The data displays the number of new passenger cars registered in the UK from 2003 and 2016. A clear lull in sales of new cars can be seen which started 2005 and was exacerbated by the recession. However, there has been strong growth in the new car market in the United Kingdom since 2011 and total new car registrations in 2014 reached its highest point since 2004, almost reaching 2.5 million. In 2015, this growth continued and new registration figures hit over 2.6 million, 8.4% higher than the previous year. The UK car market was only topped by Germany within the EU.
