摘要: |
The UK remains on course for its lowest new car registrations total since 1982, despite a 26.4% growth in October, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) drove the year-on-year uplift to 134,344 units, accelerating volumes on a poor October 2021 when deliveries fell by 24.6% year-on-year, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) increasing 23.4% to 19,933 and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) by 6.2% to 8,899. In total, plug-in vehicles accounted for 21.5% of registrations last month but October was the first month to see BEV market share fall since May 2021 as hybrid sales rose by 81.7%. The market remains down 5.6% year-to-date on the same period in 2021 and a third below pre-COVID levels. |