Gray is Britain’s hottest new automobile color for the seventh consecutive 12 months, in keeping with the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants (SMMT).
Greater than 1 / 4 (27.8%) of all new automobile registrations in 2024 have been gray – its greatest ever share – as 543,464 gray automobiles joined British roads, up 6.7% on the earlier 12 months. Gray was the most well-liked throughout most car segments, together with twin goal, supermini, and decrease medium.
Black ranked second and was hottest for government automobiles (34.2%) and luxurious saloons (42.1%).
Blue adopted with its first look within the high three since 2010. This marks the primary variation to the highest three and the primary non-monochromatic color to in seven years. The highest three represented 64.5% of all new automobiles.
White fell to fourth (-7.2%) however remained the best choice for the multi-purpose phase (25.7%). Purple adopted (-4.1%) which reached its lowest market share since 2003.
Total, there was a alternative of 93 totally different colors.
Inexperienced and yellow automobiles elevated by 27.7% and 0.5% respectively. Pink, maroon and turquoise automobiles accounted for simply 747 registrations in whole.
Inexperienced-coloured automobiles continued their progress (68,230) however gray was the most well-liked amongst BEV patrons (95,463).
British areas and UK counties have been unanimous of their choice for gray automobiles. Black was the second hottest color throughout the vast majority of areas, besides the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands the place white was quantity two.
Larger London was residence to essentially the most inexperienced automobiles registered within the UK (3,821). Berkshire registered the very best quantity of yellow automobiles (779) and was additionally high location for pink automobiles (8,294).
