September 2021 UK new car registrations are down by -34.4% to 215,312 units but…. some encouraging news is that registrations of battery electric cars are at a record high. A total of 32,721 battery electric vehicles were register last month. This is a desperately disappointing September and further evidence of the ongoing impact of the [...]
According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), August new car registrations fell -22%. A total of 68,033 units were registered in what is normally a quieter month before the September plate change. Demand for battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars continue to rise. While August is normally one of [...]
Figures from the The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that last months UK new car market declined by -29.5%. A total of 123,296 new cars were registered. Registrations for plug-in vehicles continued to grow. The automotive sector continues to battle against shortages of semiconductors and staff, which is throttling our ability to [...]
Figures out today from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that for May 2021 new car registrations improved compared to May 2020 (when we were all in a national lock down). However, whilst May 2021 new car registrations are down (-14.7% on pre-pandemic May 2019) the plug-in vehicle market continues to rise - [...]
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that for April 2021 there was an increase of new car registrations. This increase, however, is compared to the same month last year..... when we were all in a national lockdown!! No surprise there then? April 2021’s registrations are -14.5% down on the [...]
The latest figures from the SMMT show a 11% increase in new car registration for March 2021 compared with March 2020. Year-to-date new car registrations in the UK are down -12% against the same period last year. The past year has been the toughest in modern history and the automotive sector has, like many others, [...]
New car figures realised today show that January 2021 was the worst start to a year since 1970. Figures by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car market fell by -39.5% compared to January 2020. This amounts to 59,030 fewer new cars being registered last month. “Following a [...]
The UK Government has announced plans that they will accelerate the ban on sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles, as part of their "green industrial revolution". The ban will start in 2030, five years earlier than they first announced. Our green industrial revolution will be powered by the wind turbines of Scotland and the [...]
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 [...]
According to new figures, released today, by the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) September 2020 new car market declined by -4.4%. Just 328,041 new cars were registered which now represents the lowest September volume recorded since 1999. Battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles continue to grow with 1 in 10 new car registrations being a battery [...]
