It’s a 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in June at a meagre +1.1% to 179,263 units, according to SMMT. This way, the H1 tally passes the million mark for the first time since 2019 at 1,006.763 (+6%). Once again, the market is pulled up by robust fleet sales at +14.2% to 105,8686 and 59.1% share vs. 52.3% a year ago whereas private sales sink -15.3% to 67,625 and 37.7% share vs. 45% a year ago. Marginal business sales are up 22% to 5.770 and 3.2% share vs. 2.7%. The year-to-date picture is similar with fleet sales up 22.3% to 600,404 and 59.6% share vs. 51.7% over the same period in 2023 and private sales skidding -12% to 382,881 and 38% share vs. 45.8% a year ago. Business sales edge down -0.6% to 23,478 and 2.3% share vs. 2.5%.
All categories of electrified vehicles outpace the market this month with sizeable gains. PHEVs surge 30% to 16,604 and 9.3% share vs. 7.2% in June 2023, HEVs are up 27.2% to 26,702 and 14.9% share vs. 11.8% and BEVs up 7.4% to 34,034 and 19% share, its highest for the year and to be compared with 17.9% a year ago. In contrast petrol is down -7.8% to 91,227 and 50.9% share vs. 55.8% last year and diesel sinks -17.2% to 10,696 and 6% share vs. 7.3%. Year-to-date, PHEVs once again fare best at +31.2% to 81,522 sales and 8.1% share vs. 6.5% over the same period in 2023, followed by HEVs up 15.2% to 137,838 and 13.7% share vs. 12.6% and BEVs up 9.2% to 167,096 and 16.6%, a slight improvement on the 16.1% it held over H1 2023. More work subsidising BEV purchases must be done as according to SMMT, less than 1 in 5 new BEVs are purchased by private buyers.
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+1.8%) easily holds onto the pole position with 8.6% share, one percentage point above a euphoric BMW (+16.8%) at 7.6%. Audi drops -2.5% to #3, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Excellent month also for Toyota (+17.2%) up five spots on May to #4 and 6.2% share, its best result since March 2023 (#4 and 6.7% share). The next four carmakers all outrun the market, with Nissan (+14.6%) the most dynamic followed by Hyundai (+9%), Mercedes (+8.5%) and Kia (+7.6%). One of the biggest news of the month is the implosion of Ford, off -42.4% year-on-year to a dismal 9th place with just 4.7% share. This is the manufacturer’s worst showing since finishing #10 with 4.6% share in December 2021. MG (+9.3%) is up year-on-year but drops three ranks on last month to #10. Renault (+44.7%), Volvo (+42.3%) and Seat (+35.3%) also impress.
Over in the models lane, the Kia Sportage (+33.5%) sports another outstanding month and repeats at #1 with 2.3% share, cementing its YTD 2nd place. The Nissan Juke (+19.5%) surges eight spots on May to land in 2nd place, its best ranking since March 2023 when it also ranked #2. The Tesla Model Y (-34.2%) makes its reappearance in the Top 10 at #3 albeit enduring a harsh year-on-year decline. It still doesn’t rank within the YTD Top 10 whereas it placed #5 over the Full Year 2023. The VW Golf (+44.7%) and BMW 1 Series (+37.4%) excel and round out the Top 5. Still leader YTD, the Ford Puma (-41.9%) sinks to #8 for the month with just 1.8% of the market. The Tesla Model 3 (+59.8%) scores its first Top 10 finish since August 2023 at #10.
Full June 2024 Top 45 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK June 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-24 | % | /23 | May | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 15,458 | 8.6% | + 1.8% | 1 | 83,552 | 8.3% | + 4.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BMW | 13,547 | 7.6% | + 16.8% | 3 | 69,827 | 6.9% | + 33.6% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Audi | 11,929 | 6.7% | – 2.5% | 2 | 65,317 | 6.5% | – 4.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota | 11,068 | 6.2% | + 17.2% | 9 | 51,117 | 5.1% | – 8.8% | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 10,321 | 5.8% | + 7.6% | 4 | 60,366 | 6.0% | + 2.7% | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 9,198 | 5.1% | + 9.0% | 8 | 46,404 | 4.6% | + 0.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Nissan | 9,131 | 5.1% | + 14.6% | 11 | 54,936 | 5.5% | + 21.2% | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 8,859 | 4.9% | + 8.5% | 5 | 51,732 | 5.1% | + 20.9% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Ford | 8,496 | 4.7% | – 42.4% | 6 | 56,735 | 5.6% | – 21.7% | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | MG | 8,314 | 4.6% | + 9.3% | 7 | 44,046 | 4.4% | + 11.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Tesla | 6,757 | 3.8% | – 10.3% | 18 | 23,029 | 2.3% | – 11.9% | 17 | 16 |
| 12 | Skoda | 6,533 | 3.6% | + 2.7% | 10 | 37,641 | 3.7% | + 9.6% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Volvo | 6,283 | 3.5% | + 42.3% | 13 | 30,422 | 3.0% | + 22.3% | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Vauxhall | 6,248 | 3.5% | – 37.1% | 12 | 45,324 | 4.5% | – 8.4% | 10 | 7 |
| 15 | Renault | 6,011 | 3.4% | + 44.7% | 16 | 28,596 | 2.8% | + 65.5% | 16 | 18 |
| 16 | Land Rover | 5,246 | 2.9% | + 13.2% | 14 | 32,846 | 3.3% | + 17.9% | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Peugeot | 4,553 | 2.5% | – 2.7% | 15 | 34,653 | 3.4% | + 14.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 18 | Mini | 3,693 | 2.1% | – 11.7% | 20 | 21,273 | 2.1% | – 7.0% | 19 | 17 |
| 19 | Seat | 3,191 | 1.8% | + 35.3% | 17 | 21,346 | 2.1% | + 33.6% | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | Mazda | 2,908 | 1.6% | + 0.7% | 22 | 14,083 | 1.4% | – 12.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 21 | Dacia | 2,813 | 1.6% | + 19.5% | 19 | 16,162 | 1.6% | + 4.9% | 21 | 22 |
| 22 | Cupra | 2,661 | 1.5% | + 16.9% | 21 | 13,917 | 1.4% | + 22.3% | 24 | 24 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 2,302 | 1.3% | + 12.6% | 24 | 13,588 | 1.3% | + 11.2% | 25 | 23 |
| 24 | Honda | 2,281 | 1.3% | – 0.2% | 25 | 17,774 | 1.8% | + 23.6% | 20 | 25 |
| 25 | Citroen | 2,235 | 1.2% | + 40.6% | 23 | 15,817 | 1.6% | + 1.5% | 22 | 20 |
| 26 | Lexus | 1,515 | 0.8% | – 16.3% | 27 | 8,036 | 0.8% | + 19.7% | 29 | 28 |
| 27 | Porsche | 1,483 | 0.8% | – 40.2% | 28 | 9,062 | 0.9% | – 26.5% | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Jaguar | 1,175 | 0.7% | – 19.8% | 26 | 10,626 | 1.1% | + 56.8% | 26 | 29 |
| 29 | Fiat | 1,105 | 0.6% | – 7.2% | 30 | 8,062 | 0.8% | – 14.1% | 28 | 27 |
| 30 | BYD | 697 | 0.4% | + 4546.7% | 29 | 2,904 | 0.3% | + 2833.3% | 31 | 38 |
| 31 | Polestar | 660 | 0.4% | – 41.3% | 31 | 2,742 | 0.3% | – 60.1% | 32 | 30 |
| 32 | Jeep | 624 | 0.3% | + 71.9% | 32 | 3,756 | 0.4% | + 135.0% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | Ora | 284 | 0.2% | + 647.4% | 37 | 895 | 0.1% | + 202.4% | 36 | 39 |
| 34 | Subaru | 203 | 0.1% | – 32.1% | 34 | 1,426 | 0.1% | + 30.2% | 33 | 32 |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 189 | 0.1% | + 76.6% | 33 | 871 | 0.1% | + 23.7% | 37 | 35 |
| 36 | Genesis | 183 | 0.1% | – 25.9% | 39 | 556 | 0.1% | – 31.4% | 39 | 36 |
| 37 | Smart | 135 | 0.1% | + 175.5% | 35 | 1,062 | 0.1% | + 496.6% | 34 | 43 |
| 38 | KGM/SsangYong | 106 | 0.1% | – 36.5% | 36 | 979 | 0.1% | + 14.0% | 35 | 34 |
| 39 | Abarth | 98 | 0.1% | – 14.0% | 43 | 445 | 0.0% | + 51.4% | 41 | 41 |
| 40 | DS | 85 | 0.0% | – 69.1% | 40 | 578 | 0.1% | – 62.1% | 38 | 33 |
| 41 | Bentley | 64 | 0.0% | – 44.8% | 38 | 473 | 0.0% | – 39.3% | 40 | 37 |
| 42 | Maserati | 38 | 0.0% | – 55.3% | 42 | 277 | 0.0% | – 49.1% | 42 | 40 |
| 43 | Ineos | 25 | 0.0% | – 83.6% | 44 | 146 | 0.0% | – 65.9% | 45 | 42 |
| 44 | Alpine | 23 | 0.0% | – 25.8% | 45 | 220 | 0.0% | + 27.2% | 44 | 44 |
| 45 | Fisker | 1 | 0.0% | new | 41 | 259 | 0.0% | new | 43 | 45 |
| 46 | Maxus | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 46 | 3 | 0.0% | – 62.5% | 46 | 47 |
| 47 | Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 46 |
| – | Other British | 289 | 0.2% | + 10.7% | – | 1,540 | 0.2% | – 9.3% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 245 | 0.1% | + 9.9% | – | 1,341 | 0.1% | + 46.6% | – | – |
UK June 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-24 | % | /23 | May | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 4,113 | 2.3% | + 33.5% | 1 | 24,139 | 2.4% | + 33.7% | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Nissan Juke | 3,891 | 2.2% | + 19.5% | 10 | 19,429 | 1.9% | + 5.7% | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 3,642 | 2.0% | – 34.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 3,463 | 1.9% | + 44.7% | 4 | 19,036 | 1.9% | + 36.7% | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | BMW 1 Series | 3,397 | 1.9% | + 37.4% | n/a | 17,587 | 1.7% | + 73.5% | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 3,271 | 1.8% | – 8.8% | 9 | 16,182 | 1.6% | – 13.4% | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 3,194 | 1.8% | – 1.2% | 7 | 22,881 | 2.3% | + 14.5% | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Ford Puma | 3,169 | 1.8% | – 41.9% | 2 | 26,374 | 2.6% | + 15.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MG ZS | 3,113 | 1.7% | + 11.6% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18 |
| 10 | Tesla Model 3 | 3,111 | 1.7% | + 59.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 39 |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 2,689 | 1.5% | – 2.9% | 3 | 19,209 | 1.9% | + 31.2% | 5 | 9 |
| n/a | MG HS | 2,569 | 1.4% | + 37.4% | n/a | 16,730 | 1.7% | + 38.9% | 8 | 13 |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 2,344 | 1.3% | + 10.3% | n/a | 15,667 | 1.6% | + 10.5% | 10 | 20 |
Source: SMMT