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Engine production idles during February
- 28/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK engine production fell 30.9% 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 38.5% and 24.3% respectively in February. Meanwhile, [...] -
Production stalls despite EV demand
- 25/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production fell 41.3% in February, with 61,657 units made. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 43,351 fewer cars were made than in the same month in 2021, primarily due to the persistent global shortage of semiconductors causing some factories to [...] -
CV production soars by 92%
- 25/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 92.2% in the second month of 2022, with 8,278 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolling out of British factories. This is according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). However, this is compared with the worst February on [...] -
EV demand drives sales rise
- 07/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new car registrations rose by 15% in February as 58,994 new cars joined Britain’s roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The rise of 7,682 units was in comparison with the same month in 2021, when the pandemic shut car showrooms across the [...] -
LCV sales dip six per cent
- 07/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fell six per cent to 16,165 units in February compared with the same month last year, when pent-up demand saw the market grow 22%. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports that despite the global shortage of semiconductors and rising economic [...] -
Exports drive rise in CV production
- 28/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 22.2% in the first month of the year, with 6,860 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines. This is according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite January’s output being a significant improvement on [...] -
Engine production splutters during January
- 28/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK engine production fell 15.9% in January, compared to the same month last year. According to figures released by the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders, just 141,472 units were produced, with production for domestic and overseas markets declining 29.2% and 6.2% respectively. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief [...] -
UK production slumps by a fifth
- 25/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production fell 20.1% to 68,790 units last month, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). These figures make it the weakest January total since 2009. Output was down 17,262 units against the same month last year, which itself was one of the worst Januarys [...] -
Bus market suffering long Covid
- 18/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK new bus and coach market declined by 16.8% in 2021, with registrations falling to just 3,467 vehicles. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a poor fourth quarter, when just 883 units were registered, rounded off the worst year since records began as [...] -
HGV registrations rally after lockdown lull
- 18/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations rose by 12.9% year-on-year in 2021, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found growth in key industry sectors such as construction saw demand outstrip supply, with truck registrations surging from a locked-down [...]