SMMT News

New UK heavy goods vehicle market declines in Q1 2018, down -6.0% on same quarter last year. Demand for artic trucks increases, up 6.6%, while rigids fall -13.5%. 9,785 HGVs registered in first three months, representing a decline of 621…

New bus and coach registrations fall -4.5% in Q1, with 1,793 vehicles joining UK roads. Double-digit declines for both double- and single-deckers, down -37.8% and -18.0% respectively. Minibus demand bounces back after five quarters of negative growth, up 24.1% to…

More than 2 million used cars change hands in quarter one, a -4.8% decline but still the third highest Q1 level on record.
AFV demand grows 15.9%, with sales of used, zero emission cars up more than a third (33.8%).
Superminis remain most popular used purchase, while dual purpose transactions enjoy fastest growth.

Fleets and retailers urged to check vehicles for outstanding safety recalls or risk a £20,000 fine or prison. 2.3 million consumers get peace of mind from industry‘s Vehicle Safety Recall Service in 2018. Now online tool for fleets allows bulk…

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Ford and Toyota partner with SMMT for new Future Mobility Challenge to drive future automotive innovation. From connected cars to smart city solutions, new initiative seeks potential collaborations, investments or partnerships between innovative start-ups and…

New light commercial vehicle registrations rise in April, up 3.9% as 23,501 vans join British roads. Demand grows across all segments bar pickups, down -13.5% to 3,332 units. Year-to-date market declines -2.3% as monthly demand continues to fluctuate in 2018.…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 144,026 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 registrations rise 10.4% in April, as market rebalances following VED disruption in 2017.
Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles see notable increase in demand, up 49.3%, but diesel continues downward trend.
Year-to-date market down -8.8%, as uncertainty continues to affect overall market.

Today, 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 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the March 2018 release.

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