SMMT News

25 August 2021 #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Aero Truck Limited – www.aerotruck.net CCL Design UK – www.ccldesign.com Evans Shims & Gaskets Limited – www.evanssg.co.uk HUB Auto ID Ltd – www.hub-autoid.co.uk

16 August 2021 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

1,086 vehicles registered in Q2 2021, up 231.1% on 2020, but 347 units or -24.2% short of 2019 outturn. Market fell -3.6% on first half of 2020, with 1,668 vehicles registered year-to-date – less than half the pre-pandemic average.1 Sector

16 August 2021 #HGVs #Registrations #SMMT News

UK HGV market shows signs of recovery after Covid-impacted Q2 2020, with 9,493 vehicles registered.

10 August 2021 #SMMT News #Used Car Sales

UK used car transactions rose 108.6% on weak Q2 2020 to 2,167,504 units.
April saw growth of 307.4%, followed by the best May and June since records began.
Popularity of used plug-in vehicles soared as transactions increased 351.4% in Q2, although equal to only 1.3% of the used car market.

05 August 2021 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

July sees 23,606 vans join UK roads, down -14.8% on last year, and -4.0% on pre-pandemic five-year average.

05 August 2021 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

123,296 new cars registered as industry records weakest July performance since before the millennium.
Industry revises annual outlook down to 1.82 million units, as supply chain shortages and ‘pingdemic’ frustrate both supply and demand.
Plug-in vehicle uptake accelerates to 17.1% of market with 21,039 units registered in July, with electric vehicles now expected to account for more than one in six new cars acquired in 2021.

29 July 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

UK factories made 157,623 engines in June, just 0.6% more than June 2020’s weak performance. June 2021 output down -30.9% on five-year average for the month.1 First-half production rises 15.3% yet remains -31.5% below pre-pandemic levels.2 Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief

29 July 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

5,808 units produced during June, up 39.6% on same month in 2020.

29 July 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

69,097 cars roll off production lines in June, weakest total since 1953, bar Covid hit June 2020.
UK factories turn out 498,923 cars in first half of year, down -38.4% on five-year average.
Latest forecast suggests global chip shortage could negatively impact planned UK production volumes by up to 100,000 units.
Industry calls for immediate action to mitigate impact of self-isolation or risk further blow to recovery.

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