Data Dashboard
A snapshot of the latest UK automotive retail, production & wholesale data.
Retail and production
Car
New car registrations
84,054
(Feb' 25 -1.0% YoY)
223,399
('25 YTD, -1.9% YTD)
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SMMT
The number of new cars registered in the UK every month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
New car forecast (2025)
2.28m
(upside)
2.00m
(baseline)
1.71m
(downside)
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Cox Automotive
The Cox Automotive new car registration forecast - 2025 full year.
Updated: 10/02/2025
Used car transactions
1,746,051
(Q4 '24, +4.0% YOY)
7,643,180
('24 YTD, +5.5% YOY)
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SMMT
The number of used cars sold in the UK every quarter.
Updated: 10/02/2025
Used car forecast (2025)
7.90m
(upside)
7.64m
(baseline)
7.24m
(downside)
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Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive used car transactions forecast - 2025 full year.
Updated: 10/02/2025
UK new car production
82,997
(Feb '25, -14.3% YOY)
82,997
('25 YTD, -14.3% YOY)
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SMMT
The number of new cars manufactured in the UK each month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Retail margin
£1,986
(Feb '25, -£84 MOM)
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Dealer Auction
The average margin between cars bought on Dealer Auction and retailed on Auto Trader.
Updated: 10/03/2025
Retail demand
-2.0%
(Feb '25, YOY)
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Auto Trader
Demand is a measure of consumer response on Auto Trader used car adverts.
Updated: 10/03/2025
Used car supply
-2.0%
(Feb '25, YOY)
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Auto Trader
Supply is the level of used car stock in the market.
Updated: 10/03/2025
Market health
+0.0%
(Feb '25, YOY)
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Auto Trader
Market Health is the balance between supply and demand indicating whether the used car market is stronger or weaker than previously.
Updated: 10/03/2025
Median days before sold
28
(Feb '25, +0 YOY)
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Auto Trader
Market Health is the balance between supply and demand indicating whether the used car market is stronger or weaker than previously.
Updated: 10/03/2025
Wholesale
Car
Average sold price
£7,609
(Feb '25, +£188 MOM)
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Manheim
The average sold price of used cars at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Wholesale price index
94.6
(Feb '25, -1 MOM)
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Manheim
This index tracks the price performance of 2–4-year-old, 50K-70K, grade 1 to 5 cars sold through Manheim auctions relative to January 2020 prices.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Average mileage
69k
(Feb '25, +0k MOM)
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Manheim
The average mileage of used cars at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Average age
102.5
(Feb '25, -0.2 MOM)
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Manheim
The average sold price of used cars at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
First-time conversions
86%
(Feb '25, +3.5% MOM)
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Manheim
The percentage of used cars sold first time at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
CAP value movements
+0.4%
(Feb '25, MOM)
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cap hpi
The average change at 3-year/60k miles in used cars CAP values each month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Wholesale supply index
91.0
(Feb '25, +6.0 MOM)
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Manheim
This index tracks the supply of wholesale vehicles relative to January 2020 supply levels.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Wholesale demand index
96.4
(Feb '25, +3.7 MOM)
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Manheim
This index tracks the demand for wholesale vehicles relative to whatever the start date was demand levels.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Commentary
"New car registrations fell by 1.0% to 84,054 units, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline. Fleet reductions offset private and business gains, while EV deliveries grew by 41.7% (21,244 units), now accounting for 1 in 4 new registrations.
Cox Automotive’s forecast of 84,009 was 99.9% accurate, with year-to-date accuracy at 98.7% (226,294 forecast vs. 223,399 actual).
Retail supply and demand are easing YoY, but wholesale indexes show an upward trend as trade values firm."
Philip Nothard - Insight Director
Updated: 05/03/25
Retail and production
Commercial vehicle
New LCV registrations
14,476
(Feb '25, -19.3% YOY)
33,526
('25 YTD, -20.0 % YTD)
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SMMT
The number of new LCVs registered in the UK each month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
UK LCV production
11,814
(Feb '25, -41.5% YOY)
11,814
('25 YTD, -41.5% YOY)
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SMMT
The number of new LCVs manufactured in the UK each month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
New HGV registrations
10,839
(Q3 '24, -6.0% YOY)
33,376
(-2.5% '24 YTD)
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SMMT
The number of new HGVs registered in the UK each quarter.
Updated: 04/12/2024
Wholesale
Commercial vehicle
Average sold price
£7,103
(Feb '25, -£451 MOM)
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Manheim
The average sold price of used LCVs at Manheim Auction Services
Updated: 05/03/2025
Average age
75.1
(Feb '25, +4.1 MOM)
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Manheim
The average age in months of used LCVs at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
Average mileage
85k
(Feb '25, -1 MOM)
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Manheim
The average mileage of used LCVs at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
CAP average
97.2%
(Feb '25, -1.8% MOM)
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Manheim
The average CAP performance of used LCVs sold at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
First-time conversions
78.2%
(Feb '25, -6.1% MOM)
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Manheim
The percentage of used LCVs sold first time at Manheim Auction Services.
Updated: 05/03/2025
CAP value movements
-1.2%
(Feb '25, MOM)
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cap hpi
The average change at 3-year/60k miles in used LCVs CAP values each month.
Updated: 05/03/2025
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