Q1 - Q3 2023
Checking in on the year so far, for January - September 2023, plug-in vehicles accounted for 26.7% of all new cars registered in the period, comprised of:
- 21,705 (18.3%) BEVs, and;
- 9,989 (8.4%) PHEVs.
BEV numbers are up 50% on the same period last year (14,510), while PHEV numbers are up 34% (from 7,438). Interestingly, non-plug-in petrol hybrids registrations for the period (22,059) only exceed BEVs by 354 - it seems likely that BEV registrations will overtake them by year end.
Additional registrations from used imports during the period accounted for a further:
- 1,553 BEVs, and;
- 3,241 PHEVs.
The top-5 registered new BEVs for January - September 2023 were:
- Volkswagen ID.4
- Tesla Model Y
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Skoda Enyaq
- MG MG4
September
Plug-in vehicles accounted for a third (38.5%) of all new cars registered in September comprised of:
- 1,491 (26.3%) BEVs, and;
- 692 (12.2%) PHEVs.
Additional registrations from used imports in September accounted for a further:
- 185 BEVs, and;
- 381 PHEVs.
The top-3 registered new BEVs in September were the:
- Tesla Model Y
- Tesla Model 3
- Volkswagen ID.4
Presented below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in September, January - September, and registrations for the prior year:
Make |
Model |
Sept 2023 |
% sales Sept 2023 |
2023 (Jan - Sept) |
% sales 2023 (Jan - Sept) |
2022 (Jan - Dec) |
% sales 2022 (Jan - Dec) |
Tesla |
Model Y |
228 |
15.3% |
1,943 |
9.0% |
274 |
1.7% |
Tesla |
Model 3 |
174 |
11.7% |
1,015 |
4.7% |
1,044 |
6.7% |
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
107 |
7.2% |
2,863 |
13.2% |
2,983 |
19.0% |
MG |
MG4 |
84 |
5.6% |
1,060 |
4.9% |
|
|
Cupra |
Born |
78 |
5.2% |
634 |
2.9% |
126 |
|
Skoda |
Enyaq |
67 |
4.5% |
1,219 |
5.6% |
620 |
4.0% |
Kia |
EV6 |
67 |
4.5% |
902 |
4.2% |
955 |
6.1% |
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
62 |
4.2% |
456 |
2.1% |
|
|
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
49 |
3.3% |
783 |
3.6% |
924 |
5.9% |
Kia |
Niro |
47 |
3.2% |
697 |
3.2% |
657 |
4.2% |
Peugeot |
2008 |
43 |
2.9% |
296 |
1.4% |
321 |
2.0% |
Fiat |
500 |
37 |
2.5% |
126 |
|
134 |
|
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
30 |
2.0% |
289 |
1.3% |
123 |
|
Peugeot |
208 |
26 |
1.7% |
203 |
|
245 |
1.6% |
BMW |
iX3 |
26 |
1.7% |
267 |
1.2% |
207 |
1.3% |
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
25 |
1.7% |
590 |
2.7% |
202 |
1.3% |
MG |
ZS |
25 |
1.7% |
255 |
1.2% |
189 |
1.2% |
Volkswagen |
Up |
24 |
1.6% |
152 |
|
|
|
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
23 |
1.5% |
257 |
1.2% |
226 |
1.4% |
Volvo |
XC40 |
21 |
1.4% |
411 |
1.9% |
389 |
2.5% |
BMW |
I4 |
19 |
1.3% |
511 |
2.4% |
235 |
1.5% |
Citroen |
C4 |
17 |
1.1% |
80 |
|
84 |
|
Opel |
Corsa |
17 |
1.1% |
64 |
|
115 |
|
BMW |
I5 |
17 |
1.1% |
17 |
|
|
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
16 |
1.1% |
710 |
3.3% |
683 |
4.4% |
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
14 |
|
1,239 |
5.7% |
1,165 |
7.4% |
MG |
MG5 |
14 |
|
188 |
|
219 |
1.4% |
Toyota |
BZ4X |
13 |
|
639 |
2.9% |
140 |
|
BMW |
iX1 |
12 |
|
149 |
|
|
|
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
11 |
|
101 |
|
|
|
Ford |
Mach-E |
10 |
|
79 |
|
84 |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
8 |
|
311 |
1.4% |
233 |
1.5% |
Porsche |
Taycan |
8 |
|
183 |
|
109 |
|
Renault |
Megane |
7 |
|
540 |
2.5% |
18 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
6 |
|
90 |
|
196 |
1.3% |
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
5 |
|
64 |
|
111 |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
5 |
|
336 |
1.5% |
|
|
Opel |
Mokka |
5 |
|
211 |
|
107 |
|
Nissan |
Ariya |
4 |
|
105 |
|
60 |
|
Audi |
E-Tron GT |
4 |
|
100 |
|
63 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
4 |
|
167 |
|
41 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
4 |
|
26 |
|
|
|
Jeep |
Avenger |
3 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
BMW |
iX |
3 |
|
130 |
|
209 |
1.3% |
Nissan |
Leaf |
3 |
|
435 |
2.0% |
877 |
5.6% |
Opel |
Zafira |
3 |
|
11 |
|
5 |
|
BMW |
4 Series |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
BMW |
7 Series |
2 |
|
31 |
|
6 |
|
Citroen |
Berlingo Pass |
2 |
|
30 |
|
23 |
|
Volvo |
C40 |
2 |
|
139 |
|
89 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
2 |
|
116 |
|
135 |
|
Audi |
E-Tron |
1 |
|
33 |
|
244 |
1.6% |
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
1 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
Peugeot |
Rifter |
1 |
|
9 |
|
2 |
|
Subaru |
Solterra |
1 |
|
31 |
|
|
|
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
1 |
|
20 |
|
16 |
|
Renault |
Zoe |
1 |
|
179 |
|
311 |
2.0% |
Fiat |
500C |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
|
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
Opel |
Combo Pass |
|
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
DS |
DS3 |
|
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
E Class |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Citroen |
EC4X |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQC |
|
|
15 |
|
45 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
|
|
55 |
|
68 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
Peugeot |
Expert |
|
|
3 |
|
16 |
|
Ora |
Funky Cat |
|
|
30 |
|
2 |
|
Honda |
Honda E |
|
|
16 |
|
36 |
|
BMW |
I3 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq |
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
Maxus |
MIFA |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
Tesla |
Model S |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
Tesla |
Model X |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Mazda |
MX |
|
|
23 |
|
71 |
|
Kia |
Soul |
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
Opel |
Vivaro Passenger Van |
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
Total |
|
1,491 |
|
21,705 |
|
15,678 |
|
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised, or re-categorised, registrations.