This has been partly blamed on continued material supply problems – mainly caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and the backlog of orders creating long wait times and thus putting buyers off, SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said.
This follows from last month, when SMMT figures revealed that the UK was producing 42,257 fewer cars than in 2019, a drop of 45.9%, “The overall market remains weak as supply-chain issues continue to constrain model availability,” Hawes said today. “Whilst the industry is working hard to address these issues, the long-term recovery of the market also depends on robust consumer confidence and economic stability.
He added: “September has seen Britain’s millionth electric car reach the road – an important milestone in the shift to zero-emissions mobility. Battery electric vehicles make up but a small fraction of cars on the road, so we need to ensure every lever is pulled to encourage motorists to make the shift if our green goals are to be met.”
Despite a rise in the registration of BEVs, which have a market share of 14.5% this year and 16.9% in September, plug-in electric vehicles registrations were down 11.5% on last September .Conventional diesels also slumped 3.1% from 10,658 to 10,330, but a year-to-date drop of 43% compared with the first nine months of 2021 illustrates buyers’ views on the formerly popular powertrain option.
Petrol cars, which along with diesels will be outlawed from sale in the UK from 2030, were also hit, down 2.8% to 91,679 registrations, despite making up 40.7% of the overall September market.
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