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ight commercial vehble registretions dsclinsd in April, falling ,i"r:""i. ii&id$ I* ":'-S
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-18.8% to 22,625 unils according to figures released by the
.MONTH: DOWN -18.85% TO
SMMT. The pertolrnsnce follows a Friod ot rapidv g{owing 22,625
levels of demand, with April zgt6 the highest performance on
.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 )..jiri.i5 ijG*L:l L: Ti-i, il.l.: u.;\'iIli$li'$i.jrl:f,T:i{-} }
upward trend, rising 4.5Yo in April and 1 7.60/0 YTD iil i i iri il:i! a:.V',,",J .
SveIall year-to-date rcgistrations down -4.S% but demand fcr vans . MONTH: DOWN -37.47 TO
rBmains at a high levd .MONTH: DOWN -0.23% TO 1,747
3,421
tJX Y*X SfglSI*ATfSf,g frollhE y*artrtats *rril tilt1 ts dare .YTD: DOWN -29.7AYofO
.YTD: DOWN -O.48% TO 9,650
s#$-*,*$ 17,242
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.MONTH: DOWN -23.09o/o TO
ss8.*86 13,583

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The srnall and large van segmerds both gxperiflced a decline in April,
with demand for \ran$ under 2.0 toflnes down -37.5%. while wre veighing .MONTH: DOWN -6.42% TO
?.5-3.5 tonnes fell -23.1%. The nedium sized van nnrket howeraer remained 612
koadly stable - dipping just -A,2oA - uhite pickups continued to increase in
pquia{ity, with demand growing 4,$% last rnonth. .YTD: DOWN -3.66% TO
2,450
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

in e016, this rnonth's decline cornes as no surprise. Overa$, the market
rerfiains robilst,howsver, and so lofig m busines confidence arnong
operators can be maintained, we exp€ot to see the markot remain at what is
a historical$ high larcl over the course of the year."

*'10 lune?0ii cvdealer.eo.uk