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Demand for large vans remains solid, but fewer purchases of small and medium models pull overall numbers down. Pickup demand grows (8.8%) as UK remains most popular market in Europe for the body style. Year-to-date market down -3% on previous…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 167,967 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…

UK new car market falls -20.5% in September to 338,834 units as regulatory changes impact supply. Volumes down across all sectors, as testing backlogs affect consumer, fleet and business deliveries. Industry welcomes tough new certification test, with even greater range…

SMMT released figures for August pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in August 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires…

UK engine production stable in August, with 0.3% growth. Exports up 24.9%, offsetting decline in output for UK due to model and structural changes. Year-to-date production boosted to 1.8m units as global demand for UK’s high-tech, low emission powertrains continues.…

UK CV manufacturing falls -1.6% in August, with 3,685 units rolling off production lines. Output declines for both home and overseas markets, down -3.4% and -0.2% respectively. 52,478 vans, trucks and buses produced so far this year, down -2.9% on…

UK car manufacturing declines -12.9% in August, with 89,254 units produced. Production for home market falls -38.8%, but exports remain relatively stable, down -3.8%. 1,044,707 cars built YTD, falling -5.2%, with eight in ten destined for overseas markets. UK car…

‘No-deal’ not an option for Auto, warns SMMT as limited progress pushes sector closer to cliff-edge.
New figures show application of tariffs could mean at least £5bn bill for EU-UK industry & consumers.
SMMT calls for all Brexit negotiators to be pragmatic, secure a withdrawal agreement and transition, and safeguard one of Europe’s most valuable economic assets.

Inaugural SMMT Automotive Quality Management Systems (AQMS) Conference to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, on 20 and 21 November 2018. Conference to cover key issues including new IATF 16949 certification, product safety and impact of Brexit on quality standards.…

New light commercial vehicle registrations increase 5.0% in August, as 16,394 vans and pick-ups join British roads.
Uplift in demand for popular large vans (14.6%) and pickups (21.4%) offsets declines for medium (-29.7%) and smaller (-9.3%) models.
Year-to-date market down -2.2% compared to same period in 2017, as monthly registrations continue to fluctuate.