In full-year 2022, Volkswagen remained the best-selling car brand in Britain but Ford performed strongly to move ahead of luxury German brands Audi and BMW. 2022 (January to December): Volkswagen was the leading car marque in the United Kingdom for the second consecutive year despite lower sales. Ford increased sales to gain second place while … Read more
In full-year 2022, the new car market in Britain contracted by 2% to only 1.6 million vehicles — the lowest sales in 30 years. 2022 (January to December): New passenger vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom were 2% lower than in 2021 for the smallest British new car market since 1992. The sale of battery-electric … Read more
In 2021, car production in Britain fell to below 860,000 vehicles with exports lower while electric vehicle output surged. Engine manufacturing was sharply down. In full-year 2021, car production in the United Kingdom contracted by 6.7% to only 859,575 vehicles of which 82% were exported. Engine manufacturing and exports in Britain were sharply down in … Read more
In 2021, the Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling electric car in Britain while the BMW 3-Series was the most popular plug-in hybrid model in the UK. In full calendar year 2021, the Tesla Model 3 was by far the best-selling electric car model in Britain. It was followed in the UK by the Kia … Read more
In 2021, the Vauxhall Corsa was the top-selling car model in the UK while the Tesla Model 3 was second and the Ford Fiesta dropped out of the top ten list of most popular car models in Britain. In full calendar year 2021, the Vauxhall Corsa was the top-selling car model in the UK while … Read more
In 2021, Volkswagen became the best-selling car brand in Britain while both Audi and BMW brands also sold more cars in the UK than Ford. In full calendar year 2021, Volkswagen finally became the best-selling car brand in Britain. Audi was the second most popular marque in the UK followed by BMW. Ford, the previous … Read more
In 2021, new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by 1% — market analysis showed record battery electric car sales in the UK. New passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by a moderate 1% to 1.65 million cars – the second smallest new car market in the UK since 1992. However, slow growth was largely … Read more
First Semester 2021: Volkswagen replaced Ford as the best-selling car brand in Britain and the Vauxhall Corsa outsold the Fiesta as the UK’s favorite model. During the first half of 2021, the British new car market expanded by 40% to only 910,000 new passenger vehicle registrations — still well below ten-year averages for first-semester car … Read more
Volkswagen was again the best-selling car brand in Britain during the first quarter of 2021 while the Opel Vauxhall outsold the Ford Fiesta as the top-selling car model in the UK in Q1. January – March 2021: new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK were down 12% but car sales increased in March and the … Read more
In 2020, used car sales transactions in Britain contracted by 15% to 6.75 million cars with the Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa the best-selling models. Second-hand car sales in Britain in 2020 were down 15% compared to 29% for the new car market. The Ford Fiesta was the favorite used car of the British in … Read more