• Revival of new registrations continues

    • 5 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new car market recorded its second successive month of growth in September, with registrations rising 46% According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 225,269 cars joined Britain’s roads last month While this was a 9,957 unit [...]
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  • Manufacturing revival continues through August

    • 30 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car manufacturing output rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, up 34% to 49,901 units According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the performance was still 459% below August 2019’s pre-pandemic level of 92,158 units Production of battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid [...]
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  • CV production enjoys summer spike

    • 30 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 929% in August, with 6,132 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis manufactured According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), production volumes almost doubled compared with the same month last year Overall production has risen by 503% in [...]
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  • Car production rises for third straight month

    • 26 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK car production rose for the third consecutive month in July, up 86% to 58,043 units However, this rise is from a low base – July 2021 was the worst July since 1956 According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), factories turned out 4,605 additional units, a sign that component shortages [...]
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  • CV market sets automotive example

    • 26 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 439% in July, with 8,097 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), output in July was the highest for the month since 2016, and [...]
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  • Demand ‘robust’ in HGV market

    • 16 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations grew by 04% to 9,533 units in the second quarter of 2022 However, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), growth in the second quarter has not offset decline in the first quarter, with the half-year performance one per cent down [...]
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  • Engine demand declines home and abroad

    • 29 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automotive engine production declined 127% in the first six months of 2022 According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers, 812,397 units were produced in the first half of the year Year to date, engine exports have declined 97% while production for the domestic market dropped 164% The SMMT is urging [...]
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  • Car production stunted by supply issues

    • 28 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK car production dropped 192% in the first six months of the year, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) It found that 95,792 fewer vehicles were built compared with the same period in 2021, with the total figure of 403,131 units making it the weakest first [...]
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  • Automotive industry making great green strides

    • 12 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK automotive industry’s production carbon footprint fell by 112% in 2021 compared with the previous year to reach its lowest level since records began, according to new research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) SMMT’s latest annual Sustainability Report, now in its 23rd year, [...]
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  • Buyer demand falls as inflation rises

    • 7 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Demand for new and used vehicles fell again in June, marking the fourth consecutive month of declines, according to new data from lead management experts at iTrackLEADS It found that overall enquiries declined by 16%, and sales fell by 125% against the same month last year Meanwhile, test drives declined by 14%, [...]
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