SMMT News

Entertainer and actor Bill Bailey has been confirmed as the celebrity guest speaker for the 101st SMMT Annual Dinner.

Toughest ever new car emissions tests come into force today. All newly launched car models in UK to be tested on road – for first time anywhere in the world. More representative CO2 and fuel economy figures as lab test…

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – August 2017.

12.0% July engine production boost counteracts June dip, with output rising by more than 20,000 units ahead of planned August plant upgrades.

UK CV manufacturing fell -26.1% in July with 6,499 vans, trucks, buses and coaches built.

British car manufacturing rose 7.8% in July, with 136,397 new units rolling off UK production lines. Major carmakers ramped up production for new and existing models in the month ahead of summer factory shutdowns, which provide an essential period for plant maintenance, upgrades and re-tooling.

Production for the UK bounced back in July, in readiness for the important September market, following seven successive months of decline, rising 17.7% – an increase of 4,490 units – while exports also grew by 5.3%.

Used car transactions remain steady, falling -0.7% in Q2 2017, as market mirrors downturn in new car registrations Year-to-date sales remain stable, up 1.3% to over 4.2 million units. Diesels remain popular, with nearly 1.7m bought in first half of…

SMMT has issued a statement in response to government’s announcement on future customs arrangements.

Registrations of new buses and coaches fell -15.3% in the second quarter of 2017, according to figures released today by SMMT

The new HGV (heavy goods vehicle) market in the UK saw strong growth in the second quarter of 2017.