外国二手车市场现状 英文资料

Car market analysis

The new car market slowed yet again in May. Analysis by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed that the month's 187,900 registrations failed to match the figures for either 2003 or 2004. Overall new car registrations are running at about 1.2 million to for the year to date and were down 6% for the January-May 2005 period. Private sales over the same period are down by 12%, showing a significant crisis of confidence in this sector. The SMMT estimates that total new car sales will reach 2.45 million in 2005 - that's a clear 5% lower than 2003?s record-breaking 2,579,000 sales - and some experts believe the figure could be lower if demand by private motorists continues to weaken.

Despite gloomier news from the showrooms, two new records were set in May. Firstly, diesel registrations accounted for 36.8% of the total market. Sales of diesel vehicles are expected to take over 35% of the new car market this year (sourc