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The new car market in October saw a raft of companies showing double-digit growth, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders.
In a market that overall saw sales fall -6% for the month with a -12% decline in retail sales, BYD showed the biggest rise – from a low base – with a three-fold increase in sales to 780 units.
Mercedes-Benz saw registrations rose 37.4% to 8,105 units while Dacia was up 33.2% to 2,454 and Volvo 28.3% to 5,761 units.
At the other end of the table there were some sharp declines. Tesla registration took a hammering down 63.7% to 971 units.
Suzuki saw sales decline -54.9% to 884 units, Vauxhall was adrift -46% to 4,999 and SEAT -35.3% to 1,514 units.
Battery electric was the only powertrain to see uptake rise as manufacturers continue to subsidise transition with billions in unsustainable discounting.
One in five BEV models now retailing for less than the average petrol or diesel but consumer support still needed for fast and fair transition.