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SMMT Comment on the UK government announcement: Automated Lane Keeping System call for evidence   Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: Autonomous vehicle technologies, of which automated lane keeping is the latest, will be life-changing, making our journeys safer and…

New bus and coach registrations fall -77.1% in Q2, with 328 vehicles joining UK roads.

UK heavy goods vehicle market shrinks by -73.4% in second quarter.

UK used car market plunges -48.9% in second quarter to just over 1 million transactions as coronavirus lockdown impacts the market.

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations grow by 7.1% in July following four months of double-digit declines.

Pent-up demand sees UK new car registrations rally in July with 11.3% increase to 174,887 vehicles, as dealerships across the nation fully re-open.
Overall registrations currently down -41.9% YTD and expected to be -30.0% down by end of 2020, totalling £20bn in lost sales.
Manufacturer offers help encourage demand but economic uncertainty could put the brakes on recovery.

SMMT released figures for June pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in June 2020 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the June 2020 release

UK engine production falls -38.8% in first half to 814,957 units. Demand from home and international markets down -32.4% and -42.3% respectively. Decline mirrors drop in output at vehicle plants primarily a result of global coronavirus lockdowns. Mike Hawes, SMMT…

British CV manufacturing grows 23.9% in June, as new model uplift reverses heavy losses in 2019. Production for home market rises 25.0%, with exports also up, by 22.7%. Positive month fails to offset Covid-19 impact, as overall half-year manufacturing falls…

UK car manufacturing output declines -48.2% in June with 56,594 units produced, rounding off weakest six months since 1954.
Factories turn out just 381,357 cars in the year-to-date, down -42.8% on 2019 – a decline of more than 285,000 units.
11,349 jobs already cut across manufacturing and retail during the pandemic, with more at stake without dedicated restart support as firms fear double whammy of Brexit tariffs.