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

UK engine manufacturing grows 7.5% in 2016, to 2,545,608 units. Domestic demand fuels production with 1,124,947 engines built for the home market – the largest volume on record. 2016 ends on a high with 4.2% rise in December. Mike Hawes,…

Commercial vehicle manufacturing stable in 2016, with -0.6% decline in volume. Production for export drives output, as demand rises 16.2%. Vast majority of exports destined for Europe, accounting for 94.7% of overseas demand. British commercial vehicle manufacturing remained broadly steady…

1.7 million cars built in the UK in 2016, an increase of 8.5% and the highest output for 17 years. Exports at record levels for second consecutive year as more than 1.35 million cars shipped worldwide. More than one in…

Today, SMMT released figures for December pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in December 2016 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the December 2016 release.

White maintained its position as the UK’s most popular new car colour for the fourth year in a row in 2016, according to SMMT.

SMMT has released a statement in response to the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit.

More than eight out of 10 new cars registered in 2016 featured the latest digital radios, according to figures published by SMMT.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – December 2016.

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 83,052 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…