However the decrease in New Car Sales June 2015 is only a blip as outlook remains positive
New car sales for June 2015 slumped by 15% when compared to the same month in 2015. New car registrations have increased for 17 straight months when compared to the same period in previous years until the decrease in June of this year. Only 1,439 new cars were registered in June, 266 behind last year. However the drop in sales is being described as nothing to worry about as sales for the year are still 25% ahead of 2014 and projections for the second of the year remain positive. In total 82,253 new cars have been registered this year, almost 16,500 units more than last year.
The decrease in new car sales in June is just a small blip as more and more new car sales continue to be transferred to the second registration period in July. People are still getting used to the concept of the dual registration system and are beginning to realise the consequences of registering a car in July vs June so more and more people put off the date until the second half of the year as we hit May and June. The outlook of the industry is still very good and we should expect to see a bumper July.
Elsewhere Commercial vehicle sales (including Light Commercial and Heavy Goods vehicles) were up 68% in June and 45% overall for the year. Whilst used imports continued to slide due to the unfavourable exchange rate against sterling, with used imports down almost 13% or 4,000 units for the year to date.
Highlights below:
Passenger New Vehicle Sales:
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Total |
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|
2014 |
22,932 |
12,747 |
14,290 |
7,861 |
6,241 |
1,705 |
65,776 |
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|
2015 |
29,818 |
15,761 |
18,909 |
9,409 |
6,917 |
1,439 |
82,253 |
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Change |
+30.0% |
+23.6% |
+32.3% |
+19.7% |
+10.8% |
-15.6% |
+25.1% |
Top Sellers:
Top 10 Models
|
# |
Model |
2014 |
2015 |
Change |
|
| 1 | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF |
3,235 |
4,032 |
+24.6% |
|
| 2 | FORD FOCUS |
2,581 |
3,015 |
+16.8% |
|
| 3 | NISSAN QASHQAI |
2,716 |
2,702 |
-0.5% |
|
| 4 | VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
1,697 |
2,540 |
+49.7% |
|
| 5 | SKODA OCTAVIA |
2,038 |
2,507 |
+23.0% |
|
| 6 | TOYOTA COROLLA |
2,171 |
2,456 |
+13.1% |
|
| 7 | HYUNDAI IX35 |
1,911 |
2,345 |
+22.7% |
|
| 8 | FORD FIESTA |
2,169 |
2,265 |
+4.4% |
|
| 9 | TOYOTA YARIS |
1,486 |
1,920 |
+29.2% |
|
| 10 | KIA SPORTAGE |
1,441 |
1,780 |
+23.5% |
|
Commercial New Vehicle Sales:
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Total |
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|
2014 |
3,623 |
2,077 |
2,377 |
1,761 |
1,696 |
690 |
12,224 |
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2015 |
5,622 |
2,819 |
3,353 |
2,552 |
2,195 |
1,164 |
17,705 |
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|
Change |
+55.2% |
+35.7% |
+41.1% |
+44.9% |
+29.4% |
+68.7% |
+44.8% |
Commercial Top Sellers:
Top 10 Models
|
# |
Model |
2014 |
2015 |
Change |
|
| 1 | FORD TRANSIT |
1,322 |
2,271 |
+71.8% |
|
| 2 | VOLKSWAGEN CADDY |
883 |
1,028 |
+16.4% |
|
| 3 | TOYOTA LANDCRUISER |
341 |
842 |
+146.9% |
|
| 4 | CITROEN BERLINGO |
465 |
734 |
+57.8% |
|
| 5 | FORD TRANSIT CONNECT |
323 |
726 |
+124.8% |
|
| 6 | VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER |
336 |
668 |
+98.8% |
|
| 7 | RENAULT MASTER |
403 |
665 |
+65.0% |
|
| 8 | LAND ROVER DISCOVERY |
461 |
643 |
+39.5% |
|
| 9 | RENAULT TRAFIC |
240 |
529 |
+120.4% |
|
| 10 | PEUGEOT PARTNER |
423 |
518 |
+22.5% |
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