5月英新车市场恢复增长，折扣刺激推动电动汽车注册量上升

Group 1 - The UK new car market saw a recovery in May, with registrations increasing by 1.6% year-on-year to 150,070 vehicles, marking the best performance for May since 2021, although still 18.3% lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019 [1] - Fleet and commercial users drove the growth, with increases of 3.7% and 14.4% respectively, accounting for 62.6% of total registrations, while private buyer interest declined for the second consecutive month, down 2.3% [1] - Demand for electric vehicles surged, with hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) sales up 6.8% to 20,351 units, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales increasing by over 50.8% to 17,898 units, and battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rising by 25.8%, capturing 21.8% of the market share [1] Group 2 - Year-to-date, BEV registrations only accounted for 20.9% of the market share, still 7 percentage points below the regulatory requirement of 28%, despite new models and attractive pricing [2] - The industry is calling for government fiscal incentives to match commitments to zero-emission vehicles, suggesting measures such as halving VAT on new BEVs, which could lead to an additional 267,000 new BEVs on the road over three years and a reduction of 6 million tons of CO2 emissions [2] - SMMT CEO Mike Hawes emphasized that while the growth in new car registrations is welcome, ongoing discounting by manufacturers is crucial for market support, particularly in the EV sector, but this practice cannot continue indefinitely as it undermines investment in new product development [3]