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Commercial Vehicle Show appoints Mike Costain as new Event Director to bring fresh strategic vision to Britain’s largest trade show for the road transport sector. Appointment follows new strategic partnership between Nineteen Group, SMMT and the RHA, cementing the show’s…

More than 100 businesses from UK’s £56.5 billion aftermarket sector to feature at Automechanika Frankfurt this week. SMMT‘s sold-out UK Pavilion features everything from world-class parts and innovative brake systems to small-volume electric vehicles and best-in-class remanufacturing. Show comes as…

New light commercial vehicle registrations grow 1.7% in August to 16,575 units in best performance for the month since 2021. Demand continues across all van segments, while 4x4s and pick-ups record declines. EV uptake declines for fifth month this year,…

New car market stable in traditionally quiet month of August, dipping -1.3% to 84,575 units. Battery electric car demand up 10.8% in month as buyers respond to summer of heavy discounting. Sector calls for renewed focus on measures to help…

Commercial vehicle output soars 71.7% in best July since 2008. Demand grows at home and overseas, up 63.7% and 76.8% respectively. Year-to-date output rises 7.3%, now up 81.1% on pre-pandemic 2019. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output soared 71.7% in…

UK car production declines -14.4% in July as model changeovers and temporary supply chain constraints restrict output. Export volumes down -16.3% but domestic demand holds up, declining by just 672 units. Production output value in first seven months of 2024…

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SMMT released figures for July pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in July 2024 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the July 2024 release

British bus market rises by 61.7% in fifth consecutive quarter of growth. Double deck and minibus demand doubles, with more modest growth for single deck buses. Zero emission buses now a quarter of all new registrations – sustaining the UK…

UK new heavy vehicle market grows 2.6% in Q2 as overall uptake stabilises following bumper 2023. Rigid demand rises 9.7% and takes greater share of registrations as market continues to normalise. Zero emission truck uptake rises 30.0% in the quarter…