2016 sees fifth successive year of growth, driven by affordable finance and wide choice of new car models. But what does 2017 hold?

1. There were 2.7m new UK car
registrations last year, up 2.3%
on 2015
The UK new car market is one of the most diverse in the
world, with 44 brands offering nearly 400 different models
Business - 4%
Fleet - 51%
Private - 45%
Registration Types 2016 Fuel Types 2016
Fleet registrations
were up
5% YoY
Private sales
accounted for 45% of
new car registrations:
Fleet sales accounted
for 51%
Alternatively Fuelled
Vehicle (AFVs)
registrations were up
22% YoY, and 10k
motorists chose
to go fully electric
1.2 million
The private market
remains at a
historically high
level, with more
than 1.2 million
private buyers
registering a new
car in 2016.
2017 looks set to be
another competitive year
with almost 70 new car
models already planned
However, the Society of
Motor Manufacturers and
Traders (SMMT) believe
that 2017 will see more
challenging conditions
due to many factors,
including the depreciation of
the sterling
Although this will be
tempered by lower
interest rates…
Overall, in 2017 the SMMT
forecasts a 5% fall in new
car registrations, with 2018
seeing a further 2.9% fall
AFV - 3%
Petrol - 49%
Diesel - 48%
Partner Finance
8.2 million used cars changed hands in 2016
– a 7.3% increase on the previous year
Source data: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Car Registrations 2016/2017
2016 sees fifth successive year of
growth, driven by affordable finance
and wide choice of new car models