SMMT News

UK CV manufacturing fell -26.1% in July with 6,499 vans, trucks, buses and coaches built.

British car manufacturing rose 7.8% in July, with 136,397 new units rolling off UK production lines. Major carmakers ramped up production for new and existing models in the month ahead of summer factory shutdowns, which provide an essential period for plant maintenance, upgrades and re-tooling.

Production for the UK bounced back in July, in readiness for the important September market, following seven successive months of decline, rising 17.7% – an increase of 4,490 units – while exports also grew by 5.3%.

Used car transactions remain steady, falling -0.7% in Q2 2017, as market mirrors downturn in new car registrations Year-to-date sales remain stable, up 1.3% to over 4.2 million units. Diesels remain popular, with nearly 1.7m bought in first half of…

SMMT has issued a statement in response to government’s announcement on future customs arrangements.

Registrations of new buses and coaches fell -15.3% in the second quarter of 2017, according to figures released today by SMMT

The new HGV (heavy goods vehicle) market in the UK saw strong growth in the second quarter of 2017.

Exports of British-built vans, trucks and buses rose 11.6% in the first six months of 2017, with almost all headed to the EU.

The new van market remained stable in July, rising 1.1% with 24,766 registrations last month, according to SMMT figures.

SMMT has released electric vehicle (EV) registrations for July 2017.

161,997 new cars registered in July as market declines -9.3% – the fourth consecutive monthly fall this year. Demand down across business, fleet and private buyers – with falls of -23.8%, -10.1% and -6.8%. New record market share for alternatively…