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Demand for new trucks grows for second year...

Feb 16, 2024No Comments

Demand for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew for the second year running with UK registrations up 13.5% in 2023, according to the latest figures

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60,000th electric van joins UK roads

Feb 06, 2024No Comments

UK demand for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) grew by 8.4% with 23,962 vehicles joining businesses and company fleets across Britain during January, according to

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Exports drive CV production in best year si...

Jan 26, 2024Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased by 18.5% in 2023 with 120,357 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines, according to the latest figures

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New van demand grows for 11th month

Dec 06, 2023Comments off

Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by 12.7% in November as 27,433 vans, pickups and 4x4s joined Britain’s fleets, according to the latest

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Fleets fuel new car market

Dec 05, 2023Comments off

The UK new car market grew by 9.5% in November to reach 156,525 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers

Record zero emission truck uptake

Nov 17, 2023Comments off

British demand for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 14.9% in the third quarter of 2023 with 11,531 trucks serving purposes from supermarket deliveries

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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,

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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

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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