SMMT News

New light commercial vehicle market declines -5.9% July with 23,309 vans and pick-ups registered. Double-digit growth in pick-up popularity, with demand up 13.9%, as all other segments decline. Year-to-date demand down -2.7% compared with 2017, but market remains strong. SEE…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 157,751 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…

New car market steady in July, up 1.2%, with 163,898 new cars joining British roads. Demand for hybrid and plug-in vehicles up a fifth, with market share hitting record levels. Year-to-date market down -5.5%, in line with expectations. SEE CAR…

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 August 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires…

UK engine production falls -3.5% in June as demand from British car plants declines. Exports counterbalance domestic decline, up 5.6% in the month and 14.7% YTD. Production for the first six months highest on record, up 5.7% with almost 1.5…

British commercial vehicle manufacturing rises 6.1% in June, with 7,769 units built.

UK car manufacturing falls by moderate -3.3% in first half of 2018 to 834,402 units as strong exports bolster disappointing domestic demand.
Output for June declines -5.5% as perfect storm of events hits production for the UK, down -47.2%.
Exports rise 6.0% in the month, with 113,152 British-built cars destined for global markets – almost 4,000 every day.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – July 2018. Albis (U.K.) Limited – www.albis.com/uk-en DataArt Technologies UK Limited – www.dataart.com Dontyne Gears Limited T/A Dontyne Systems – www.dontynesystems.com HiETA Technologies Limited – www.hieta.biz…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: Today’s white paper is a welcome step forward in replicating the benefits of the single market and customs union as we leave the EU. The paper is evidence that government recognises the importance of the…

UK motor industry shares government’s goal of zero emission transport, but barriers need to be addressed.