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UK car manufacturing output falls in October, tumbling -41.4% with 64,726 units produced.
Output for domestic and overseas markets declines, down -37.9% and -42.1%.
30.9% of all cars made in October either battery electric, plug-in or hybrid electric models.

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The 82nd President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will be Alison Jones, Senior Vice President and Stellantis Country Manager UK for Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Jeep and Alfa Romeo. The announcement was made this…

UK automotive sector calls for decisive action on infrastructure and competitiveness as it counts the cost of a second year of Covid impacts
Significant challenges remain, from semiconductor shortages to charge point availability.
Industry and government collaboration key to future sector and market competitiveness.

SMMT publishes new guiding principles to ensure marketing of automated vehicles is clear and comprehensible. Industry-led initiative, developed and agreed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and stakeholders, provides principles for promoting automated vehicles. Guiding principles recognised and…

853 vehicles registered in Q3 2021, down -19.8% on 2020, and 500 units or -37.0% short of 2019 outturn. Double-deck bus market declines -63.6% in Q3 as long-term low passenger numbers continue to hamper demand. Market falls -10.2% on first…

UK HGV market declines -8.4% in the third quarter, with 7,715 vehicles registered.
New truck registrations down on subdued Q3 2020 and -9.8% on a particularly weak Q3 pre-pandemic 2019.
27,272 trucks registered in the first three quarters of the year, down -24.3% on pre-pandemic 2019.

Battery electric vehicle demand rises 56.4% with 14,182 cars changing hands.
UK used car transactions fall -6.2% against strong Q3 2020 to 2,034,342 units.
Used market up 16.4% year-to-date but still -4.0% down against same period pre-pandemic.

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