In full-year 2023, Volkswagen, Ford and Audi were again the top-selling car brands in Britain with all top marques increasing sales in the UK. 2023 (January to December): The seven largest car brands in Britain were in the same rank positions as a year ago. Volkswagen was the top-selling car brand in the UK for … Read more
In full-year 2023, the best-selling battery electric car models in Britain were the Tesla Model Y and the MG 4. 2023 (January to December): The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric car model in Britain for the second consecutive year. A new model, the MG 4 was the second most popular while the Audi … Read more
In full-year 2023, the Ford Puma and Nissan Qashqai were the top-selling car models in Britain while the Tesla Model Y was again the UK’s favorite battery-electric car. 2023 (January to December): For the first time ever, the Ford Puma was the top-selling car model in Britain in a full calendar year. It replaced the … Read more
In full-year 2023, the new car market in Britain expanded with sales up by 18% to 1.9 million new passenger vehicle registrations in the UK. 2023 (January to December): new passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by 17.9% to 1,903,054 cars — the highest level in four years and the first year-on-year market expansion since … Read more
In full-year 2022, the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were the top-selling electric cars in Britain with sales well ahead of all competition. 2022 (January to December): The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were by far the most popular battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the UK in 2022. Half the cars are new … Read more
In full-year 2022, the top-selling car models in Britain were Nissan Qashqai, Vauxhall Corsa, and Tesla Model Y. 2022 (January to December): The Nissan Qashqai became the first Nissan ever to top the list of the ten best-selling car models in Britain. It replaced the Vauxhall Corsa that slipped back to second. The Tesla Model … Read more
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
