Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
Supply shortages stunt new van sales
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market saw its first decline since December 2020 as July registrations fell -14.8%, according to the latest figures released today
SMMT: Can the driver shortage be solved?
The UK is currently suffering from an estimated deficit of about 65,000 HGV drivers but what is behind the shortage and what can be done
Britain’s cars getting older, but van own...
Vehicle numbers on UK roads fell to 40,350,714 in 2020, according to Motorparc data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the
British HGV market up 9.5% after a year of ...
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5% in the first three months of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of
New van market still playing catch-up
The new light commercial vehicle market grew by 85.5% in March with 56,122 vans joining UK roads with the ’21 new number plate, according to
New car registrations fall -39.5%
The UK new car market fell -39.5% in January with 59,030 fewer registrations compared to the same month last year, according to figures published today
Coronavirus sends UK CV production down -15...
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing declined -15.5% in 2020, with just 66,116 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving production lines, according to the latest figures released today
Almost a 30% fall in new car registrations ...
The UK new car market fell by almost a third (-29.4%) in 2020, with annual registrations dropping to 1,631,064 units, according to figures published today
UK auto counts £735 million cost of Brexit...
The UK automotive industry today issued a last-chance plea for a zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal that delivers for automotive as negotiations enter the endgame this
Further reaction to SMMT report on new car ...
Michael Woodward, UK automotive lead at Deloitte, said: “New sales fell year-on-year by 2% in October according to today’s figures from the SMMT. “Consumer spending
