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Chips still down for car industry
- 29/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The recovery of car production in the UK is being hampered by a lack of staff and the global shortage of chips. This is according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers, which reported that UK car factories turned out 69,097 units in June, the worst June total since 1953. Meanwhile the six-month total of 498,923 [...] -
CV production enjoys June jump
- 29/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Production of commercial vehicles grew by 39.6% in June compared to the same month last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders recorded 5,808 new units manufactured in the month. However, overall production for the first half of the year rests at 20.9% below the average recorded over the previous [...] -
Specialist market valued at £4bn
- 20/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has found that the UK’s low volume and specialist vehicle manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the world. The SMMT’s Low Volume and Specialist Vehicle Manufacturers Report outlines how Britain is a world leader in producing low volume, high value vehicles, everything from 250mph hypercars to [...] -
Industry responds to government ‘greenprint’
- 15/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government’s ‘greenprint’ to decarbonise all transport by 2050 has received a mixed response from the automotive industry. The plan includes banning the sale of all petrol and diesel lorries by 2040, with the ban being imposed on polluting lorries under 26 tonnes in 2035. This backs up the ban on the sale [...] -
LCV sales slow in June
- 06/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Growth in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market slowed in June, after bumper months in April and May. Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that 34,363 vans were registered in the month, down 13.9% on 2019 but up 14.4% on 2020. Year-to-date figures were up 75.9% on [...] -
SMMT launches automotive action plan
- 29/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a new plan to secure the future of the UK automotive industry. Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness sets out a series of bold policy proposals for this coming year and remainder of the decade, covering all aspects essential to [...] -
CV production continues strong recovery
- 28/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased to 6,243 units in May, significantly higher than May 2020 but also 2.2% higher than the five-year average for the month. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), year-to-date commercial vehicle production has increased by 28.5% on 2020 to [...] -
Engine manufacturing doubles in a year
- 28/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than twice as many engines were manufactured in May compared to the same month last year. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 116,639 units rolled out of factories last month. However, May output was still down 47.6% on five-year average for the month. Mike [...] -
Car production recovery continues through May
- 25/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose dramatically in May, but supply chain challenges could hinder recovery. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), some 54,962 cars rolled off production lines last month compared to just 5,314 a year ago, when coronavirus halted manufacturing. Performance, [...] -
Corsa tops 2021 sales charts
- 07/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The new Vauxhall Corsa is the UK’s best-selling new car so far this year. According to the latest new car sales and registration figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the new Corsa has achieved sales of 20,024 in the first five months of 2021. Vauxhall’s electric models, [...]