- Vauxhall e-LCVs account for 36.6% of electric vans sold in the UK in the first four months of 2023, according to latest SMMT figures
- Vivaro Electric remains the country’s best-selling electric van with 1,794 sold so far in 2023
- Vivaro Electric and Combo Electric were the two best-selling e-LCVs in April
More than one-in-three electric vans sold in the UK so far this year has been a Vauxhall, according to the latest new car and van registration figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
The April registration figures reveal Vauxhall accounts for 36.6% of the electric Light Commercial Vehicle (e-LCV) market for the first four months of 2023, with 2,344 vans sold. The Vivaro Electric and Combo Electric were the UK’s two best-selling e-LCVs in April, with 557, and 178, units sold, respectively.
The Vivaro Electric also remains the country’s best-selling e-LCV overall, having reached 1,794 sales in the first four months of the year.
Vauxhall continues to be one of the few manufacturers able offer fleets and businesses a fully electric van across its entire model line-up, consisting of the Combo Electric, Vivaro Electric, and Movano Electric.
James Taylor, Managing Director, Vauxhall, said: “Electric vans are a fast-growing segment as businesses and fleets look to reduce their overheads and emissions. Vauxhall accounting for more than a third of the market share shows just how positively businesses perceive our products and services.”
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