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UK car parc tops 40 million
- 31/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The number of vehicles in the UK grew 0.4% to 40,506,971 in 2021, according to new data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). However, despite the increase in the parc, major shortages of key components and supply chain disruptions across the globe caused new car registrations to remain [...] -
LCV values remain healthy
- 30/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
LCV values remained above £10,000 for the fifth consecutive month in April, according to BCA. It reported that average values were £10,005 in April, down by just £128 (1.3%) compared to March, however performance against guide prices improved slightly from 96.5% to 97.3% over the month. Year-on-year, values [...] -
Revival of CV production still strong
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rose by 27.6% in April, the fourth consecutive month of growth for the sector. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 7,879 working vehicles, from vans and taxis to trucks, buses and coaches, left production lines, with the pre-planned ramp up of [...] -
Car production suffers as supplies stall
- 26/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK car production fell 11.3% in April with 60,554 units rolling off factory lines. Acccording to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the ongoing global shortage of semi-conductors, the impact of the war in Ukraine on supply chains, model changes and broader industry [...] -
HGV registrations fall amid supply shortages
- 17/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by 2.3% 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 [...] -
Bus and coach market responding strongly
- 17/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK new bus and coach market grew by 45.2% 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 [...] -
LCV registrations hit by supply chain shortages
- 06/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined to 21,597 units in April, down 29.1% 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 [...] -
Global shortages impacting UK production
- 05/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new car registrations fell by 15.8% 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 [...] -
Car production down a third in Q1
- 29/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car manufacturing declined 32.4% 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 [...] -
CV production booms in 2022
- 29/04/2022
- 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 [...]