Figures released by the SMMT indicate that the April new car market in the UK dipped by 3.8% over the same month last year to 187,004 units. However, the cumulative figure for the first four months shows a 3.9% gain over the same period of last year to 943,010 units.
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In spite of April’s market decline, the SMMT is still predicting another record year for the UK car market. SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan said in a statement: “Despite a slight dip in April, we are confident of a fourth consecutive record year for the new car market. March registrations exceeded expectations by nearly 17,000 units, so it is not surprising that this momentum has not continued in April.
“However, in the context of the year-to-date, the market is still significantly up on last year. A strong underlying economy, raft of new model launches and intense competition should see total registrations hit 2.6 million units by the end of the year.”
The SMMT forecast for UK new car registrations has been revised upwards, as a result of the strong year-to-date growth, from 2.5 million to 2.6 million units.
New car registrations in the UK reached a record 2,579,050 million units in 2003, up from 2,563,631 units in 2002 and 2,458,769 units in 2001.
APRIL |
% Change
YEAR TO DATE
% Change
MARQUE
2004
%market share
2003
%market share
2004
%market share
2003
%market share
Alfa Romeo
748
0.40
876
0.45
-14.61
3,662
0.39
4,078
0.45
-10.20
Aston Martin
38
0.02
61
0.03
-37.70
167
0.02
203
0.02
-17.73
Audi
6,011
3.21
5,739
2.95
4.74
28,513
3.02
26,326
2.90
8.31
Bentley
185
0.10
30
0.02
516.67
536
0.06
110
0.01
387.27
BMW
5,850
3.13
3,723
1.92
57.13
31,502
3.34
32,938
3.63
-4.36
Chrysler
582
0.31
691
0.36
-15.77
3,139
0.33
3,430
0.38
-8.48
Citroen
7,183
3.84
8,962
4.61
-19.85
41,461
4.40
49,526
5.46
-16.28
Daewoo
1,130
0.60
855
0.44
32.16
5,829
0.62
3,721
0.41
56.65
Daihatsu
281
0.15
306
0.16
-8.17
1,638
0.17
1,297
0.14
26.29
Fiat
5,131
2.74
4,844
2.49
5.92
26,687
2.83
24,990
2.75
6.79
Ford
28,986
15.50
33,819
17.40
-14.29
143,185
15.18
136,399
15.03
4.98
Honda
6,214
3.32
6,010
3.09
3.39
35,401
3.75
31,036
3.42
14.06
Hyundai
2,396
1.28
2,283
1.17
4.95
14,022
1.49
11,044
1.22
26.96
Isuzu
63
0.03
68
0.03
-7.35
220
0.02
337
0.04
-34.72
Jaguar/Daimler
2,411
1.29
1,961
1.01
22.95
12,155
1.29
9,960
1.10
22.04
Jeep
458
0.24
536
0.28
-14.55
2,773
0.29
3,071
0.34
-9.70
Kia
1,597
0.85
1,088
0.56
46.78
9,856
1.05
6,131
0.68
60.76
Land Rover
3,106
1.66
2,758
1.42
12.62
16,569
1.76
15,323
1.69
8.13
Lexus
766
0.41
557
0.29
37.52
3,772
0.40
2,690
0.30
40.22
Lotus
105
0.06
86
0.04
22.09
334
0.04
337
0.04
-0.89
Mazda
3,305
1.77
2,731
1.41
21.02
17,476
1.85
12,551
1.38
39.24
Mercedes-Benz
5,821
3.11
7,742
3.98
-24.81
30,362
3.22
30,915
3.41
-1.79
MG
3,298
1.76
2,227
1.15
48.09
11,962
1.27
11,500
1.27
4.02
MINI
2,657
1.42
2,619
1.35
1.45
14,826
1.57
14,512
1.60
2.16
Mitsubishi
1,758
0.94
1,292
0.66
36.07
8,272
0.88
6,030
0.66
37.18
Nissan
6,322
3.38
7,207
3.71
-12.28
32,581
3.46
36,932
4.07
-11.78
Perodua
72
0.04
65
0.03
10.77
283
0.03
334
0.04
-15.27
Peugeot
11,813
6.32
14,347
7.38
-17.66
63,958
6.78
69,013
7.61
-7.32
Porsche
884
0.47
597
0.31
48.07
3,280
0.35
2,389
0.26
37.30
Proton
144
0.08
226
0.12
-36.28
633
0.07
972
0.11
-34.88
Renault
14,654
7.84
18,071
9.30
-18.91
66,359
7.04
58,525
6.45
13.39
Rover
3,961
2.12
4,576
2.35
-13.44
19,721
2.09
21,091
2.32
-6.50
Saab
1,546
0.83
1,162
0.60
33.05
6,296
0.67
5,477
0.60
14.95
Seat
1,897
1.01
2,742
1.41
-30.82
11,510
1.22
12,334
1.36
-6.68
Skoda
2,065
1.10
2,923
1.50
-29.35
11,423
1.21
12,532
1.38
-8.85
smart
732
0.39
976
0.50
-25.00
3,335
0.35
3,010
0.33
10.80
Ssangyong
47
0.03
0
0.00
0.00
210
0.02
0
0.00
0.00
Subaru
757
0.40
762
0.39
-0.66
2,955
0.31
3,161
0.35
-6.52
Suzuki
1,562
0.84
1,513
0.78
3.24
12,056
1.28
10,481
1.16
15.03
Tata
7
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
72
0.01
3
0.00
2,300.00
Toyota
9,254
4.95
9,172
4.72
0.89
45,379
4.81
41,378
4.56
9.67
Vauxhall
21,559
11.53
21,338
10.98
1.04
118,758
12.59
116,102
12.80
2.29
Volkswagen
16,401
8.77
13,530
6.96
21.22
64,496
6.84
60,933
6.72
5.85
Volvo
3,076
1.64
3,033
1.56
1.42
14,389
1.53
13,277
1.46
8.38
Other British
51
0.03
88
0.05
-42.05
392
0.04
290
0.03
35.17
Other Imports
120
0.06
120
0.06
0.00
605
0.06
563
0.06
7.46
TOTAL
187,004
194,312
-3.76
943,010
907,252
3.94
