A total of 174,329 new passenger cars were registered for the year 2022. Never before have as many passenger cars been registered in one month as in December 2022. 39,497 passenger cars were registered, 18,930 more than in December 2021, and there were more registrations of new passenger cars than changes of ownership. The proportion of zero-emission cars in December was 82.8 per cent, and 79.3 per cent for the whole of 2022.
ALL FIGURES FROM OFV
Here are the main figures for December and the whole of 2022:
| Passenger cars |
December 2022 issue |
Change compared to December 2021 |
Number throughout 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New |
39,497 |
+92.0% |
174,324 |
– 1.1% |
| Used imported |
3,861 |
+ 164.1% |
18,513 |
+ 1.3% |
| Change of ownership |
37,621 |
+ 3.8% |
512 229 |
– 3.0% |
29,475 new vans in 2022
| Vans/motorhomes |
Issue December 2022 |
Change compared to December 2021 |
Number throughout 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| Totally new vans |
3,905 |
+ 15.2% |
29,475 |
– 13.4% |
| New motorhomes registered as vans |
31 |
– 18.4% |
1 166 |
– 32.8% |
| New vans without motorhomes |
3,874 |
+ 21.2% |
28,309 |
– 12.3% |
32,714 new zero-emission passenger cars in December
| First-time registered passenger cars with zero emissions |
Issue December 2022 |
Change compared to December 2021 |
Number throughout 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New |
32,714 |
+ 137.0% |
138,292 |
+ 21.6% |
| Used imported |
3,557 |
+ 329.6% |
14,468 |
+ 38.2% |
| Total |
36,271 |
+ 147.9% |
152,760 |
+ 23.0% |
6,726 new zero-emission vans in 2022 (Class 2)
| First-time registered vans (Class 2) with zero emissions |
December 2022 issue |
Change from December 2021 |
Number so far in 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| New vans class 2 |
1,242 |
+ 245.0% |
6,726 |
+ 24.0% |
| Used imported vans class 2 |
18 |
+ 100.0% |
122 |
+ 96.8% |
| Total vans class 2 |
1,260 |
+ 241.5% |
6,848 |
+ 24.8% |
14,848 new plug-in hybrid passenger cars in 2022
| Passenger cars |
Issue December 2022 |
Change compared to December 2021 |
Number throughout 2022 |
Change compared to 2021 |
| Hybrid cars not rechargeable |
1,388 |
+ 112.9% |
9,473 |
– 3.1% |
| Plug-in hybrid cars |
1 905 |
– 59.5% |
14,848 |
– 61.1% |
| Total |
3,293 |
– 38.6% |
24,321 |
– 49.3% |
Fuel market share of new passenger cars
| Passenger cars |
Number in December 2022 |
Market share in December 2022 |
Market share in December 2021 |
Market share throughout 2022 |
Market share throughout 2021 |
| Petrol engine only |
2,503 |
6.3% |
3.3% |
3.6% |
4.2% |
| Diesel engine only |
987 |
2.5% |
3.5% |
3.1% |
4.0% |
| Hybrids all |
3,293 |
8.3% |
26.1% |
14.0% |
27.2% |
| Electric cars |
32,713 |
82.8% |
67.1% |
79.3% |
64.5% |
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