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Comedian, writer and actress Katherine Ryan has been confirmed as the celebrity guest speaker for the 102nd Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Annual Dinner, to be held on Tuesday 27 November 2018 at Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Well…

New light commercial vehicle registrations steady in May, up 2.4% to 27,639 units. Uplift in vans weighing 2.0-tonnes or more offsets double-digit decline in smaller vehicles. Year-to-date, market remains at historically high level but sees -1.4% fall compared with first…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 148,465 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 demand grows 3.4% in May, as market continues to rebalance following large declines in 2017.
Hybrids and plug-ins up more than a third to take record 5.8% share, while superminis, SUVs and soft tops also rise.
Year-to-date market down -6.8% as uncertainty continues to impact business and fleet buyers.

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 August 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires…

Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and technology innovators come together to discuss the future of the car and mobility at SMMT Open Forum – back for a third year at Automechanika Birmingham. Connected and autonomous technology, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing and flexible…

UK engine manufacturing surpasses 1 million mark in April for first time on record. Highest April output on record sees production rise 17.3% in the month. Double-digit growth for exports, with overseas demand up 30.5% in April and 15.9% year…

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing up a fifth in April, with more than 7,000 units produced. Exports demand continues to drive output, up 28.5% to take 70.9% production share. Year-to-date production remains down, with 26,551 CVs produced so far this year.…

UK car manufacturing rises 5.2% in April, with 127,952 vehicles rolling off British production lines.
Demand up at home and overseas, with exports accounting for 81.0% of total output.
Year to date production remains down, by -3.9%, with home market sustaining double-digit losses.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – May 2018.