Industry news

A regulation ‘grey area’ treating the heaviest electric LCVs as trucks is to be removed by the government.

The LCV market is still yet to recorded a month of overall sales growth since the turn of the year, with no respite in sight for the industry.

Light commercial vehicle registrations are continuing their downward trend in 2025, with overall numbers down 2% compared to September last year.

A new survey claims that tool theft from UK van drivers is on the rise, with 28% falling victim to the crime in 2024 – up from 19% the year before.

Light commercial vehicle registrations notably fell by 13% year-on-year in August, though electric van sales surged by 110% last month.

The LCV market continued its downward registrations trend into July, with new van sales down by 5% compared to the same month last year.

New LCV sales fell by 15% in June, this is poor sales result rounding off the worst opening half-year performance for the industry since 2022.

New driving licence rules allow 4.25-tonne electric vans to be driven on a standard licence, but don't go far enough acccording to fleet operators.

Light commercial vehicle registrations were down by 12% compared to the same month last year, with large vans particularly suffering.

LCV registrations are continuing their downward trend in 2025. Overall numbers were down by 15% compared to the same month last year, with large vans particularly suffering.

The British LCV market recorded a 3% sales decline in March, this being the fourth consecutive month of shrinking sales totals for the industry.

The British light van market recorded 19% less sales in February year-on-year, as growth in the electric van sales surged.

The new light van market has started 2025 in poor sales form, recording a 21% registrations decline year-on-year in January.

The new light van market shrank by 8% year-on-year in December, with sales falling across almost every category as 2024 comes to a close.

The new light van market has recorded promising sales numbers in November, with new registrations growing by 11% year-on-year last month.

New light van registrations grew by a modest 2% last month - a three-year October high that coincides with a surge in demand for electric vans.

The LCV market returned to commendable sales form last month, recording its best September registrations total in four years.

New van registrations in the UK grew by a modest 2% in August, as demand for electric vans continues to fall.

New LCV registrations fell by 9% in July when compared to the same month last year, and electric van sales remain well off the pace.

Following 17th consecutive months of sales growth for the new light van market, LCV registrations fell by a rather worrying 5% in June.

The light van market recorded a minor 2% sales increase in May year-on-year - its 17th consecutive month of sales growth.

The UK new light van market recorded its 16th consecutive month of sales growth in April, but EV sales took a concerning nose dive last month.

New LCV sales were up 11% in March, as the SMMT announces that the light van sector has delivered its best first quarter for three years.

February marked fourteen straight months of consecutive LCV registrations growth, as demand for light vans rose by a modest 2%.

Just under 24,000 new LCVs arrived on Britain, in what the SMMT says was the highest volume of January registrations for three years.