The passenger car market in the UK shrunk in December to 108,596 (down 18.2% year-over-year), while the total registrations in 2021 amounted to 1,647,181 (up 1.0% year-over-year). Unfortunately, the 2021 result is 28.7% lower than in 2019 and the second-worst since 1992.
On the contrary, plug-in electric car sales are booming. In December, 36,041 new plug-ins were registered, which is 33% more than a year ago. The market share improved to nearly 33.2%, which is a new record (excluding 34.0% in the one-off, lockdown-affected April 2020).
