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UK used car market stable in Q1 2019 down just -0.6% with more than 2 million transactions. 30.7% growth in demand for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars as 32,272 change hands. Superminis by far most popular used buy,…

UK new van market up 4.7% in April with 24,604 units registered for British roads.

UK new car market declines -4.1% in April with 161,064 units registered.
Private registrations fall -10.3% while fleet demand remains steady, up 2.9%.
Overall alternatively fuelled vehicle market rises 12.7%, but zero emission-capable plug-in hybrids fall by more than a third.

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Audit Resource Technology TKS Limited – https://art-tks.com/ Bulten Limited – www.bulten.com Chasestead Special Projects LLP – www.chasestead.co.uk Dawsongroup Vans Limited – www.dawsongroupvans.co.uk First…

SMMT released figures for March 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 March 2019 release

British engine production down -6.3% in March with 244,201 units manufactured. Demand at home and abroad down -14.1% and -1.5% respectively. Q1 output down -7.6% overall driven by double digit -15.1% fall in domestic market. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive,…

Number of CVs built in the UK rises 24.5% in March as 9,098 vans, trucks and buses leave production lines. Domestic market up 58.6% to meet consumer response to strong market incentives. Q1 performance grows 41.2% on 2018, up 8,032…

British car production declines for 10th month in a row, down -14.4% in March, with 126,195 units built. Output for export falls -13.4% as soft demand in key Asian and European markets continues. Manufacturing for home market drops -18.1%, with…

The extent British businesses depend on vans is revealed today by new research published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and management and technology consultancy, BearingPoint. Without a van, 3.4 million people – 10% of the UK’s workforce – would not be able to do their jobs, with an estimated 500,000 driving one as their main role.The report, Light Commercial Vehicles: Delivering for the UK Economy, highlights for the first time the vast economic and social contribution made by the 3.4 million UK van users and employees of businesses that depend on them.