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New calculations reveal the £61m cost a day of keeping UK car showrooms shut, through lost tax income and essential furlough funding.
Retailers ready to get back to business, with comprehensive social distancing and hygiene measures in place to keep customers and workers safe.
SMMT calls on government to unlock wider automotive sector by opening showrooms to drive demand, boost manufacturing and help support economic recovery.

Bus and coach registrations up 15.8% in Q1 with 1,403 units joining UK roads. Minibus demand drives overall increase, as registrations more than double to 941. Overall growth comes off back of particularly weak first quarter in 2019. UK new…

New UK heavy goods vehicle market declines, down -22.5% on the same quarter last year. Markets for both rigid and artic trucks in decline, with a total 9,193 vehicles joining UK roads. Demand in double digit decline across all segments,…

New sector-specific guidance for UK automotive manufacturing industry released by SMMT today.

New automotive sector-specific guidance for aftermarket providers published by GEA, IAAF, IMI, SMTA and SMMT today.

New automotive sector-specific guidance for vehicle retailers published by NFDA and SMMT today. Dealerships ready to welcome back staff and customers, with comprehensive safety measures covering showroom interactions, vehicle demos and test-drives. Industry welcomes clarification on auto retail click &…

Mike Hawes, chief executive at SMMT said:  We welcome today’s clarification that automotive retailers can now operate contactless ‘click and collect’ services from outside their premises, although note that showrooms themselves must still remain closed. There is pent up demand…

Solid growth in January and February wiped out by steep -30.7% decline in March as showrooms closed.

UK used car market falls -8.3% in Q1 2020 to 1.8 million transactions as coronavirus hits. Solid growth in January and February wiped out by steep -30.7% decline in March as showrooms closed. Market for used plug-in electric vehicles stays…