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Electric cars made up 17% of UK sales in September, with over one million now on the road

Published 05 October 2022
By David Mullen
Electric vehicles made up 17% of UK car sales in September, increasing their market share.
Tesla Model 3 Long Range

Tesla Model 3 is best-seller

The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s best-selling car in September, according to figures released by the SMMT.
Published 06 October 2021

New car sales continue to recover in UK

The latest SMMT figures show positive signs for the sector recovering as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles continue to grow.
Published 05 July 2021
Uptake of pure-electric cars affected by reduction in government grant

Electric car sales affected by grant reduction

The uptake of electric vehicles has slowed following the reduction to the government's Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG).
Published 05 May 2021
Growth for new car registrations for first time since August

New car sales grow for first time since August

New car sales in March were more than 10% up on the same month in 2020 — the first growth for the market since August last year.
Published 06 April 2021
February new car sales lowest for more than 60 years

Coronavirus continues to hit British car sales

Coronavirus hit new car sales yet again in February, with sales dropping by more than 35% compared to the same month last year.
Published 04 March 2021
October car registrations at lowest for nine years

Car sales hit nine-year low but EVs rocket

Registrations of new cars declined by 1.6% last month compared to October 2019 due to the Welsh "firebreak" lockdown, according to the SMMT.
Published 05 November 2020
Car registrations fall 4.4% in worst September since introduction of dual number plate system

Worst September for car sales since 1999

Car registrations fell by 4.4% in September 2020 compared to the same month last year, and fell 15.8% from the 10-year September average.
Published 05 October 2020
Car sales

UK car sales bounce back in July

After a catastrophic first half of the year due to the coronavirus lockdown, UK car sales in July were up 11.3% on the same month in 2019.
Published 05 August 2020
New car registrations down 35% in June

Diesel car sales down as electric sales surge

Nearly 250,000 private car sales have been lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, as the registrations of new cars fell 34.9% in June.
Published 06 July 2020