New car sales last month were down around 13% on the pre-pandemic April average, preliminary figures show.
Around 141,000 new cars were registered in the UK in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
That is approximately a 30-fold increase on the same month in 2020, when the country was in a full coronavirus lockdown.
But it is about 13% lower than the April average between 2010 and 2019.
Final figures will be released by the SMMT at 9am.
Dealerships were allowed to reopen across the UK last month after more than three months of closure.
Jim Holder, editorial director of magazine and website What Car?, said the coming months will be “critical” to the automotive industry’s recovery from the pandemic.
Click the thumbs up >Car retailers and manufacturers are urging the Government to establish a roadmap to 2030 to help drive electric vehicle (EV) sales.
UK Government’s ambition to ban the sale of all non-electrified new cars by 2030 moved up the political agenda after “overnight” changes saw the plug-in car grant (PiCG) purchase incentive cut from £3,000 to £2,500 and capped at £35,000.
The PiCG has now reduced in value from £5,000 at its launch, to £2,500. The move comes just three months after car dealers were encouraged to “lobby hard” to ensure that Government gives motorists and the motor retail sector the tools required to truly ‘go electric’ by 2030 in the pages of AM.
New car sales last month were down around 13% on the pre-pandemic April average, preliminary figures show.
Around 141,000 new cars were registered in the UK in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
That is approximately a 30-fold increase on the same month in 2020, when the country was in a full coronavirus lockdown.
But it is about 13% lower than the April average between 2010 and 2019.
Final figures will be released by the SMMT at 9am.
Dealerships were allowed to reopen across the UK last month after more than three months of closure.
Jim Holder, editorial director of magazine and website What Car?, said the coming months will be “critical” to the automotive industry’s recovery from the pandemic.
New car sales last month were down around 13% on the pre-pandemic April average, preliminary figures show.
Around 141,000 new cars were registered in the UK in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
That is approximately a 30-fold increase on the same month in 2020, when the country was in a full coronavirus lockdown.
But it is about 13% lower than the April average between 2010 and 2019.
Final figures will be released by the SMMT at 9am.
Dealerships were allowed to reopen across the UK last month after more than three months of closure.
Jim Holder, editorial director of magazine and website What Car?, said the coming months will be “critical” to the automotive industry’s recovery from the pandemic.