The Kia Sportage is #1 in the UK For the third time ever.
New car sales in the UK sign a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth in May at +1.7% to 147,678 units. This is the best May result since 2021 but remains -19.6% below the pre-pandemic level of May 2019 (183,724). After 5 months, the year-to-date volume is up 7.1% to 827,500. Once again fleet sales pull the market up at +14% to 86,870 and 58.8% share vs. 52.5% in May 2023 whereas private sales sink -12.9% to 57,453 and 38.9% share vs. 45.4% a year ago. Meanwhile government sales are up 9.5% to 3,355. Year-to-date, the trend is ever clearer with fleets up 24.2% to 494,535 and 59.8% vs. 51.5% over the same period in 2023 and private sales off -11.3% to 315,256 and 38.1% share vs. 46%. Government sales are down -6.3% to 17,709.
Looking at sales by propulsion, petrol recedes -2.1% to 81,058 and 54.9% share vs. 57% a year ago, and diesel skids -16.7% to 9,220 and 6.2% share vs. 7.6%. BEV sales gain 6.2% to 26,031 and 17.6% vs. 16.9% in May 2023. This is mainly due to strong fleet sales at +10.7% while private BEC sales are actually off -2%. HEVs are up 9.6% to 19,503 and 13.2% share vs. 12.3% and PHEV up 31.5% to 11,866 and 8% share vs. 6.2%. Year-to-date, petrol is up 5% to 462,860 and 55.9% share vs. 57.1% over the same period last year, diesel is down -11% to 55,524 and 6.7% vs. 8.1%, BEVs gain 9.7% to 133,062 and 16.1% share vs. 15.7%, HEVs are up 12.6% to 111,136 and 13.4% vs. 12.8% and PHEV soar 31.5% to 64,918 and 7.8% share vs. 6.4% last year.
Over in the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+15.5%) surges to 9.1% share vs. 8.2% so far this year, it is a distant leader this month once again. Audi (-9.6%) is handicapped by a particularly high year-ago result when it ranked #1 for the first time. It still achieves a very solid result at 7.2% share. BMW soars 29% to remain in third place and ranks #2 year-to-date. Kia (-0.7%) is stable and gains one spot on last month to #4 with Mercedes (+33.4%) up three ranks to #5. Ford (-31.4%) is in freefall at #6, that’s not as bad as the 7th place it held in March but still depressing nonetheless. Note Ford still ranked #2 overall over the Full Year 2023 but is #5 year-to-date. In contrast MG (+14.6%) scores another very satisfying result at #7 and 4.9% share, equally its ranking record also reached in January 2023, and its 2nd best share after the 5.6% it also hit in January 2023. Below Hyundai (-2.1%) and Toyota (-17.9%), Skoda (+16.6%) is very strong at #10 vs. #12 year-to-date. Further down, Seat (+81%), Renault (+59.2%), Cupra (+20%) and Honda (+18.3%) impress year-on-year. BYD (+2738.1%) continues to progress and breaks into the UK Top 30 for the first time at #29.
In the models lane, the Kia Sportage (+79.3%) lodges a third monthly in after January 2022 and January 2024, noting that only 2.8% share is enough to take the first spot. The Ford Puma (-8.9%) drops to #2 but easily stays in the YTD pole position while the Kia Sportage advances to #2. The Audi A3 (stable) repeats at #3 which is its ranking record. The VW Golf (+20.5%) confirms its return to shape and ascends to #5 year-to-date vs. #12 over the Full Year 2023. It’s another difficult month for the Vauxhall Corsa (-11.8%) which however reappears both in the monthly Top 10 at #5 and the YTD Top 10 at #10. The VW Polo (+57.2%) signs another excellent month but this is still not enough to enter the YTD Top 10. The MG ZS (+47.3%) also shines in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: UK April 2024: VW Polo surges to #2, Audi A3 breaks ranking record
One year ago: UK May 2023: Audi signs first ever monthly win, Ford Puma #1 YTD
Full May 2024 Top 47 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK May 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-24 | % | /23 | Apr | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 13,503 | 9.1% | + 15.5% | 1 | 68,094 | 8.2% | + 5.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Audi | 10,673 | 7.2% | – 9.6% | 2 | 53,388 | 6.5% | – 4.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | BMW | 10,353 | 7.0% | + 29.0% | 3 | 56,280 | 6.8% | + 38.4% | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kia | 8,917 | 6.0% | – 0.7% | 5 | 50,045 | 6.0% | + 1.8% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 7,758 | 5.3% | + 33.4% | 8 | 42,873 | 5.2% | + 23.8% | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Ford | 7,520 | 5.1% | – 31.4% | 4 | 48,239 | 5.8% | – 16.4% | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | MG | 7,223 | 4.9% | + 14.6% | 11 | 35,732 | 4.3% | + 11.6% | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 7,107 | 4.8% | – 2.1% | 7 | 37,206 | 4.5% | – 1.9% | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Toyota | 6,834 | 4.6% | – 17.9% | 6 | 40,049 | 4.8% | – 14.1% | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Skoda | 6,671 | 4.5% | + 16.6% | 9 | 31,108 | 3.8% | + 11.1% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Nissan | 6,602 | 4.5% | + 1.8% | 10 | 45,805 | 5.5% | + 22.7% | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | Vauxhall | 6,026 | 4.1% | – 32.1% | 13 | 39,076 | 4.7% | – 1.3% | 9 | 7 |
| 13 | Volvo | 5,707 | 3.9% | + 18.0% | 12 | 24,139 | 2.9% | + 18.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Land Rover | 4,730 | 3.2% | + 39.5% | 14 | 27,600 | 3.3% | + 18.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 4,504 | 3.0% | – 12.9% | 15 | 30,100 | 3.6% | + 17.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Renault | 3,798 | 2.6% | + 59.2% | 16 | 22,585 | 2.7% | + 72.1% | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | Seat | 3,572 | 2.4% | + 81.0% | 17 | 18,155 | 2.2% | + 33.3% | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | Tesla | 3,152 | 2.1% | – 8.3% | 26 | 16,272 | 2.0% | – 12.5% | 19 | 16 |
| 19 | Dacia | 2,691 | 1.8% | + 5.9% | 18 | 13,349 | 1.6% | + 2.3% | 22 | 22 |
| 20 | Mini | 2,679 | 1.8% | – 13.6% | 19 | 17,580 | 2.1% | – 6.0% | 18 | 17 |
| 21 | Cupra | 2,289 | 1.5% | + 20.0% | 21 | 11,256 | 1.4% | + 23.6% | 24 | 24 |
| 22 | Mazda | 2,171 | 1.5% | – 4.7% | 23 | 11,175 | 1.4% | – 15.5% | 25 | 21 |
| 23 | Citroen | 2,100 | 1.4% | – 4.8% | 20 | 13,582 | 1.6% | – 3.0% | 21 | 20 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 2,032 | 1.4% | + 8.2% | 22 | 11,286 | 1.4% | + 11.0% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Honda | 1,781 | 1.2% | + 18.3% | 24 | 15,493 | 1.9% | + 28.1% | 20 | 25 |
| 26 | Jaguar | 1,363 | 0.9% | + 1.6% | 27 | 9,451 | 1.1% | + 78.0% | 26 | 29 |
| 27 | Lexus | 1,340 | 0.9% | – 8.2% | 28 | 6,521 | 0.8% | + 33.0% | 29 | 28 |
| 28 | Porsche | 1,315 | 0.9% | – 31.5% | 25 | 7,579 | 0.9% | – 23.1% | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | BYD | 596 | 0.4% | + 2738.1% | 32 | 2,207 | 0.3% | + 2527.4% | 31 | 38 |
| 30 | Fiat | 523 | 0.4% | – 44.9% | 29 | 6,957 | 0.8% | – 15.1% | 28 | 27 |
| 31 | Polestar | 314 | 0.2% | – 69.6% | 30 | 2,082 | 0.3% | – 63.7% | 32 | 30 |
| 32 | Jeep | 297 | 0.2% | + 203.1% | 31 | 3,132 | 0.4% | + 153.6% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | Alfa Romeo | 234 | 0.2% | + 110.8% | 36 | 682 | 0.1% | + 14.2% | 36 | 35 |
| 34 | Subaru | 182 | 0.1% | + 35.8% | 34 | 1,223 | 0.1% | + 53.6% | 33 | 32 |
| 35 | Smart | 148 | 0.1% | + 825.0% | 33 | 927 | 0.1% | + 618.6% | 34 | 43 |
| 36 | KGM/SsangYong | 131 | 0.1% | + 4.8% | 35 | 873 | 0.1% | + 26.2% | 35 | 34 |
| 37 | Ora | 101 | 0.1% | + 206.1% | 39 | 611 | 0.1% | + 136.8% | 37 | 39 |
| 38 | Bentley | 68 | 0.0% | – 37.6% | 38 | 409 | 0.0% | – 38.3% | 39 | 37 |
| 39 | Genesis | 57 | 0.0% | – 45.2% | 37 | 373 | 0.0% | – 33.9% | 40 | 36 |
| 40 | DS | 54 | 0.0% | – 72.9% | 40 | 493 | 0.1% | – 60.6% | 38 | 33 |
| 41 | Fisker | 44 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 258 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 45 |
| 42 | Maserati | 40 | 0.0% | – 46.7% | 41 | 239 | 0.0% | – 47.9% | 43 | 40 |
| 43 | Abarth | 38 | 0.0% | + 8.6% | 43 | 347 | 0.0% | + 92.8% | 41 | 41 |
| 44 | Ineos | 25 | 0.0% | – 86.3% | 44 | 121 | 0.0% | – 56.2% | 45 | 42 |
| 45 | Alpine | 19 | 0.0% | – 45.7% | 42 | 197 | 0.0% | + 38.7% | 44 | 44 |
| 46 | Maxus | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 46 | 3 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 46 | 47 |
| 47 | Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 46 |
| – | Other British | 179 | 0.1% | – 19.7% | – | 1,251 | 0.2% | – 12.9% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 216 | 0.1% | + 57.7% | – | 1,096 | 0.1% | + 58.4% | – | – |
UK May 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-24 | % | /23 | Apr | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 4,202 | 2.8% | + 79.3% | 6 | 20,026 | 2.4% | + 33.7% | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Ford Puma | 3,812 | 2.6% | – 8.9% | 1 | 23,205 | 2.8% | + 34.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Audi A3 | 3,017 | 2.0% | – 0.0% | 3 | 16,520 | 2.0% | + 39.2% | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 2,922 | 2.0% | + 20.5% | 5 | 15,573 | 1.9% | + 35.1% | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Vauxhall Corsa | 2,671 | 1.8% | – 11.8% | n/a | 12,925 | 1.6% | – 24.2% | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | VW Polo | 2,669 | 1.8% | + 57.2% | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,637 | 1.8% | – 16.0% | 4 | 19,687 | 2.4% | + 17.5% | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | MG ZS | 2,630 | 1.8% | + 47.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,613 | 1.8% | – 3.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| 10 | Nissan Juke | 2,468 | 1.7% | – 2.6% | n/a | 15,538 | 1.9% | + 2.7% | 6 | 8 |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 2,227 | 1.5% | + 43.9% | 7 | 13,323 | 1.6% | + 10.5% | 9 | 20 |
| n/a | MG HS | 2,060 | 1.4% | – 4.4% | 8 | 14,161 | 1.7% | + 39.2% | 8 | 13 |
| n/a | BMW 1 Series | 1,980 | 1.3% | + 8.4% | n/a | 14,190 | 1.7% | + 85.2% | 7 | 22 |
Source: SMMT
Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:
(1) IT Teacher IT Freelance
立刻註冊及報名電腦補習課程吧!
电子计算机 -教育 -IT 電腦班” ( IT電腦補習 ) 提供一個方便的电子计算机 教育平台, 為大家配對信息技术, 電腦 老師, IT freelance 和 programming expert. 讓大家方便地就能找到合適的電腦補習, 電腦班, 家教, 私人老師.
We are a education and information platform which you can find a IT private tutorial teacher or freelance.
Also we provide different information about information technology, Computer, programming, mobile, Android, apple, game, movie, anime, animation…
(2) ITSec
www.ITSeceu.uk
Secure Your Computers from Cyber Threats and mitigate risks with professional services to defend Hackers.
ITSec provide IT Security and Compliance Services, including IT Compliance Services, Risk Assessment, IT Audit, Security Assessment and Audit, ISO 27001 Consulting and Certification, GDPR Compliance Services, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Penetration test, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerabilities scan, IT Consulting, Data Privacy Consulting, Data Protection Services, Information Security Consulting, Cyber Security Consulting, Network Security Audit, Security Awareness Training.
Contact us right away.
Email (Prefer using email to contact us):
SalesExecutive@ITSec.vip