New car market grows in May as registrations rise 7.9%
New car registrations rose 7.9% in May to 162,288 units. Largest percentage rise for 23 months boosted by 14.3% growth in private demand. Ending a three-month decline, the fleet market was up 4.8% in...
View ArticleNew car market continues to rise with 3.5% growth in June
New car registrations rose for a fourth successive month with a 3.5% rise in June to 189,514 units. Registrations over the first half of the year increased 2.7% to 1,057,680 units. Private demand...
View ArticleNew car registrations continue to improve, up 9.3% in July
New car registrations rose 9.3% in July to 143,884 units – the fifth monthly gain in a row and the best of 2012. Registrations over the first seven months have risen more than 40,000 units or 3.5% to...
View ArticleNew car market stable in August ahead of important ’62-plate’ change
New car registrations grew 0.1% in August to 59,433 units. The market has increased 3.3% to 1,260,997 units from January-August, up more than 40,000 units on 2011. Accounting for around 3% of the...
View ArticleNew car registrations better than expected in robust September market
Important plate change month sees new car registrations grow 8.2% to 359,612 units, exceeding expectations by more than 26,000 cars. The market has increased 4.3% to 1,620,609 units in the first three...
View ArticleResilient new car market growth continues in October
UK new car registrations rose 12.1% to 151,252 units in October, bucking current demand trends in Europe. The new car market has increased 5.0% over the year-to-date, growing in all but one month,...
View ArticleNovember new car registrations confirm UK market as second largest in EU
UK new car registrations rose 11.3% to 149,191 units in November, on the back of increased private demand. The UK new car market has grown 5.4% to 1,921,052 units during the January-November period....
View Article2012 new car market tops two million units, a four-year high
UK new car registrations rose 5.3% in 2012 to 2,044,609 units, boosted by strong consumer demand. Annual volume was highest since 2008, and recorded largest percentage increase since 2001. Growth in...
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Positive start for 2013 new car market with January registrations up 11.5%
UK new car registrations rose 11.5% to 143,643 units in January 2013. Growth was boosted by 15.9% rise in private registrations during the month. All fuel types showed growth in January....
View ArticleNew car market posts 12th successive month of growth in February
UK new car registrations rose 7.9% to 66,749 units in February 2013. Registrations over the year-to-date increased 10.3% to 210,392 units. Growth boosted by private demand again, with February...
View ArticleNew car market momentum continues in key plate-change March
UK new car registrations rose 5.9% in March with 394,806 registrations of 13-plate cars. Registrations in Q1 rose by 7.4% to 605,198 units. March marked the 13th consecutive month of growth in new car...
View ArticleGrowth continues in April new car market
UK new car registrations rose 14.8% in April to 163,357 units. Registrations in the first four months of 2013 grew 8.9% to 768,555 units. April secured the strongest growth in 14 months as buying...
View ArticlePrivate new car demand tops pre-recession levels in May
UK new car registrations grew 11% to 180,111 units in May. Private demand climbed 20.9%, outperforming pre-recession volumes recorded in 2007. May’s new car market secured the 15th successive month of...
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New car demand up 10% in first half of 2013, with private buyers driving growth
New car registrations passed the one million mark in June, growing 10% in the first half of 2013 to 1,163,623 units. The UK new car market saw the 16th successive monthly rise in June, growing 13.4%...
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Automotive industry raises 2013 new car forecast as July posts 17th...
SMMT has significantly raised its forecast for 2013 new car registrations, predicting sales will reach 2.216 million units, 8.4% ahead of 2012. Strong performance across the private, fleet and...
View ArticleGrowth continues in April new car market
UK new car registrations rose 14.8% in April to 163,357 units. Registrations in the first four months of 2013 grew 8.9% to 768,555 units. April secured the strongest growth in 14 months as buying...
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August new car registrations rev-up ahead of September plate change
18 months of consecutive rises realised as new car market grows 10.9% in August to 65,937 units. Only about 3% of annual registrations occur in August ahead of September’s plate change, which...
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Positive start for 2013 new car market with January registrations up 11.5%
UK new car registrations rose 11.5% to 143,643 units in January 2013. Growth was boosted by 15.9% rise in private registrations during the month. All fuel types showed growth in January....
View ArticleNew car market posts 12th successive month of growth in February
UK new car registrations rose 7.9% to 66,749 units in February 2013. Registrations over the year-to-date increased 10.3% to 210,392 units. Growth boosted by private demand again, with February...
View ArticleNew car market momentum continues in key plate-change March
UK new car registrations rose 5.9% in March with 394,806 registrations of 13-plate cars. Registrations in Q1 rose by 7.4% to 605,198 units. March marked the 13th consecutive month of growth in new car...
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