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British commercial vehicle production grows by 39.3% to 101,600 units in 2022, the best annual performance since 2012. Output for overseas markets surges 63.4%, with production for UK increasing by 14.0% in the year. December manufacturing posts first decline of…

Annual UK car production falls -9.8% to 775,014 units in 2022 as global chip shortages and structural changes depress output.
Record levels of electrified vehicle production with almost a third of all cars made fully electric or hybrid – worth £10 billion in exports alone.
Volumes for UK rise 9.4% but fail to offset declining exports, down -14.0%, with some eight in 10 cars shipped overseas.

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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 2022 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the December 2022 release

Essential networking event to form part of new Automotive Supply Chain Forum at Automechanika Birmingham. More than 1,400 successful business introductions delivered since Meet the Buyer’s inception. Automotive supply chain sector adds £4.2 billion value to UK economy. The Society…

Grey is UK’s most popular new car colour for fifth consecutive year with 25.7% market share, followed by black and white to complete a monochrome podium. Maroon, pink and cream were bottom of the charts, taking just 0.02% of all…

“A new energy support scheme to help all businesses next winter is welcome. However, automotive will not qualify for the additional higher-level support afforded energy intensive sectors” Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year down -20.6% following significant post-pandemic fleet renewal in 2021 and supply chain challenges. 16,744 battery electric vans (BEV) registered in 2022, representing 5.9% of all vans joining UK roads last…

Supply chain shortages subdue new car market to 1.61m units in 2022 – a -2.0% fall on pandemic-afflicted 2021 – but UK reclaims position as Europe’s second biggest market. Battery electric vehicles secure best ever monthly market share and become…

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: Advanced Electric Machines – www.advancedelectricmachines.com Bespoke Traffic and Highway Solutions Limited – www.bt-hs.com NIO UK – www.nio.com Polestar Automotive UK Limited – www.polestar.com/uk…