SMMT News

UK new car registrations fall -6.8% in 2018 to 2.37m units, reflecting 12 months of turbulence.
Registrations of plug-in cars reach record levels as manufacturers plan 2019 new model blitz but demand falling behind EU average as incentives are pulled.
Industry calls for new policies to grow sales of new low and zero emission cars, as ongoing diesel decline drives second year of CO2 rises.

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November sees -14.2% decline in UK engine production as manufacturers respond to market changes. Exports hold steady with a 0.7% increase, while domestic demand drops by -30.5%. Year-to-date volumes pass 2.5m, maintaining year-on-year levels with a 0.8% increase. Mike Hawes,…

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing rises 26.5% in November, with 7,983 vehicles rolling off production lines. Demand in home market doubles, as large domestic orders follow negative growth in 2016 and 2017. Year-to-date performance stable, up 5.0% on the same period…

British car manufacturing declines -19.6% in November. Production for home and overseas down -1.9% and -22.8% in the month. Year-to-date output drops -8.2%, with 129,228 fewer cars produced in first 11 months. British car production fell by a substantial -19.6%…

‘No Deal’ must be taken off the table or risk destroying the automotive industry and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it supports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) warned today. ‘No Deal’ with the EU would have an immediate and devastating impact on the industry, halting production, undermining competitiveness and causing irreversible and severe damage. Automotive businesses are exasperated by the current situation with only weeks until Brexit. Industry has been unequivocal about the impact of ‘No Deal’.

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations increase by almost 10% in November. Demand for large vans weighing 2.5-3.5t and pick-ups drive growth. Year-to-date market on par with last year, down -0.7%, with 331,776 vehicles registered. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND…

UK new car market down -3.0% in November to 158,639 units, reflecting uncertainty, falling consumer confidence and supply constraints. Growth for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles fails to offset further fall in diesel demand. Year-to-date more than 2.2 million new…