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British car manufacturing declines -19.6% in November. Production for home and overseas down -1.9% and -22.8% in the month. Year-to-date output drops -8.2%, with 129,228 fewer cars produced in first 11 months. British car production fell by a substantial -19.6%…

‘No Deal’ must be taken off the table or risk destroying the automotive industry and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it supports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) warned today. ‘No Deal’ with the EU would have an immediate and devastating impact on the industry, halting production, undermining competitiveness and causing irreversible and severe damage. Automotive businesses are exasperated by the current situation with only weeks until Brexit. Industry has been unequivocal about the impact of ‘No Deal’.

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations increase by almost 10% in November. Demand for large vans weighing 2.5-3.5t and pick-ups drive growth. Year-to-date market on par with last year, down -0.7%, with 331,776 vehicles registered. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND…

UK new car market down -3.0% in November to 158,639 units, reflecting uncertainty, falling consumer confidence and supply constraints. Growth for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles fails to offset further fall in diesel demand. Year-to-date more than 2.2 million new…

UK engine manufacturing holds steady in October with marginal -0.1% decline over the previous year. Exports drive demand with production for overseas markets up 20.0%, offsetting -21.7% drop in output for the UK – the sixth consecutive month of domestic…

CV production in the UK rises 31.0% in October, to 9,066 units. Demand from both export and home markets grows, 7.7% and 61.9% respectively. Year-to-date performance broadly stable, up 2.5% on the same period last year. British commercial vehicle (CV)…

UK car manufacturing falls -9.8% in October with 140,374 cars leaving production lines. Demand down at home and overseas, but exports make up over 80% of output. Year-to-date manufacturing remains down, falling -6.9% to 1,312,304 units. UK car manufacturing fell…

The 81st President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will be Dr George Gillespie OBE, Executive Vice President, HORIBA Automotive Test Systems (ATS). The announcement was made last night at SMMT’s Annual Dinner, which took place in…

Three quarters of UK automotive firms warn of ‘no-deal’ Brexit catastrophe, finds new industry survey.
Half already hit by uncertainty, with one in five having lost business and a third cancelling or postponing UK investment decisions.
Impact on profitability, ability to win overseas business, investment in UK operations and workforce cuts cited as biggest ‘no deal’ concerns.
Withdrawal agreement offers breathing space to negotiate ambitious future relationship and frictionless trade – essential to safeguard UK automotive industry and jobs.