More than a quarter of a million engines produced by British factories in February. Exports jump 16.1% in the month as 157,880 units head overseas – 62.0% of all output. Engine manufacturing up 10.3% so far this year as strong…

British commercial vehicle production falls -24.2% in February to 6,019 units. Decline in both home and overseas demand, with output falling -34.7% and -18.5% respectively. Year-to-date CV manufacturing down -21.6% compared with first two months of 2017. UK commercial vehicle…

New van registrations rise 6.4% to 14,135 units in February 2018. Increased demand sees best February performance in a decade. Year-to-date registrations remain steady. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The UK’s new light commercial…

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

8,113,020 used cars change hands in 2017, a -1.1% dip but still second highest total on record. Demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles rises 21.3%, with zero emission used car sales up 77.1% – surpassing 10,000 for first time. Superminis remain…

New HGV market declines in 2017, falling -2.6% to 45,045 units. Artic market remains stable, up 0.8%, while demand for rigids drops -5.0%. Strong growth for refuse trucks, with demand up by more than a fifth, while dropsides also show…

Double-digit decline in new bus and coach market in 2017, down -12.7%. Registrations of minibuses, single-decks and double-decks all down, with 7,666 joining UK roads. Q4 registrations fall -15.9% to 1,688 units. The UK’s new bus and coach market fell…

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

SMMT’s January forecast for new car and van registrations in the UK for 2018 and 2019. Forecasts are prepared by SMMT’s Economics Team and are revised on a quarterly basis. Download the latest forecast, here: January 2018.

Black knocks white off the top spot as UK’s favourite new car colour for first time in five years, with more than half a million registered in 2017. 60% of new cars registered in black, grey or white – with…