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

UK factories made 127,922 engines in July, a decline of -27.5% over the same month in 2020.

Exports of commercial vehicles increased by 16.2%, while domestic demand saw a slight decline of -3.4%.

British car manufacturing output declines -37.6% in July with 53,438 units made.
Production volumes damaged by global chip shortages, ‘pingdemic’ and summer shutdown timings.
26.0% of all cars made in July were alternatively fuelled, their highest share on record.

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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…

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

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.

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

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.