SMMT News

New light commercial vehicle registrations rise 1.0% to 375,687 units in 2016 – marking four years of consecutive growth.

The UK new car market achieved another record year in 2016, with annual registrations climbing for the fifth year in a row to almost 2.7 million.

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

UK engine manufacturing rises 20.0% in November, with 250,879 units produced – the highest on record.

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing rose 9.7% in November 2016.

UK car manufacturing output reached its highest level since 1999 in November, with almost 170,000 vehicles rolling off production lines.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) hosted a roundtable discussion chaired by David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on the future for the UK automotive sector following Brexit. The event took place at SMMT’s headquarters…

SMMT has published Electric Vehicle (EV) registration figures for November 2016 and the year-to-date. Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 80,239 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only…

The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market achieved a record-breaking performance in November…

184,101 new cars were registered in the UK this November, with the market increasing by a steady 2.9%, according to the latest figures from SMMT.