Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

Van manufacturing

UK commercial vehicle production rises 92.2...

Mar 28, 2022Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 92.2% in the second month of 2022, with 8,278 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolling out of British

New white vans

UK van market falls -6.0%

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined -6.0% to 16,165 units in February compared with the same month last year, when pent-up demand saw the

Man and woman purchasing a car

Car industry calls for VAT fairness

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

UK new car registrations rose by 15.0% in February as 58,994 new cars joined Britain’s roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of

Electric Vehicles crossing Westminster Bridge

SMMT Electrified 2022

Feb 28, 2022Comments off

SMMT Electrified is an industry leading summit on the electrification of road transport, bringing together around 300 senior level representatives from automotive, charging infrastructure, battery

Cars being charged up

UK Automotive calls for EV charging network...

Feb 17, 2022Comments off

The UK automotive industry has today published a new seven-point plan to ensure every driver in Britain can benefit from an electric vehicle charging network

New Vans

Electric van uptake grew in January

Feb 07, 2022Comments off

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by -26.9% to 17,566 registrations in the first month of 2022 compared with a bumper January

UK Motorway

SMMT looks ahead to the year in road transp...

Jan 11, 2022Comments off

This year is set to be another eventful one for the road transport sector, with many developments affecting the industry in the areas of Brexit,

New van registrations grows by a fifth

Jan 11, 2022Comments off

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations bounced back from the pandemic-hit 2020, growing by more than a fifth (21.4%) in 2021, according to the

Industry comments on SMMT new car registrat...

Jan 07, 2022Comments off

Jamie Hamilton, automotive director and head of electric vehicles at Deloitte, said: “New car sales in December declined by -18% compared to the same period

UK Car production

Covid stalls 2021 UK new car market

Jan 06, 2022Comments off

2021 New car registrations grew by a marginal 1.0% on a pandemic-ravaged 2020, as 1.65 million new cars entered the UK market, according to new