UK van and truck markets rise in October
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), who support and promote the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad, have issued the latest registration data of new commercial vehicles in the United Kingdom for October 2013.
It was good news for the van market in October, as vans rose 26.3% with 22,473 registrations and posted growth of 11% over the year so far with 227,477 registrations. The overall commercial vehicle market is up 9.8% for the year-to-date, at 266,934 units.
Once again we see Ford continuing to lead the pack in commercial vehicles <3.5t and <6.0t in the SMMT’s new registration data tables for October. Volkswagen wasn’t quite able to topple the giant and came in a far second with 3,079 units compared to Ford’s 5,501 in the light commercial vehicle stakes. For more details and data figures, please visit the SMMT website here.
“Both the van and truck markets showed great strength in October boosting the sector by 27.3% and taking the 2013 growth rate to almost 10%," said Nigel Base, SMMT Commercial Vehicle Manager. "We anticipated this late strength in the truck market and SMMT has raised its forecast for van registrations to 264,100 a 10.2% rise on last year."
It was good news for the van market in October, as vans rose 26.3% with 22,473 registrations and posted growth of 11% over the year so far with 227,477 registrations. The overall commercial vehicle market is up 9.8% for the year-to-date, at 266,934 units.
Once again we see Ford continuing to lead the pack in commercial vehicles <3.5t and <6.0t in the SMMT’s new registration data tables for October. Volkswagen wasn’t quite able to topple the giant and came in a far second with 3,079 units compared to Ford’s 5,501 in the light commercial vehicle stakes. For more details and data figures, please visit the SMMT website here.
“Both the van and truck markets showed great strength in October boosting the sector by 27.3% and taking the 2013 growth rate to almost 10%," said Nigel Base, SMMT Commercial Vehicle Manager. "We anticipated this late strength in the truck market and SMMT has raised its forecast for van registrations to 264,100 a 10.2% rise on last year."
UK van and truck registrations: 2013 and % change on 2012
| October | % change | Year-to-date | % change | Rolling year | % change | |
| Vans | 22,473 | 26.3% | 227,477 | 11.0% | 262,257 | 6.6% |
| Trucks | 5,105 | 32.0% | 39,457 | 3.2% | 46,921 | -0.9% |
| Total | 27,578 | 27.3% | 266,934 | 9.8% | 309,178 | 5.4% |
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