UK September 2024: BEVs at 20.5% share, Kia Sportage back to #1
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in September.
In the all important ’74’ plate change month of September, the UK new car market edges up 1% year-on-year to 275,239, the best September since 2020 but still -19.8% off pre-Covid September 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.3% to 1,514,094. Private sales continue to under perform at -1.8% to 120,272 and 43.7% share vs. 44.9% in September 2023 whereas fleets gain 3.7% to 149,095 and 54.2% share vs. 52.7%. Meanwhile business sales are down -8.4% to 5,872. Year-to-date, private sales drop a hefty -9.4% to 588,616 and 38.9% share vs. 44.8% a year ago just as fleets surge 16.3% to 892,355 and 58.9% share vs. 52.9% last year and business sales are down -4.2% to 33,123.
Looking at sales by propulsion, PHEVs are the best performers this month with a 32.1% year-on-year lift to 24,486 and 8.9% share vs. 6.8% a year ago. Helped by heavy discounting, BEVs surge 24.4% to 56,387 units, their highest ever monthly volume. They hold 20.5% share for the month vs. 16.6% last year. HEVs are up 2.6% to 39,017 and 14.2% share vs. 13.9%, petrol is down -9.3% to 137,793 and 50.1% share vs. 55.7% and diesel off -7.1% to 17,556 and 6.4% share vs. 6.9%. Year-to-date, PHEVs once again ae the most dynamic at +26.2% to 124,943 and 8.3% share vs. 6.8% over the same period a year ago, while HEVs climbs 13.6% to 207,383 and 13.7% share vs. 12.6% and BEVs gain 13.2% to 269,931 and 17.8% share vs. 16.4%. Petrol edges down -0.8% to 814,188 and 53.8% share vs. 56.5% and diesel sinks -12% to 97,649 and 6.4% share vs. 7.6%.
Source: SMMT
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+2.9%) keeps the lead at 8.3% share, cementing its YTD domination (8.5%). Kia (+3.7%) advances two spots on August to #2, its best performance since March 2022. Audi (-7.8%) struggles at #3 but somehow manages to snap the 2nd spot YTD in the process. Toyota (+1.8%) is up three ranks on last month to #4 with a solid Mercedes (+13.7%) rounding out the Top 5. Skoda (+32%) and Hyundai (+20.1%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, Jeep (+149.8%), Polestar (+113.8%), Honda (+58.1%), Land Rover (+47%), Volvo (+41.8%) and Tesla (+19.1%) stand out. Cupra (+15.9%) outsells Seat (+9%). Newcomer Omoda is up 7 spots to #33 with over 1,000 sales.
The Kia Sportage (+30.4%) brilliantly reclaims the models top spot for the fourth time in the past 5 months but this is still not enough to catch the Ford Puma (-17.4%) in the year-to-date order. The Nissan Juke (+36.6%) reappears inside the Top 10 directly at #3 and now ranks #4 year-to-date. The Tesla Model Y (+43.9%) excels at #4 ahead of the Hyundai Tucson (+27.6%) also in great shape. The Nissan Qashqai (-38.8%) crumbles down but ensures the Top 6 is 100% SUVs like it was a year ago. The VW Tiguan (+23.2%), Polo (+5.2%) and Golf (+3.8%) all outstage the market below.
Previous month: UK August 2024: Volkswagen and Ford Puma dominate, Omoda launches
One year ago: UK September 2023: Fleets lift market up 21%, 6 SUVs in Top 6, MG places two models in Top 10
Full September 2024 Top 45 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK September 2024 – brands:
Pos | Brand | Sep-24 | % | /23 | Aug | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
1 | Volkswagen | 22,955 | 8.3% | + 2.9% | 1 | 128,541 | 8.5% | + 4.2% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Kia | 17,535 | 6.4% | + 3.7% | 4 | 92,420 | 6.1% | + 2.7% | 4 | 6 |
3 | Audi | 17,317 | 6.3% | – 7.8% | 2 | 98,275 | 6.5% | – 5.6% | 2 | 3 |
4 | Toyota | 16,621 | 6.0% | + 1.8% | 7 | 79,292 | 5.2% | – 6.7% | 8 | 5 |
5 | Mercedes | 16,476 | 6.0% | + 13.7% | 6 | 80,252 | 5.3% | + 20.0% | 7 | 9 |
6 | Ford | 15,875 | 5.8% | – 23.1% | 3 | 85,727 | 5.7% | – 23.3% | 5 | 2 |
7 | Nissan | 15,079 | 5.5% | – 4.5% | 14 | 80,856 | 5.3% | + 16.2% | 6 | 8 |
8 | Hyundai | 14,874 | 5.4% | + 20.1% | 9 | 72,666 | 4.8% | + 4.9% | 9 | 10 |
9 | BMW | 12,538 | 4.6% | + 0.1% | 5 | 96,816 | 6.4% | + 23.8% | 3 | 4 |
10 | Skoda | 11,454 | 4.2% | + 32.0% | 8 | 58,183 | 3.8% | + 9.3% | 12 | 12 |
11 | Volvo | 9,384 | 3.4% | + 41.8% | 16 | 49,177 | 3.2% | + 32.3% | 14 | 15 |
12 | Vauxhall | 9,347 | 3.4% | – 30.4% | 10 | 63,402 | 4.2% | – 16.5% | 10 | 7 |
13 | Land Rover | 8,993 | 3.3% | + 47.0% | 18 | 48,976 | 3.2% | + 23.8% | 15 | 14 |
14 | MG | 8,959 | 3.3% | – 29.0% | 13 | 62,189 | 4.1% | + 0.9% | 11 | 11 |
15 | Peugeot | 8,393 | 3.0% | – 10.1% | 11 | 50,882 | 3.4% | + 9.7% | 13 | 13 |
16 | Renault | 7,797 | 2.8% | – 3.5% | 15 | 42,855 | 2.8% | + 42.3% | 16 | 18 |
17 | Tesla | 7,656 | 2.8% | + 19.1% | 12 | 36,160 | 2.4% | – 9.0% | 17 | 16 |
18 | Mazda | 5,873 | 2.1% | + 6.6% | 24 | 22,774 | 1.5% | – 8.4% | 24 | 21 |
19 | Honda | 5,060 | 1.8% | + 58.1% | 19 | 26,959 | 1.8% | + 32.3% | 20 | 25 |
20 | Mini | 4,912 | 1.8% | – 11.1% | 25 | 30,144 | 2.0% | – 8.8% | 19 | 17 |
21 | Cupra | 4,706 | 1.7% | + 15.9% | 22 | 22,881 | 1.5% | + 22.5% | 23 | 24 |
22 | Seat | 4,430 | 1.6% | + 9.0% | 17 | 31,227 | 2.1% | + 28.3% | 18 | 19 |
23 | Citroen | 3,874 | 1.4% | – 19.4% | 20 | 23,189 | 1.5% | – 2.2% | 21 | 20 |
24 | Suzuki | 3,833 | 1.4% | – 16.5% | 21 | 20,801 | 1.4% | + 0.0% | 25 | 23 |
25 | Dacia | 3,360 | 1.2% | – 1.1% | 23 | 23,025 | 1.5% | + 7.3% | 22 | 22 |
26 | Lexus | 3,119 | 1.1% | – 6.9% | 29 | 12,629 | 0.8% | + 5.5% | 28 | 28 |
27 | Polestar | 2,429 | 0.9% | + 113.8% | 31 | 6,361 | 0.4% | – 37.1% | 30 | 30 |
28 | Fiat | 2,215 | 0.8% | – 28.9% | 26 | 11,699 | 0.8% | – 17.8% | 29 | 27 |
29 | Porsche | 1,967 | 0.7% | – 19.9% | 27 | 12,842 | 0.8% | – 27.7% | 27 | 26 |
30 | Jaguar | 1,814 | 0.7% | – 9.7% | 28 | 14,105 | 0.9% | + 38.6% | 26 | 29 |
31 | Jeep | 1,289 | 0.5% | + 149.8% | 32 | 6,110 | 0.4% | + 155.0% | 31 | 31 |
32 | BYD | 1,150 | 0.4% | + 395.7% | 30 | 5,260 | 0.3% | + 1082.0% | 32 | 38 |
33 | Omoda | 1,081 | 0.4% | new | 40 | 1,127 | 0.1% | new | 37 | – |
34 | Smart | 462 | 0.2% | + 335.8% | 36 | 1,725 | 0.1% | + 387.3% | 34 | 43 |
35 | Subaru | 366 | 0.1% | – 33.7% | 35 | 1,994 | 0.1% | + 9.5% | 33 | 32 |
36 | KGM/SsangYong | 255 | 0.1% | – 6.9% | 34 | 1,427 | 0.1% | + 12.9% | 35 | 34 |
37 | DS | 211 | 0.1% | – 15.6% | 38 | 991 | 0.1% | – 50.1% | 39 | 33 |
38 | Abarth | 191 | 0.1% | – 33.7% | 33 | 890 | 0.1% | + 29.5% | 40 | 41 |
39 | Alfa Romeo | 187 | 0.1% | – 1.1% | 37 | 1,248 | 0.1% | + 10.5% | 36 | 35 |
40 | Genesis | 155 | 0.1% | + 30.3% | 39 | 850 | 0.1% | – 18.2% | 41 | 36 |
41 | Ora | 116 | 0.0% | – 44.5% | 45 | 1,076 | 0.1% | + 61.1% | 38 | 39 |
42 | Bentley | 84 | 0.0% | – 42.9% | 42 | 627 | 0.0% | – 41.0% | 42 | 37 |
43 | Maserati | 68 | 0.0% | – 19.0% | 43 | 394 | 0.0% | – 45.4% | 43 | 40 |
44 | Ineos | 61 | 0.0% | – 60.6% | 41 | 248 | 0.0% | – 66.4% | 46 | 42 |
45 | Alpine | 41 | 0.0% | + 2.5% | 44 | 294 | 0.0% | + 17.6% | 44 | 44 |
– | Other British | 490 | 0.2% | – 5.2% | – | 2,466 | 0.2% | – 2.1% | – | – |
– | Other Imports | 187 | 0.1% | – 17.6% | – | 1,799 | 0.1% | + 31.5% | – | – |
UK September 2024 – models:
Pos | Model | Sep-24 | % | /23 | Aug | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
1 | Kia Sportage | 7,482 | 2.7% | + 30.4% | 2 | 37,582 | 2.5% | + 33.5% | 2 | 4 |
2 | Ford Puma | 6,681 | 2.4% | – 17.4% | 1 | 38,944 | 2.6% | + 4.4% | 1 | 1 |
3 | Nissan Juke | 6,025 | 2.2% | + 36.6% | n/a | 28,727 | 1.9% | + 12.4% | 4 | 8 |
4 | Tesla Model Y | 5,799 | 2.1% | + 43.9% | 5 | 23,495 | 1.6% | – 16.6% | 9 | 5 |
5 | Hyundai Tucson | 5,799 | 2.1% | + 27.6% | 9 | 26,096 | 1.7% | – 4.9% | 6 | 6 |
6 | Nissan Qashqai | 5,239 | 1.9% | – 38.8% | 10 | 32,923 | 2.2% | + 1.0% | 3 | 2 |
7 | VW Polo | 4,657 | 1.7% | + 5.2% | 4 | 23,758 | 1.6% | + 42.5% | 8 | 16 |
8 | VW Tiguan | 4,327 | 1.6% | + 23.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17 |
9 | Ford Kuga | 4,066 | 1.5% | – 12.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
10 | VW Golf | 3,974 | 1.4% | + 3.8% | 6 | 27,456 | 1.8% | + 29.2% | 5 | 12 |
n/a | Audi A3 | 3,277 | 1.2% | – 17.5% | n/a | 24,957 | 1.6% | + 11.2% | 7 | 9 |
n/a | MG HS | 3,025 | 1.1% | – 24.9% | n/a | 23,115 | 1.5% | + 19.6% | 10 | 13 |
Source: SMMT