Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), motor trade sales increased by 7,0% year-on-year in December 2025. The main positive contributors were:

• new vehicle sales (25,5% and contributing 6,0 percentage points); and
• used vehicle sales (7,2% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,6% in December 2025 compared with November 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,9% in November 2025 and 0,9% in October 2025.

In 2025, motor trade sales increased by 2,0% compared with 2024. The positive contributors were:

• new vehicle sales (11,0% and contributing 2,8 percentage points);
• sales of accessories (3,4% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and
• used vehicle sales (2,2% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

The main negative contributor was fuel sales (-5,6% and contributing -1,5 percentage points).

Motor trade sales increased by 2,9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the fourth quarter of 2024. The main positive contributor to this increase was new vehicle sales (14,7% and contributing 3,8 percentage points).

The main negative contributor was fuel sales (-2,8% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,5% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter of 2025. The main positive contributor to this increase was new vehicle sales (5,6% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).