New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 24.9% in April, comprised of:
This reflects a resurgence in demand for PHEVs, which are up over 900 (16.8%) units so far this year versus last year, whereas BEVs are down over 2,000 units (-19.2%). We provided more detailed thoughts on these trends earlier this month.
Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:
The top 3 most-registered BEVs in April were the:
Provided below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in April, January - April, & registrations for the prior year:
Make |
Model |
Apr 2024 |
% sales Apr 2024 |
2024 (Jan - Apr) |
% sales 2024 (Jan - Apr) |
2023 (Jan - Dec) |
% sales 2023 (Jan - Dec) |
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
177 |
16.2% |
631 |
7.0% |
2,922 |
12.8% |
Kia |
EV6 |
123 |
11.3% |
393 |
4.4% |
936 |
4.1% |
Skoda |
Enyaq |
83 |
7.6% |
448 |
5.0% |
1,259 |
5.5% |
BYD |
Seal |
58 |
5.3% |
428 |
4.7% |
6 |
|
Kia |
Niro |
56 |
5.1% |
277 |
3.1% |
706 |
3.1% |
MG |
MG4 |
47 |
4.3% |
447 |
5.0% |
1,149 |
5.0% |
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
45 |
4.1% |
243 |
2.7% |
506 |
2.2% |
BMW |
iX1 |
36 |
3.3% |
230 |
2.5% |
155 |
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
35 |
3.2% |
542 |
6.0% |
721 |
3.2% |
Volvo |
EX30 |
34 |
3.1% |
149 |
1.7% |
||
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
32 |
2.9% |
297 |
3.3% |
609 |
2.7% |
Toyota |
BZ4X |
31 |
2.8% |
190 |
2.1% |
651 |
2.9% |
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
31 |
2.8% |
446 |
4.9% |
803 |
3.5% |
Volkswagen |
ID.7 |
30 |
2.7% |
78 |
|||
BMW |
I4 |
20 |
1.8% |
131 |
1.5% |
543 |
2.4% |
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
19 |
1.7% |
63 |
317 |
1.4% |
|
BYD |
Dolphin |
18 |
1.6% |
171 |
1.9% |
28 |
|
Tesla |
Model 3 |
17 |
1.6% |
479 |
5.3% |
1,143 |
5.0% |
BMW |
iX3 |
16 |
1.5% |
79 |
309 |
1.4% |
|
Kia |
EV9 |
15 |
1.4% |
163 |
1.8% |
11 |
|
Cupra |
Born |
14 |
1.3% |
164 |
1.8% |
635 |
2.8% |
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
14 |
1.3% |
283 |
3.1% |
1,250 |
5.5% |
Nissan |
Ariya |
10 |
149 |
1.7% |
106 |
||
Renault |
Megane |
10 |
171 |
1.9% |
545 |
2.4% |
|
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
10 |
79 |
107 |
|||
MG |
MG5 |
9 |
58 |
196 |
|||
Porsche |
Taycan |
9 |
53 |
191 |
|||
MG |
ZS |
9 |
125 |
1.4% |
270 |
1.2% |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
8 |
73 |
18 |
|||
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
7 |
150 |
1.7% |
342 |
1.5% |
|
Nissan |
Leaf |
6 |
230 |
2.5% |
437 |
1.9% |
|
Citroen |
Berlingo Pass |
5 |
14 |
31 |
|||
Volkswagen |
ID Buzz PC |
5 |
39 |
||||
Smart |
Smart |
5 |
11 |
||||
Volvo |
XC40 |
5 |
193 |
2.1% |
429 |
1.9% |
|
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
4 |
17 |
64 |
|||
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
4 |
67 |
313 |
1.4% |
||
Fiat |
500 |
3 |
19 |
130 |
|||
Volvo |
C40 |
3 |
61 |
141 |
|||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
3 |
48 |
91 |
|||
Audi |
E-Tron GT |
3 |
23 |
102 |
|||
Citroen |
C4 |
2 |
38 |
62 |
|||
Audi |
E-Tron |
2 |
12 |
33 |
|||
GMW |
Ora 03 |
2 |
28 |
32 |
|||
Subaru |
Solterra |
2 |
7 |
32 |
|||
Volkswagen |
Up |
2 |
91 |
1.0% |
153 |
||
Peugeot |
308 |
1 |
4 |
||||
Peugeot |
2008 |
1 |
60 |
308 |
1.4% |
||
Opel |
Astra |
1 |
14 |
||||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
1 |
83 |
119 |
|||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|||
Peugeot |
Expert |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|||
BMW |
iX |
1 |
23 |
132 |
|||
Ford |
Mach-E |
1 |
15 |
83 |
|||
Tesla |
Model Y |
1 |
369 |
4.1% |
2,220 |
9.7% |
|
Opel |
Mokka |
1 |
27 |
212 |
|||
Peugeot |
Rifter |
1 |
8 |
16 |
|||
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
1 |
11 |
24 |
|||
Peugeot |
208 |
29 |
204 |
||||
BMW |
4 Series |
1 |
3 |
||||
BMW |
7 Series |
10 |
31 |
||||
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
4 |
6 |
||||
Jeep |
Avenger |
17 |
13 |
||||
Opel |
Combo Pass |
5 |
7 |
||||
Opel |
Corsa |
5 |
64 |
||||
Citroen |
Dispatch Pass |
2 |
|||||
Fiat |
Doblo |
2 |
|||||
DS |
DS3 |
2 |
10 |
||||
Citroen |
EC4X |
27 |
22 |
||||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQC |
15 |
|||||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
127 |
1.4% |
168 |
|||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
8 |
55 |
||||
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
13 |
28 |
||||
Honda |
Honda E |
1 |
17 |
||||
BMW |
I5 |
36 |
23 |
||||
BMW |
iX2 |
10 |
|||||
Ssangyong |
Korando |
1 |
|||||
Maxus |
MIFA |
8 |
|||||
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
14 |
284 |
1.2% |
|||
Tesla |
Model S |
3 |
|||||
Tesla |
Model X |
5 |
|||||
Mazda |
MX |
3 |
23 |
||||
Honda |
NY1 |
5 |
|||||
Audi |
SQ8 |
1 |
|||||
Peugeot |
Unknown |
1 |
|||||
BMW |
X1 |
1 |
|||||
Opel |
Zafira |
11 |
|||||
Renault |
Zoe |
179 |
|||||
Total |
1,091 |
9,028 |
22,789 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
Note: SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.