New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 26.8% in May, comprised of:
The increase in share this month reflects a general decline in registrations prior to Q3, while BEVs saw little change in numbers being registered versus April.
Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:
The top 3 most-registered BEVs in May were the:
Both Model Y & ID.4 also made it into the top 5 most registered vehicles this month regardless of fuel type.
Provided below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in May, January - May, & registrations for the prior year:
|
Make |
Model |
May 2024 |
% sales May 2024 |
2024 (Jan - May) |
% sales 2024 (Jan - May) |
2023 (Jan - Dec) |
% sales 2023 (Jan - Dec) |
|
Tesla |
Model Y |
228 |
21.9% |
597 |
5.9% |
2,220 |
9.7% |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
206 |
19.8% |
836 |
8.3% |
2,922 |
12.8% |
|
Cupra |
Born |
42 |
4.0% |
206 |
2.0% |
635 |
2.8% |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.7 |
38 |
3.7% |
115 |
1.1% |
||
|
Volvo |
EX30 |
36 |
3.5% |
185 |
1.8% |
||
|
BMW |
iX1 |
32 |
3.1% |
262 |
2.6% |
155 |
|
|
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
28 |
2.7% |
95 |
313 |
1.4% |
|
|
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
27 |
2.6% |
324 |
3.2% |
609 |
2.7% |
|
BYD |
Seal |
27 |
2.6% |
455 |
4.5% |
6 |
|
|
MG |
MG4 |
25 |
2.4% |
471 |
4.7% |
1,149 |
5.0% |
|
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
24 |
2.3% |
266 |
2.6% |
506 |
2.2% |
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
22 |
2.1% |
563 |
5.6% |
721 |
3.2% |
|
Peugeot |
3008 |
21 |
2.0% |
21 |
|||
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
21 |
2.0% |
303 |
3.0% |
1,250 |
5.5% |
|
Toyota |
BZ4X |
19 |
1.8% |
209 |
2.1% |
651 |
2.9% |
|
Kia |
EV6 |
16 |
1.5% |
409 |
4.1% |
936 |
4.1% |
|
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
14 |
1.3% |
460 |
4.6% |
803 |
3.5% |
|
MG |
MG5 |
13 |
1.3% |
71 |
196 |
||
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
11 |
1.1% |
161 |
1.6% |
342 |
1.5% |
|
Kia |
Niro |
11 |
1.1% |
288 |
2.9% |
706 |
3.1% |
|
Skoda |
Enyaq |
10 |
458 |
4.6% |
1,259 |
5.5% |
|
|
BMW |
iX3 |
10 |
89 |
309 |
1.4% |
||
|
Opel |
Mokka |
10 |
37 |
212 |
|||
|
BYD |
Dolphin |
9 |
180 |
1.8% |
28 |
||
|
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
9 |
72 |
317 |
1.4% |
||
|
Tesla |
Model 3 |
9 |
488 |
4.9% |
1,143 |
5.0% |
|
|
Kia |
EV9 |
8 |
171 |
1.7% |
11 |
||
|
GMW |
Ora 03 |
8 |
36 |
32 |
|||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
7 |
134 |
1.3% |
168 |
||
|
Renault |
Megane |
6 |
177 |
1.8% |
545 |
2.4% |
|
|
MINI |
Mini Countryman |
6 |
6 |
||||
|
Smart |
Smart 3 |
6 |
6 |
||||
|
MG |
ZS |
6 |
129 |
1.3% |
270 |
1.2% |
|
|
BMW |
I4 |
5 |
136 |
1.4% |
543 |
2.4% |
|
|
Volkswagen |
ID Buzz PC |
4 |
43 |
||||
|
BMW |
iX |
4 |
27 |
132 |
|||
|
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
4 |
18 |
284 |
1.2% |
||
|
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
4 |
83 |
107 |
|||
|
Peugeot |
Rifter |
4 |
12 |
16 |
|||
|
RENAULT |
SCENIC |
4 |
4 |
||||
|
Peugeot |
308 |
3 |
7 |
||||
|
Fiat |
500 |
3 |
22 |
130 |
|||
|
Peugeot |
2008 |
3 |
63 |
308 |
1.4% |
||
|
Volvo |
C40 |
3 |
64 |
141 |
|||
|
BMW |
I5 |
3 |
39 |
23 |
|||
|
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
3 |
20 |
64 |
|||
|
Nissan |
Leaf |
3 |
233 |
2.3% |
437 |
1.9% |
|
|
Volvo |
XC40 |
3 |
196 |
1.9% |
429 |
1.9% |
|
|
Nissan |
Ariya |
2 |
151 |
1.5% |
106 |
||
|
Jeep |
Avenger |
2 |
19 |
13 |
|||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
2 |
85 |
119 |
|||
|
BMW |
iX2 |
2 |
12 |
||||
|
Ssangyong |
Korando |
2 |
3 |
||||
|
Smart |
Smart 1 |
2 |
12 |
||||
|
Ssangyong |
Torres |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
Fiat |
600 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Opel |
Astra |
1 |
15 |
||||
|
Citroen |
C4 |
1 |
39 |
62 |
|||
|
Audi |
E-Tron |
1 |
13 |
33 |
|||
|
Audi |
E-Tron GT |
1 |
24 |
102 |
|||
|
Porsche |
Taycan |
1 |
54 |
191 |
|||
|
Opel |
Vivaro Passenger Van |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Peugeot |
208 |
29 |
204 |
||||
|
BMW |
4 Series |
1 |
3 |
||||
|
BMW |
7 Series |
10 |
31 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
4 |
6 |
||||
|
Citroen |
Berlingo Pass |
13 |
31 |
||||
|
Opel |
Combo Pass |
5 |
7 |
||||
|
Opel |
Corsa |
5 |
64 |
||||
|
Citroen |
Dispatch Pass |
||||||
|
Fiat |
Doblo |
2 |
|||||
|
DS |
DS3 |
2 |
10 |
||||
|
Citroen |
EC4X |
27 |
22 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
48 |
91 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQC |
15 |
|||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
73 |
18 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
8 |
55 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
13 |
28 |
||||
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
2 |
5 |
||||
|
Peugeot |
Expert |
1 |
5 |
||||
|
Honda |
Honda E |
1 |
17 |
||||
|
Ford |
Mach-E |
15 |
83 |
||||
|
Maxus |
MIFA |
8 |
|||||
|
Tesla |
Model S |
3 |
|||||
|
Tesla |
Model X |
5 |
|||||
|
Mazda |
MX |
3 |
23 |
||||
|
Honda |
NY1 |
5 |
|||||
|
Subaru |
Solterra |
7 |
32 |
||||
|
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
11 |
24 |
||||
|
Audi |
SQ8 |
1 |
|||||
|
Peugeot |
Unknown |
1 |
|||||
|
Volkswagen |
Up |
91 |
153 |
||||
|
BMW |
X1 |
1 |
|||||
|
Opel |
Zafira |
11 |
|||||
|
Renault |
Zoe |
179 |
|||||
|
Total |
1,039 |
10,055 |
22,789 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
Note: SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.