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06 July 2021 #Pre-Registration

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

06 July 2021 #SMMT News

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said The announcement today of new investment into electric vehicle production in Ellesmere Port is further good news for the automotive sector, closely following the announcement last week in Sunderland. This is a major boost

05 July 2021 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

June sees 34,363 vans join UK roads, up 14.4% on last year, but still -13.9% short of 2019 performance.

05 July 2021 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

186,128 new cars registered in June, up 28.0% on same month last year when most dealerships reopened after first lockdown.
Uptake down -16.4% on 10-year June average and down -26.8% year to date.
Consumer confidence steady but global semiconductor shortage impacts vehicle supply.

01 July 2021 #SMMT News

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said Today’s announcement of new investment into battery production in Sunderland is great news for the sector, the region and all those employed locally. It also demonstrates the UK automotive industry’s commitment to net zero

29 June 2021 #SMMT News

‘Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness’ explains how government can deliver manufacturing competitiveness in the transition to net-zero and help ‘level-up’.
Sector calls for a ‘Build Back Better Fund’, 60 GWh of gigafactory capacity and 2.3 million charge points by 2030.
Industry has potential to gain 40,000 jobs this decade but, if left stranded, risks precipitous decline.

25 June 2021 #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Continental Automotive Trading UK Limited – www.vdo.co.uk Envision Group – www.envision-group.com PHA Automotive – www.phakr.com Thermal Management Solutions UK Limited – www.thermansol.com Acromas

25 June 2021 #UK Manufacturing

UK factories made 116,639 engines in May, more than double May 2020’s output. May 2021 output down -47.6% on five-year average for the month.1 Year-to-date output rises 18.8% with increased production for the domestic market. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive,

25 June 2021 #UK Manufacturing

6,243 units roll off production lines in May, up from 820 in pandemic-lockdown May 2020.

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