{"id":6821,"date":"2014-11-06T15:54:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2014-11-06T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:59:46","slug":"van-registrations-climb-18-in-october-but-rigid-truck-registrations-rise-by-122-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/6821","title":{"rendered":"Van registrations climb 18% in October, but rigid truck registrations rise by 122% — here’s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

New van registrations rose by 18.2% to 26,570 units in October, while the truck market staged a dramatic comeback, with new registrations rising by 65.7% to 8,457 units, according\u00a0to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).<\/p>\n

On a rolling 12 month\u00a0basis, new van registrations are up by 19.1% this year, while truck registrations are now 12.1% higher:<\/p>\n

UK van and truck registrations: 2014 and % change on 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nOctober<\/strong><\/td>\n% change<\/strong><\/td>\nYear-to-date<\/strong><\/td>\n% change<\/strong><\/td>\nRolling year<\/strong><\/td>\n% change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vans<\/strong><\/td>\n26,570<\/td>\n18.2%<\/td>\n268,641<\/td>\n18.1%<\/td>\n312,237<\/td>\n19.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trucks<\/strong><\/td>\n8,457<\/td>\n65.7%<\/td>\n35,842<\/td>\n-9.2%<\/td>\n52,603<\/td>\n12.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n35,027<\/td>\n27.0%<\/td>\n304,483<\/td>\n14.1%<\/td>\n364,840<\/td>\n18.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: Data courtesy of SMMT<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s behind the changes?<\/h3>\n

Van sales have been strong all year, and\u00a0October’s figures\u00a0suggest that strength is likely to persist\u00a0until the end of the year. Underlying economic growth must be one of the factors contributing to this\u00a0year’s strong performance, but I believe there are others, too, namely:<\/p>\n