SMMT calls for automotive sector to be the engine of the UK’s future international trade deals after new report reveals vehicles are the nation’s most valuable exported good, worth £27...
LCV market declines by -39.5% in September as the semiconductor shortage creates supply challenge. New van uptake remains up 28.4% over the year-to-date but -5.9% on five-year pre-pandemic average. Heavy...
New car registrations fall -34.4% on Covid-hit 2020 to 215,312 units, the weakest September since 1998, before the twice-a-year number plate system was introduced. Supply issues caused by semiconductor shortages...
22nd Sustainability Report reveals impact of pandemic on automotive sector sustainable development with declines in vehicle production, registrations and economic performance Fleet average carbon emissions reduced by a record-breaking 11.8%...
Industry records second best ever August with 20,582 new van registrations during typically one of the quietest month in the year. New van uptake up 2.6% year to date on...
August new car registrations fall -22.0% in traditionally quiet month pre-plate change. Demand for battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars surges with PHEVs rising most, up 72.1%. Market year-to-date...
New analysis reveals that, due to lack of clear diesel replacement technology, just 0.2% of HGVs on the road are alternatively fuelled – the same proportion as cars in 2007....
UK factories made 127,922 engines in July, a decline of -27.5% over the same month in 2020. The fall in output was artificially heightened by comparison to last year when...
British car manufacturing output declines -37.6% in July with 53,438 units made. Production volumes damaged by global chip shortages, ‘pingdemic’ and summer shutdown timings. 26.0% of all cars made in...
1,086 vehicles registered in Q2 2021, up 231.1% on 2020, but 347 units or -24.2% short of 2019 outturn. Market fell -3.6% on first half of 2020, with 1,668 vehicles...
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