Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

Delivery van

Nine months of growth for Britain’s new v...

Oct 06, 2023Comments off

Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the ninth month in a row in September, up 28.1% with 44,760 of the latest vans,

Woman buying a car

Consumer EV sales drop points to motorist s...

Oct 06, 2023Comments off

The UK new car market grew 21.0% in September with 272,610 registrations in the month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor

Van manufacturing

UK CV production up again in August

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

British commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew 8.6% in August as 6,660 units rolled out of UK factories, according to new figures published today by the

UK van market continues growth in August

Sep 06, 2023Comments off

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the eighth consecutive month in August, rising 5.0% to 16,303 units, according to the latest figures published today by

Car Manufacturing

August boost for EV market but regulatory u...

Sep 05, 2023Comments off

The new car market grew 24.4% in August with 85,657 new vehicles registered, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and

UK CV production hits July eight year high

Sep 01, 2023Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output grew 9.3% in July to reach 8,853 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor

Leyland DAF trucks

SMMT Sustainability Report 2023

Jul 14, 2023Comments off

SMMT’s latest Sustainability Report shows that the UK automotive manufacturing sector shrunk its emissions to the lowest level on record last year, with emissions per

Car Manufacturing

March rise drives UK car production first q...

Apr 28, 2023Comments off

UK car production rose 6.0% in the first three months of 2023, to 219,887 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society

Zero emission HGV strategy

Zero Emission HGV market shackled by absenc...

Apr 18, 2023Comments off

The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is today calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets.

Two new Mercedes-Benz vans

UK commercial vehicle output falters in Feb...

Mar 31, 2023Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production fell by -21.6% in the second month of the year, with 6,491 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines, according to figures published today by the