SMMT News

British commercial vehicle manufacturing declined in April 2017 as the late Easter bank holiday resulted in fewer working days for UK plants.

UK car manufacturing fell in April, according to figures released by SMMT. 122,116 cars were made in the month, a 18.2% decrease on April 2016, as the late Easter bank holiday affected production.
Despite the decline, year-to-date production remains strong with 593,796 cars made so far in 2017 – a 1.0% increase on the same period last year – reaching its highest level for the first four months of the year since 2000.

The UK used car market got off to a strong start in 2017 with a record number of vehicles sold in the UK in the first quarter, according to data released by SMMT. 2,133,956 used cars changed hands in the first three months of the year, 3.4% more than in 2016 resulting in the biggest-ever volume seen in Q1.

New bus and coach registrations in the UK declined in the first quarter of 2017, according to figures released by SMMT.

The new HGV (heavy goods vehicle) market in the UK remained steady in the first quarter of 2017, up 0.4%.

SMMT has released a statement in response to the government draft UK Air Quality Plan.

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 97,042 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…

Light commercial vehicle registrations declined in April, falling -18.8% to 22,625 units.

The UK new car market experienced a significant decline in April, following exceptional growth in the previous month as buyers brought forward purchases ahead of the switch to new VED rates, which came into force on 1 April 2017.

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 2017 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the March 2017 release.