u/MarkCairns67

Is Petrol still king? Is Diesel dead? The rise of the PHEV! Fuel breakdown for New car registrations vs Used car transactions - so far in 2026

Is Petrol still king? Is Diesel dead? The rise of the PHEV! Fuel breakdown for New car registrations vs Used car transactions - so far in 2026

Source: SMMT (has Jan to April data for new cars but only Q1 data for used)

u/MarkCairns67 — 6 hours ago
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UK new car sales up 9% in first 4 months of 2026 - but Fiat is down 47%, Seat down 36%, and the Jaecoo 7 is firmly in the top 3

Things that surprised me -

- new car sales up 9% year on year, I was certain it'd be down.

- only Toyota left representing Japan in the top 10, and probably on its way out

- the J7 making top 3 in spite of all the bad press its been getting

- Citroen and Suzuki going gangbusters (albeit from a small base)

Source: SMMT

u/MarkCairns67 — 2 days ago