This year the Ford brand is up more than 9% in the commercial vehicle market, equivalent to an extra 8,000 vans registered in the first 10 months of 2024.
Manufacturers are increasingly managing their registrations in order to avoid huge fines for selling too many petrol or diesel cars.
Ford Chair and Managing Director Lisa Brankin, has said that the company may have to resort to restricting the supply of ICE vehicles without EV incentives.
Ford once again took a significant hit to its monthly sales in September, down more than 26,000 cars so far in 2024.
New LCV registrations rose 8.3% in September but the uptake of electric vans fell 18.7% compared to the same month last year.
Registrations of battery electric vans fell for the third successive month in August, as the vast majority of businesses favoured diesel vans.
Ford’s new car registrations in August show no signs of an upturn – and time is running out for the Blue Oval
Overall the July van market sees second successive monthly decrease in sales registrations as fleets shun electric vans