No RV pressure as used car sales drop an ‘error’
25 August 2017
MUCH to the relief of RV analysts at UK leasing companies, the car crash in used car sales announced by the SMMT didn’t happen. The Brexit effect was, in fact,
What used car sales slump?
25 August 2017
MUCH to the relief of many an SME business car manager and user worried about residual values, a seeming major crash of the UK used car market reported last week
UK automotive industry calls for ‘business as usual’ interim EU deal to avoid cliff edge
20 June 2017
The SMMT stance UK government must secure interim arrangements to safeguard future of UK motor industry and avoid a cliff edge. SMMT believes a final agreement on a new relationship with
March new car sales soar to all-time records in race to beat new road tax
5 April 2017
Record new car registrations for March and Q1 2017 Market rises 8.4% in March to be the biggest ever month – 562,337 new cars registered. Registrations jump 6.2% in Q1
Car sales keep rising to pass 2.5 million YTD in record time
5 December 2016
New registrations for November 2016 UK new car market rises 2.9% in November, with 184,101 vehicles registered Alternatively fuelled vehicles match January record market share of 3.6% – up by a quarter
October van registrations dropping but market still ahead on YTD
16 November 2016
UK LCV market profile October new light commercial vehicle registrations fall -4.5% to 26,950 units. Sub-2.0-tonne vans down 17.4% while 2.0-2.5T segment up 19.6% Heavier van registrations down -7.1% in
September record car sales mask potential market weaknesses
5 October 2016
Record September registrations 469,696 new cars registered in plate-change September Highest September on record. Increased demand for diesels and alternatively fuelled vehicles, up 2.8% and 32.6% respectively. Year-to-date total registrations grow 2.6%, with more than 2 million units
The issues facing car and van sales in 2015
14 April 2015
WE’VE had a booming March in terms of car and van sales. But will it be sustained? And what might blow sales off course? We believe car sales will stabilise
The issues facing car and van sales in 2015
14 April 2015
WE’VE had a booming March in terms of car and van sales. But will it be sustained? And what might blow sales off course? We believe car sales will stabilise
Driverless car technology boost for UK jobs
26 March 2015
DRIVERLESS cars could bring hundreds of thousands of new jobs to the UK, according to latest research commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Research has found
UK built cars becoming more ‘British’
18 March 2015
Big jump in demand from British vehicle manufacturers for British-made components; Domestic component suppliers saw a 19% rise in sales to British vehicle manufacturers in 2014; Plastics supplier, Nifco, plan
Fleet registrations off to flying start
11 February 2015
BUSINESS fleets have started 2015 with a bang clocking up a huge rise in new car registrations, according to latest figures from the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
It’s a bumper March car market
4 April 2014
THE economy is looking up, house prices are on the rise – and car sales maintain their upward trajectory. And how! This was the second largest March month for new
