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Tentative restart for UK’s new car market in June yields 145,377 registrations, a -34.9% decline reflecting uncertain economic confidence and delayed re-opening of Welsh and Scottish showrooms.
Almost quarter of a million sales to private buyers now lost since lockdown, at a cost of £1.1bn to the Treasury in VAT receipts.
Year to date registrations down -48.5%, with just 653,502 new cars joining British roads in first six months – the lowest level since 1971.

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 2020 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the May 2020 release

SMMT has been in regular discussion with government about lifting the six-month MOT extension, so it is welcome news that the provision will end on 1 August

UK Auto builds 55,836 engines in May – skyrocketing from just 830 in April, but still down -75.0% on last year. Dedicated support needed to accelerate production restart against a backdrop of subdued demand. Year-to-date production down by almost half…

810 commercial vehicles built in May, down -61.6% as many plants remain shuttered amid coronavirus lockdown.
Year-to-date production down -29.8%, compared with an already low volume May in 2019 amid key model changeovers.

British car production falls -95.4% in May with plants either closed or restarting at reduced capacity. Just 5,314 units roll off production lines as social distancing measures and market lockdowns restrict output. Year-to-date UK factories turn out 324,763 cars, down…

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UK auto industry calls for dedicated restart package to save jobs and pave the way for recovery.
New SMMT survey reveals a third of workforce still on furlough with up to one in six jobs at risk.
‘Turbocharged’ Brexit negotiations needed to deliver a comprehensive zero-tariff FTA – crucial to avoiding crippling £40bn production losses by 2025.

SMMT-JAMA joint statement on the UK and Japanese governments starting to negotiate a UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement. SMMT and JAMA welcome the start of these historic free-trade agreement negotiations between the British and Japanese governments. Our two automotive industries have…