28 November 2024 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

British car production down -15.3% in October with 77,484 units rolling off factory lines. Output for home and export markets declines -4.7% and -17.6% respectively. Latest production outlook downgrades expectations as new car markets in UK and overseas stall. News

27 November 2024 #Event News #SMMT News

Auto sector calls for urgent market intervention as weak demand and unsustainable business costs undermine UK industry. Car manufacturers face almost £6 billion bill to meet ZEV Mandate in first year, new analysis shows. Industry outlook anticipates 116,000 fewer new

26 November 2024 #New Car and Van Forecasts

SMMT’s November forecast for new car and van registrations in the UK for 2024 to 2026. Forecasts are prepared by SMMT’s Economics Team and are revised on a quarterly basis. Download the latest forecast: November 2024

19 November 2024 #Event News #SMMT News

SMMT’s flagship Meet the Buyer back at Automechanika Birmingham 2025 as part of Automotive Supply Chain Forum. Key event matches automotive buyers with suppliers to develop meaningful business connections. Feedback from latest edition shows nearly nine-in-10 meetings delivered a positive

18 November 2024 #SMMT News

New initiative launched to combat misinformation surrounding electric vehicles Auto Trader, ChargeUK and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have committed to promote a set of user-friendly facts about electric cars, endorsed by the Department for Transport Research shows

14 November 2024 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Number of new buses, coaches and minibuses joining UK roads up a third in Q3, marking six consecutive quarters of market growth. Demand rises in every segment with strongest growth in new minibus and single decker markets. Sector continues to

14 November 2024 #HGVs #Registrations #SMMT News

Heavy goods vehicle market falls by -6.0% in quarter compared with last year’s significant uptake. Decline driven by fall in demand for largest trucks, but overall uptake still above pre-pandemic levels. Zero emission truck market shrinks for first quarter this

07 November 2024 #Used Car Sales Data

Used car market up 4.3% in Q3, marking seventh quarter of growth as almost 2 million vehicles change hands. Pre-loved EVs soar by 57.0% to 53,423 units, recording largest ever market share at 2.7%. Industry calls for urgent review of

07 November 2024 #SMMT News #Used Car Sales

Used car market up 4.3% in Q3, marking seventh quarter of growth as almost 2 million vehicles change hands. Pre-loved EVs soar by 57.0% to 53,423 units, recording largest ever market share at 2.7%. Industry calls for urgent review of

05 November 2024 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

Demand for new light commercial vehicles rises by 2.4%, delivering best October performance in three years. Growth attributable to small and medium vans, but future of new pickup market at serious risk. Plug-in Van Grant extension welcome but further and

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