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06 January 2021 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end 2020 down -20.0%, some 73,121 units fewer than last year.

06 January 2021 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

UK annual new car registrations drop to 1.63 million in toughest year for market since 1992.
Covid-enforced showroom closures drive overall demand down -29.4% – a 680,076-unit decline equivalent to £20.4bn in lost turnover.
Best-ever year for electric cars with battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles market share up to 10.7%.
Investment in charging infrastructure and battery gigafactories now essential to reboot industry and meet post-Brexit electrification challenge

05 January 2021 #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Apollo Future Mobility Group – https://apollofmg.com ENGIE EV Solutions Limited – https://evsolutions.engie.co.uk/ Micheldever Tyre Services Limited – https://www.micheldevergroup.co.uk/ Partners& – https://www.partnersand.com/ Precision Varionic

30 December 2020 #Europe #SMMT News

With just hours from ratification to implementation, government should provide specific additional phase-in periods for administration requirements.

29 December 2020 #Europe #SMMT News

We welcome today’s agreement between Turkey and the UK to extend preferential trading terms beyond 31 December.

24 December 2020 #Europe #SMMT News

“We welcome today’s agreement of a new EU-UK trading agreement, which provides a platform for our future relationship. We await the details to ensure this deal works for all automotive goods and technologies, including specifics on rules of origin and future regulatory co-operation. A phase-in period is critical to help businesses on both sides adapt and efforts should now be sustained to ensure seamless implementation, with tariff-free trade fully accessible and effective for all from day one. We will continue to work closely with government to ensure all companies are as prepared as possible in the limited time left.”

23 December 2020 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

189,883 UK engines built in November as output declines by -8.2%.

23 December 2020 #Pre-Registration

SMMT released figures for November pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in November 2020 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the November 2020 release

23 December 2020 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

Overall decrease driven by -8.8% exports decline, while production for UK rises 10.1% as sector works to meet ecommerce-driven demand.

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