-
CV production surges into 2023
- 28/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle manufacturing grew by 42.9% in November, with 11,343 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this made it the highest total output for November since 2011 and rounded off 11 consecutive [...] -
Car production ends year on upward trend
- 23/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that production was up 5.7% to 80,091 units, meaning output has grown in six of the past seven months. However, November’s performance was still down 44.1% from [...] -
Headline sponsors named for Automechanika Birmingham
- 14/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automechanika Birmingham has revealed its platinum headline sponsors for its 2023 event, which will take place from 6-8 June at the NEC. With more than 12,000 visitors expected to attend, next year’s show will be the first since 2019 and will feature training hubs for collision repair, EV, ADAS, alongside a full [...] -
Commercial vehicle sales go cold in November
- 06/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by 22.2% in November, with 24,352 of the latest vans joining Britain’s roads. This is according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). While the scale of the decline is artificially inflated in [...] -
New registrations surge by nearly a quarter
- 05/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK new car market grew 23.5% in November to 142,889 registered units in the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, according to new figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The growth delivered the best total for November since 2019. However, registrations in the [...] -
SMMT calls for government support to secure growth
- 30/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK automotive industry has urged government to take rapid action to secure the long-term future of one of the country’s most important assets, while accelerating its decarbonisation. The call comes as the sector finally begins to emerge from the pandemic-induced downturn, with new analysis from the Society of [...] -
SMMT signs up to first Diversity Charter
- 29/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is one of 16 leading automotive brands to come together to launch the sector’s first Automotive Diversity & Inclusion Charter. The founding signatories, representing a fifth of the sector’s manufacturing workforce, are pledging a collective, public commitment [...] -
CV production the highest for a decade
- 28/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 10.7% in October, with 8,740 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that output in October was the highest for the month since 2019, as production volumes increased to [...] -
Car production up in October
- 25/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production returned to growth in October, rising 7.4% to 69,524 units. According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), production rose for both home and overseas markets, up 12.5% and 6.3% respectively. However, October’s performance was still 48.4% [...] -
Bus and coach market suffers third-quarter dip
- 21/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has reported that the new bus and coach market fell by 11.6% in the third quarter of the year. Just 754 units joined UK roads in the months between July and September, with the greatest decline coming in the minibus segment, which fell 26.9%. However, single and [...]