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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.
Response to Chancellor’s statement
"The Chancellor’s Job Support Scheme is welcome and should provide temporary relief for the automotive sector, which has been so badly hit by the...
Only weeks to save auto sector from €110bn ‘no deal’ disaster
EU and UK automotive leaders unite to call for urgent agreement of an ambitious FTA before the end of transition in just 15 weeks’...
Comment on UK-Japan future trading relationship
"This agreement should help foster a mutually beneficial automotive trade and investment relationship between the two countries."
Billions invested in electric cars but UK buyers still think 2035 too soon
SMMT today called on government to commit to significant long-term incentives for EV purchase and binding targets on charging infrastructure.
August 2020 New LCV Registrations
LCV market drops by -16.1% as businesses wait for plate change.
August 2020 New Car Registrations
New car registrations down -5.8% despite new model boost to electric vehicle demand.
July 2020 UK Engine Manufacturing
British engine manufacturing falls -10.6% in July.
July 2020 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing
Commercial vehicle production rises 3.6% in July.
July 2020 UK Car Manufacturing
July UK car production down -20.8% as uncertainty reigns.
Q2 2020 Bus & Coach Registrations
Just 328 buses and coaches join UK roads in Q2, as market grapples with pandemic.
Q2 2020 Heavy Goods Vehicle Registrations
New UK HGV registrations fall -73.4% in Q2 2020.
Comment on Autonomous Lane Keeping System consultation
"Autonomous vehicle technologies, of which automated lane keeping is the latest, will be life-changing, making our journeys safer and smoother than ever before."
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