Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Strong start to the year continues for UK C...

May 30, 2022Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rose by 27.6% in April, the fourth consecutive month of growth for the sector, according to the latest figures published today

Industry calls for chargepoint ‘van planâ...

May 26, 2022Comments off

More than half of van owners say they are discouraged from switching to an electric van due to a lack of chargepoint infrastructure, according to

HGV registrations restricted by supply chai...

May 23, 2022Comments off

HGV registrations fell by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2022, as supply chain and economic headwinds hamper recovery. The market remains 17.1% behind its

April new car market declines

May 05, 2022Comments off

UK new car registrations fell by -15.8% to 119,167 units in April, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Commercial vehicle production accelerates

Apr 29, 2022Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 57.0% in the first quarter of 2022 according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

New car market feels supply chain squeeze

Apr 06, 2022Comments off

UK new car registrations fell by -14.3% to 243,479 units in March, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

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