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ight commercial vehble registretions dsclinsd in April, falling
,i"r:""i. ii&id$ I*
-18.8% to 22,625 unils according to figures released by the ":'-S
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SMMT. The pertolrnsnce follows a Friod ot rapidv g{owing
levels of demand, with April zgt6 the highest performance on .MONTH: DOWN -18.85% TO
22,625
.YTD: DOWN -4.88% TO
Light commercial vehicle registraiicns lall -18.87o in April foliowing 120,595
period of record demand
Declines across ali vafi segmeflts, bul pickup demand continues
upward trend, rising 4.5Yo in April and 1 7.60/0 YTD
SveIall year-to-date rcgistrations down -4.S% but demand fcr vans u.;\il$ i.jl: T{-} }
rBmains at a high levd 'Iili'$rf,:i

. MONTH: DOWN -37.47 TO
tJX Y*X SfglSI*ATfSf,g frollhE y*artrtats *rril tilt1 ts dare 1,747
s#$-*,*$ .YTD: DOWN -29.7AYofO
9,650
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.MONTH: DOWN -0.23% TO
3,421
r*m@ .YTD: DOWN -O.48% TO
17,242
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The srnall and large van segmerds both gxperiflced a decline in April,
.MONTH: DOWN -23.09o/o TO
with demand for \ran$ under 2.0 toflnes down -37.5%. while wre veighing 13,583
?.5-3.5 tonnes fell -23.1%. The nedium sized van nnrket howeraer remained
koadly stable - dipping just -A,2oA - uhite pickups continued to increase in .YTD: DOWN -2.754/0TO
75,1S0
pquia{ity, with demand growing 4,$% last rnonth.
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chiel Executive, said; 'April is traditionally a small
msrth for new L()/ registrations fotlowing the plats.change in March and,
corning on the back of do{"Ibb-dign growth that resultd in a record April V"Ary$ fffi*t!,t 3.5 T* *
in e016, this rnonth's decline cornes as no surprise. Overa$, the market T*$ruil$ {:; if.w"
rerfiains robilst,howsver, and so lofig m busines confidence arnong
operators can be maintained, we exp€ot to see the markot remain at what is .MONTH: DOWN -6.42% TO
612
a historical$ high larcl over the course of the year." I
.YTD: DOWN -3.66% TO
2,450

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