Mini segment impresses in May
New car registrations -3.5% to 179,272 units in May and -0.6% for the year-to-date Mini segment up 120% in May and up 27.4% over the year-to-date Diesel demand continues with volumes up 8.4% to 80,246 cars in May
"The slow-down in the overall new car market in May comes as no surprise and reflects concerns across the economy," said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. "The figures are in line with SMMT forecasts for 2008, and we expect a tough year ahead. Vehicle manufacturers and dealers will have to work hard to attract consumers, who are facing increasing household and motoring expenses."
Notes:
At ˆ20 bn, the automotive sector is Europe's largest investor in R&D, driving industry forward and helping deliver more sustainable motoring for the 21st century. Technological innovation has helped car and CV manufacturers slash CO2 and air quality emissions from vehicles. New diesel cars for example emit 95% less soot from the tailpipe than those made 15 years ago and average new car CO2 has been cut by 13.1% since 1997.
Each vehicle made in Britain requires half the energy to produce than it did just five years ago, saving an estimated 700,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. Total combined waste to landfill down by more than half, from 80,399 tonnes in 2000 to 39,862 tonnes in 2006. For more details, download SMMT's eighth annual Sustainability Report from the SMMT web site www.smmt.co.uk/publications.
Table 1 – UK new car registrations
Market dips in May, as forecast
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Outlook remains cautious, with volumes expected to slide further
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Table 2 – Registrations by sales type
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Table 3 – Top ten best sellers
Focus still top, but mini sector booms
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Table 4 – Diesel registrations
Diesels growth sustained
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MAY |
% Change |
YEAR TO DATE | % Change | |||||||
MARQUE | 2008 | %market share | 2007 |
%market share |
2008 | %market share | 2007 | %market share | ||
Alfa Romeo | 478 | 0.27 | 518 | 0.28 |
-7.72 |
2,738 | 0.26 | 2,529 | 0.24 | 8.26 |
Aston Martin | 161 | 0.09 | 140 | 0.08 |
15.00 |
861 | 0.08 | 1,112 | 0.11 | -22.57 |
Audi | 8,914 | 4.97 | 8,388 | 4.51 |
6.27 |
48,615 | 4.68 | 46,052 | 4.41 | 5.57 |
Bentley | 156 | 0.09 | 157 | 0.08 |
-0.64 |
930 | 0.09 | 1,007 | 0.10 | -7.65 |
BMW | 8,741 | 4.88 | 9,070 | 4.88 |
-3.63 |
50,234 | 4.84 | 42,232 | 4.04 | 18.95 |
Cadillac | 8 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
300.00 |
78 | 0.01 | 34 | 0.00 |
129.41 |
Chevrolet | 1,305 | 0.73 | 1,243 | 0.67 |
4.99 |
8,437 | 0.81 | 7,121 | 0.68 | 18.48 |
Chrysler | 761 | 0.42 | 750 | 0.40 |
1.47 |
3,488 | 0.34 | 3,900 | 0.37 | -10.56 |
Citroen | 6,417 | 3.58 | 7,803 | 4.20 |
-17.76 |
38,197 | 3.68 | 44,144 | 4.23 | -13.47 |
Corvette | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
6 | 0.00 | 26 | 0.00 | -76.92 |
Daihatsu | 300 | 0.17 | 290 | 0.16 |
3.45 |
2,532 | 0.24 | 1,975 | 0.19 | 28.20 |
Daimler | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
-50.00 |
18 | 0.00 | 13 | 0.00 | 38.46 |
Dodge | 233 | 0.13 | 192 | 0.10 |
21.35 |
2,284 | 0.22 | 1,282 | 0.12 | 78.16 |
Fiat | 5,135 | 2.86 | 4,488 | 2.42 |
14.42 |
26,008 | 2.50 | 25,286 | 2.42 | 2.86 |
Ford | 26,547 | 14.81 | 29,769 | 16.02 |
-10.82 |
156,667 | 15.09 | 162,779 | 15.59 | -3.75 |
Honda | 6,368 | 3.55 | 8,101 | 4.36 |
-21.39 |
45,269 | 4.36 | 47,394 | 4.54 | -4.48 |
Hummer | 40 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
86 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
Hyundai | 2,434 | 1.36 | 2,002 | 1.08 |
21.58 |
13,458 | 1.30 | 12,944 | 1.24 | 3.97 |
Jaguar | 2,058 | 1.15 | 1,258 | 0.68 |
63.59 |
9,537 | 0.92 | 8,654 | 0.83 | 10.20 |
Jeep | 442 | 0.25 | 370 | 0.20 |
19.46 |
2,326 | 0.22 | 2,318 | 0.22 | 0.35 |
Kia | 2,764 | 1.54 | 2,030 | 1.09 |
36.16 |
15,240 | 1.47 | 11,644 | 1.11 | 30.88 |
Land Rover | 2,518 | 1.40 | 3,733 | 2.01 |
-32.55 |
18,929 | 1.82 | 20,489 | 1.96 | -7.61 |
Lexus | 788 | 0.44 | 1,018 | 0.55 |
-22.59 |
5,364 | 0.52 | 6,560 | 0.63 | -18.23 |
Lotus | 81 | 0.05 | 67 | 0.04 |
20.90 |
332 | 0.03 | 279 | 0.03 | 19.00 |
Mazda | 3,785 | 2.11 | 3,688 | 1.98 |
2.63 |
22,975 | 2.21 | 22,106 | 2.12 | 3.93 |
Mercedes Benz |
6,464 | 3.61 | 5,595 | 3.01 |
15.53 |
35,535 | 3.42 | 33,628 | 3.22 | 5.67 |
MG | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
3 | 0.00 | 107 | 0.01 | -97.20 |
MINI | 3,429 | 1.91 | 3,776 | 2.03 |
-9.19 |
18,876 | 1.82 | 19,073 | 1.83 | -1.03 |
Mitsubishi | 1,262 | 0.70 | 1,282 | 0.69 |
-1.56 |
9,380 | 0.90 | 8,376 | 0.80 | 11.99 |
Nissan | 4,904 | 2.74 | 4,498 | 2.42 |
9.03 |
32,843 | 3.16 | 25,775 | 2.47 | 27.42 |
Perodua | 52 | 0.03 | 58 | 0.03 |
-10.34 |
268 | 0.03 | 346 | 0.03 | -22.54 |
Peugeot | 10,725 | 5.98 | 11,359 | 6.11 |
-5.58 |
58,908 | 5.67 | 65,914 | 6.31 | -10.63 |
Porsche | 509 | 0.28 | 819 | 0.44 |
-37.85 |
3,384 | 0.33 | 4,318 | 0.41 | -21.63 |
Proton | 88 | 0.05 | 213 | 0.11 |
-58.69 |
838 | 0.08 | 1,190 | 0.11 | -29.58 |
Renault | 8,191 | 4.57 | 10,014 | 5.39 |
-18.20 |
49,417 | 4.76 | 57,122 | 5.47 | -13.49 |
Rover | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
1 | 0.00 | 67 | 0.01 | -98.51 |
Saab | 1,457 | 0.81 | 2,117 | 1.14 |
-31.18 |
8,333 | 0.80 | 10,412 | 1.00 | -19.97 |
SEAT | 2,211 | 1.23 | 2,400 | 1.29 |
-7.88 |
14,449 | 1.39 | 14,867 | 1.42 | -2.81 |
Skoda | 3,339 | 1.86 | 3,146 | 1.69 |
6.13 |
17,706 | 1.71 | 16,265 | 1.56 | 8.86 |
smart | 655 | 0.37 | 265 | 0.14 |
147.17 |
3,313 | 0.32 | 1,886 | 0.18 | 75.66 |
Ssangyong | 69 | 0.04 | 106 | 0.06 |
-34.91 |
375 | 0.04 | 790 | 0.08 | -52.53 |
Subaru | 403 | 0.22 | 385 | 0.21 |
4.68 |
2,644 | 0.25 | 2,645 | 0.25 | -0.04 |
Suzuki | 1,732 | 0.97 | 2,392 | 1.29 |
-27.59 |
12,028 | 1.16 | 13,621 | 1.30 | -11.70 |
Tata | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Toyota | 7,957 | 4.44 | 9,839 | 5.30 |
-19.13 |
50,458 | 4.86 | 55,297 | 5.29 | -8.75 |
Vauxhall | 25,663 | 14.32 | 25,332 | 13.63 |
1.31 |
143,206 | 13.79 | 143,383 | 13.73 | -0.12 |
Volkswagen | 16,581 | 9.25 | 14,975 | 8.06 |
10.72 |
85,217 | 8.21 | 82,486 | 7.90 | 3.31 |
Volvo | 2,780 | 1.55 | 1,978 | 1.06 |
40.55 |
14,942 | 1.44 | 13,718 | 1.31 | 8.92 |
Other
British |
101 | 0.06 | 30 | 0.02 |
236.67 |
454 | 0.04 | 320 | 0.03 | 41.88 |
Other
Imports |
264 | 0.15 | 137 | 0.07 |
92.70 |
1,101 | 0.11 | 949 | 0.09 | 16.02 |
Total | 1 7 9 2 7 2 | 1 8 5 7 9 7 |
-3.51 |
1 0 3 8 2 8 9 | 1 0 4 4 4 3 6 | -0.59 |