Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), motor trade sales increased by 8,7% year-on-year in September 2025. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

• new vehicle sales (30,8% and contributing 7,5 percentage points);
• sales of accessories (10,2% and contributing 2,1 percentage points); and
• used vehicle sales (6,1% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).

The negative contributor was fuel sales (-7,6% and contributing -2,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,3% in September 2025 compared with August 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,0% in August 2025 and 0,6% in July 2025.

Motor trade sales increased by 4,5% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter of 2024. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

• new vehicle sales (16,6% and contributing 4,2 percentage points); and
• sales of accessories (5,9% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).

The main negative contributor was fuel sales (-5,7% and contributing -1,5 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade increased by 1,7% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the second quarter of 2025. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

• new vehicle sales (5,0% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);
• workshop income (7,5% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point); and
• sales of accessories (1,4% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).