# UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2022-12-05
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: British New Car Registrations Surge 24% in November, Driven
Meta Description: Discover how British new car registrations rose nearly 24% in November, driven by large fleets and private buyers. Learn more from SMMT's latest report.
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(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to record their fourth straight month of gains, driven by sales of large fleets and a pick-up in demand from private buyers, an industry body said on Monday.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said registrations in November stood at 142,889 units, nearly 9% below pre-pandemic levels.

“While further recovery is anticipated in 2023, global and domestic economic challenges mean that the market will remain below pre-pandemic levels,” it said.

Britain’s auto market, still reeling from the impact of chip shortages plaguing the industry, has been hit by the [cost of living crisis](https://www.financedigest.com/indefensible-uks-sunak-under-fire-over-response-to-cost-of-living-crisis.html "‘Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis"), which has seen consumers limit big-ticket purchases.

The sales of environment friendly electric vehicles (EVs) continued to strengthen, with registrations of battery EVs [rising 34.2% and accounting for more than one in five new cars](https://www.financedigest.com/mercedes-posts-rise-in-q1-sales-boosted-by-evs-premium-cars.html "Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars") in November.

Registrations by large fleets jumped 45.4% year-on-year, while [demand from private buyers grew](https://www.financedigest.com/turkeys-economy-grew-7-6-in-q2-driven-by-domestic-demand-exports.html "Turkey’s economy grew 7.6% in Q2 driven by domestic demand, exports") 2.7%.

SMMT Chief Executive Officer Mike Hawes called for urgent measures including more [investment in electric](https://www.financedigest.com/stellantis-to-invest-130-million-euros-in-german-plant-for-new-opel-electric-car.html "Stellantis to invest 130 million euros in German plant for new Opel electric car") charging infrastructure to rev up appetite for EVs.

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Anil D’Silva)


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