News & Comment

UK Automotive Industry News

News & Comment

Keep up to date with the latest news, comment and insight from SMMT, covering all key UK automotive industry issues, developments and trends, including market and manufacturing performance across every sector.

8th February 2024
Used Car Sales

Q4 2023 Used Car Sales

Used car market up as EV sales reach record levels

5th February 2024
LCVs , Registrations

January 2024 New LCV Registrations

60,000th electric van joins UK roads as LCV demand enters second year of growth

5th February 2024
Cars , Registrations

January 2024 New Car Registrations

UK reaches million EV milestone as new car market grows

25th January 2024
CVs , UK Manufacturing

December 2023 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing

Exports drive CV production in best year since 2010

24th January 2024
Car , UK Manufacturing

December 2023 UK Car Manufacturing

UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

19th January 2024
Cars , Registrations

New car colours 2023

More motorists go green but grey is still the colour of choice

5th January 2024
LCVs , Registrations

December 2023 New LCV Registrations

UK demand for new vans grows in every month of 2023 – as businesses go electric in record numbers

5th January 2024
Cars , Registrations

December 2023 New Car Registrations

New car market delivers best year since 2019 as fleets fuel growth

22nd December 2023
CVs , UK Manufacturing

November 2023 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing

Best November for CV production since 2007

21st December 2023
Car , UK Manufacturing

November 2023 UK Car Manufacturing

Christmas comes early for carmakers with production up in November

21st December 2023
International Trade , Statements

SMMT statement on rules of origin announcement

"Governments have listened to the sector and acted to safeguard the competitiveness of the EU and UK automotive industries"

6th December 2023
International Trade , Statements , Technology

Rules of origin for electric vehicle batteries

UK Automotive welcomes plan to extend EV trade rules and calls for urgent adoption to avoid tariff cliff-edge

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