UK Passenger Car Sales : 2024

Registrations were 0% in December and up 3% for the complete year. VW took the lead in 2021 when Ford abdicated its place as the UK's leading marque. It's turning to more profitable light commercials is the reason but if other manufacturers can justify making less profitable vehicles, I wonder why they can't. Regardless, they won't be coming back to the top again. 

I wonder if BMW has its eye on the top spot as it brushed aside Audi and made useful progress. A way to go yet of course. Toyota's dropping two places surprised as in most other places it's doing much better. Vauxhall is also heading the wrong way as it ceded six places in doing so. 

Nissan is doing well but as a major manufacturer in the UK should be supported more. Both Land Rover and Jaguar have had a more than useful year but the latter will be unable to sustain this as it has ceased supplying cars and now just clearing existing stock. I think it's all too extreme but dealers do at least have Land Rovers to sell.  

As an interesting piece of trivia, Volvo sold nearly 47,000 cars in Sweden and Land Rover just over 450. In the UK, Volvo outsold Land Rover by over 5,000 cars.

Data source: SMMT.