The Ford Kuga is up to #3 overall in the UK in May. Hit by the continued effect of supply chain issues, the UK new car market accelerates its fall in May to -20.6% year-on-year at 123,394 registrations. When removing pandemic-hit May 2020, this is the weakest May volume since…
First pole position for this generation of Nissan Qashqai. Picture autoexpress.co.uk According to data by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 119,167 new cars hit UK roads in April, an accelerating fall of -15.8%, leading to a year-to-date down -5.4% to 536,727. The main culprit this month is…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the first time. For the all-important month of March which traditionally accounts for around 20% of the annual total, new car sales in the UK fall -14.3% year-on-year to just 243,479 units according to data by SMMT. This…
The Vauxhall Mokka is up to #3 in the UK in February. Always a low month before the license plate change of March, in February the UK market rises 15% year-on-year on a locked down February 2021 to 58,994 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 23% to 174,081. When…
Kia is the best-selling carmaker in the UK in January and the Sportage is the best-selling model. The UK new car market bounces back up 27.5% year-on-year in January to 115,087 sales on particularly low (-39.5%) year-ago volumes impacted by lockdowns. Private sales shoot up 64.1% year-on-year to 62,300 and…
The Vauxhall Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in 2021. Discover over 55 years worth of UK Historical Data here. The UK new car market ends 2021 with a very shy 1% year-on-year gain to 1,647,181 registrations as the microchip crisis triggered vehicle stock shortages that cancelled any…
The Mini Hatch ranks #1 in the UK in November. New car sales in the UK edge up 1.7% year-on-year in November to 115,706 units, ending a streak of 4 consecutive months of decline. However keep in mind November 2020 was down -27.4% on the year prior due to the…
The Peugeot 2008 posts its first ever Top 10 finish in the UK this month. The semi conductor shortage continues to impact the UK new car market in October, with sales down -24.6% year-on-year to just 106.265 units, the lowest October volume in 30 years: since 1991 (101.107). The year-to-date…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Toyota Aygo. As the microchip crisis bites hard, the UK new car market freefalls -34.4% year-on-year in the all-important month of September to just 215.312. This month is traditionally the second strongest in the year as it coincides with a biannual plate change.…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK are down a further -22% year-on-year in August to just 68.033 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 (65.937), leading to a year-to-date volume up 20.3% to 1.101.302 units. August 2021 is down…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in July. As stock shortages triggered by the microchip crisis impair sales, the UK new car market sinks -29.5% year-on-year in July to just 123.296 units, the lowest July volume since 1998 (37.896), before the bi-annual plate system was initiated.…
Renault Zoe sales are up 167.9% year-on-year in the UK in 2020. Discover UK's Top 150 models over the Full Year 2020 here. We can now share with you a Top 150 models for the UK over the Full Year 2020. We learn that the Volvo XC40 (+62%) ends up…
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the 4th time. New car sales in the UK gain 28% year-on-year in June to 186.128 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 39.2% to 909.973. However June 2021 volumes remain well down on pre-pandemic June 2019 at -16.7%…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in May. As the UK market was paralysed by Covid-19 restrictions a year ago, UK new car sales surge 674.1% year-on-year in May to 156.737 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 42.5% to 723.845. However, May 2021 volumes remain down…
Toyota's UK sakes are up 30.1% on April 2019. With showrooms reopening on April 12, a successful vaccination campaign, business and consumer morale is up in the UK and the new car market concurs. At 141.583, sales are up 3176.6% on a completely locked-down April 2020 but more significantly down…