The Peugeot 2008 is up to #8 overall in the UK in April.

New car sales in the UK skid -10.4% year-on-year in April to just 120,331 units, the 6th fall in the past 7 months. Yet thanks to a strong March result the YTD tally is in positive at +3.1% to 700,833. BEVs grow 8.1% year-on-year to 24,558 units and 20.4% share vs. 16.9% in April 2024, PHEVs are up 34.1% to 14,073 and 11.7% share vs. 7.8% and HEVs drop -2.9% to 16,586 and 13.8% share vs. 12.7%. Petrol sinks -22% to 58,733 and 48.8% share vs. 56.1% and diesel falls -26.2% to 6,381 and 5.3% share vs. 6.4%. Year-to-date, BEVs surge 35.2% to 144,749 and 20.7% share vs. 15.7% over the same period in 2024, PHEVs are up 27.7% to 67,759 and 9.7% share vs. 7.8% and HEVs grow 14.6% to 102,591 and 14.6% share  vs. 13.2%. Meanwhile petrol sales drop -10% to 345,520 and 49.3% share vs. 56.5% and diesel is off -13.2% to 40,214 and 5.7% share vs. 6.8%.

All channels are in negative this month. Private sales drop 7.9% to 46,490 and 38.6% share vs. 37.6% a year ago, fleet sales fall -11.9% to 71,520 and 59.4% share vs. 60.5% and business sales dip -10.9% to 2,321 and 1.9% share, unchanged. So far this year, private sales lead the way at +6.3% to 274,076 and 39.1% share vs. 37.9% over the same period in 2024, while fleet sales edge up 1.2% to 412,676 and 58.9% share vs. 60% and business sales drop -1.9% to 14,081 and 2% share vs. 2.1%.

Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-21%) freefalls but easily keeps the top spot with 8.7% share. Kia (+3.4%) is the only gainer in the Top 6, up two spots on last month to #2 and 6.9% of the market. BMW (-11.7%) repeats at #3 and ranks #2 year-to-date. It is followed by Audi (-21.8%), Ford (-14.1%) and Hyundai (-1.4%). Peugeot (+37.9%) delivers the most dynamic uptick in the Top 15 and is up three spots on March to #7. BYD (+654.1%) is up to a record 18th place (above Cupra, Dacia, Seat and Mazda), passing the 2% share milestone for the first time at 2.1%. Among recent launches, Jaecoo is up 8 ranks on last month to #25, Omoda up two to #29 and Leapmotor up 5 to #35.

The Kia Sportage (+60.3%) surges ahead to reclaim the models pole position with 2.9% share. This is the nameplate’s 7th win in the past 12 months but it remains below the Ford Puma (-23.7%) in the YTD charts. The Vauxhall Corsa continues to evolve way higher than a year ago, repeating at #3 and ranking #4 so far this year vs. #12 over the Full Year 2024. The Nissan Qashqai (-11.9%) ranks #4 again above the Audi A3 (-29.8%) back inside the Top 5 for the first time since May 2024 (#3). The Volvo XC40 (-2.9%) is up to #6, and cracks the YTD Top 10 at #9. The Peugeot 2008 delivers a second Top 10 finish of 2025 at #8, with the Hyundai Tucson and Mini Cooper also back into the Top 10.

Previous month: UK March 2025: BEVs (+43.2%), VW (+42.5%) and Ford (+38.8%) lift market up 12.4%

One year ago: UK April 2024: VW Polo surge stop #2, Audi A3 breaks ranking record

Full April 2025 Top 50 All brands and Top 10 models below.

UK April 2025 – brands:

PosBrandApr-25%/24Mar2025%/24PosFY241Volkswagen10,4748.7%– 21.0%163,6309.1%+ 16.6%112Kia8,3206.9%+ 3.4%443,3836.2%+ 5.5%343BMW  8,0866.7%– 11.7%343,6456.2%– 5.0%224Audi  8,0176.7%– 21.8%735,8235.1%– 16.1%535Ford  7,0065.8%– 14.1%241,7096.0%+ 2.4%456Hyundai6,5245.4%– 1.4%1231,4104.5%+ 4.4%1197Peugeot  5,9144.9%+ 37.9%1034,4504.9%+ 34.6%6138Skoda5,4834.6%– 8.4%1428,0554.0%+ 14.8%13129Mercedes  5,3714.5%– 18.3%632,7864.7%– 6.6%7610Toyota5,3014.4%– 24.5%531,4454.5%– 5.3%10711Vauxhall  5,1624.3%+ 17.7%932,5334.6%– 1.6%91112Nissan  4,8994.1%– 15.5%832,7544.7%– 16.5%8813Renault4,3693.6%+ 6.0%1622,0623.1%+ 17.4%161614Volvo4,2313.5%– 12.0%1523,1983.3%+ 25.9%151415MG3,7893.1%– 29.5%1128,4304.1%– 0.3%121016Land Rover3,7873.1%– 11.9%1324,9323.6%+ 9.0%141517Mini2,5122.1%+ 8.9%2115,5612.2%+ 4.4%171818BYD2,5112.1%+ 654.1%1911,7821.7%+ 631.3%213119Cupra2,2051.8%+ 11.1%2012,2371.7%+ 36.5%202220Dacia1,9771.6%– 15.3%2211,2381.6%+ 5.4%222021Seat1,8421.5%– 46.3%248,7951.3%– 39.7%241922Mazda1,5411.3%+ 0.3%1812,5371.8%+ 39.2%192423Porsche1,2251.0%– 13.5%256,5560.9%+ 4.7%262624Honda1,2061.0%– 21.2%2310,1081.4%– 26.3%232125Jaecoo1,0530.9%new334,2880.6%new324726Lexus1,0430.9%– 20.9%275,4470.8%+ 5.1%272727Suzuki1,0150.8%– 35.7%266,9401.0%– 25.0%252528Citroen9580.8%– 54.6%305,3470.8%– 53.4%282329Omoda9100.8%new314,1040.6%new333330Polestar8590.7%+ 82.8%294,5540.6%+ 157.6%303231Jeep8150.7%+ 135.5%284,9000.7%+ 72.8%293032Tesla5120.4%– 62.1%1712,9861.9%– 1.0%181733Fiat2890.2%– 75.4%324,3730.6%– 32.0%312934Alfa Romeo2090.2%+ 75.6%369500.1%+ 112.1%353635Leapmotor1080.1%new403010.0%new41 –36Subaru910.1%– 35.9%359160.1%– 12.0%363437KGM720.1%– 48.2%385850.1%– 21.2%373738Bentley710.1%– 26.0%413620.1%+ 6.2%404239Smart700.1%– 71.8%375570.1%– 28.5%383540Alpine570.0%+ 103.6%47990.0%– 44.4%464441Genesis410.0%– 58.2%394600.1%+ 45.6%393842GWM Ora380.0%– 56.8%461240.0%– 75.7%443943DS320.0%– 53.6%432300.0%– 47.6%424044Abarth250.0%– 7.4%421590.0%– 48.5%434145Ineos220.0%– 15.4%45770.0%– 19.8%474546Maserati120.0%– 72.1%441140.0%– 42.7%454347Xpeng90.0%newn/a450.0%new48 –48Chevrolet40.0%n/a49310.0%+ 3000.0%505049Skywell20.0%new5090.0%new514950Maxus10.0%+ 0.0%48320.0%+ 1500.0%494851Jaguar00.0%– 100.0%341,7250.2%– 78.7%3428 –Other British1360.1%– 35.2% –1,3280.2%+ 23.9% – – –Other Imports1250.1%– 48.6% –7310.1%– 16.9% – –

UK April 2025 – models:

PosModelApr-25%/24Mar2025%/24PosFY241Kia Sportage3,5142.9%+ 60.3%216,3802.3%+ 3.5%222Ford Puma3,3112.8%– 23.7%118,2412.6%– 5.9%113Vauxhall Corsa2,3762.0%n/a313,8522.0%n/a4124Nissan Qashqai2,1971.8%– 11.9%413,9892.0%– 18.0%335Audi A32,1121.8%– 29.8%n/an/an/an/an/a116Volvo XC402,0081.7%– 2.9%n/a10,6121.5%n/a997Nissan Juke1,9591.6%+ 5.1%512,3731.8%– 5.3%548Peugeot 20081,8221.5%n/an/an/an/an/an/a209Hyundai Tucson1,7811.5%n/an/a10,4961.5%n/a10710Mini Cooper1,6241.3%+ 59.5%n/an/an/an/an/a25n/aVW Golf1,5991.3%– 32.3%612,3481.8%– 2.4%66n/aVW Tiguan1,5241.3%– 24.0%1010,6641.5%n/a813n/aMG HS1,2781.1%– 38.4%711,0161.6%– 9.0%78

Source: SMMT