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Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: With new lockdown measures now requiring English car showrooms to close for a month and the automotive industry facing an extremely challenging winter, the CJRS is a welcome lifeline. Importantly, we need demand to…

Highest October on record for UK LCV market, as registrations increase by 13.3%, with 28,753 units registered. Growth in demand driven by heavier end of the van market, as operators expand fleets ahead of Christmas season. Year to date market…

UK new car market falls -1.6% in October, with 140,945 cars registered, marking a nine-year low for the sector. Welsh ‘firebreak’ accounts for more than half of month’s losses, ahead of new ‘stay at home’ order for England, forcing UK…

SMMT released figures for September pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in September 2020 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the September 2020 release

216,643 UK engines built in September as output declines -2.4%, marking worst September since 2014 Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -0.8% and -3.3% respectively. Year-to-date output remains down -31.4% as sector approaches challenging Q4. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief…

UK’s overall CV output grows by 3.3% in September, as van production gets fleet order boost. Bus and coach manufacturing remains in critical condition, with output plunging -43.2%, to just 63 units. Year-to-date CV output down -16.8% after months of…

UK car manufacturing output falls -5.0% in September to 114,732 units – the lowest level for 25 years. Exports decline -9.7% to 87,533 units but account for more than three quarters of production. Output for domestic market rises 14.5%, but…

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New calculations reveal ‘no deal’ tariff threat to Britain’s green recovery, with £2,800 average price uplift on EU-built EV effectively cancelling out UK’s plug-in car grant. Shock of higher cost risks reducing increased BEV demand next year by at least…