SMMT News

UK commercial vehicle production falls -21.7% in June as demand rebalances after 2015 spike. 47,621 CVs produced so far in 2016 – a slight decrease of -2.2%. Exports up 2.7% in the year-to-date, with more than half of UK-built CVs…

Double digit growth for UK car manufacturing in June as output rises 10.4% to 158,641 units. Best half year performance since 2000, with 897,157 cars produced – up 13.0% on 2015. Future growth uncertain, as SMMT survey highlights industry concerns…

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

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The leading British women running the global car industry are being celebrated today at an Autocar awards event in central London, in partnership with SMMT. The inaugural Great British Women in the Car Industry awards will identify winners in 10…

SMMT has published Electric Vehicle (EV) registration figures for June 2016 and the year-to-date. Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 66,296 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes…

New van market achieves record performance in first six months of 2016, up 3.0% to 191,996 units. Heavy vans (>2.5t-3.5t) fuel demand, rising 12.7% in the year-to-date. Upbeat June continues 2016’s positive performance, with registrations up 2.7% to 36,700.  …

Demand for new cars up 3.2% in first half of 2016, with a record 1,420,636 registrations between January and June. Growth seen across all fuel types, as alternatively fuelled vehicles lead the way with 21.3% boost YTD. June sees small…

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

UK engine production rises 14.6% in May to 218,674 units as major plant investments are realised. Domestic demand grows 41.4% to 98,076 units, offsetting a small -0.7% fall in production for export. Overseas markets take lion’s share of output, with…