SMMT News

New bus and coach market falls -26.4% in Q3, with 1,340 models registered. Demand across all body styles falls by double digits, with single-decks down most. Year-to-date registrations fall -29.4%, with Q3 the 11th quarterly decline in a row. The…

UK new heavy goods vehicle registrations decline -13.1% in Q3 as market rebalances following regulatory changes. Demand for rigid and artic trucks fall, down -20.5% and -3.4% respectively. Tractors remain most popular body type, although registrations fall -4.7%. Year-to-date registrations…

UK used car sales grow 0.9% in Q3 with 18,925 more changing hands than in the same period in 2018. July market posts strongest performance since May 2018, but quiet September flattens Q3 performance. Diesel, plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles…

SMMT Regional Forum brings together automotive businesses to assess current challenges and new opportunities for sectoral growth in the area. Speakers including Vauxhall Motors and South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) join 200 industry leaders from vehicle manufacturers and…

UK new van market falls again, down -11.0% in October as uncertainty bites. Larger van registrations decline -19.2%, but demand for small and mid-sized vans rises 2.0% and 31.0% respectively. Year-to-date performance up 3.1% with 311,989 of the latest low…

UK new car registrations fall -6.7% in October, as consumer confidence remains weak.
Private demand sees significant drop, down -13.2%, while fleet demand remains stable.
Alternatively fuelled vehicles reach record 9.9% market share with 14,231 registered.
Year-to-date market down -2.9% with 58,897 fewer cars registered than in October 2018.

UK engine manufacturing down -1.9% in September, as demand declines at home and internationally. Year to date performance lags -7.4% behind 2018 with orders from British plants suffering biggest fall. More than six out of 10 UK-built engines shipped overseas,…

UK commercial vehicle production declines -11.7% in September, as home demand takes a hit. Output for overseas markets rises 25.4%, but domestic orders fall in double digits, -44.5%. Performance for first nine months down -13.2%, equivalent to 8,063 fewer CVs.…

UK car production falls -3.8% in September to 122,256 units, rounding off turbulent first nine months for sector.
Manufacturing for both domestic and overseas markets declines, -5.1% and -3.4% respectively.
Year-to-date performance down -15.6% as political and economic turmoil, softness in key global markets and operational changes impact output.
On day UK was due to leave the EU, sector calls for end to uncertainty and an ambitious future relationship based on tariff-free and frictionless trade.