UK New Car Sales Rise for Second Consecutive Year Driven by Business Adoption of Electric Vehicles

📆 06/01/2025 11:45:00
📰 ShropshireStar

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New car registrations in the UK have increased for the second year in a row, primarily fueled by a surge in electric vehicle (EV) adoption among businesses and fleets. While only 10% of private car buyers chose pure electric vehicles, registrations by businesses and fleets rose by 64,000, accounting for 19.6% of the market. This growth comes despite challenges such as high investment costs and the need for continued consumer incentives. Overall, petrol and diesel car registrations declined, while hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles saw increases.

UK new car sales up for second year in a row as business buyers swap to electric vehicles, research shows

As a result, BEVs made up 19.6% of the market , up by more than a fifth from last year, but short of the 22% demanded by the mandate. Across the total market, petrol and diesel car registrations fell by -4.4% and -13.6% respectively as more buyers swapped either to BEVs, or to lower emission hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids .

Petrol remained the most popular powertrain among private buyers, taking up 61.0% of demand, with hybrid electric vehicles in second place at 16.0%.

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