SMMT News

SMMT has published Electric Vehicle (EV) registration figures for September 2016 and the year-to-date.

The UK new car market remained steady in September, rising 1.6%. 469,696 cars were registered, as buyers purchased the new 66-plate. The performance marks the highest September on record, while the total number of cars registered so far this year also grew to 2,150,495 units – up 2.6% compared with the same period last year. It is only the second time that the two million mark has been passed in September since 2004.1

Fleet registrations continued to drive growth, up 7.3%, while registrations to private motorists experienced a small decline, down -1.7% to 223,844 units in the month.

Today, SMMT released figures for August pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in August 2016 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the August 2016 release.

Eight of the UK’s major car brands united at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the eve of the key international motor show to demonstrate the diversity and quality of cars currently produced in the UK.
Senior executives from British-based manufacturers, including Aston Martin, BMW MINI, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Nissan, Toyota and Vauxhall, were joined by Mark Garnier MP, the British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade, to promote the strength of the UK automotive sector to a global audience.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – September 2016.

UK engine manufacturing output rises 19.8% in August to 135,063 units.

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell -12.2% in August, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

UK car manufacturing output increased 9.1% to 109,004 units in August compared with the same month in 2015…

What’s changing? The automotive industry quality standard ISO/TS 16949 is being updated by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF). IATF 16949:2016 will be released 1st October 2016. All organisations currently certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009 must transition to the new standard…

Biggest-ever turnout for British automotive aftermarket firms at Automechanika Frankfurt – the world’s largest global automotive trade event. New report from SMMT sets out international opportunities for UK aftermarket companies in China, India and the Middle East. Export opportunities depend…