Registrations

Vans, trucks, buses and coaches reach highest-ever proportion of vehicles on the road, with commercial vehicles accounting for more than one in eight vehicles in service. All vehicle sectors see increased numbers during 2021 as buses grow for first time…

Vehicles on UK roads increase 0.4% to 40,506,971 in 2021, but car ownership falls -0.2% to 35,023,652 units – the first consecutive annual decrease in car ownership in more than 100 years. Electric vehicle use rises by 71% to 748,349…

SMMT released figures for April pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in April 2022 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the April 2022 release

New research shows 57% of van owners anxious about going electric over fears they won’t be able to find a charging point when they need it.
More than a third of all new van models now available with a plug, but only one in 20 buyers has switched to a battery powered van in 2022.
Industry calls for a national ‘van plan’ to accelerate electric van uptake and deliver ambitious government targets.

Demand for new buses and coaches grows 45.2% in Q1 2022, but remains -44.4% below pre-pandemic five year average.
Single deck bus registrations increase sharply, rising by 131.9%, with minibuses up 36.8% and double-deckers up 8.4%.
Industry looks to government for crucial infrastructure support and release of Bus Back Better funding to drive fleet renewal.

9,837 heavy goods vehicles registered in first three months of 2022, down -2.3%.
Demand for articulated trucks up 7.4% but rigid uptake falls -10.1%.
Supply chain challenges and parts shortages hold back market at -17.1% below pre-pandemic levels.

New light commercial vehicle registrations fall to 21,597 units in April, a decline of -29.1% compared with best-on-record month last year. Registrations of large vans down -19.1%, while deliveries of medium-sized vans, the second largest segment by volume, drop by…

UK new car market declines -15.8% to 119,167 units in April, but battery electric car registrations buck trend, up 40.9%. SMMT revises 2022 outlook down from 1.89m units to 1.72m as parts shortages continue to impact supply. Plug-in cars anticipated…