Cars

80,805 new cars driven off forecourts in the month, -2.8% down on 2017, as UK new car market dips.
Demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles continues to rise, but diesel demand falls again.
Year-to-date market for new cars down -5.1%, with 244,420 units registered nationwide.

UK new car market declines in January – down -6.3%, as 163,615 cars leave showrooms.
Demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles rises, but fails to offset fall in new diesel registrations.
SUVs only vehicle segment to show growth, with 6.6% uplift leading to record market share.

Overall annual demand falls -5.7% in 2017 – but new car market still third biggest in a decade at over 2.5 million vehicles.
December represents the ninth consecutive month of decline, as registrations for final month of year drop -14.4%.
Appetite for electrified cars reaches record high, with almost 120,000 alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) hitting UK roads – a 34.8% uplift.
Diesel demand declines -17.1%, undermining progress on emissions and CO2 as industry body warns consumers could end up paying more in fuel if they travel high mileages.

UK new car demand falls -11.2% in November to 163,541 units.
Increases in demand for petrol and AFVs fail to offset heavy losses for diesel, falling -30.6%.
Year-to-date market declines, with registrations down -5.0% in line with expectations.

The UK new car market declined for a seventh consecutive month in October, with 158,192 new units registered, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Demand fell by -12.2% in the month, as falling confidence among buyers continued to impact the market.

The UK new car market declined for a sixth consecutive month in September, with 426,170 new units registered, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

The UK new car market reported its fifth consecutive month of decline in August…

161,997 new cars registered in July as market declines -9.3% – the fourth consecutive monthly fall this year. Demand down across business, fleet and private buyers – with falls of -23.8%, -10.1% and -6.8%. New record market share for alternatively…

The UK new car market has declined for a third consecutive month with 243,454 new units registered in June, according to figures released by SMMT. Registrations fell at a slower pace than in the previous two months, by -4.8%, as demand continued to stabilise following a record first quarter and the subsequent market turbulence caused by the recent changes to Vehicle Excise Duty. The market is now more in line with 2017 forecasts.

The UK new car market declined in May ahead of the general election, with demand falling -8.5%, according to figures released today by SMMT. 186,265 new cars were registered in the month, with business purchases driving the market, up 20.1%, to offset declines from private and fleet buyers.