SMMT News

Government and UK Automotive came together to discuss plans to position Britain as a world leader in electric and connected and autonomous vehicle technology.

SMMT’s Meet the Buyer event returns to Automechanika Birmingham as industry and government join to support inward investment.

SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes has responded to the budget on behalf of the UK automotive industry.

Light commercial vehicle registrations dip -4.3% in February, following two years of exceptional growth. Demand for mid-sized vans increases by 9.0% to 2,156 units. Small decline in popular heavy segment, with demand for 2.5-3.5t vans down by -1.3%. The new…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 86,874 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…

The UK new car market remained steady in February, dipping just -0.3%, according to figures released by SMMT.

Today, SMMT released figures for January pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in January 2017 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the January 2017 release.

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

The UK automotive industry has once again beaten CO2 targets, with average new car emissions down for the 19th consecutive year, according to the latest SMMT CO2 report. The annual SMMT New Car CO2 Report 2017 reveals that carbon tailpipe emissions fell to an all-time low in 2016, with new cars averaging just 120.1g/km.

UK Automotive is on the search for the sector’s future leaders as the Great British Women in the Car Industry awards returns.