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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.
December 2020 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing
Coronavirus pandemic sends UK commercial vehicle production down -15.5% in 2020
December 2020 UK Car Manufacturing
UK car production down -29.3% as coronavirus slams brakes on sector
December 2020 New Car Registrations
UK annual new car registrations drop to 1.63 million in toughest year for market since 1992.
SMMT calls for immediate ratification and implementation of draft UK-EU TCA
With just hours from ratification to implementation, government should provide specific additional phase-in periods for administration requirements.
Comment on the signing of a UK-Turkey trade deal
We welcome today’s agreement between Turkey and the UK to extend preferential trading terms beyond 31 December.
Comment on the conclusion of a EU-UK trading agreement
We welcome today’s agreement of a new EU-UK trading agreement, which provides a platform for our future relationship
November 2020 UK Engine Manufacturing
British engine production falls -8.2% in November
November 2020 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing
UK commercial vehicle production dips -1.9% in November with 8,605 units built.
November 2020 UK Car Manufacturing
UK car manufacturing falls -1.4% in November with 106,243 vehicles leaving production lines.
Comment on tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions
UK Automotive is already counting the cost of prolonged lockdowns across the country
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