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UK new van registrations fall -5.8% in June, with more than 35,000 hitting UK roads. Popular pickup market continues to grow, up 4.1%, but all small, medium and large vans experience decline. More than 180,000 new van registrations in first…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 154,038 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or…

UK new car market declines by moderate -3.5% to 234,945 registrations.
Strong growth for petrols and plug-ins can’t offset heavy diesel declines, with demand down -28.2% as buyers hesitate.
Year-to-date market falls -6.3%, with 1.3 million new cars joining UK roads in first six months.

UK now largest EU new car market for Korean car brands, with some 190,215 vehicles registered in 2017.

SMMT released figures for May 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 car manufacturing rises 1.3% in May, with 137,225 units produced.
Output for UK grows 12.8% following -12.8% decline in May 2017 as domestic market resets.

British engine manufacturing rises again in May, up 5.1% to 242,391 units.
18.7% growth in production for export offsets -12.4% decline in domestic demand.

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing holds steady in May, declining -0.6%.
Overseas demand drives production, up 11.6%, while home demand falls -21.9%.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – June 2018. Cargiant Limited – www.cargiant.co.uk  Clarke Energy – www.clarke-energy.com Datalogic S.r.l. UK T/A Datalogic – www.datalogic.com Ebeni Limited – New members…

New report highlights importance of UK Automotive to economy – with manufacturing turnover at record £82 billion in 2017.
Brexit uncertainty thwarting investment as SMMT repeats call for customs union membership.
New production efficiencies drive record levels of sustainability, with waste to landfill and water and energy use at record lows.