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📢"Another quarter of growth means Britain’s used car market remains on course for its best year since the Covid-19 pandemic. Long-term investment in new models is broadening choice for used car buyers, while growth in new EVs is driving a surge in second-hand uptake"
s on Q3 used car sales

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Best year to date used car performance since before the pandemic with 6.1m cars finding new owners.

Here are the top models sold in Q3

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Used car market records second quarter of growth, up 0.5% to mark best Q3 since 2021.

Battery electric car transactions rise 23.2% as market share hits 4.8%, with ever-growing choice reaching second-hand buyers.

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Used car market records second quarter of growth with one in 20 drivers going electric

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Demand for used battery electric cars rose 23.2% to 97,625 units in Q3 as sustained investment in new vehicle models continued to filter through to the used market, providing buyers with greater choice.

⚡️Around one in 20 used car buyers (4.8%) chose an EV, up from 3.9% in the 📈Year to date, used battery electric car transactions have risen 39.6% to 295,524 units.

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Demand for used battery electric cars rose 23.2% to 97,625 units in Q3 as sustained investment in new vehicle models continued to filter through to the used market, providing buyers with greater choice.

⚡️Around one in 20 used car buyers (4.8%) chose an EV, up from 3.9% in the 📈Year to date, used battery electric car transactions have risen 39.6% to 295,524 units.

smmt.co.uk/used-car-marke…

Best year to date used car performance since before the pandemic with 6.1m cars finding new owners.

Here are the top models sold in Q3

smmt.co.uk/used-car-marke…

Used car market records second quarter of growth, up 0.5% to mark best Q3 since 2021.

Battery electric car transactions rise 23.2% as market share hits 4.8%, with ever-growing choice reaching second-hand buyers.

smmt.co.uk/used-car-marke…

Used car market records second quarter of growth with one in 20 drivers going electric

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🇬🇧 UK automotive invested nearly £5.3bn in R&D in 2025. But could Britain attract even more?

83.9% of industry respondents say improved UK competitiveness would make them more likely to increase R&D, engineering or innovation activity here.

Discover the opportunity 👇

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🇬🇧 UK automotive invested nearly £5.3bn in R&D in 2025. But could Britain attract even more?

83.9% of industry respondents say improved UK competitiveness would make them more likely to increase R&D, engineering or innovation activity here.

Discover the opportunity 👇

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⚡️Despite the billions in incentives, including government’s Electric Car Grant, BEV share is expected to reach 27.2% this year against the 33% ZEV Mandate target, according to the latest market outlook.

🎯The gap is also set to widen next year with a 32% share expected against BEV share is expected to reach 37.5% – 14.5 percentage points behind the required 52%, more than double this year’s shortfall.

📣The industry is urging government to make substantive changes to the targets, revising them down so they better reflect demand, alongside full flexibilities throughout the regulation to bridge the remaining gap.

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'UK’s EV transition must make investment viable'

Read our weekly Auto Update from chief exec @MikeHawesSMMT looking at:

⬆️11th consecutive month of growth in new car registrations is welcome
🔋half a million new BEVs having now joined UK roads this year
🎯Achieving this year’s ecessitated billions in discounts
🇪🇺@lseconsulting research for SMMT and @ACEA_auto underlines the importance of resolution to significant trade threats

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'UK’s EV transition must make investment viable'

Read our weekly Auto Update from chief exec @MikeHawesSMMT looking at:

⬆️11th consecutive month of growth in new car registrations is welcome
🔋half a million new BEVs having now joined UK roads this year
🎯Achieving this year’s ecessitated billions in discounts
🇪🇺@lseconsulting research for SMMT and @ACEA_auto underlines the importance of resolution to significant trade threats

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⚡️BEV deliveries increased by 32.7% to secure 32.0% – their highest share this year as manufacturers intensified efforts to bring registrations closer to the annual mandated target

Here are the top ten BEVs for October

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Year-end push lifts EV sales but Mandate gap set to widen

🚗New car market grows 5.4% in October, its 11th consecutive month of growth.
🔋Battery electric cars take 32.0% of registrations as buyers respond to growing model choice and compelling offers, but year-to-date share look forecasts demand gap to double by 2028 – despite intensive manufacturer support.
📣Industry calls for maximum Mandate reform this year, to protect investment, jobs and deliver a successful transition.

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UK van regs grow 11% in October as electric registrations surge

UK new van market recorded another month of growth in October, as electric registrations surged and large vans continued to lead demand

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UK new car registrations rise 5.4% in October, SMMT data shows reuters.com/world/uk/uk-ne… @Reuters

Thank you @AnasSarwar Minister of State for Trade @biztradegovuk and Sigrid de Vries @ACEA_auto @ACEA_DG for joining us in Brussels to discuss the Industrial Accelerator Act and @lseconsulting's new report on UK-EU automotive cooperation.

With €80bn in annual trade at stake, vital to strengthen competitiveness, investment and jobs on both sides.

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UK new car registrations rise 5.4% in October, SMMT data shows reuters.com/world/uk/uk-ne… @Reuters