Sales of electric cars slowed last month after a cut in the government grant used to buy the cleanest vehicles.Figures published by the motor industry showed that 9,152 battery-powered cars were sold
The full recovery of the new car industry “is still some way off” despite an increase in sales, according to a trade association.
Some 141,583 new cars were registered in the UK in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
That dwarfed the total of 4,321 recorded in the same month in 2020, when the country was in a full coronavirus lockdown.
But it is 12.9% lower than the April average between 2010 and 2019.
(PA Graphics)
The SMMT said the full impact of dealerships being allowed to reopen in April after more than three months of closure is not fully reflected in the figures, as there is often a delay of several weeks between a customer visiting a showroom, deciding on a model and taking delivery of their new vehicle.
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Green motoring milestone with half-a-million ultra low emission vehicles now on UK roads
ultra low emission vehicles account for more than half-a-million cars on British roads, as more drivers make the switch to zero-emission motoring
landmark figure revealed ahead of UK hosting COP26 later this year
the news comes as stats reveal that nearly 1 in 7 new cars sold in 2021 so far have a plug
The UK is accelerating further towards a greener transport future, as stats released today (5 May 2021) reveal that over half-a-million ultra low emission vehicles are now being driven on roads across the country.
This comes as statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 13.6% of new cars sold in the past 4 months had a plug, with ultra low emission cars accounting for more than 1 in 10 sales last year, up from 1 in 30 the year before.
The full recovery of the new car industry “is still some way off” despite an increase in sales, according to a trade association.
Some 141,583 new cars were registered in the UK in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
That dwarfed the total of 4,321 recorded in the same month in 2020, when the country was in a full coronavirus lockdown.
But it is 12.9% lower than the April average between 2010 and 2019.
(PA Graphics)
The SMMT said the full impact of dealerships being allowed to reopen in April after more than three months of closure is not fully reflected in the figures, as there is often a delay of several weeks between a customer visiting a showroom, deciding on a model and taking delivery of their new vehicle.