SMMT News

29 February 2024 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

British car manufacturing output grows 21.0% in January, to 82,997 units. Export volumes up 11.6%, while production for UK market surges 64.5%. Electrified vehicle production continues to grow, up 4.5% to 29,590 units. UK car production got off to a

26 February 2024 #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: B_ON Automotive Limited – www.b-on.com JCB Power Systems Ltd – www.jcb.com Pilgrim Motorsports Ltd – www.pilgrim-motorsports.co.uk Prosol UK Sales and Distribution Ltd –

22 February 2024 #Pre-Registration

SMMT released figures for January pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in January 2024 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the January 2024 release

16 February 2024 #Bus & Coach #SMMT News

Demand for new buses, coaches and minibuses reaches highest level since the pandemic with 4,932 new units entering service in 2023. Market up 44.6% on previous year but remains -16.0% down on 2019. Sector leads UK’s Net Zero journey as

16 February 2024 #HGVs #SMMT News

UK’s new truck market grows for second consecutive year, up 13.5% to 46,227 units in 2023 – the best performance since 2019. Demand soars for rigid and articulated trucks, rising 14.7% and 12.2% respectively. Zero emission HGV registrations triple year

08 February 2024 #SMMT News #Used Car Sales

UK used car transactions grow 5.1% in 2023, with 7,242,692 changing hands as improving new car market re-energises supply. Superminis and black paint most popular used car style choices, taking 32.1% and 21.4% of the market respectively. Battery electric car

06 February 2024 #Emissions #SMMT News #Statements

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: The Lords report recognises the role government must play in accelerating the EV transition. Many of the recommendations have already been highlighted by industry, such as chargepoint rollout ahead of need, equalising VAT on

05 February 2024 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new van registration volumes rise 8.4% to 23,962 units in best January for three years, as market grows for 13th consecutive month. Electric van uptake jumps 19.4% to 1,186 registrations, with more than 60,000 joining UK roads since 2018.

05 February 2024 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

Britain’s millionth EV registered during January while overall new car market grows 8.2%. Private retail demand down as fleets drive all growth in the month. 2024 market outlook holds at 1.97m units, with BEVs accounting for more than one in

30 January 2024 #Event News #SMMT News

New analysis shows a new business lead was created every seven seconds at 2023’s CV Show – with the UK’s biggest road transport event set to generate thousands more in 2024. Some 300 exhibitors, from OEMs and suppliers to services

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