Latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car market grew by 21% in September. A total of 272,610 new cars where registered last month. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive commented, A bumper September means the new car market remains strong despite economic challenges. However, with [...]
June 2023 UK new car market grew by 25.8% …according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 177,266 new vehicles were registered last month, this marks the 11th consecutive month of growth. A total of 949,720 new cars have joined our UK roads in the first six months [...]
The UK new car market continues its upward trend with its ninth consecutive month of growth in April according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 132,990 new car registrations were recorded last month but this is still -17.4% down compared to the same period [...]
UK new car registrations grew again for the seventh consecutive month in February. New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show a total of 74,441 new cars were registered last month - a rise of 26.2%. The best selling new car last month was the Vauxhall Corsa. Hybrid Electric [...]
New figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show new car registrations rising in September by 4.6%.A total of 225,269 new cars were registered.Year to date new car registrations are down -8.2%. September has seen Britain’s millionth electric car reach the road – an important milestone in the shift to zero [...]
The UK used car market fell by -18.8% during the second quarter of this year with a total of 1,759,684 transactions. Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show 407,820 fewer used vehicles changed hands compared with the same period last year. With the easing of Covid restrictions in 2021 this [...]
June 2022 new car registrations fell by -24.3% according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This represents the weakest new car registrations performance for June since 1996!! Better news is that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) growth continues with an 14.6% increase. The semiconductor shortage is stifling the new car market even [...]
New figures out today from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that May 2022 UK new car registrations fell by -20.6%.A total of 124,394 new cars were registered but this figure represents the second weakest May in three decades after lockdown 2020.Battery electric registrations rise by 17.7%. In yet another challenging month [...]
January 2022 new car registrations increased by 27.5% compared to the same period in 2021. A total of 115,087 new cars were registered last month according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT). Growth in battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) accounting for almost 1 in 3 [...]
According to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) a total of 106,265 new cars where registered in October 2021. That is a -24.6% decline compared to the same month last year. The current performance reflects the challenging supply constraints, with the industry battling against semiconductor shortages and increasingly strong economic [...]
