SMMT News

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive.

British auto manufacturers are in the market for new car part suppliers to service the growing demand for UK automobiles. The UK is now the fastest growing automotive manufacturer in Europe with more than 1.6m vehicles rolling off the production line in 2015, the highest in over a decade.

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After a record 2015, registrations of vans in the UK levelled off in January with a 4.3% fall in demand compared with the same month last year, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

SMMT has published Electric Vehicle (EV) registration figures for January 2016 and the year-to-date.

The UK’s new car market got off to a positive start in January, with registrations climbing 2.9% compared with the same month in 2015 to reach an 11-year high of 169,678 units. January 2005 saw 181,474 new cars registered.

The British automotive industry has committed to helping thousands of consumers recycle their old vehicles with a free take-back service, designed to help owners whose brand may no longer sell in the UK.

UK car exports to India have more than trebled in the past five years, according to data released today ahead of Auto Expo 2016. In 2015, the UK exported 194.5% more cars to the region than in 2010, and 5.4% more than last year, putting India in the UK’s top 10 Asian export markets.

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive.

1. ACEA – CV registrations: +12.4% in 2015
2. Commission tightens rules for safer and cleaner cars
3. Commission launches GEAR 2030
4. Commission gives a push to electric mobility and smart mobility services
5. PM to discuss ‘emergency break’ on benefits
6. ACEA celebrates its 25th anniversary
7. Week ahead