07 February 2025 #CEO Update

Driving up market confidence and economic growth is crucial in 2025 and the latest SMMT figures reflected that this week, with new car and light commercial vehicle registrations declining in January. It was the fourth consecutive monthly decline in the

06 February 2025 #Funding and support

SMMT has partnered with the British Motor Museum to give four UK automotive apprentices the once-in-a-lifetime experience to drive the iconic 1904 Thornycroft Tourer in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run – the world’s longest-running motoring event – on

05 February 2025 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

New light commercial vehicle market shrinks by -20.5% in January. Decline in demand for large and medium vans, pick-ups and 4x4s, but rise in small van uptake. Electric van deliveries up 12.4% but substantial growth needed to meet UK ambitious

31 January 2025 #CEO Update

Growing pains are inevitable as automotive manufacturers ramp up the transition to zero emission vehicles and, with significant retooling underway in UK factories, the publication of SMMT’s annual production figures this week revealed no real surprises. Car production is at

24 January 2025 #CEO Update

It’s often said people are creatures of habit and that certainly bears out in the UK’s new car market with grey proving the most popular car colour for the seventh year. More than a quarter of all new cars registered

20 December 2024 #SMMT Job Vacancies

A vacancy now exists for an Environmental Policy Manager in the Public Policy & Vehicle Legislation department. PURPOSE OF POST: To develop and lead the SMMT policy and regulatory activities in the areas of circular economy, batteries, chemicals, waste and

20 December 2024 #CEO Update

As industry awaits the government’s consultation on the end of sale date for cars fuelled solely by petrol or diesel, as well as potential changes to the zero emission vehicle mandate, there is pause for thought and reflection on 2024

13 December 2024 #CEO Update

The UK’s mission to deliver a zero emission passenger car market continues to get significant attention and rightly so, given the millions of people who rely on these vehicles every day. But just as important to decarbonisation are commercial vehicles.

06 December 2024 #CEO Update

As the countdown to year end gets underway, the latest market figures from SMMT paint a mixed picture. While electric car registrations grew for an eleventh straight month making up a mandate-beating quarter of the market, the overall market contracted

29 November 2024 #CEO Update

This week’s announcement of plans to close one of Britain’s oldest automotive factories came as a huge blow, most importantly to the workers at Luton and their families. It is a stark reminder of the intense pressure the entire industry

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