UK June 2025: BEVs up 39.1%, Hyundai hits record #4, Nissan Qashqai best-seller

The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in the UK for the first time since March 2024.

According to local association SMMT, 191,316 new cars found a buyer in the UK in June, a comfortable +6.7% year-on-year increase. This is the best June result since the 223,421 units of pre-pandemic June 2019. The H1 2025 volume is up 3.5% to 1,042,219, also its best since 2019 (1,269,245). Private sales advance 5.9% to 71,616 and 37.4% share vs. 37.7% in June 2024 while fleets are up 8.5% to 114,841 and 60% share vs. 59.1% last year. Business sales are down -15.8% to 4,859 and 2.5% share vs. 3.2% a year ago. Year-to-date, the situation is reversed with private sales (+5% to 402,004 and 38.6% share vs. 38% in 2024) growing faster than fleets at +2.8% to 617,441 and 59.2% share vs. 59.6%. Business sales are down a more modest -3% to 22,774 and 2.2% share vs. 2.3% a year ago.

Looking at propulsion type, BEVs register the biggest gain at +39.1% to 47,354 for the month, seeing its market share jump from 19% in June 2024 to 24.8% now. PHEVs are up 28.8% to 21,382 and 11.2% share vs. 9.3% but HEVs drop -8.5% to 23,835 and 12.5% share vs. 14.5% a year ago. Meanwhile petrol is off -4.2% to 88,029 and 46% share vs. 51.3% and diesel is flat at +0.2% to 10,716 and 5.6% share vs. 6%. Over the First Half of 2025, BEVs are here to the mist dynamic at +34.6% to 224,841 and 21.6% share vs. 16.6% over the same period in 2024, PHEVs advance +31.3% to 107,039 and 10.3% share vs. 8.1% and HEVs grow 9% to 146,777 and 14.1% share vs. 13.4%. Petrol is down -9.4% to 504,840 and 48.4% share vs. 55.4% and diesel is off -11.3% to 58,722 and 5.6% share vs. 6.6% a year ago.

Source: SMMT

Volkswagen (+9.7%) keeps the brands lead for the 25th consecutive month with 8.9% of the market. BMW (-6.1%) disappoints but stays in second place above Ford (+20.1%), unusually strong. Hyundai (+9.9%) leaps up three spots on May to land at #4. This is the Korean manufacturer’s highest ever ranking in the UK, eclipsing the #5 it hit back in February 2023. It beats sister brand Kia (-2.7%), down two ranks to #5. Skoda (+27.8%) scores the biggest gain in the Top 10 with Nissan (+4.2%) also in positive but Toyota (-23.9%), Audi (-19.3%) and Mercedes (-8.6%) all in a rut. Just below, Peugeot (+77%) soars again at #11, with Tesla (+14.2%) in solid shape as is Vauxhall (+14.2%). BYD (+557.5%) repeats at #18 with a surreal YoY lift.

Over in the models ranking, the locally produced Nissan Qashqai (+56.8%) signs its first monthly win since March 2024 but stays in third place over H1. It distances the YTD leader, the Ford Puma (+39.4%) also sporting excellent growth. Tesla is back inside the Top 10 with the Model Y (+14.8%) at #3 and the Model 3 (+13.7%) at #6. The Vauxhall Corsa confirms its return to shape at #4, a ranking it also holds over H1 vs. #12 over the Full Year 2024. The MG HS is back among the country’s five favourite vehicles for the first time this year. It now ranks #7 YTD. The Kia Sportage (-17.9%) is in difficulty at #7 as is the Nissan Juke (-15.8%) at #9. The VW T-Roc (+40.6%) and Peugeot 2008 (#10) shine, the latter securing a third straight Top 10 finish.

The Ford Transit Custom is the best-selling LCV in the country over H1 2025, followed by the Ford Transit and Ranger. The Toyota Hilux is up to #7 and the VW Crafter now points its bonnet inside the Top 10.

Previous month: UK May 2025: Stable market (+1.6%), Hyundai Kona hits record ranking

One year ago: UK June 2024: Kia Sportage and Nissan Juke top market up 1.1%

Full June 2025 Top 51 brands, Top 10 models and H1 2025 Top 10 LCV models below.