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9 11, 2022

2022 OCTOBER NEW CAR MARKET INCREASES. Short new car news.

By | November 9th, 2022|car news|0 Comments

October 2022 new car registrations grew by 26.4% according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The growth in October new car sales was predominately driven by large fleet registrations which grew by 47.4%. Electrified vehicles account for one in three new cars registered. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers [...]

17 01, 2022

WHICH CAR BRANDS INCREASED OR DECREASED THEIR UK MARKET SHARE IN 2020. New car news.

By | January 17th, 2022|car news|0 Comments

2021 was another challenging year for UK new car sales.Check out below which car brands increased or decreased their UK market share. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). FOLLOW ME ON: Facebook – webloganycar.co.uk YouTube – youtube.com/c/WeBlogAnyCar Instagram – webloganycar Twitter @webloganycar

7 01, 2022

COVID AND CHIP SHORTAGE PUT THE BRAKES ON UK NEW CAR MARKET. New car news.

By | January 7th, 2022|car news|0 Comments

End of year figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 1.64 million new cars were registered in 2021 – up just 1.0% on last year. The figures highlight the huge impact of Covid and the semiconductor shortage. Petrol-powered vehicles which include mild hybrids (MHEVs) remain the most popular with 58.3% of [...]

5 11, 2020

OCTOBER 2020 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS ARE DOWN AGAIN. New car news.

By | November 5th, 2020|car news|0 Comments

140,945 new cars were  registered in the UK last month. This represents a -1.6% year on year decline. With the announcement on the 23rd of October of Wales’ “firebreak” lockdown .. I guess that this is no surprise. In England we have just just started our month long lockdown, so all eyes will be on November’s new [...]

29 10, 2020

NEW ELECTRIFIED CAR REGISTRATIONS OVERTAKE DIESEL NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS IN EUROPE. New car news.

By | October 29th, 2020|car news|0 Comments

For the first time in Europe, electrified new car registrations overtook diesel new car registrations in September 2020.  This means that in September one in four new car registrations was either a BEV, PHEV or HEV (according to data from JATO Dynamics).  The best selling car was the Volkswagen Golf (28,731). The best selling Hybrid [...]

5 08, 2020

JULY 2020 UK NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS SHOWING SOME HOPE. New car news.

By | August 5th, 2020|car news|0 Comments

UK registrations are up for the first time this year by 11.3% in July. 174,887 new cars were registered last month.Year-to-date new car registrations are down -41.9%. “July’s figures are positive, with a boost from demand pent up from earlier in the year and some attractive offers meaning there are some very good deals to [...]

6 04, 2020

MARCH 2020 NEW CAR SALES DOWN. New car news.

By | April 6th, 2020|car news|0 Comments

The U.K new car market fell by -44% in March - according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).  A total of 254,684 new cars were registered for March 2020.  This really hasn’t been a total surprise with car manufacturers suspending production and new car dealerships closing (or closed) across the country from [...]

6 09, 2018

UK NEW CAR MARKET GROWS IN AUGUST 2018. New car news

By | September 6th, 2018|car news|0 Comments

94,094 new cars were registered for the month of August 2018.  The big news is that the UK’s growing range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars grew by 88.7%. This means that 1 in 12 people in the UK choose one of these ultra-low and zero emission vehicles. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief [...]