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Think about who you leave your vehicle keys with. Treat them as you do your house keys – do you know the person you are leaving your keys with? Do you trust them? Check who you are leaving your vehicle…

Two in five car owners don’t appear to think twice about leaving their car keys with a stranger, despite the potential security risk, according to the results of a YouGov consumer survey published today by the automotive industry, government, police and insurance bodies. Car theft has fallen significantly since the mid 1990’s when, at its peak, up to 620,000 cars were stolen each year. Today…

Today, 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 2016 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the July 2016 release.

August records best LCV performance in 11 years, with 15,385 new vehicles registered, up 6.3%. Vans weighing >2.5-3.5T see biggest rise, with demand growing 14.4% to account for 63% of the market. Year-to-date figures see steady growth, up 2.9% with…

UK new car registrations increase 3.3% in August to 81,640 units, with YTD performance steady at 1.68m. Fleet sector drives market, with demand in the month growing 7.7% as private registrations fall -0.2%. Registrations of alternatively fuelled vehicles up almost…

SMMT has published Electric Vehicle (EV) registration figures for August 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 69,639* eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes…

The Midlands automotive sector is set to receive a £45 million boost, creating thousands more high-skill jobs for the region, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced. £35 million in government investment, as well as an…

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

UK engine manufacturing falls -6.8% in July to 172,533 units, as production for export declines -23% Home demand grows 28.6% in the month and 32.4% YTD to 667,761 – the highest on record. Overall year-to-date performance remains steady, growing 5.7%…

UK commercial vehicle production falls -5.2% in July to 8,794 units. 14.1% uplift in overseas demand sees almost 5,000 CVs produced for export. Year-to-date output down -2.7% as market readjusts after strong 2015 performance. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell…