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8 December 2009
Press Release Number / 4730 / For Release / ImmediateRegistrations through scrappage pass 250,000 units
- New car registrations through the scrappage scheme totalled 251,629 between May and November.
- Scrappage accounted for 21.6% of all new car registrations in November.
- LCV registrations over the May to November period totalled 3,882 units.
- The average CO2 emissions of a car bought through the scheme was 133.0g/km, 10% below the overall new car market average and 27% below a scrapped car’s emissions.
May-November / Cars / LCVs / Total
Registrations through SIS / 251,629 / 3,882 / 255,511
Commenting on the data, SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt said, “Scrappage continues to have a positive impact on vehicle registrations, contributing to the 57.6% increase in November’s registrations. It has helped to generate consumer confidence and SMMT urges government to sustain the recovery and support the long-term future of the motor industry through its Pre-Budget Report.”
The scrappage scheme accounted for 21.6% of all new car registrations in November, in line with rates recorded in previous months. Cars account for 98.5% of total vehicles through the scheme. The scrappage scheme has helped lift overall new car registrations in each of the past five months. Over the May to November period total new car registrations increased by 5.7%. Excluding all scrappage volumes the market was down 15.9%. The scheme accounted for 3.9% of LCV volumes in November.
Average CO2 emissions, g/km
New cars registered through the scheme had an average CO2 value of 133g/km. This was 10.1% below the 148g/km average of all new cars registered between May and November, and 27.0% below the average CO2 of the scrapped car.The average CO2 emissions of an old car scrapped through the scheme is estimated to be 182.1g/km (based on weighted segment data for 1997 vintage cars, with the average age of scrapped vehicles being 12.9 years).
SIS registrations by segment
Almost three-quarters (72%) of cars registered through the scheme are small cars, from the mini and supermini segments, well above the share recorded by the overall market or by cars being scrapped through the scheme.
Share of SIS registrations, total new car market and scrapped cars by segment
SIS registrations by sales type
The chart below shows private buyers registered almost all the cars through the scheme.
SIS registrations by fuel type
Petrol cars account for 84.3% of cars bought through the scrappage scheme, compared with 58.5% recorded in the overall market between May and November.
New car registrations, by fuel type, May to November 2009
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