United Kingdom: Passenger car sales

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 United Kingdom

New passenger car sales, numbers per year

 Latest value 1,903,054
 Year 2023
 Measure passenger cars
 Data availability 2005 - 2023
 Average 2,179,675
 Min - Max 1,614,063 - 2,692,786
 Source OICA
The latest value from 2023 is 1903054 passenger cars, an increase from 1614063 passenger cars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1102394 passenger cars, based on data from 57 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023 is 2179675 passenger cars. The minimum value, 1614063 passenger cars, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 2692786 passenger cars was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
United Kingdom - Passenger car sales - Recent values chart

Historical series
United Kingdom - Passenger car sales - historical chart - 2005-2023




Definition: The indicator estimates the number of new passenger car registrations and sales that took place within a country in a year. Passenger cars are road motor vehicles, other than a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

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