In Great Britain, the sale of new cars fell by 15.8 percent in April

Sales of diesel cars fell by 52 percent year-on-year to 6,725, and their market share shrank to 5.6 percent from 9.9 percent last April.

In April, 54,633 new gasoline-powered cars were sold, which is 23.2 percent less than a year earlier, and their market share decreased from 50.3 percent to 45.8 percent.

By far, the sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that run only on batteries increased year-on-year, by 40.9 percent, to 12,899, while their market share jumped from 6.5 percent to 10.8 percent.

13,951 hybrid-electric (HEV) cars found customers in April, which is 18.3 percent year-on-year, and their market share rose from 8.3 percent to 11.7 percent.

In Britain, Europe's third largest car market, the best-selling new cars in April were the Nissan Qashqai (3,804), the Ford Puma (3,318) and the MINI (3,088).

On Thursday, SMMT lowered its sales expectations for this year. It now expects 1.72 million new cars to be sold in 2022, 4.5 percent more than last year, instead of the 1.89 million previously estimated.

In Great Britain, it is no longer possible to sell new diesel and petrol cars from 2030, in the case of some hybrid cars this deadline is 2035.

Last year, the market share of new cars with diesel engines fell to 8.2 percent from 16 percent in 2020, and that of gasoline cars decreased from 55.4 percent to 46.3 percent. Meanwhile, for example, the market share of battery-only electric cars (BEVs) jumped from 6.6 percent to 11.6 percent, and that of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) that can be charged from an external power source jumped from 4.1 percent to 7 percent.

(Source: autokalauz.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)