Brego Broadcast: UK Used Cars (Jan 2026) | Prices, Stock and Days to Sale

Описание: UK car market update for January 2026 - a quick look at the UK new car market, then a deep dive into the UK used car market using whole-of-market data from Brego Whole Market Insight.

💡 Headline takeaways (Jan 2026):

Economy backdrop: inflation 3.4%; consumer confidence improved to -16; business confidence improved from -31 to -19; unleaded fell to £1.32 (from £1.36); average 2-year mortgage rate steady at 4.3%

New car registrations (SMMT): +3.4% vs Jan 2025; private +4.6% (36.4% share); fleet +1.6% (61.2% share); EVs +0.1% (20.6% share); plug-in hybrids +47.3% (12.9% share)

Used car adverts: +10.5% overall; pre-reg adverts +24.3%; trade adverts +10.9%; EV adverts +24.8%; hybrid adverts +13.2%; petrol adverts +9.1%

Used sales, days to sale and pricing: sales +36.1%; market days to sale 46.3 (+3.3); EV days to sale 45.5 (+4.5); average used car price £16,940 (+1.4%); average EV price £24,186 (-0.9%)

Chinese brands: just over 16% of new car registrations (23,163 cars); 2,709 used Chinese cars advertised (0.4% of used market)

Rupert also summarises why pre-reg activity has returned sharply, the likely link to OEM and ZEV targets, and how wholesale conversion rates improved while poorer-condition stock continued to deter trade buyers.

💡 Overview:

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Economy update (inflation, base rate, confidence, fuel)
2:20 UK new car market (SMMT) summary
4:02 OEM and model highlights (including Chinese brands)
5:16 UK used car market overview (Brego whole-of-market data)
7:20 Days to sale and pricing
7:46 Summary - what it means for early 2026 (pre-reg, wholesale conditions)
9:05 Chinese brands - new vs used share
9:50 Where to find more detail (Car Insight Report and platform)
10:10 Speak to the Brego team
10:28 Outro

For more detail, see the monthly Car Insight Report and explore the platform on the Brego website.

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