Finance & Leasing Association18 December 2018
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market remained stable in October, compared with the same month in 2017, while the value of new business grew by 5% over the same period.
The percentage of private new car sales financed by FLA members through the POS was 91.0% in the twelve months to October.
The POS consumer used car finance market reported new business up in October 14% by value and 8% by volume, compared with the same month last year.
Commenting on the figures, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the FLA, said:
“The performance of the POS consumer new car finance market in October continued to reflect trends in private new car sales.
“The consumer car finance market overall remains on track to report single-digit new business volumes growth in 2018 as a whole.”
| Table 1: Cars bought on finance by consumers through dealerships |
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| New business |
Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
3 months to Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
12 months to Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
| New cars |
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| Value of advances (£m) |
1,482 |
+5 |
4,982 |
-5 |
19,380 |
+2 |
| Number of cars |
71,976 |
0 |
246,085 |
-7 |
963,643 |
-4 |
| Used cars |
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|
|
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|
| Value of advances (£m) |
1,590 |
+14 |
4,593 |
+13 |
17,383 |
+13 |
| Number of cars |
130,313 |
+8 |
375,208 |
+7 |
1,454,356 |
+8 |
| Total cars |
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| Value of advances (£m) |
3,072 |
+9 |
9,575 |
+3 |
36,762 |
+7 |
| Number of cars |
202,289 |
+5 |
621,293 |
+1 |
2,417,999 |
+3 |
| Table 2: Cars bought on finance by businesses |
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| New business |
Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
3 months to Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
12 months to Oct 2018 |
% change on prev. year |
| New cars |
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| Number of cars |
29,680 |
-33 |
88,080 |
-22 |
416,528 |
-13 |
| Used cars |
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| Number of cars |
9,482 |
+126 |
18,105 |
+43 |
60,015 |
+4 |
Note to editors:
1. In 2017, FLA members provided £128 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £96 billion of this was in the form of consumer credit, over a third of total new consumer credit written in the UK in 2017. £44 billion of it supported the purchase of new and used cars, including over 88% of private new car registrations.
2. For media enquiries, please contact the FLA press office on 020 7420 9656.
