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UK Automotive Industry News
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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.
Q3 2020 Heavy Goods Vehicle Registrations
New HGV registrations decline -1.6% in Q3 2020.
Q3 2020 Bus & Coach Registrations
New UK bus and coach demand declines -22.1% in Q3 2020.
Q3 2020 Used Car Sales
UK used car market bounces back 4.4% in third quarter as more than 2 million change hands.
UK Auto counts £735m cost of Brexit preparation with ‘final’ plea for zero-tariff trade deal
The UK automotive industry today issued a last-chance plea for a zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal that delivers for automotive as negotiations enter the endgame.
October 2020 New LCV Registrations
UK van market sees order boost ahead of Christmas season, up 13.3%.
October 2020 New Car Registrations
New car registrations decline -1.6% as Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown subdues demand.
September 2020 UK Engine Manufacturing
British engine production declines -2.4% in weakest September since 2014.
September 2020 UK Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing
UK CV manufacturing stable in September but Covid-hit bus sector in critical condition as challenging fourth quarter looms.
September 2020 UK Car Manufacturing
UK car production falls -5.0% in worst September since 1995 as industry issues plea for vital Brexit deal.
‘No deal’ tariffs would undermine Britain’s green recovery
New calculations reveal ‘no deal’ tariff threat to Britain’s green recovery, with £2,800 average price uplift on EU-built EV.
Reaction to PM statement on Brexit negotiations
"Make no mistake, the automotive industry will not prosper from ‘no deal’. It would have a devastating impact on the sector, on the economy...
September 2020 New LCV Registrations
UK new van market accelerates 26.4% in September, but uncertainty lies ahead.
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