CV registrations back to trend, but more distortion expected ahead of Euro 4 July registrations down 3.5 per cent to 26,809, year to date up 0.1 per cent Rolling year total down 2.1 per cent to 386,125 units
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New commercial vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom – 2006 | ||||
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July |
% change |
Year to date |
% change | |
|
Total |
26,809 |
– 3.5% |
227,951 |
0.1% |
|
Light CV |
23,243 |
2.4% |
191,300 |
0.2% |
|
Trucks |
3,201 |
– 33.7% |
33,919 |
– 1.1% |
|
Buses and coaches |
365 |
44.3% |
2,732 |
9.2% |
‘2006 CV registrations look good, despite a quiet July,’ said Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive. ‘Light CV, bus and coach registrations quite performed well in July, a month which typically takes 7.5 per cent of annual CV registrations. This means we are on par with 2005 volumes. We expect even higher figures in August and a storm in September as operators rush to register Euro 3 trucks and coaches ahead of change to Euro 4 on 1 October. Despite these distortions, we’re optimistic about year-end figures.’
