• HGV registrations fall amid supply shortages

    • 17 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by 23% to 9,837 registrations in the first quarter of 2022, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders  (SMMT) The decline saw 9,837 units registered in the first three months of the year, down 227 on a volatile first quarter in [...]
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  • Bus and coach market responding strongly

    • 17 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new bus and coach market grew by 452% in the first quarter of 2022, with registrations increasing to 974, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) The year-on-year increase compares with the weakest start to a year on record in 2021, when orders collapsed as a [...]
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  • LCV registrations hit by supply chain shortages

    • 6 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined to 21,597 units in April, down 291% year-on-year This is according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) While the decline in registrations in April is amplified by comparison with 2021, which saw the [...]
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  • Global shortages impacting UK production

    • 5 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK new car registrations fell by 158% to 119,167 units in April, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Despite showrooms being open for the entire month, unlike the previous year which saw lockdown restrictions in place until 12 April, global supply chain [...]
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  • Car production down a third in Q1

    • 29 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car manufacturing declined 324% during the first three months of 2022, with almost 100,000 fewer units made than in the same period last year This is according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) With production volumes still constrained by the ongoing [...]
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  • CV production booms in 2022

    • 29 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 57% in the first quarter of 2022 according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Some 25,268 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolled out of British factories in the first three months of the year, including 10,130 units in [...]
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  • LCV market hit by supply shortages

    • 6 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined in March by 276% to 40,613 units According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the scale of the fall is amplified by comparison with March last year, when pent-up demand contributed to the largest increase [...]
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  • Registrations tumble despite record BEV month

    • 5 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: featured, News
    UK new car registrations fell by 143% to 243,479 units in March, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Despite strong order books, ongoing supply chain shortages continued to squeeze supply during what is normally the industry’s busiest month This is, therefore, the weakest March [...]
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  • SMMT names new Forum MD

    • 4 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has appointed Richard Sadler as the new managing director of SMMT Industry Forum Industry Forum was established by SMMT, vehicle manufacturers and government to improve the competitiveness of UK manufacturing It has more than 150 cross-sector industry [...]
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  • Engine production idles during February

    • 28 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK engine production fell 309% last month compared to the same month in 2021 According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 117,551 units were produced in February Production for domestic and overseas markets was down 385% and 243% respectively in February Meanwhile, year to [...]
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