SMMT News

UK new van market falls again, down -11.0% in October as uncertainty bites. Larger van registrations decline -19.2%, but demand for small and mid-sized vans rises 2.0% and 31.0% respectively. Year-to-date performance up 3.1% with 311,989 of the latest low…

UK new car registrations fall -6.7% in October, as consumer confidence remains weak.
Private demand sees significant drop, down -13.2%, while fleet demand remains stable.
Alternatively fuelled vehicles reach record 9.9% market share with 14,231 registered.
Year-to-date market down -2.9% with 58,897 fewer cars registered than in October 2018.

UK engine manufacturing down -1.9% in September, as demand declines at home and internationally. Year to date performance lags -7.4% behind 2018 with orders from British plants suffering biggest fall. More than six out of 10 UK-built engines shipped overseas,…

UK commercial vehicle production declines -11.7% in September, as home demand takes a hit. Output for overseas markets rises 25.4%, but domestic orders fall in double digits, -44.5%. Performance for first nine months down -13.2%, equivalent to 8,063 fewer CVs.…

UK car production falls -3.8% in September to 122,256 units, rounding off turbulent first nine months for sector.
Manufacturing for both domestic and overseas markets declines, -5.1% and -3.4% respectively.
Year-to-date performance down -15.6% as political and economic turmoil, softness in key global markets and operational changes impact output.
On day UK was due to leave the EU, sector calls for end to uncertainty and an ambitious future relationship based on tariff-free and frictionless trade.

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 2019 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the September 2019 release

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: A2B Components Limited – www.a2b-components.com A1 Components Limited – www.a1components.co.uk Automotive Research and Consulting Limited (ARCG) – www.arcg.co.uk Intrepid Control Systems Limited –…

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a group of automotive manufacturers and their respective trade associations, has welcomed Jaguar Land Rover, as Tata Motors Limited official designate, into the IATF as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) voting member. Jaguar Land…

SMMT assembles leading automotive brands and innovative start-ups for its annual Future Mobility Challenge to encourage collaboration with and within the sector. Over 40 companies from nine different countries are pitching for opportunities including mentoring, ideas incubation and investment, piloting,…

New survey shows escalating fears of ‘no deal’ Brexit to UK automotive sector, with a third cutting jobs and 80.3% concerned about damage to their future business prospects.
More than £500m already wasted on measures that will not deliver returns, rather than being invested in much-needed R&D.
Profitability, new business opportunities and investment all under threat as industry faces £5bn WTO tariff bill on cars and vans alone – a cost which cannot be mitigated.