Commercial vehicle registrations post further gains in September

UK van and truck registrations: 2015 and % change on 2014

	September	% change	Year-to-date	% change	Rolling year	% change
Vans	58,744	19.6%	284,161	17.4%	363,776	18.1%
Trucks	6,709	24.8%	37,141	35.6%	51,225	4.0%
Total	65,453	20.1%	321,302	19.2%	415,001	16.1%

Tuesday 6 October 2015 Continuing the trend running throughout 2015, commercial vehicle (CV) registrations once again posted a healthy rise in September, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Boosted by the new 65-plate, overall CV registrations were up by a fifth in the month, led by a 24.8% increase in trucks, while van demand grew 19.6%.

Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, SMMT, said, “The continued recovery of the commercial vehicle market is good to see. Particularly encouraging is the consistent growth seen this year in the traditionally more volatile truck sector, while the van market – buoyed by robust business confidence and the ongoing trend towards online deliveries – shows no sign of slowing.”

UK van and truck registrations

Month Sep-15 Sep-14 % change Pickups 7,565 5,693 32.9% 4x4s 1,602 1,384 15.8% Vans <= 2.0t 7,435 6,722 10.6% Vans > 2.0 – 2.5t 8,037 7,894 1.8% Vans > 2.5 – 3.5t 34,105 27,430 24.3% All Vans to 3.5T 58,744 49,123 19.6% Rigids > 3.5 – 6.0t 972 579 67.9% Rigids > 6.0 – 16t 976 1,038 -6.0% Rigids > 16t 1,909 1,577 21.1% All rigids 3,857 3,194 20.8% 2-axle artics 264 362 -27.1% 3-axle artics 2,588 1,818 42.4% All artics 2,852 2,180 30.8%
Year-to-date YTD-15 YTD-14 % change Pickups 32,192 26,085 23.4% 4x4s 8,370 6,527 28.2% Vans <= 2.0t 34,009 30,926 10.0% Vans > 2.0 – 2.5t 44,602 42,674 4.5% Vans > 2.5 – 3.5t 164,988 135,859 21.4% All Vans to 3.5T 284,161 242,071 17.4% Rigids > 3.5 – 6.0t 6,364 4,974 27.9% Rigids > 6.0 – 16t 5,873 5,121 14.7% Rigids > 16t 10,490 7,347 42.8% All rigids 22,727 17,442 30.3% 2-axle artics 1,300 1,469 -11.5% 3-axle artics 13,114 8,474 54.8% All artics 14,414 9,943 45.0%
Rolling Year RY-15 RY-14 % change Pickups 39,930 32,757 21.9% 4x4s 10,606 8,031 32.1% Vans <= 2.0t 42,618 38,935 9.5% Vans > 2.0 – 2.5t 58,185 52,574 10.7% Vans > 2.5 – 3.5t 212,437 175,843 20.8% All Vans to 3.5T 363,776 308,140 18.1% Rigids > 3.5 – 6.0t 8,187 6,678 22.6% Rigids > 6.0 – 16t 8,328 9,642 -13.6% Rigids > 16t 14,658 13,831 6.0% All rigids 31,173 30,151 3.4% 2-axle artics 2,088 3,141 -33.5% 3-axle artics 17,964 15,959 12.6% All artics 20,052 19,100 5.0%