Data room · United Kingdom
Car market — July 2025
In brief
In July 2025, 140,154 new passenger cars were registered in United Kingdom, according to SMMT. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 33.8 % of registrations. Volkswagen is the leading brand (9.6 % of the market), ahead of Ford and Kia.
Registrations of the month · July 2025
Passenger cars
140,154
— year on year
Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)
33.8 %
share of new passenger cars
Passenger cars · July 2025
Total market : 140,154 · market share and year-on-year change
- 1Volkswagen13,4529.6 %
- 2Ford9,1066.5 %
- 3Kia9,0286.4 %
- 4Audi8,7386.2 %
- 5BMW8,0895.8 %
- 6Hyundai7,2165.1 %
- 7Skoda6,7724.8 %
- 8Mercedes-Benz6,4464.6 %
- 9Peugeot6,1794.4 %
- 10Nissan6,1184.4 %
- 11Toyota5,7094.1 %
- 12MG5,6374.0 %
- 13Vauxhall4,8923.5 %
- 14Mini4,4083.1 %
- 15Volvo Cars4,3533.1 %
Source : SMMT
Power sources · July 2025
| Power source | Units | Share | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 66,271 | 47.3 % | — |
| Diesel | 8,018 | 5.7 % | — |
| Hybrid (non plug-in) | 18,551 | 13.2 % | — |
| Plug-in hybrid | 17,489 | 12.5 % | — |
| Battery electric | 29,825 | 21.3 % | — |
Total : 140,154
Source : SMMT
Sources and original documents
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