Monthly data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on the number of new vehicles registered in the UK and the number of vehicles produced. These are official statistics in development.

Key information about UK Registered Motor Vehicles

• UK Registered Motor Vehicles was reported at 42,403.988 Unit th in Dec 2020.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 38,219.610 Unit th for Dec 2015.
• UK Registered Motor Vehicles data is updated yearly, averaging 35,478.652 Unit th from Dec 2005 to 2020, with 12 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 42,403.988 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 34,393.823 Unit th in 2005.
• UK Registered Motor Vehicles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Automobile Sector – Table RA.OICA.VIU: Vehicle In Use: by Country (Discontinued).

Intro

The UK government publishes a vast amount of datasets generally in CSV or XLS formats. These are generally unsuitable for data analysis and need reformatting to a longdata.

This dataset is from the Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and details

Make and model by engine size, Vehicles registered at the end of the year by licence status, body type, make, generic model, model, fuel type and engine size for the UK

Scope: All licensed vehicles in the United Kingdom; annually from 2014

Schema: BodyType, Make, GenModel, Model, Fuel, EngineSizeSimple, EngineSizeDesc, LicenceStatus, [number of vehicles; one column per year]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6489e73ab32b9e0012a967f7/df_VEH0220.csv

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