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21 May 2021 #SMMT News

Total vehicles in use on UK roads falls to 40.35m units – the first drop since 2009.
Average age of car rises to 8.4 years old – the oldest on record – with almost 10m vehicles from 2008 and earlier still in service.
Vans reach historic highs, up to 4.6m, but declines recorded in truck, bus and coach numbers.
Number of BEVs and PHEVs increase by more than 168,000 cars, but account for just 1.3% of the parc – demonstrating scale of task ahead to meet ambitious green targets.

19 May 2021 #Emissions #SMMT News

SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero emission vehicles  Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: The automotive industry shares government’s ambition for an electric revolution, a transformation that has already begun. However,

18 May 2021 #HGVs #Registrations #SMMT News

10,064 trucks registered in the first three months of the year, up 9.5% on weak Q1 2020. Growth driven by increased demand for articulated trucks, up 25.3% to 4,528 units. Tractor and tipper registrations up 26.6% and 10.8% respectively, while


Bus and coach registrations down -58.5% in the first three months of the year to only 582 vehicles. While all segments see double-digit decline, single-deck bus registrations continue to be worst affected, down -72.6% to just 91 units. Sector needs

11 May 2021 #SMMT News #Used Car Sales

UK used car transactions fall -8.9% in Q1 2021 with 1,687,755 transactions.
Monthly performances impacted by lockdowns, but March up on particularly weak 2020.
Market for used plug-in vehicles stays strong with a 37.9% rise in Q1 transactions.

05 May 2021 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

30,440 vans registered in April, the highest-ever total for the month since records began. Registrations up 23.2% on five-year average. Sector currently back at 2019 registration levels, supported by growth in large van uptake. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD

05 May 2021 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

141,583 new cars registered as showrooms reopen – significantly up on April 2020 when lockdown closed retail and the nation, but still -12.9% down on decade average.
SMMT revises forecast upwards to 1.86m registrations by end of the year, up 13.9% on 2020.
Plug-in vehicles forecast to account for more than one in seven registrations in 2021.

30 April 2021 #Pre-Registration

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

29 April 2021 #UK Manufacturing

March UK engine production rises 31.7% in 2021, compared with Covid-hit month a year ago. Output for domestic and overseas markets increases 50.4% and 19.9% respectively. Performance in first quarter still down -11.1%, with 534,793 engines manufactured. Mike Hawes, SMMT

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