The Kia Sportage repeats at #1 in the UK.

It’s a 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in June at a meagre +1.1% to 179,263 units, according to SMMT. This way, the H1 tally passes the million mark for the first time since 2019 at 1,006.763 (+6%). Once again, the market is pulled up by robust fleet sales at +14.2% to 105,8686 and 59.1% share vs. 52.3% a year ago whereas private sales sink -15.3% to 67,625 and 37.7% share vs. 45% a year ago. Marginal business sales are up 22% to 5.770 and 3.2% share vs. 2.7%. The year-to-date picture is similar with fleet sales up 22.3% to 600,404 and 59.6% share vs. 51.7% over the same period in 2023 and private sales skidding -12% to 382,881 and 38% share vs. 45.8% a year ago. Business sales edge down -0.6% to 23,478 and 2.3% share vs. 2.5%.

All categories of electrified vehicles outpace the market this month with sizeable gains. PHEVs surge 30% to 16,604 and 9.3% share vs. 7.2% in June 2023, HEVs are up 27.2% to 26,702 and 14.9% share vs. 11.8% and BEVs up 7.4% to 34,034 and 19% share, its highest for the year and to be compared with 17.9% a year ago. In contrast petrol is down -7.8% to 91,227 and 50.9% share vs. 55.8% last year and diesel sinks -17.2% to 10,696 and 6% share vs. 7.3%. Year-to-date, PHEVs once again fare best at +31.2% to 81,522 sales and 8.1% share vs. 6.5% over the same period in 2023, followed by HEVs up 15.2% to 137,838 and 13.7% share vs. 12.6% and BEVs up 9.2% to 167,096 and 16.6%, a slight improvement on the 16.1% it held over H1 2023. More work subsidising BEV purchases must be done as according to SMMT, less than 1 in 5 new BEVs are purchased by private buyers.

In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+1.8%) easily holds onto the pole position with 8.6% share, one percentage point above a euphoric BMW (+16.8%) at 7.6%. Audi drops -2.5% to #3, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Excellent month also for Toyota (+17.2%) up five spots on May to #4 and 6.2% share, its best result since March 2023 (#4 and 6.7% share). The next four carmakers all outrun the market, with Nissan (+14.6%) the most dynamic followed by Hyundai (+9%), Mercedes (+8.5%) and Kia (+7.6%). One of the biggest news of the month is the implosion of Ford, off -42.4% year-on-year to a dismal 9th place with just 4.7% share. This is the manufacturer’s worst showing since finishing #10 with 4.6% share in December 2021. MG (+9.3%) is up year-on-year but drops three ranks on last month to #10. Renault (+44.7%), Volvo (+42.3%) and Seat (+35.3%) also impress.

Over in the models lane, the Kia Sportage (+33.5%) sports another outstanding month and repeats at #1 with 2.3% share, cementing its YTD 2nd place. The Nissan Juke (+19.5%) surges eight spots on May to land in 2nd place, its best ranking since March 2023 when it also ranked #2. The Tesla Model Y (-34.2%) makes its reappearance in the Top 10 at #3 albeit enduring a harsh year-on-year decline. It still doesn’t rank within the YTD Top 10 whereas it placed #5 over the Full Year 2023. The VW Golf (+44.7%) and BMW 1 Series (+37.4%) excel and round out the Top 5. Still leader YTD, the Ford Puma (-41.9%) sinks to #8 for the month with just 1.8% of the market. The Tesla Model 3 (+59.8%) scores its first Top 10 finish since August 2023 at #10.

Previous month: UK May 2024: 22nd straight month of growth, Kia Sportage in the lead

One year ago: UK June 2023: Tesla Model Y and Ford Puma top market up 25.8%

Full June 2024 Top 45 All brands and Top 10 models below.

UK June 2024 – brands:

PosBrandJun-24%/23May2024%/23PosFY231Volkswagen15,4588.6%+ 1.8%183,5528.3%+ 4.9%112BMW  13,5477.6%+ 16.8%369,8276.9%+ 33.6%243Audi  11,9296.7%– 2.5%265,3176.5%– 4.1%334Toyota11,0686.2%+ 17.2%951,1175.1%– 8.8%855Kia10,3215.8%+ 7.6%460,3666.0%+ 2.7%466Hyundai9,1985.1%+ 9.0%846,4044.6%+ 0.1%9107Nissan  9,1315.1%+ 14.6%1154,9365.5%+ 21.2%688Mercedes  8,8594.9%+ 8.5%551,7325.1%+ 20.9%799Ford  8,4964.7%– 42.4%656,7355.6%– 21.7%5210MG8,3144.6%+ 9.3%744,0464.4%+ 11.2%111111Tesla6,7573.8%– 10.3%1823,0292.3%– 11.9%171612Skoda6,5333.6%+ 2.7%1037,6413.7%+ 9.6%121213Volvo6,2833.5%+ 42.3%1330,4223.0%+ 22.3%151514Vauxhall  6,2483.5%– 37.1%1245,3244.5%– 8.4%10715Renault6,0113.4%+ 44.7%1628,5962.8%+ 65.5%161816Land Rover5,2462.9%+ 13.2%1432,8463.3%+ 17.9%141417Peugeot  4,5532.5%– 2.7%1534,6533.4%+ 14.1%131318Mini3,6932.1%– 11.7%2021,2732.1%– 7.0%191719Seat3,1911.8%+ 35.3%1721,3462.1%+ 33.6%181920Mazda2,9081.6%+ 0.7%2214,0831.4%– 12.6%232121Dacia2,8131.6%+ 19.5%1916,1621.6%+ 4.9%212222Cupra2,6611.5%+ 16.9%2113,9171.4%+ 22.3%242423Suzuki2,3021.3%+ 12.6%2413,5881.3%+ 11.2%252324Honda2,2811.3%– 0.2%2517,7741.8%+ 23.6%202525Citroen2,2351.2%+ 40.6%2315,8171.6%+ 1.5%222026Lexus1,5150.8%– 16.3%278,0360.8%+ 19.7%292827Porsche1,4830.8%– 40.2%289,0620.9%– 26.5%272628Jaguar1,1750.7%– 19.8%2610,6261.1%+ 56.8%262929Fiat1,1050.6%– 7.2%308,0620.8%– 14.1%282730BYD6970.4%+ 4546.7%292,9040.3%+ 2833.3%313831Polestar6600.4%– 41.3%312,7420.3%– 60.1%323032Jeep6240.3%+ 71.9%323,7560.4%+ 135.0%303133Ora2840.2%+ 647.4%378950.1%+ 202.4%363934Subaru2030.1%– 32.1%341,4260.1%+ 30.2%333235Alfa Romeo1890.1%+ 76.6%338710.1%+ 23.7%373536Genesis1830.1%– 25.9%395560.1%– 31.4%393637Smart1350.1%+ 175.5%351,0620.1%+ 496.6%344338KGM/SsangYong1060.1%– 36.5%369790.1%+ 14.0%353439Abarth980.1%– 14.0%434450.0%+ 51.4%414140DS850.0%– 69.1%405780.1%– 62.1%383341Bentley640.0%– 44.8%384730.0%– 39.3%403742Maserati380.0%– 55.3%422770.0%– 49.1%424043Ineos250.0%– 83.6%441460.0%– 65.9%454244Alpine230.0%– 25.8%452200.0%+ 27.2%444445Fisker10.0%new412590.0%new434546Maxus00.0%– 100.0%4630.0%– 62.5%464747Chevrolet00.0%n/a –10.0%n/a4746 –Other British2890.2%+ 10.7% –1,5400.2%– 9.3% – – –Other Imports2450.1%+ 9.9% –1,3410.1%+ 46.6% – –

UK June 2024 – models:

PosModelJun-24%/23May2024%/23PosFY231Kia Sportage4,1132.3%+ 33.5%124,1392.4%+ 33.7%242Nissan Juke3,8912.2%+ 19.5%1019,4291.9%+ 5.7%483Tesla Model Y3,6422.0%– 34.2%n/an/an/an/an/a54VW Golf3,4631.9%+ 44.7%419,0361.9%+ 36.7%6125BMW 1 Series3,3971.9%+ 37.4%n/a17,5871.7%+ 73.5%7226Hyundai Tucson3,2711.8%– 8.8%916,1821.6%– 13.4%967Nissan Qashqai3,1941.8%– 1.2%722,8812.3%+ 14.5%328Ford Puma3,1691.8%– 41.9%226,3742.6%+ 15.9%119MG ZS3,1131.7%+ 11.6%8n/an/an/an/a1810Tesla Model 33,1111.7%+ 59.8%n/an/an/an/an/a39n/aAudi A32,6891.5%– 2.9%319,2091.9%+ 31.2%59n/aMG HS2,5691.4%+ 37.4%n/a16,7301.7%+ 38.9%813n/aVW T-Roc2,3441.3%+ 10.3%n/a15,6671.6%+ 10.5%1020

Source: SMMT