Cars

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.

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.

UK new car registrations rise 10.4% in April, as market rebalances following VED disruption in 2017.
Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles see notable increase in demand, up 49.3%, but diesel continues downward trend.
Year-to-date market down -8.8%, as uncertainty continues to affect overall market.

As predicted, the UK new car market fell in March, down -15.7%, but still the fourth biggest March ever for the sector.
Fall in diesel demand continues, down -37.2% compared to same month last year, with AFVs up 5.7% and petrol holding steady at 0.5%.
Overall, first quarter down -12.4%, but over 700,000 motorists drive home in a new car this year.

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.