SMMT News

New car market records ninth consecutive month of growth, up 11.6% Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) take 15.4% market share, with additional investment needed for more drivers to make the switch. SMMT upgrades 2023 outlook from 1.79m units to 1.83m as…

CV production falls -3.0% to 9,822 units in March, marking a second consecutive monthly decline. Both home and export volumes down in the month, falling -2.8% and -3.2% respectively. Output rises 1.1% in the year to date due to strong…

UK car production up 6.0% in first quarter of 2023 to 219,887 units as supply shortages begin to ease. March output rises 6.1% to 81,605 units with 10.4% exports growth offsetting -5.1% home market decline. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery…

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 2023 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the March 2023 release

Number of vehicles on UK roads grows 0.5% to reach record 40.7 million, with car ownership rising for first time since 2019. One in every 32 cars now comes with a plug with 1.1 million electric cars now in use,…

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Charge Cars Ltd – www.charge.cars Jackmark Engineering Limited – www.jackmark.com Ox Global Ltd – www.oxdelivers.com Swindon Powertrain – www.swindonpowertrain.com BPD Zenith Ltd –…

UK’s world-leading ambition to phase out new, non-zero emission trucks from 2035 demands equally bold strategy for success. All-electric and hydrogen truck fleet would cut UK’s annual CO2 emissions by 21.1m tonnes – but plan urgently needed for infrastructure, incentives…

Light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations rise by 17.3% to 47,634 units in third month of successive growth. Registrations increase across majority of segments, primarily driven by mid-size vans and 4x4s, up 66.3% and 183.4% respectively. YTD market grows 17.4% to…

New car registrations rise 18.2% during crucial ‘new plate month’. Surge in deliveries for large fleets drives eighth consecutive month of growth. Biggest month in history for battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake as overall market share stabilises. SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: Automotive is on track to deliver zero emission motoring, so we welcome this long-awaited consultation on a watershed regulation for the UK new car and van market. We want regulation that gives consumers choice and…