With Brexit uncertainty ongoing – and both government and industry continuing “no deal” preparations in case the worst happens – members needing further advice on how best to prepare can take advantage of SMMT’s Brexit Readiness Programme, available online. Five…

Solid performance for UK used car market with 2,057,547 changing hands in Q3, despite -2.1% dip. Buyers increasingly keen on ultra-low and zero emission cars, with sales up 28.6%. More than 6 million transactions in the year to date, supported…

Solid performance for UK used car market with 2,057,547 changing hands in Q3, despite -2.1% dip. Buyers increasingly keen on ultra-low and zero emission cars, with sales up 28.6%. More than 6 million transactions in the year to date, supported…

Demand for new buses and coaches declines -8.8% in Q3, with 1,820 vehicles joining UK roads. Double-deck, single-deck and minibuses all down, -26.8%, -8.9% and -3.8% respectively. Year-to-date, 5,642 vehicles registered, down -5.6% on same period in 2017. New bus…

Join a unique opportunity to experience the Indian automotive technology market. SMMT is taking a UK delegation to the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) in Pune, India from 16-18 January 2019. The last event welcomed 4,500 visitors, and it…

October registration figures were released this week, and they were as unpredictable as we’ve come to expect so far in 2018. There has been a significant amount of upheaval in the new car market this year with VED changes, regulation…

New van and pick-up registrations increase 14.1% to 28,494 units in October. Growth driven by rise in demand for large vans weighing 2.5-3.5t, up 27.6%. Year-to-date market down -1.6% as monthly demand for LCVs continues to fluctuate. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS…

UK new car market declines in October – down -2.9% to 153,599 units.
Hybrid and plug-in registrations up +30.7% but, as grant is cut, new forecast data suggests outlook lags behind government ambitions.
Overall market down -7.2% YTD, with gap hoped to narrow slightly as supply issues resulting from regulatory changes ease.

This week’s Budget was carefully scheduled to avoid a Halloween clash but for our sector, as the headline writers pointed out, it still turned out to be more trick than treat. While some of the Chancellor’s announcements were welcome –…

The many challenges facing the UK automotive sector have only been further highlighted by this week’s manufacturing figures for September. It has been a turbulent year for our industry, what with continued Brexit uncertainty, regulatory upheaval and the drop in…