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Grey Britain: UK’s favourite colour for new cars in 2023 was grey for sixth year running

Published 22 January 2024
By Matt Robinson
Despite manufacturers offering more visual choice these days, new-car buyers still like to play it safe when ordering their vehicles’ colour.
Osprey Charging rapid chargers network

Electric vehicle to charger figures ‘misleading'

Figures showing the number of new plug-in cars outstripping new electric vehicle charging points is 'misleading', says trade body.
Published 02 June 2023
Tesla Model Y goes on sale in UK, priced from £54,990

EVs outsold petrol in the UK last month

Battery-electric vehicles took an impressive 32.9% share of the UK car market in December, a figure that marks the biggest ever monthly share.
Published 06 January 2023
2022 MG4 electric hatchback

'Question marks' over how long EV boom can last

Electric vehicles made up some 20.6% of new car sales in November — up 35.2% on November of last year.
Published 05 December 2022
Female engine at the Mini car factory

Diversity? The car industry has a long way to go

Driving.co.uk’s editor Will Dron on a new initiative to bring a more diverse workforce into the car industry, and why it matters
Published 01 December 2022
Three quarters of electric car owners use extension leads to charge their cars

Used EV sales represent less than 1% of market

Sales of used electric vehicles more than doubled in the first quarter of 2022, though they still represent only a tiny fraction of the market.
Published 10 May 2022
Mike Hawes addresses media at the SMMT Test Day 2022

SMMT: From 'range anxiety' to 'charging anxiety'

Published 28 April 2022
Citroen to introduce British sign language across its retail operations

Grey is most popular new car colour

Grey has topped the list of the most popular colours for new cars in the UK for the fourth year in a row according to new figures by the SMMT.
Published 31 January 2022
Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck has got over 200,000 reservations

Five predictions for the car world in 2022

The last year has been an extremely difficult one for the motor industry; can we look forward to a brighter 2022?
Published 02 January 2022
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
UK van production increases

Van production increases as more shop online

Commercial vehicle output has risen for the fifth month in a row, according to figures released by the SMMT.
Published 27 August 2021
Britain's drivers buying fewer UK-made cars

UK car production drops

Car manufacturing output in the UK fell by 37.6% in July, marking the worst July performance since 1956, according to SMMT's figures.
Published 26 August 2021
Car sales

Used cars sales more than double

The used car market recorded one of its best ever quarters this year as more people seek personal mobility.
Published 10 August 2021