new cars

New car market grows 5.3% in March as more than half a million buyers take advantage of popular plate change. Registrations increase 5.1% in 2016 Q1, to 771,780 units. Alternative fuel vehicles see 21.5% jump in demand, with robust growth…

New car market grows 8.4% in February, with 83,395 units registered. Demand from private customers drives increases, up 22.6%, with fleet demand down 1.4%. Registrations of alternatively-fuelled vehicles up by a fifth in the month. 4 March, 2016 New car…

European passenger car registrations grew 6.2% in January, compared with 2015, according to ACEA statistics released this week. 1,061,150 units were registered across Europe last month, making it the 29th consecutive month of growth in the region.

The UK’s new car market got off to a positive start in January, with registrations climbing 2.9% compared with the same month in 2015 to reach an 11-year high of 169,678 units. January 2005 saw 181,474 new cars registered.

British car manufacturing increases 9.3% in November, with 150,084 cars built. Strong overseas demand continues to boost output, with production for export up 10.8% in the month. Year-to-date output 3.8% up on 2014 with 1,472,835 cars produced. Britain’s car makers…

Registrations of new cars in the UK returned to growth in November, according to figures released today by SMMT.

The European new car market recorded its 24th consecutive month of growth in August 2015.

Record month with nearly half a million, 492,774, cars registered in March, up 6.0% on last year.
Fleet market continues to drive growth, highlighting confidence of British businesses‎.
Contribution to economy and job creation from UK automotive underscores need for consistent policies to let the sector flourish‎.

Honda has announced that it will invest £200 million into its flagship manufacturing centre in Swindon, making the UK the global production hub for the next generation Civic five-door. The funding will help Honda implement new, advanced production technologies and processes and safeguard thousands of UK jobs.

More than 250,000 UK cars built in first two months of 2015, nearly 130,000 in February.
Number of cars produced for the domestic market up 21.1% to 33,813 units.
Market positive with UK manufacturers poised to see return on billions of pounds worth of investment.