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 Commercial
Vehicle Registration Statistics
Courtesy
of the SMMT
April
2009 "UK
commercial vehicle registrations continue to fall steeply
reflecting slow sales over the last six months, but a few truck
makers report an increase in enquiries. In many cases the price
differential caused by the low value of the pound against the euro
stifles potential sales," said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief
executive. "While we see the government's policy bringing
some relief, confidence remains subdued. We see little evidence to
indicate a quick recovery and expect a record low for year-end van
and truck registrations."
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New
van and truck registrations in the UK – 2009
|
|
|
April
|
%
change
|
Year
to date
|
%
change
|
|
Total
|
16,976
|
-
44.8%
|
75,067
|
-
44.4%
|
|
Vans
|
13,960
|
-
45.6%
|
62,644
|
-
45.6%
|
|
Trucks
|
3,016
|
- 41.0%
|
12,423
|
- 37.8%
|
Heavy
Commercial Vehicles
Iveco
and Mercedes-Benz are the 'losers' in the way the SMMT has changed
their figures. They have taken out the 'heavy vans' up to 6 tonnes
to bring the statistics more into line with our European
counterparts. Iveco's Daily and Mercedes-Benz' Sprinter sales above
3.5 tonnes do not help to boost their 'truck sales' figures. This
has not had an effect on Mercedes' position, despite 'losing' a
quarter of their truck registrations. For Iveco however, it has
resulted in the loss of two positions in the monthly chart.
There
is little good news, with Mercedes-Benz still faring the best
amongst a bad performing bunch. DAF are still performing well
against the market - increasing their share to a staggering 30% so
far this year.
|
|
Brand
|
Apr-09
|
Apr-08
|
% Change
|
YTD-09
|
%
|
YTD-08
|
%
|
% Change
|
|
1
|
Daf Trucks (1) [1]
|
709
|
1,150
|
-38.35
|
3,019
|
30.56
|
4,687
|
27.51
|
-35.59
|
|
2
|
Mercedes (2) [2]
|
365
|
515
|
-29.13
|
1,250
|
12.65
|
1,918
|
11.26
|
-34.83
|
|
3
|
Volvo (4) [3]
|
281
|
580
|
-51.55
|
1,221
|
12.36
|
2,331
|
13.68
|
-47.62
|
|
4
|
Scania (5) [6]
|
308
|
592
|
-47.97
|
1,191
|
12.06
|
2,040
|
11.97
|
-41.62
|
|
5
|
Iveco (3) [4]
|
259
|
448
|
-42.19
|
1,052
|
10.65
|
1,737
|
10.19
|
-39.44
|
|
6
|
MAN (6) [5]
|
210
|
454
|
-53.74
|
1,004
|
10.16
|
2,246
|
13.18
|
-55.30
|
|
7
|
Renault Trucks (8) [8]
|
128
|
181
|
-29.28
|
500
|
5.06
|
884
|
5.19
|
-43.44
|
|
8
|
Other imports (9) [10]
|
62
|
91
|
-31.87
|
262
|
2.65
|
326
|
1.91
|
-19.63
|
|
9
|
Dennis Eagle (11) [11)
|
66
|
98
|
-32.65
|
229
|
2.32
|
293
|
1.72
|
-21.84
|
|
10
|
Mitsubishi CV (13) [13]
|
22
|
55
|
-60.00
|
97
|
0.98
|
200
|
1.17
|
-51.50
|
|
11
|
Hino (16) [14]
|
16
|
79
|
-79.75
|
53
|
0.54
|
303
|
1.78
|
-82.51
|
Figures in
() brackets denote last month’s position [ ] denote end of 2008
position
Light
Commercial Vehicles
Peugeot
and Nissan are still faring better than most in the continuing
shocking market conditions with Iveco, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz and
Renault bringing up the rear. The top two manufacturers also
gained market share, although there will be little cause for
celebration - especially during this nail-biting period at
Vauxhall's Luton headquarters. As far as performance in the 'heavy
van' sector is concerned Mercedes has improved their performance
despite heavy losses in the mainstream sector. Fiat are down in
this area - demonstrating how poorly the camper conversion market
is performing.
|
|
Brand
|
Apr-09
|
Apr-08
|
% Chg
|
YTD-09
|
%
|
YTD-08
|
%
|
% Chg
|
|
1
|
Ford (1) [1]
|
3,586
|
6,498
|
-44.81
|
18,352
|
29.30
|
32,807
|
28.49
|
-44.06
|
|
2
|
Vauxhall (2) [2]
|
2,680
|
4,197
|
-36.14
|
10,422
|
16.64
|
18,328
|
15.92
|
-43.14
|
|
3
|
Volkswagen (4) [3]
|
1,416
|
2,634
|
-46.24
|
5,136
|
8.20
|
9,224
|
8.01
|
-44.32
|
|
4
|
Citroën (3) [5]
|
908
|
1,762
|
-48.47
|
4,904
|
7.83
|
8,749
|
7.60
|
-43.95
|
|
5
|
Peugeot (6) [7]
|
1,066
|
1,416
|
-24.72
|
3,969
|
6.34
|
6,095
|
5.29
|
-34.88
|
|
6
|
Nissan (5) [8]
|
628
|
831
|
-24.43
|
3,834
|
6.12
|
4,958
|
4.31
|
-22.67
|
|
7
|
Mercedes (7) [4]
|
1,071
|
2,463
|
-56.52
|
3,801
|
6.07
|
8,708
|
7.56
|
-56.35
|
|
8
|
Renault (8) [6]
|
636
|
1,470
|
-56.73
|
3,107
|
4.96
|
6,930
|
6.02
|
-55.17
|
|
9
|
Toyota (9) [10]
|
463
|
913
|
-49.29
|
2,240
|
3.58
|
3,953
|
3.43
|
-43.33
|
|
10
|
Fiat (10) [9]
|
331
|
796
|
-58.42
|
1,476
|
2.36
|
3,637
|
3.16
|
-59.42
|
|
11
|
Land Rover (11) [14]
|
198
|
297
|
-33.33
|
1,323
|
2.11
|
1,825
|
1.59
|
-27.51
|
|
12
|
Mitsubishi (12) [11]
|
318
|
599
|
-46.91
|
1,147
|
1.83
|
3,061
|
2.66
|
-62.53
|
|
13
|
Iveco (13) [12]
|
239
|
615
|
-61.14
|
1,037
|
1.66
|
2,448
|
2.13
|
-57.64
|
|
14
|
LDV (14) [13]
|
96
|
560
|
-82.86
|
582
|
0.93
|
2,146
|
1.86
|
-72.88
|
|
15
|
Other imports (15) [15]
|
139
|
243
|
-42.80
|
500
|
0.80
|
713
|
0.62
|
-29.87
|
|
16
|
Isuzu (16) [16]
|
63
|
140
|
-55.00
|
272
|
0.43
|
614
|
0.53
|
-55.70
|
|
17
|
Renault Trucks (17) [17]
|
68
|
90
|
-24.44
|
232
|
0.37
|
449
|
0.39
|
-48.33
|
|
18
|
Mazda (18) [18]
|
32
|
69
|
-53.62
|
176
|
0.28
|
293
|
0.25
|
-39.93
|
|
19
|
Hyundai (19) [N/A]
|
7
|
0
|
0.00
|
78
|
0.12
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
20
|
Mitsubishi CV (20) [19]
|
14
|
45
|
-68.89
|
44
|
0.07
|
157
|
0.14
|
-71.97
|
|
21
|
Kia (21) [20]
|
0
|
10
|
-100.00
|
10
|
0.02
|
26
|
0.02
|
-61.54
|
|
22
|
Ssangyong (22) [22]
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
2
|
0.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Figures in
() brackets denote last month’s position [ ] denote end of 2008
position
The
information on these pages has been compiled by the SMMT from UK
commercial vehicle registration data. Full reports are
available for download from their website at www.smmt.co.uk
CV Dealer Magazine is
published by
Focus Publishing Limited 100 Bridge Street, Peterborough,
PE1 1DY T: 01733 566933
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