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The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell -4.2% in January 2018. The decline amounts to just 888 fewer vans being driven off forecourts in the first month of the year, compared with 2017.

January 2018 EV registrations Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 130,553 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions…

UK new car market declines in January – down -6.3%, as 163,615 cars leave showrooms.
Demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles rises, but fails to offset fall in new diesel registrations.
SUVs only vehicle segment to show growth, with 6.6% uplift leading to record market share.

British engine manufacturing rises 6.9% to all-time high of 2.7 million units in 2017

More than 78,000 commercial vehicles built in the UK in 2017, down -16.7% year on year.

1.67m cars built in the UK in 2017, a decline of -3.0% with production for domestic demand down -9.8%.
Car exports remain at historically high level, down just -1.1% with 1.34m shipped worldwide – 79.9% of total production.
British engine manufacturing at record-ever levels, with 2.72m produced, up 6.9% on 2016.

SMMT released figures for December 2017 pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in December 2017 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the December 2017 release.

Black knocks white off the top spot as UK’s favourite new car colour for first time in five years, with more than half a million registered in 2017. 60% of new cars registered in black, grey or white – with…

An Automotive Sector Deal between government and the automotive industry has today been announced by the Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. The deal aims to build on the unique strengths of the UK automotive sector and further develop the…

New light commercial vehicle registrations fall -3.6% to 362,149 units in 2017