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115,706 new cars registered in November, an increase of 1.7% on lockdown-hit November 2020 and -31.3% below the pre-pandemic five-year average as semiconductor shortages constrain supply.
Plug-in cars represented 28.1% of market in November, with 21,726 battery electric vehicle registrations and 10,796 plug-in hybrids.
SMMT calls for commensurate targets for charging infrastructure rollout, with just one on-street public charger currently installed for every 52 new plug-in cars registered in 2021.

New SMMT analysis reveals that the number of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles potentially sharing a standard public charge point deteriorated from 11 to 16 vehicles per charger between 2019 and 2020.
Only one new charger is currently being installed for every 52 new electric vehicles registered, with cars that can be plugged-in now accounting for one in every six new car registrations.
SMMT calls for commensurate targets for charging infrastructure rollout to ensure all can have the confidence to make the switch to zero emission motoring.

SMMT released figures for October pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in October 2021 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the October 2021 release

UK factories turn out 129,114 engines in October, down -34.6%.

7,892 commercial vehicles produced in October up 17.2% but -6.9% below five-year average pre-Covid.1 Output for both domestic and export markets increases by 29.8% and 6.8% respectively. Production year-to-date up 15.6% but -18.0% below pre-pandemic average.2 UK commercial vehicle (CV)…

UK car manufacturing output falls in October, tumbling -41.4% with 64,726 units produced.
Output for domestic and overseas markets declines, down -37.9% and -42.1%.
30.9% of all cars made in October either battery electric, plug-in or hybrid electric models.

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Coryton Advanced Fuels Limited – https://coryton.com/ Sampa UK & Ireland Ltd T/A Sampa Automotive – www.sampa.com Senior Flexonics T/A Senior UK Ltd –…

The 82nd President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will be Alison Jones, Senior Vice President and Stellantis Country Manager UK for Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Jeep and Alfa Romeo. The announcement was made this…

UK automotive sector calls for decisive action on infrastructure and competitiveness as it counts the cost of a second year of Covid impacts
Significant challenges remain, from semiconductor shortages to charge point availability.
Industry and government collaboration key to future sector and market competitiveness.

SMMT publishes new guiding principles to ensure marketing of automated vehicles is clear and comprehensible. Industry-led initiative, developed and agreed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and stakeholders, provides principles for promoting automated vehicles. Guiding principles recognised and…