Cars

05 March 2019 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

British new car market stable in February, rising 1.4% following January dip, marking solid start to 2019.
81,969 new cars registered on UK roads in the quietest month of the year ahead of crucial March plate change.
Demand for alternatively fuelled cars rises 34.0%, marking 22 consecutive months of growth as buyers respond to growing model choice.

05 February 2019 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new car market dips -1.6% in January as 161,013 models leave forecourts. Private buyers boost the market in first month of 2019, but fail to offset declines in business and fleet registrations. Demand for electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid

07 January 2019 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new car registrations fall -6.8% in 2018 to 2.37m units, reflecting 12 months of turbulence.
Registrations of plug-in cars reach record levels as manufacturers plan 2019 new model blitz but demand falling behind EU average as incentives are pulled.
Industry calls for new policies to grow sales of new low and zero emission cars, as ongoing diesel decline drives second year of CO2 rises.

05 December 2018 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new car market down -3.0% in November to 158,639 units, reflecting uncertainty, falling consumer confidence and supply constraints. Growth for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles fails to offset further fall in diesel demand. Year-to-date more than 2.2 million new

05 November 2018 #Cars #SMMT News

UK new car market declines in October – down -2.9% to 153,599 units.
Hybrid and plug-in registrations up +30.7% but, as grant is cut, new forecast data suggests outlook lags behind government ambitions.
Overall market down -7.2% YTD, with gap hoped to narrow slightly as supply issues resulting from regulatory changes ease.

04 October 2018 #Cars #SMMT News

UK new car market falls -20.5% in September to 338,834 units as regulatory changes impact supply. Volumes down across all sectors, as testing backlogs affect consumer, fleet and business deliveries. Industry welcomes tough new certification test, with even greater range

05 September 2018 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

New car market rises 23.1% in second smallest month of the year, with 94,094 units registered.
Demand for hybrid and plug-in cars surges 88.7% with record one in 12 buyers going electric.
Year-to-date registrations down -4.2% keeping market on track to meet 2018 forecasts.

06 August 2018 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

New car market steady in July, up 1.2%, with 163,898 new cars joining British roads. Demand for hybrid and plug-in vehicles up a fifth, with market share hitting record levels. Year-to-date market down -5.5%, in line with expectations. SEE CAR

05 July 2018 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new car market declines by moderate -3.5% to 234,945 registrations.
Strong growth for petrols and plug-ins can’t offset heavy diesel declines, with demand down -28.2% as buyers hesitate.
Year-to-date market falls -6.3%, with 1.3 million new cars joining UK roads in first six months.

05 June 2018 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new car demand grows 3.4% in May, as market continues to rebalance following large declines in 2017.
Hybrids and plug-ins up more than a third to take record 5.8% share, while superminis, SUVs and soft tops also rise.
Year-to-date market down -6.8% as uncertainty continues to impact business and fleet buyers.

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