New car sales down 10.4% in April – SMMT
New car sales fell 10.4% in April to 120,331 registrations, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Sales have now fallen in six of the […]
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Government must end charging gridlock, says SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has urged the government to take steps to ease the charging gridlock for trucks and vans. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the […]
UK car production rises for the first time in a year – SMMT
UK car production and commercial vehicle production rose by 17.1% to 79,018 units last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Car manufacturing grew for the […]
ZEV Mandate reforms a ‘significant first step’ – SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) has described the government’s decision relax ZEV Mandate stipulations as a ‘significant first step.’ It has welcomed the announcement to extend the […]
SMMT welcomes ZEV Mandate reforms
The automotive industry has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will relax ZEV Mandate rules. It has said the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will remain unchanged, […]
LCV sales fall for fourth straight month – SMMT
LCV sales fell by 3.2% in March to 51,221 units, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline was the fourth consecutive monthly […]
VMs, SMMT, ACEA fined £460m for collusion
Sixteen vehicle manufacturers, the SMMT and the ACEA have been fined £460m for collusion around the advertising of what percentage of their vehicles could be recycled. The investigation which was […]
SMMT urges EV purchase incentives to boost market
New modelling by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has found that EV purchase incentives could boost the market by 15% by 2028. Under current market conditions it […]
EVs make up a quarter of February new car sales – SMMT
Electric vehicles accounted for more than a quarter of February new car sales, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Its figures revealed that EV registrations rose 41.7% […]
SMMT responds to Seventh Carbon Budget
The Committee on Climate Change has published its Seventh Carbon Budget, the latest stepping stone on the UK’s path to net zero by 2050. The budget, which is not policy […]
New HGV market goes into reverse in 2024 – SMMT
The UK’s new HGV market fell for the first time in three years in 2024, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that […]
SMMT reports used car market growth of 5.5% in 2024
Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed used car market growth of 5.5% to 7,643,180 transactions in 2024. Marking eight quarters of continuous growth, the […]