Reduction In New Car Registrations In November

Sadly, engine brokers saw a drop in the number of new vehicles sold here in the UK in November 2020 in contrast with the exact month a year ago. The subsequent lockdown has without a doubt negatively affected the number of new vehicles enlisted as certain showrooms in specific pieces of the nation will have needed to close because of the pandemic. 

As indicated by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the number of new vehicles sold in November 2020 was 113,781 though in November 2019 the figure was 156,621. This is a huge fall of 42,840 that compares to a decrease of 27.4%. 

The number of new vehicles sold utilizing petroleum in a regular manner dropped from 96,166 in November 2019 to 55,855 in November 2020 – a drop of 41.9%. The number of new vehicles utilizing diesel in the traditional way tumbled from 36,329 in November a year ago to 15,925 in November this year – a drop of 56.2%. 

On a year to date premise to November 2020, the number of new vehicles enlisted added up to 1,498,382 which was a major drop when contrasted with the figure for a similar period to November 2019 when 2,162,143 new vehicles were sold. That is a colossal drop of 30.7%. 

The number of new vehicles sold utilizing petroleum in the traditional way tumbled from 1,389,507 on a year to date premise to November 2019 to 845,467 on a year to date premise to November 2020 – an enormous fall of 39.2%. The number of new vehicles sold utilizing diesel in the traditional manner dropped from 548,480 on a year to date premise to November 2019 to 245,959 on a year to date premise to November 2020 – a huge fall of 55.2%. 

Albeit a decrease was found in the piece of the overall industry for expectedly fuelled diesel and petroleum vehicles the piece of the pie for electric vehicles expanded both when contrasting November 2019 and November 2020 and contrasting on a year with date premise to November 2019 and November 2020. 

The best 5 selling new vehicles on a year to date premise to November 2020 were:- 

Portage Fiesta 45,807 

Vauxhall Corsa 43,410 

Volkswagen Golf 38,639 

Portage Focus 36,887 

Mercedes-Benz A-Class 34,847 

On a positive note, the number of new vans in the up to 3.5 tons class enlisted in the UK in November 2020 was 28,541 while in November 2019 it was 26,238 – an expansion of 8.8%. Having said that, on a year-to-date premise to November 2020, the number of new vans enlisted in a similar classification was 265,374 while for a similar period to November 2019 it was 338,227 – a critical drop of 21.5%. 

Engine dealers and others associated with the engine exchange industry will trust that the pandemic finishes at the earliest opportunity so the area can return to a type of ordinariness.