UK Car Registrations Rise Further

EthereumCraftsman · 2026-02-05T09:25:32+00:00

New car sales in the UK rose by 3.4% to 144,127 units in January 2026, with significant growth in plug-in hybrids (47.3%) and steady electric vehicle registrations. Petrol vehicle sales declined by 1.9%.

EthereumCraftsman

2026-02-05 09:25:32

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New car sales in the UK rose by 3.4% from the previous year to 144,127 units in January of 2026, slowing from the 3.9% increase in the previous month. Registrations for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles soared (47.3% to 18,557) to mark over 12% of total registrations. A softer increase was noted for hybrid electric vehicles (4.8% to 19,197), while registrations of battery electric vehicles were steady (0.1% to 29,654), over 20% of the market share. In turn, sales fell for petrol engine vehicles (-1.9% to 68,757).

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