SMMT News

Bus and coach market declines 22 units in May following April surge, but year-to-date remains up 4.1%. Purpose-built sector falls to 284 units in the month, with year-to-date volumes showing 11.0% drop. Further positivity for converted bus market in both…

Total commercial vehicle registrations rose 12.6% in May to 27,198; rolling year up 14.5% to 337,857. Van demand in May 2014 bounced back from a blip in April, posting 18.4% growth to 24,283 registrations, accelerating the year-to-date margin of +13.3%.

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

May increase drives UK new car market to 27 consecutive months of growth, breaking record set in the late 1980s. New car registrations increased 7.7% in May to 194,032 units – the most in May since 2004.

This year’s Automechanika Dubai has seen a 19% increase in exhibitors compared to last year. A total of 1,695 exhibitors from nearly 60 countries have attended the international trade show, which opened this week.

Regulatory body Motor Codes has launched the Vehicle Warranty Products code of practice, a set of customer service guidelines for buyers of car warranties approved by the Trading Standards Institute.

SMMT International Bulletin June 2014 edition

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

Outline of the job: To support the development, delivery and promotion of member services projects Provide administrative support for project and committee meetings, and member engagement activities Provide administrative support for Automotive Supplier Finder and related activities To support the…

1. UK European Parliament and local election results announced
2. UK car manufacturing boosted by a fifth
3. CBI: Strong outlook for the manufacturing sector
4. MAS: Record number of small manufacturers looking to recruit new workers
5. £23m investment aims to bring home more local jobs
6. Week ahead