SMMT News

British commercial vehicle manufacturing rises 6.1% in June, with 7,769 units built.

UK car manufacturing falls by moderate -3.3% in first half of 2018 to 834,402 units as strong exports bolster disappointing domestic demand.
Output for June declines -5.5% as perfect storm of events hits production for the UK, down -47.2%.
Exports rise 6.0% in the month, with 113,152 British-built cars destined for global markets – almost 4,000 every day.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – July 2018. Albis (U.K.) Limited – www.albis.com/uk-en DataArt Technologies UK Limited – www.dataart.com Dontyne Gears Limited T/A Dontyne Systems – www.dontynesystems.com HiETA Technologies Limited – www.hieta.biz…

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: Today’s white paper is a welcome step forward in replicating the benefits of the single market and customs union as we leave the EU. The paper is evidence that government recognises the importance of the…

UK motor industry shares government’s goal of zero emission transport, but barriers need to be addressed.

UK new van registrations fall -5.8% in June, with more than 35,000 hitting UK roads. Popular pickup market continues to grow, up 4.1%, but all small, medium and large vans experience decline. More than 180,000 new van registrations in first…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 154,038 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or…

UK new car market declines by moderate -3.5% to 234,945 registrations.
Strong growth for petrols and plug-ins can’t offset heavy diesel declines, with demand down -28.2% as buyers hesitate.
Year-to-date market falls -6.3%, with 1.3 million new cars joining UK roads in first six months.

UK now largest EU new car market for Korean car brands, with some 190,215 vehicles registered in 2017.

SMMT released figures for May pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in August 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires…