British Automobile Association (SMMT): 2018 Passenger cars · Production volume – 2 consecutive years decline, EV increase

British Automobile Association (SMMT): 2018 Passenger cars · Production volume – 2 consecutive years decline, EV increase

London

February 12, 2019

British Automobile Association (SMMT)

January 31, 2018 Domestic passenger cars announced production (see Table 1)

2018 Passenger car · Production volume

It was 1,519,440 units (down 9.1% from the previous year).

Approximately 80% are for export, the major breakdown of export destination is EU 52.6%

United States of America 17.9%

China 6.1%

Japan 3.3%

Production volume of major manufacturers has declined from the previous year (see Table 2).

Nissan, Toyota, Honda’s total production of three Japan-affiliated companies accounts for about half of the total.

EV new car registration number

141,234 units (20.9% increase from the previous year), and the share of the passenger car as a whole was 5.8% (see Table 5)

Hybrid vehicle (HEV)

Battery electric vehicle (BEV)

Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV)

an increase over the previous year.

– JETRO