UK car market overview – July 2025 – SMMT data


• New car market falls by 5.0% in July to 140,154 units after two consecutive months of growth.
• Battery electric vehicle registrations continue to rise, but growth slows to 9.1%, with urgent calls for full electric car grant eligibility.
• Year-to-date, market up 2.4% at 1.18m units. 2025 full-year forecast now revised upwards to 1.9m units







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