SMMT News

Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show UK new car registrations dropped for the first time in more than three and a half years as market growth levelled off in October 2015.

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SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive. SMMT Update 392.

ACEA, has published its figures on AFV registrations to September. Demand for AFVs in the UK is growing fast with registrations increasing by 26.4% over the third quarter.

1. Mayor and TfL finalise ULEZ requirements for taxi and minicab trades
2. Manufacturing growth falls as demand at home and abroad weakens
3. PM Cameron admits Norway no model for Britain in Europe
4. Modern Slavery – Transparency in Supply Chains provision published
5. Exports and role of UKTI inquiry
6. Week ahead

1. CV registrations +14.7% in September 2015
2. Alternative Fuel Vehicle registrations up 19.8%
3. Commission presents 2016 Work Programme
4. Member States reach agreement on RDE
5. Auto industry reacts to new real driving emissions testing standards
6. EU Environment Ministers discuss EU ETS
7. Week ahead

Today, SMMT released figures for September pre-registrations in the UK new car market.

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1. UK automotive manufacturing figures rise in September
2. MPs to look at Defra’s role in tackling air quality
3. UK-China business deals agreed at business summit
4. Go Ultra Low – The Future of Business Mobility
5. LowCVP to focus on cutting emissions from trucks
6. Week ahead