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Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who dedicated her life to the service of the nation and the Commonwealth. She was also a lifelong supporter…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: SMMT congratulates Liz Truss on her election as Leader of the Conservative Party and looks forward to working with her and her new team to drive the economic growth and investment the country desperately…

Britain’s light commercial vehicle market falls -24.6%, leaving industry without growth for whole of year to date. BEV uptake continues to grow, up 14.7%, reaching 6.1% market share. Ongoing supply chain issues lead to worst August since 2017, while year…

UK new car registrations stabilise, up 1.2% to 68,858 units during traditionally quiet pre-plate change August.
Battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake continues to grow, up 35.4%.
Overall year to date market remains -35.3% down on pre-pandemic 2019.

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

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rises 43.9% to 8,097 units in the best July since 2016 and eleventh consecutive month of growth. Overseas demand increases by 34.2%, while production for Britain’s CV market grows by 58.5%. UK manufacturing is up…

UK car manufacturing output rises 8.6% in July, the third consecutive month of growth. Production of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles surges 24.7% in the month. Volumes year-to-date down -16.5% to 461,174, driven by falling exports and structural changes.…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive said:  The LEVI pilot funding is a welcome step that will give drivers in the winning areas greater confidence to make the switch to electric motoring, and will hopefully help inspire operators and local authorities…

1,066 new buses and coaches registered in Britain from April to June, up 0.6% on the same period last year. Q2 performance puts first half of 2022 up 17.9% year-on-year, with 2,040 vehicles registered – but market remains down -46.4%…