The U.K. new car market grew by 12.4% in March 2025. A total of 357,103 new cars were registered, according to the latest figures from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This is actually the best March performance since 2019. The best selling car in March was the Ford Puma followed by the [...]
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that February new car market continued to decline for a fifth consecutive month. The UK new car market declined by -1.0% to 84,054 new cars registered last month. February is normally a quieter month because of the March number plate change however, there [...]
The UK new car market grew for a second consecutive year in 2024. A total of 1,952,778 new cars were registered last year, marking a 2.6% increase, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Electric Vehicles registrations continue to grow, recording a 19.6% share of the new car market. December's best [...]
Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the November new car market fell by -1.9%, with a total of 153,610 new car registrations. This marks the second consecutive monthly decline in four months. Petrol registrations were down -17% and diesel down -10%, while battery electric registrations continued to [...]
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that in October, the UK new car market fell by -6% to 144,288 registrations. October’s best-selling car was the Kia Sportage and the Ford Puma continues to lead in the year-to-date sales. Massive manufacturer investment in model choice and market support [...]
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that a total of 275,239 new 74 plate cars were registered last month. However, this is still -19% down from pre-COVID levels in September 2019. Plug-in hybrids grew faster than any other fuel type, up 32%, representing a 8.9% share of the [...]
UK new car registrations for the month of August are traditionally quiet, with many new car buyers preferring to wait until September for the new number plate. Last month was no different, with a -1.3% drop in new car registrations. However, battery electric vehicles (BEV) registrations rose by 10.8%. Figures from the Society of [...]
The UK market breaks the million new car registrations mark at the half-year point. This is the first time it has happened since 2019. In June 2024, the new car market grew only 1.1%, with a total of 179,263 units registered. Growth was primarily driven by fleet registrations, while demand from private buyers has [...]
The UK new car market grew for a 22nd consecutive month in May 2024. Last month, a total of 147,678 new cars were registered.This marks the best May performance since 2021 according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). May's best selling car was the Kia Sportage. Figures from the [...]
Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car registrations grew by 1.0% in April. This has been the 21st consecutive month of growth but private new car sales continues to fall down -17.7% to 50,458. A total of 134,274 new cars were registered last month. [...]
