Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

British engine manufacturing down nearly a ...

May 31, 2019Comments off

Following yesterday’s report on declining car production in the UK for April, it comes as no surprise that UK engine manufacturing has followed a similar

UK car manufacturing plummets in April as B...

May 30, 2019Comments off

British car manufacturing output plummeted by almost half in April, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 70,971

British engine manufacturing down – 6...

May 02, 2019Comments off

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, “An eleventh successive month of decline in engine production for domestic vehicle assembly shows the underlying weakness of UK automotive

British car manufacturing falls -14.4% in M...

Apr 30, 2019Comments off

British car production declined -14.4% in March, falling for the 10th month in a row with 126,195 units rolling off factory lines, according to figures released today

Record number of plug-in cars on UK roads a...

Apr 15, 2019Comments off

The number of plug-in electric cars on British roads grew by three quarters last year, according to new Motorparc data released today by the Society

Competitiveness and productivity initiative...

Apr 10, 2019Comments off

Innovative NMCL package will boost the performance of the UK’s advanced manufacturing supply chain as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy commitment to the UK’s

Best ever month for UK new van market as pl...

Apr 05, 2019Comments off

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market saw year-on-year demand increase by 10.6% in March, marking the sector’s best ever monthly performance, according to

Industry comments on SMMT new car registrat...

Apr 04, 2019Comments off

Ashley Barnett, Head of Consultancy at Lex Autolease: “The new number plate release means March is usually a strong month for registrations, so although today’s

UK car market falls in March as uncertainty...

Apr 04, 2019Comments off

UK new car registrations declined by -3.4% last month, as political and economic uncertainty and continuing confusion over diesel affected demand, according to figures released today by the