{"id":248390,"date":"2024-04-05T20:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/march-new-car-market-sustains-growth-as-manufacturers-shore-up-electrified-demand\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T20:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:26:51","slug":"march-new-car-market-sustains-growth-as-manufacturers-shore-up-electrified-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/march-new-car-market-sustains-growth-as-manufacturers-shore-up-electrified-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"March New Car Market Sustains Growth As Manufacturers Shore Up Electrified Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<ul>\n<li>New car registrations rise 10.4% in best March since 2019 and 20th consecutive month of growth.<\/li>\n<li>Overall increase driven by fleet investment with weak confidence constraining private retail demand.<\/li>\n<li>Industry calls for EV incentives with battery electric car market off the pace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND<\/p>\n<p>DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The UK new car market clocked up its 20th consecutive month of growth in March, with a 10.4% rise in registrations. In what is typically the busiest month of the year due to the new numberplate, 317,786 new cars reached the road with a 24 plate \u2013 the best March performance since 2019, although still -30.6% below pre-pandemic levels.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-329023\" src=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1634\" height=\"1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars.jpg 1634w, https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars-800x550.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MarchSales2024andYTDcars-130x90.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1634px) 100vw, 1634px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Growth was again driven by fleet investment, up 29.6% as the sector continues to recover following the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2024\/04\/05\/march-new-car-market-sustains-growth-as-manufacturers-shore-up-electrified-demand\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! New car registrations rise 10.4% in best March since 2019 and 20th consecutive month of growth. Overall increase driven by fleet investment with weak confidence constraining private retail demand. 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