On January 6, the latest data released by the British Automobile Manufacturers and Trade Association (SMMT) showed that in 2024, the British new car market increased for the second consecutive year.
According to SMMT data, in December 2024, the number of new British vehicles declined by 0.2%year -on -year to 140,786 units; in 2024, the number of new car registration in the UK increased by 2.652,778 units year -on -year. Among them, the annual registered volume of the team rose 11.8%year -on -year to 1,163,855 units, with a market share of nearly 60%; the registration volume of individual users fell 8.7%year -on -year to 746,276 units, which was lower than 2020.
From the perspective of the power system, last year, the registration volume of diesel cars in the UK market fell 13.6%year -on -year to 123,104 units, and the share fell from 7.5%in 2023 to 6.3%; the registration volume of gasoline vehicles was 1,019,128, a year -on -year decrease of 4.4%. The market share fell 3.8 percentage points to 52.2%; the registration volume of plug -in hybrid vehicles rose 18.3%to 167,178 units, with a market share of 8.6%; the sales of traditional hybrid vehicles increased by nearly 10%year -on -year to 261,398 units, and the market share was to the market share. 13.4%; the registration volume of pure electric vehicles was 381,970 units, a year -on -year increase of 21.4%, and the market share was 19.6%.
In December last year, Britain’s pure electric vehicle registration volume was 43,656, a 57%year -on -year, and a market share of 21%, the highest share in the past two years. Although the increase of pure electric vehicles at the end of the year, it still failed to achieve 22%of the market share target of the British government throughout the year.
In order to achieve this goal, the automotive industry can be described as a whole. Last year, the total discounts of auto manufacturers in the British market exceeded 4.5 billion pounds, and this number was unsustainable in the long run. In the past ten years, auto manufacturers have invested billions of pounds for new technologies and new products, and have launched 132 zero -emission models in the British market, accounting for one -third of all models of all models.
SMMT pointed out in the press release that for car manufacturers, it will be more difficult to reach the prescribed threshold in 2025, because this year’s goal is that zero -emission vehicles account for 28%, and this requires electric vehicles to The registration volume increased by nearly 50%.
SMMT urges the government to revise regulations to reflect the fact that the demand for market restrictions and zero -emission electric vehicles fails to meet the expected reality. SMMT believes that the government needs to take more measures to stimulate private needs and urge electric vehicle charging service operators to accelerate the deployment of infrastructure to ensure that the UK has a reliable, price -friendly national infrastructure network to eliminate potential consumers of electric vehicles Doubt, let more consumers choose electric vehicles.