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Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: For the automotive industry, Brexit is about damage limitation.

Solid performance for UK used car market with 2,057,547 changing hands in Q3, despite -2.1% dip. Buyers increasingly keen on ultra-low and zero emission cars, with sales up 28.6%. More than 6 million transactions in the year to date, supported…

Demand for new buses and coaches declines -8.8% in Q3, with 1,820 vehicles joining UK roads. Double-deck, single-deck and minibuses all down, -26.8%, -8.9% and -3.8% respectively. Year-to-date, 5,642 vehicles registered, down -5.6% on same period in 2017. New bus…

Demand for new heavy goods vehicles falls -7.0% in Q3 to 9,853 units. Declines for both rigids and artics, down -9.8% and -3.1% respectively. 30,308 HGVs registered in the nine months to September, representing a -7.5% decline. The UK new…

New van and pick-up registrations increase 14.1% to 28,494 units in October. Growth driven by rise in demand for large vans weighing 2.5-3.5t, up 27.6%. Year-to-date market down -1.6% as monthly demand for LCVs continues to fluctuate. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS…

UK new car market declines in October – down -2.9% to 153,599 units.
Hybrid and plug-in registrations up +30.7% but, as grant is cut, new forecast data suggests outlook lags behind government ambitions.
Overall market down -7.2% YTD, with gap hoped to narrow slightly as supply issues resulting from regulatory changes ease.

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 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: “There are some welcome announcements in the Budget, including further funding for the industrial strategy, in particular the Stephenson Challenge and investment into infrastructure. Amid continuing Brexit uncertainty, however, the automotive industry was looking for…