The overall UK new car market might have finished strongly in December, but fleet was the only driver of that growth, with retail registrations falling 14% compared with the same month last year. The...

After a modest uplift in September, which itself followed a significant downward swing in August, retail registrations were all but flat in October, showing a rise of just 0.3% compared with the same...

September’s new car registrations showed growth in the retail sector, but only by a modest 5.8%, which was dwarfed by the 40.8% increase in the fleet market. Some 122,944 new cars were registered by...

Retail registrations increased just 0.3% in July compared with the same month in 2022, with the 60,045 vehicles registered bringing growth of just 162 units. And year-to-date retail registrations are...

After several months of flat or falling numbers, private new vehicle registrations picked up in June, seeing 14.8% growth compared with the same month last year. Having said that, June 2022, in the...

A slight easing of new car supplies combined with the continued focus from the OEMs on the retail market saw private new car registrations increase 3.2% in August compared with the same month last...

After last month’s fall, retail registrations for July stabilised in comparison with the same month last year, with 59,847 vehicles registered. While only seven more than in July 2021, which was...

April provided further evidence that OEMs are continuing to channel their still-limited production output into the retail channel, with private registrations of new cars up a further 4.8% in April...

With new car production still heavily disrupted, it is clear from the March registrations figures the extent to which OEMs are prioritising private customers over fleet. In a month where overall...

Retail new car registrations in January were up 64.1% compared with the same month in 2021, with 62,300 new vehicles registered. This accounted for 54.1% of all registrations, with the fleet market...

Production issues continue to impact on new vehicle availability as the semiconductor crisis extends into the winter, with supply completely out of kilter with demand. So in the context of...

Another tough month for the automotive sector saw registrations fall 34.4% compared with September 2021. Retailers report that consumer demand is strong and order books are healthy, but the chip...

The industry’s shift to electric continues to pick up pace as manufacturers pull investments away from petrol and diesel production. And momentum will continue to build as billions are invested in...

Retail registrations in July were down over 25% compared with the same month in 2020, while total registrations including fleet and business were down over 29%. The semiconductor shortage is impacting...

Registrations of new vehicles grew again in June, but the 28% rise represents a somewhat false picture given the Covid impact on 2020 figures. A more meaningful comparison is the previous decade...

With showrooms open for the full month of May, registrations surged ahead of the same month last year, with the total up some 674% on 2020 where retailers were still coming to terms with trading...

As showrooms reopened, April saw the expected huge rise in registrations compared with the first full lockdown month of last year, but volumes are still some 12.9% down on the decade average. There is...