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Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: With both mandates now on the table, negotiations for an ambitious, world-leading FTA must now begin in earnest. The UK government’s special focus on automotive is welcome given the sector’s importance to both economic prosperity…

UK engine manufacturing down -1.7% in January, with 238,193 units built.

Start of 2020 sees UK commercial vehicle manufacturing fall -10.7%, following remarkable 49.1% growth in January 2019.

UK car production dips -2.1% in January, the fifth successive month of decline.
Exports increase 4.1% to some 97,870 units while production for the UK falls -23.9%.
Industry calls for supportive measures in upcoming Budget to boost British market.

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Demand for new buses and coaches drops -18.8% in 2019, with 5,874 vehicles joining UK roads. Minibus registrations drive the overall decline, down -22.7% to 3,108 units in the year. Year closes with Q4 uplift of 18.5% after 11 consecutive…

New HGV registrations increase 12.6% in 2019 following regulatory changes. Demand grows for popular tractor and box vans, up 12.9% and 27.2% respectively. Markets for both rigid and artic trucks rise, with a total 48,535 vehicles joining UK roads. SEE…

UK used car market remains solid in 2019, down just -0.1%, with 7.9 million transactions.
Stronger second half of the year balances earlier declines in Q1 and Q2.
Diesel and petrol sales hold steady, as demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles rises 23.4%.

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grows for second consecutive month, up +5.9% in January. Registrations up for small and mid-sized vans, while pickups show decline. 23,557 of the latest, low emission models hit UK roads as new models and…