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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.

26th May 2021
Car , UK Manufacturing

April 2021 UK Car Manufacturing

April UK car production rebounds, but remains short of recovery

21st May 2021
Motorparc

UK Motorparc 2020

Britain’s cars getting older, but van ownership reaches historic highs

19th May 2021
Statements

SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero emission vehicles

SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero emission vehicles 19th May 2021 SMMT statement on House...

18th May 2021
HGVs , Registrations

Q1 2021 Heavy Goods Vehicle Registrations

British HGV market up 9.5% after a year of pandemic-led decline

18th May 2021
Bus & Coach , Registrations

Q1 2021 Bus & Coach Registrations

Bus and coach registrations down -58.5% in the first three months of the year to only 582 vehicles.

11th May 2021
Used Car Sales

Q1 2021 Used Car Sales

Turbulent first quarter for UK used car market as sales fall -8.9%

5th May 2021
LCVs , Registrations

April 2021 New LCV Registrations

New van market records highest April registrations in history

5th May 2021
Cars , Registrations

April 2021 New Car Registrations

Showroom reopenings boost April new car registrations

29th April 2021
Engines , UK Manufacturing

March 2021 UK Engine Manufacturing

UK engine production rises 31.7% in March

29th April 2021
CVs , UK Manufacturing

March 2021 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing

CV manufacturing up 16.9% in March, one year on from pandemic shuttering factories

29th April 2021
Car , UK Manufacturing

March 2021 UK Car Manufacturing

March 2021 UK Car Manufacturing 28th April 2021 UK car production rises on anniversary of pandemic-driven factory shuttering March UK car output grows 46.6%...

10th April 2021
Cars , Registrations

NFDA and SMMT publish updated safe restart guidance

Auto retail sector ready to get Britain moving again with updated automotive sector safe restart guidance

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