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Engine production rises 3.9% in September with more than 248,463 units made for home and export markets. Domestic demand up 11.1% compared with September last year, but exports make up 51.3% share of output. More than 2 million new British…

UK production of commercial vehicles declines -26.0% to 7,208 units in September 2017. Year-to-date output also falls, down -11.7%, with 61,233 CVs built this year. Exports remain stable in 2017, up 3.6% so far this year, accounting for 62.1% of…

UK car manufacturing falls in September, as output declines -4.1% to 153,224 units. Domestic demand sees biggest losses, dropping -14.2% to 31,421, while exports decrease -1.1%. YTD production down -2.2% for the first nine months, to 1,259,509 units. UK car…

UK consumer demand for Japanese car brands rises 38.2% in five years, with more than 350,000 registrations in first three quarters of 2017.1 Japan remains UK Auto’s second biggest Asian export market, as 34.5% more Japanese buyers choose British brands.2…

New report confirms UK’s low volume, high value car manufacturing sector is world’s largest – and growing. Annual production to hit 52,000 vehicles by 2020 – a 60% rise – provided right conditions prevail. Industry calls for certainty over post-Brexit…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 116,649 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or…

Demand for new vans declines -4.2% in September to 57,368 units. Pickups and heavier van demand broadly stable, rising 0.4% and 0.1% respectively. Year-to-date registrations drop -3.1% overall, as business confidence dented. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE…

The UK new car market declined for a sixth consecutive month in September, with 426,170 new units registered, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – September 2017.

The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in August 2017 that were defined as pre-registrations.