For the third year in a row, grey remains the UK’s favourite new car colour, followed by black and white. Yellow increases its market share by 50% but red suffers...
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end 2020 down -20.0%, some 73,121 units fewer than last year. Sector growth slowed at the end of a turbulent year, with registrations...
Draft UK-EU agreement avoids ‘no deal’ disaster for UK automotive industry. Sector welcomes supportive Rules of Origin with phase-in periods and commitment to reduce customs burdens, and calls for immediate...
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: We welcome today’s agreement between Turkey and the UK to extend preferential trading terms beyond 31 December. We now await the full text of the...
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive: We welcome today’s agreement of a new EU-UK trading agreement, which provides a platform for our future relationship. We await the details to ensure this...
189,883 UK engines built in November as output declines by -8.2%. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -7.8% and -8.4% respectively. Engine output has declined in every month of...
UK commercial vehicle production dips -1.9% in November with 8,605 units built. Overall decrease driven by -8.8% exports decline, while production for UK rises 10.1% as sector works to meet...
UK car manufacturing falls -1.4% in November with 106,243 vehicles leaving production lines. Output for domestic market declines -10.4% with exports flat, up just 0.3% to 90,597 units. Year-to-date production...
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: UK Automotive is already counting the cost of prolonged lockdowns across the country and although click and collect services provide a lifeline while dealerships...
Mike Hawes. SMMT Chief Executive said: We welcome the commitment from both sides to continue talking and find a way through the political impasse – we now need negotiators to...