LCVs

Number of new light commercial vehicles joining UK roads up 3.0% to 351,834 units in 2024. More demand for new vans but fewer 4x4s and pick-ups registered as double-cab tax hike looms. 2024 EV share static at 6.3% despite near…

Light commercial vehicle registrations rise 10.5% in second best November on record. Uptake of all van classes rises but pick-up demand continues to decline. Electric van volumes grow by a third but review of market regulation urgently needed as annual…

Demand for new light commercial vehicles rises by 2.4%, delivering best October performance in three years. Growth attributable to small and medium vans, but future of new pickup market at serious risk. Plug-in Van Grant extension welcome but further and…

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations up 8.3% in best September for four years. Battery electric van (BEV) uptake falls -0.5%, down for the sixth time in 2024 with market unlikely to reach the UK’s ambitious and mandated 2024 zero…

New light commercial vehicle registrations grow 1.7% in August to 16,575 units in best performance for the month since 2021. Demand continues across all van segments, while 4x4s and pick-ups record declines. EV uptake declines for fifth month this year,…

UK’s new light commercial vehicle registrations total 24,689 units in July, -8.5% below strong month in 2023 – with market up 2.7% in year to date. Demand falls across most segments but uptake of smaller vans more than doubles. Electric…

New light commercial vehicle market falls in June, down -4.5%, after record-equalling 17 month growth run ends. Sector records best first six months since 2021, with market up 4.5% on last year as 177,620 new vans, pickups and 4x4s delivered.…

17th month of growth in LCV market as volumes rise 1.9%. Growth fuelled by midweight vans as market records best May since record-breaking 2021. Battery electric vehicle uptake rises but market still short of targets. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND…

UK CV manufacturing declines -19.9% to 8,413 units in April but maintains 13.6% lead in first four months – the best year to date performance since 2010. April output for both UK and export markets down, by -9.9% and -24.1% respectively, but exports remain up 30.3% YTD. EU overwhelmingly Britain’s biggest export market, with 97.1% of…

New light commercial vehicle market up 5.4% in April, marking 16th consecutive month of growth. Battery electric van demand falls by -42.4%, with urgent need to ramp up van chargepoint rollout. Latest SMMT outlook expects UK new van registrations to…