Demand for new vans remains stable in August, up 1.5% to 15,619 units. Lighter vans weighing 2.0-2.5T see biggest increase, with registrations rising 39.9%. Year-to-date registrations down -2.8%, and in line with market expectations. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND The…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 109,097 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 reported its fifth consecutive month of decline in August…

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…