rose 12.4% in September, with greater confidence and impending Euro 6 legislation producing a strong recovery in truck volumes,” said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. “Encouragingly, van registration levels have stabilised, up around 10% in the month and year-to-date, after a variable year that reacted to model changes and changeable market conditions. Year-to-date truck demand is back to 2012 levels after a slow start to the year and we expect the last quarter to be very strong for the sector.”

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Click through to download the full September 2013 CV news release and data table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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