Car Market Overview January 2026

This car market overview provides an up-to-date snapshot of the UK automotive market, highlighting the latest trends in both new car registrations and used vehicle performance. New car data reflects sales through the end of November 2025, offering the most current view of market activity. Insights on used cars capture conditions as of publication. All figures are accurate as of December 19th, 2025.

New car sales

The UK new car market dipped in November, with registrations down 1.6% to 151,154 units compared to the same month last year, and 3.49% lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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