SMMT News

Today, SMMT released figures for January pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in January 2018 that were defined as pre-registrations. CLICK HERE: Download the January 2018 release.

New van registrations rise 6.4% to 14,135 units in February 2018. Increased demand sees best February performance in a decade. Year-to-date registrations remain steady. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The UK’s new light commercial…

February 2018 EV registrations Plug-In Car Grant: Since the launch of the Plug-In Car Grant in January 2011, there have been 131,968 eligible cars registered. Please note: this data includes only new car registrations and not commercial vehicles. For questions…

80,805 new cars driven off forecourts in the month, -2.8% down on 2017, as UK new car market dips.
Demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles continues to rise, but diesel demand falls again.
Year-to-date market for new cars down -5.1%, with 244,420 units registered nationwide.

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – February 2018

13.6% growth in UK engine production sees plants at record production for second January running.

6,088 trucks, buses and coaches built in Britain in January as output falls -18.8%. Production for home and overseas markets declines -19.7% and -18.5% respectively. Overseas markets drive demand, with almost 7 in 10 CVs built for export. UK commercial…

UK car manufacturing stable in January, declining -0.05%, with just 72 fewer units produced year on year.
Exports growth drives overall output, with record 119,252 British-built cars shipped overseas – up 1.5%.
Production for UK buyers declines for sixth consecutive month, down -6.0% to 28,229.

New cars on sale in 2017 emit -12.6% less carbon dioxide than the equivalent older models, but average UK new car CO2 rises 0.8%.

8,113,020 used cars change hands in 2017, a -1.1% dip but still second highest total on record. Demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles rises 21.3%, with zero emission used car sales up 77.1% – surpassing 10,000 for first time. Superminis remain…