SMMT News

UK new car registrations fall -4.6% in May with 183,724 units registered.
Demand for petrol and AFV vehicles increases, but diesel registrations fall -18.3%
Year-to-date market broadly stable, down -3.1% with 33,000 fewer cars registered compared with 2018.
Meanwhile, the underlying economic and political instability continues to affect consumer and business confidence.

UK automotive supply chain plugs in to electrification opportunities at SMMT Open Forum.

British engine manufacturing falls -23.4% in April as UK car plant Brexit shutdowns affect demand. Production for home and international markets down -41.1% and -12.8% respectively. Exports drive production, with seven in 10 engines shipped to overseas factories. Mike Hawes,…

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing declines -70.9% in April, with 2,162 units produced.
Output for home market falls -27.1%, while exports decline -89.9%.
Year-to-date records positive performance, up 10.3% on the same period last year.

UK car production falls -44.5% in April with 56,999 fewer units built in extraordinary month.
Manufacturing for home and overseas markets down, by -43.7% and -44.7% respectively.
Year to date performance shows underlying downward trend, with April 11th consecutive month of decline.
SMMT repeats call for urgent action to end Brexit deadlock and prevent ‘no deal’ devastation.

SMMT released figures for April pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in March 2019 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the April 2019 release

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Dramatic advances in car safety, fuel efficiency and comfort on show today as 40th SMMT Test Day celebrates evolution of the car.Unique display of 40 vehicles demonstrates vast range and diversity of cars on sale since 1979.

New bus and coach registrations fall -32.8% in Q1, with 1,205 vehicles joining UK roads.1 Demand for both minibuses and single-decks falls, down -56.5% and -8.5% respectively. Double-deck demand bounces back after seven quarters of decline, up 11.3% to 335…

UK new heavy goods vehicle registrations increase by 21.2% in Q1, following negative performance in 2018. Growing demand for Rigid and Artic trucks, up 12.9% and 32.3% respectively. Tractors remain most popular body type, growing 30.2% to take almost half…