The UK new car market showed very encouraging signs, recording its best May since 2019 according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. New car registrations grew by 7.1% to 160,662 units. Perhaps surprisingly, it was private buyers who drove the increase in registrations, with private new car registrations [...]
The Uk new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined by -10.3% in 2025. A total of 315,422 light commercial vehicles, including vans and pickups, were registered last year according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Medium-sized vans were down -20% to 51,639 registrations, while larger vans dropped [...]
According to the figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) the UK new car market grew by 13.7% in September 2025 which is the strongest performance since September 2020. More than 50.8% of new cars registered last month with the new 75 plate were electrified in some way. A total of [...]
August UK new car registrations declined by -2.0% to 82,908 cars. However, August is typically a quiet month before September's number plate change according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Year to date, the new car market is up 2.1% to 1.265 million but remains -16.7% below [...]
The UK new car market in July declined -5% to 140,154 new car registrations according to the latest figured from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).. This is the weakest performance for the month since 2022 and is -10.8% lower than in 2019 before the pandemic. Still, there was good news for [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
