In full-year 2023, the Ford Puma and Nissan Qashqai were the top-selling car models in Britain while the Tesla Model Y was again the UK’s favorite battery-electric car. Ford Puma ST © Ford UK 2023 (January to December): For the first time ever, the Ford Puma was the top-sel...
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a 1.3% decline in August compared to the same month in 2023, with 84,575 new cars sold. "Heavy" summer discounting continued to drive electric vehicle (EV) sales, the industry body said, rising almost 11%. Money late...
2023 (Q1-Q3): New passenger vehicle registrations in Europe expanded 17% with car sales highest in Germany, UK, France, and Italy.
Fifty-nine per cent (59%) of UK respondents intending to buy a vehicle in the next two years said their preference would be a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) or a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), up from 54% in 2023 and marginally abov...
Is it worth buying a new petrol or diesel car in 2023? Electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars now suit more drivers than ever before, meaning that if you’re in the market for a new car, we’d strongly suggest you see if one of those types of car would suit your needs. You ca...
In 2023 there were 314,684 electric cars sold, as compared to 267,203 in 2022; a growth of 18%. The proportion of new cars that are electric has grown from 6.6% in 2020, to 19.6% in 2024. In the last few years the electric car proportion of new car sales has stayed stable, but...
“2021 was the year that in particular saw the breakthrough in sales of our multi-award winning battery electric cars with registrations more than doubling year on year versus the overall market growth of 76 percent for BEVs. With more exciting models to come in 2022, including the eagerly ...
Brussels proposed Wednesday a three-year delay on tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles between Britain and the EU that was meant to kick in from January, in a major reversal of its previous position.
In 2023, there were 1.90 million new passenger cars registered in the United Kingdom. This was an 18 percent increase compared to the previous year. The UK new car market has recorded its best year since the pandemic. The growth in 2023, was attributed to fleet investment, as the supply ...
The UK auto industry is calling to halve the value added tax for electric vehicles for three years to drive adoption after UK's 2023 new car registrations recovered to their highest level since 2019, the UK Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said Jan. 5. Growth in car ...