SMMT News

New heavy goods vehicle market declines in Q2 2018, falling -9.4% to 10,670 units. Demand for artic trucks declines -13.2%, while rigids fall -6.5%. 20,455 HGVs registered in first half of the year, down -7.8%, following bumper 2017. The UK’s…

New bus and coach registrations fall -3.6% in Q2, with 2,029 vehicles joining UK roads. Declines for both double-decks and single-decks, down -1.2% and -12.2% respectively. Minibus demand continues to rise, up 12.7% to 2,013 units year-to-date. The UK’s new…

New light commercial vehicle market declines -5.9% July with 23,309 vans and pick-ups registered. Double-digit growth in pick-up popularity, with demand up 13.9%, as all other segments decline. Year-to-date demand down -2.7% compared with 2017, but market remains strong. SEE…

Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 157,751 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions about these figures, or to…

New car market steady in July, up 1.2%, with 163,898 new cars joining British roads. Demand for hybrid and plug-in vehicles up a fifth, with market share hitting record levels. Year-to-date market down -5.5%, in line with expectations. SEE CAR…

SMMT released figures for June 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…

UK engine production falls -3.5% in June as demand from British car plants declines. Exports counterbalance domestic decline, up 5.6% in the month and 14.7% YTD. Production for the first six months highest on record, up 5.7% with almost 1.5…

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…