New car sales fell 27% in November to 42,800.
The number of new car sales has dropped to levels not seen since the 2008 recession as car room showrooms closed during the national lockdown.
“Compared to Spring Lockdown, manufacturers, dealers and consumers were all ready to adapt to the constrained terms of transaction,” said Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT.
“However, with the loss of new car revenue worth £1.3 billion in November alone, the importance of showroom trading to the UK economy is clear and must remain open with future community restrictions.
“More aggressively, with the vaccine currently approved, the trust of the businesses and consumers that this sector depends only on improving, giving industry optimism at the turn of the year,” he added. I did.
Sales of the plug-in hybrid vehicle market share increased to 6.8%, while the new battery electric vehicle market share increased to 9.1%.
SMMT explained the ongoing demand for batteries and hybrid vehicles. “The market share of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) continued to increase by 122.4% and 76.9%, respectively.
“BEV recorded its third-highest registered share in history at 9.1%, while PHEV share rose to 6.8%.
In November, Boris Johnson said new cars and vans that only have petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030.
