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06 January 2022 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year up 21.4%, some 62,723 units more than last year and just -2.8% down on 2019. Sector grew 7.8% in best December since 2015. 355,380 of the latest, cleanest models join

06 January 2022 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

1.65m new cars registered in 2021 – up just 1.0% on pandemic-ravaged 2020 and -28.7% below pre-Covid levels as myriad challenges subdue market.
Plug-in vehicles account for record more than one in six registrations, while battery electric cars alone rise to one-in-nine, with more registered than 2016-2020 combined.
Industry calls for incentive extension and mandated chargepoint targets to accelerate consumer uptake and maintain Britain’s attractiveness against competitor markets.

05 January 2022 #News #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: 3DGBIRE Ltd – www.3dgbire.com Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd – www.boydcorp.com/aavid Alexander Dennis Ltd (Larbert) – www.alexander-dennis.com Alexander Dennis Ltd (Skelmersdale) – www.alexander-dennis.com Alexander Dennis Ltd

23 December 2021 #UK Manufacturing

UK factories turn out 132,555 engines in November, down -30.2%

23 December 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

7,940 commercial vehicles produced in November – a decline of -7.8% and -4.4% below five-year average pre-Covid.

UK car manufacturing
23 December 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

UK car manufacturing output declines -28.7% in November with 75,756 cars leaving factory gates.
Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -18.8% and -30.4% respectively.
Battery electric vehicle output surges 52.9% in November, to reach record 13.7% share.
Sector broadly prepared for full UK-EU customs controls on 1 January but nervousness remains.

21 December 2021 #Pre-Registration

SMMT released figures for November pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in November 2021 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the November 2021 release

17 December 2021 #SMMT News

“The deal provides the UK automotive sector with tariff-free access to Australia”

15 December 2021 #Emissions #SMMT News

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: Slashing the grants for electric vehicles once again is a blow to customers looking to make the switch and couldn’t come at a worse time, with inflation at a ten-year high and pandemic-related economic

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