SMMT News

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

The UK’s new car market got off to a positive start in January, with registrations climbing 2.9% compared with the same month in 2015 to reach an 11-year high of 169,678 units. January 2005 saw 181,474 new cars registered.

The British automotive industry has committed to helping thousands of consumers recycle their old vehicles with a free take-back service, designed to help owners whose brand may no longer sell in the UK.

UK car exports to India have more than trebled in the past five years, according to data released today ahead of Auto Expo 2016. In 2015, the UK exported 194.5% more cars to the region than in 2010, and 5.4% more than last year, putting India in the UK’s top 10 Asian export markets.

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive.

1. ACEA – CV registrations: +12.4% in 2015
2. Commission tightens rules for safer and cleaner cars
3. Commission launches GEAR 2030
4. Commission gives a push to electric mobility and smart mobility services
5. PM to discuss ‘emergency break’ on benefits
6. ACEA celebrates its 25th anniversary
7. Week ahead

1. SMMT – engine production driven by exports in 2015
2. EFRA Select Committee: Oral evidence session
3. Why Europe matters: UK automotive firms speak out on business benefits
4. Transport infrastructure skills strategy announced
5. Funding announced to put UK at forefront of research
6. Funding to drive green car revolution across UK cities
7. Week ahead

Today, SMMT released figures for December 2015 pre-registrations in the UK new car market.

SMMT launches case studies of member views on the importance of Britain’s EU membership to UK automotive. Six British firms explain why single market access, influencing EU legislation, access to funding and talent are so critical to growth. 92% of…

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