SMMT News

New light commercial vehicle registrations rise in April, up 3.9% as 23,501 vans join British roads. Demand grows across all segments bar pickups, down -13.5% to 3,332 units. Year-to-date market declines -2.3% as monthly demand continues to fluctuate in 2018.…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 144,026 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or…

UK new car registrations rise 10.4% in April, as market rebalances following VED disruption in 2017.
Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles see notable increase in demand, up 49.3%, but diesel continues downward trend.
Year-to-date market down -8.8%, as uncertainty continues to affect overall market.

Today, SMMT released figures for March pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in March 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the March 2018 release.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – April 2018

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – March 2018

UK engine production dips -3.7% in March as demand from UK car plants falls for second month. Exports provide counterweight to domestic market challenges, up 4.8% in the month and 12.1% YTD. Q1 demand remains 5.0% above 2017 levels, with…

British commercial vehicle production declines for seventh month in March, down -10.8% to 7,145 units. Export demand broadly steady, down -1.6%, with just 79 fewer CVs shipped overseas compared with previous March. Considerable decline in home demand, with both March…

147,471 cars roll off UK production lines in March, down -13.3% on same month in 2017.
Output for home market falls for eighth consecutive month, by -17.7%, with exports also dropping -11.9%.
Q1 manufacturing down -6.3% year on year to 440,426 units, with eight in 10 shipped overseas.
SMMT restates need to maintain frictionless UK-EU trade, highlighting importance of automotive to Britain’s economy and jobs.

Almost 9 in 10 (88%) British consumers say reduced or restricted services from CV-driven services would significantly affect their quality of life. New survey shows extent of British people’s reliance on CVs for their day-to-day lives, with 46% recognising they…