This year has been an odd one for most if not all of the car manufacturers in the market today, with on and off restrictions, stock shortages and used cars that are worth more than new. We have created a list of car manufacturers based on the SMMT data from January to November 2021.
Cupra
Registrations to date in 2021: 7,020
Registrations to date in 2020: 55
Sales increase: 12,663.64 per cent
Seat’s oddball performance-luxury offshoot has clearly found a niche, with 7,020 new cars registered by the end of November. This shows as an incredible 12,663.64 per cent increase.
Polestar
Registrations to date in 2021: 3,663
Registrations to date in 2020: 608
Sales increase: 502.47 per cent
This EV offshoot is really starting to take off in the market, competing with the success of the Tesla 3 in the premium compact executive EV market.
Even with a price tag of £49,900 before you’ve glanced at the options list, it’s a car that has clearly fired a few imaginations, and the brand can only grow from there.
Subaru
Registrations to date in 2021: 1,931
Registrations to date in 2020: 823
Sales increase: 134.63 per cent
Sales of 1,931 doesn’t sound like a lot to shout about, but for Subaru this is a 135 per cent sales increase over 2020 and related directly to the brand taking on a full review of the business and its network.
Subaru is set to launch an EV next year. For a brand that many in the UK wrote off, the future is looking more positive.
Hyundai
Registrations to date in 2021: 64,940
Registrations to date in 2020: 44,141
Sales increase: 47.12 per cent
South Korean brands have generally been less affected by the global semiconductor crisis than their peers.
And with 64,940 sales by the end of November, Hyundai is back on track.
The Kona and plug-in Ioniq have boosted sales, while a series of heritage-inspired EVs point to some curiosities around the corner.
