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November 2010 new car registration figures

New car registrations fell by 11.5% in November to 139,875 units but this is performing ahead of forecast and the new car market remains 3.4% up over the first 11 months of the year at 1,907,029 units. 2010 is set to end up on the 2009 outturn by around 2% at over 2.03 million units. Recovery in fleet volumes, up 10.7% over the year to date, is supporting overall market and the new car market was up 14.0% compared with last November’s market less scrappage volumes.

“New car registrations fell by less than expected in November with demand from the fleet sector helping to offset the market rebalancing following the end of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT Chief Executive. “Registrations are expected to fall next month, but demand may benefit from motorists looking to avoid the January VAT rise. This factor, coupled with the strength of the first half of 2010, means year-end volumes are expected to lift to over 2.03 million units, 2% up from last year. Next year will continue to be challenging as consumer spending tightens and government’s austerity measures take effect.”

From SMMT:

The new car market declined for a fifth successive month in November, as volumes continue to adjust to a market without the Scrappage Incentive Scheme. However, volumes in the month were 8% or just over 10,000 units ahead of our forecast of 129,400 units for November. At 139,875 units the market was down 11.5% on last year. The market in 2009 included 35,415 cars reportedly bought through the scrappage scheme, equivalent to 22.4% of the total then.

The better than expected monthly performance reflected an improvement in fleet volume and a less steep than anticipated decline in private registrations. There could have been some pull-forward ahead of the January VAT rise.

Diesel car volumes rose sharply to 53% in November, coupled with the slowdown in registrations of petrol cars which benefitted strongly from last year’s scrappage scheme. Registrations of alternatively fuelled cars jumped 83.5% in November to give them a 1.3% share of the November market and a 1.1% share over the year-to-date.

The Ford Fiesta was once again the best selling new car in the month. Demand for supermini cars has weakened post the scrappage scheme, but volumes of dual purpose vehicles and MPVs continue to rise.

Registrations are also expected to fall in December, but earlier growth in the first half of the year should ensure a net gain of around 2% to some 2.03 million units. The market is forecast to fall by some 5% in 2011 to 1.93 million units, due to the impact of the austerity measures and notably the expected squeeze on consumer spending.

Top ten best sellers November

1Ford Fiesta6,488
2Ford Focus5,537
3VW Golf5,220
4Vauxhall Astra4,700
5Vauxhall Insignia3,915
6BMW 3 Series3,890
7Vauxhall Corsa3,684
8VW Polo3,421
9Peugeot 2073,086
10Nissan Qashqai2,555
Dec 6, 2010MTI
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