摘要: |
November's registration figures made predictable - and grim -reading. The overall market was down by 27.3% for the month, and 30.7% for the year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is predicting a full year market of just 1.56 million, the worst figure since 1982. However, before examining the grisly details of who has declined the most, it is worth looking at which parts of the market have performed the best. Luxury saloons like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class have been in decline for many years, but are actually out-performing the market this year, with a decline of 'only' 13.4%. The reason is that luxury saloons are no longer like the S-Class - they are electric. The best-selling luxury saloon year-to-date (YTD) is the Porsche Taycan which, implausibly, is outselling the S-Class, 7 Series and A8 combined. |