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The new HGV (heavy goods vehicle) market in the UK remained steady in the first quarter of 2017, up 0.4%.

05 May 2017 #Emissions #SMMT News

SMMT has released a statement in response to the government draft UK Air Quality Plan.


Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 97,042 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to


Light commercial vehicle registrations declined in April, falling -18.8% to 22,625 units.

used car sales 2017
04 May 2017 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

The UK new car market experienced a significant decline in April, following exceptional growth in the previous month as buyers brought forward purchases ahead of the switch to new VED rates, which came into force on 1 April 2017.

03 May 2017 #Pre-Registration

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 2017 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the March 2017 release.

27 April 2017 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

UK engine manufacturing output rises a fifth in March (19.5%) to 271,359 units. Home market delivers 21.4% increase in production for the month – exceeding overseas growth in a reversal of the year-to-date trend.


UK commercial vehicle manufacturing slipped in March, as a surge in demand from overseas customers just failed to counteract a drop in production for the domestic market. 8,041 units were produced in the month, down -4.3% year-on-year.

27 April 2017 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

Exports continued to drive British car manufacturing in March, as demand rose 10.6% in the month. 170,691 cars were built in the UK in March, up 7.3%, with overseas buyers ordering more than 76% of output.

26 April 2017 #SMMT News

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