UK November 2025: Renault at best in 3 years, Ford Puma up 58.1%
Renault is inside the UK Top 10 for the first time since December 2022.
The UK new car market is off -1.6% year-on-year in November to 151,154 units which is still a solid result. The year-to-date volume is up 3.4% to 1,874,271 and should pass the 2 million mark by year end. An indicator of an unhealthy market, private sales single-handedly pull the market down at -5.5% to 55,253 and 36.6% share vs. 38.1% a year ago. Meanwhile Fleet sales are stable at +0.2% to 92,219 and 61% share vs. 59.9% and business sales are up 18% to 3,682 and 2.4% share vs. 2%. Year-to-date, private sales grow 3.7% to 728,175 and 38.9% share vs. 38.7% over the same period a year ago, fleet sales are up 3.1% to 1,103,938 and 58.9% share vs. 59.1% and business sales are up 8.2% to 42,158 and 2.2% share, unchanged.
In terms of propulsion type, BEVs edge up only +3.6% to 39,965 and 26.4% share vs. 25.1% in November 2024, this is the lowest great rate in almost two years. PHEVs advance +14.8% to 18,005 and 11.9% share vs. 10.2%, HEVs are up 1.3% to 19,836 and 13.1% share vs. 12.8%, petrol drops -5.9% to 66,180 and 43.8% share vs. 45.8% and diesel sinks -24% to 7,168 and 4.7% share vs. 6.1%. Through November, BEVs are up 26% to 426,209 and 22.7% share vs. 18.7% over the same period in 2024, PHEVs grow 34.8% to 208,245 and 11.1% share vs. 8.5%, HEVs are up 7.5% to 261,755 and 14% share vs. 13.4%, petrol is down -8.3% to 880,331 and 47% share vs. 53% and diesel falls -15.8% to 97,731 and 5.2% share vs. 6.4%.
Source: SMMT
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+4.9%) is the faraway leader at 8.6%, with Audi (+12.3%) repeating at an outstanding 2nd place. BMW (-15.7%) is in difficulty YoY but is up one spot on October to #3. Ford (+13.9%) and Kia (+8.2%) also shine to round out the Top 5 as Ford overtakes the Korean manufacturer to hold the third place year-to-date. The next four manufacturers are down, with Nissan (-12%) hit the hardest above Toyota (-10.3%), Hyundai (-9.9%) and Skoda (-1.8%). Renault (+16.9%) soars to #10, the French carmaker’s first incursion inside the UK Top 10 since December 2022. BYD (+232.9%) and Cupra (+66.1%) excel below while Jaecoo breaks its share record at 2.2%.
Model-wise, the Ford Puma surges 58.1% year-on-year to reach 3.2% share, its highest since April 2024. The Kia Sportage (+9.3%) is far below at 2.4% of the market. The Nissan Qashqai (-20.4%) struggles but ensures the podium is identical to YTD. The Nissan Juke (+46.6%) advances to #4 while the VW T-Roc is up to #5, its highest ranking since February 2024 when it was #3. The VW Golf (+78.4%) follows and posts an unusually strong year-on-year lift. Below the Vauxhall Corsa, the new Jaecoo 7 a 4th consecutive Top 10 finish but is down two ranks on last month to #8.
Previous month: UK October 2025: Jaecoo 7 ends month 42 units off third place
One year ago: UK November 2024: Mini Cooper #1, Peugeot 3008 cracks Top 10, BEVs up 58.4%
Full November 2025 Top 54 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK November 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Nov-25 | % | /24 | Oct | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 13,072 | 8.6% | + 4.9% | 1 | 167,011 | 8.9% | + 8.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Audi | 8,955 | 5.9% | + 12.3% | 2 | 102,856 | 5.5% | – 10.8% | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | BMW | 8,896 | 5.9% | – 15.7% | 4 | 114,035 | 6.1% | – 2.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ford | 8,775 | 5.8% | + 13.9% | 3 | 109,304 | 5.8% | + 6.9% | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 7,932 | 5.2% | + 8.2% | 5 | 109,042 | 5.8% | + 0.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nissan | 6,593 | 4.4% | – 12.0% | 9 | 84,224 | 4.5% | – 10.3% | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | Toyota | 6,575 | 4.3% | – 10.3% | 6 | 84,873 | 4.5% | – 9.9% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 6,562 | 4.3% | – 9.9% | 8 | 87,570 | 4.7% | + 1.0% | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Skoda | 6,287 | 4.2% | – 1.8% | 10 | 78,481 | 4.2% | + 9.5% | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Renault | 6,276 | 4.2% | + 16.9% | 14 | 60,389 | 3.2% | + 14.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | MG | 5,682 | 3.8% | – 22.6% | 16 | 75,309 | 4.0% | + 0.6% | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | Mercedes | 5,302 | 3.5% | – 36.0% | 11 | 84,306 | 4.5% | – 12.8% | 8 | 6 |
| 13 | Volvo | 5,192 | 3.4% | – 11.2% | 12 | 62,479 | 3.3% | + 2.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Vauxhall | 5,166 | 3.4% | + 7.2% | 7 | 77,792 | 4.2% | + 6.2% | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | BYD | 4,637 | 3.1% | + 232.9% | 18 | 43,740 | 2.3% | + 488.5% | 17 | 31 |
| 16 | Land Rover | 4,598 | 3.0% | – 4.9% | 17 | 56,814 | 3.0% | – 1.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Mini | 4,477 | 3.0% | – 34.6% | 15 | 42,998 | 2.3% | + 4.8% | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Cupra | 4,082 | 2.7% | + 66.1% | 19 | 38,181 | 2.0% | + 39.6% | 20 | 22 |
| 19 | Peugeot | 3,900 | 2.6% | – 43.8% | 13 | 79,984 | 4.3% | + 22.6% | 10 | 13 |
| 20 | Tesla | 3,772 | 2.5% | – 17.2% | 33 | 39,227 | 2.1% | – 5.9% | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Jaecoo | 3,397 | 2.2% | new | 21 | 24,418 | 1.3% | new | 23 | 47 |
| 22 | Dacia | 2,765 | 1.8% | – 14.0% | 22 | 28,397 | 1.5% | – 1.0% | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | Citroen | 2,217 | 1.5% | – 3.1% | 20 | 19,084 | 1.0% | – 32.9% | 26 | 23 |
| 24 | Mazda | 1,763 | 1.2% | + 9.8% | 25 | 30,294 | 1.6% | + 16.1% | 21 | 24 |
| 25 | Omoda | 1,726 | 1.1% | + 107.5% | 23 | 18,051 | 1.0% | + 538.1% | 27 | 33 |
| 26 | Porsche | 1,657 | 1.1% | – 29.2% | 24 | 16,980 | 0.9% | – 1.4% | 29 | 26 |
| 27 | Seat | 1,649 | 1.1% | – 11.0% | 27 | 21,615 | 1.2% | – 37.5% | 25 | 19 |
| 28 | Suzuki | 1,470 | 1.0% | + 81.3% | 26 | 17,240 | 0.9% | – 23.4% | 28 | 25 |
| 29 | Chery | 1,367 | 0.9% | new | 28 | 3,930 | 0.2% | new | 34 | – |
| 30 | Polestar | 1,348 | 0.9% | + 100.6% | 29 | 15,226 | 0.8% | + 95.3% | 31 | 32 |
| 31 | Lexus | 1,080 | 0.7% | – 22.9% | 30 | 15,357 | 0.8% | + 0.0% | 30 | 27 |
| 32 | Honda | 1,072 | 0.7% | – 17.4% | 32 | 22,330 | 1.2% | – 24.6% | 24 | 21 |
| 33 | Leapmotor | 593 | 0.4% | new | 31 | 2,984 | 0.2% | new | 35 | – |
| 34 | Geely | 353 | 0.2% | new | – | 353 | 0.0% | new | 47 | – |
| 35 | Jeep | 271 | 0.2% | – 77.8% | 34 | 10,101 | 0.5% | + 20.8% | 32 | 30 |
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 248 | 0.2% | + 119.5% | 36 | 2,705 | 0.1% | + 76.6% | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | Alpine | 214 | 0.1% | + 548.5% | 37 | 1,369 | 0.1% | + 294.5% | 41 | 44 |
| 38 | Fiat | 202 | 0.1% | – 77.6% | 35 | 8,615 | 0.5% | – 35.6% | 33 | 29 |
| 39 | Smart | 159 | 0.1% | + 96.3% | 40 | 1,580 | 0.1% | – 17.9% | 39 | 35 |
| 40 | Subaru | 137 | 0.1% | + 19.1% | 41 | 1,994 | 0.1% | – 11.3% | 37 | 34 |
| 41 | Genesis | 97 | 0.1% | – 4.0% | 44 | 1,157 | 0.1% | + 5.3% | 42 | 38 |
| 42 | Xpeng | 91 | 0.1% | new | 38 | 750 | 0.0% | new | 45 | – |
| 43 | KGM | 73 | 0.0% | + 40.4% | 39 | 1,505 | 0.1% | – 2.9% | 40 | 37 |
| 44 | Bentley | 65 | 0.0% | – 41.4% | 42 | 939 | 0.1% | + 10.3% | 44 | 42 |
| 45 | GWM Ora | 30 | 0.0% | + 76.5% | 46 | 469 | 0.0% | – 59.0% | 46 | 39 |
| 46 | Changan | 28 | 0.0% | new | 43 | 120 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 47 | Maserati | 20 | 0.0% | – 13.0% | 45 | 320 | 0.0% | – 27.4% | 48 | 43 |
| 48 | Ineos | 20 | 0.0% | – 35.5% | 47 | 253 | 0.0% | – 24.0% | 50 | 45 |
| 49 | Abarth | 14 | 0.0% | – 73.1% | 49 | 287 | 0.0% | – 71.6% | 49 | 41 |
| 50 | DS | 7 | 0.0% | – 85.4% | 48 | 1,003 | 0.1% | – 10.8% | 43 | 40 |
| 51 | Chevrolet | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 84 | 0.0% | + 8300.0% | 52 | 50 |
| 52 | Skywell | 5 | 0.0% | + 66.7% | 52 | 27 | 0.0% | + 800.0% | 54 | 49 |
| 53 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 1,725 | 0.1% | – 89.4% | 38 | 28 |
| 54 | Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 45 | 0.0% | + 1400.0% | 53 | 48 |
| – | Other British | 221 | 0.1% | – 36.5% | – | 2,856 | 0.2% | – 8.1% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 59 | 0.0% | – 42.7% | – | 1,495 | 0.1% | – 26.4% | – | – |
UK November 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Nov-25 | % | /24 | Oct | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 4,859 | 3.2% | + 58.1% | 1 | 50,808 | 2.7% | + 11.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 3,649 | 2.4% | + 9.3% | 2 | 45,814 | 2.4% | + 0.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 3,004 | 2.0% | – 20.4% | 7 | 38,254 | 2.0% | – 2.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nissan Juke | 2,835 | 1.9% | + 46.6% | 5 | 32,447 | 1.7% | – 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | VW T-Roc | 2,768 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| 6 | VW Golf | 2,742 | 1.8% | + 78.4% | 4 | 30,526 | 1.6% | – 1.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Vauxhall Corsa | 2,564 | 1.7% | n/a | 9 | 34,241 | 1.8% | n/a | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Jaecoo 7 | 2,404 | 1.6% | new | 6 | 23,185 | 1.2% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | VW Tiguan | 2,334 | 1.5% | – 4.6% | 8 | 27,866 | 1.5% | n/a | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | Mini Cooper | 2,124 | 1.4% | – 51.9% | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25 |
| 11 | Audi A3 | 2,114 | 1.4% | + 65.8% | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 1,979 | 1.3% | – 33.2% | n/a | 27,085 | 1.4% | – 1.8% | 10 | 9 |
| n/a | MG HS | 1,914 | 1.3% | – 39.8% | n/a | 27,388 | 1.5% | – 4.2% | 8 | 8 |
| n/a | Hyundai Tucson | 1,352 | 0.9% | – 43.3% | n/a | 27,261 | 1.5% | – 10.6% | 9 | 7 |
Source: SMMT
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How is Ford doing in the UK with the new Capri and Explorer EVs? Renault has great succes with its new R5 – well deserved 🙂