SMMT News

19 November 2024 #Event News #SMMT News

SMMT’s flagship Meet the Buyer back at Automechanika Birmingham 2025 as part of Automotive Supply Chain Forum. Key event matches automotive buyers with suppliers to develop meaningful business connections. Feedback from latest edition shows nearly nine-in-10 meetings delivered a positive

18 November 2024 #SMMT News

New initiative launched to combat misinformation surrounding electric vehicles Auto Trader, ChargeUK and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have committed to promote a set of user-friendly facts about electric cars, endorsed by the Department for Transport Research shows

14 November 2024 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Number of new buses, coaches and minibuses joining UK roads up a third in Q3, marking six consecutive quarters of market growth. Demand rises in every segment with strongest growth in new minibus and single decker markets. Sector continues to

14 November 2024 #HGVs #Registrations #SMMT News

Heavy goods vehicle market falls by -6.0% in quarter compared with last year’s significant uptake. Decline driven by fall in demand for largest trucks, but overall uptake still above pre-pandemic levels. Zero emission truck market shrinks for first quarter this

07 November 2024 #SMMT News #Used Car Sales

Used car market up 4.3% in Q3, marking seventh quarter of growth as almost 2 million vehicles change hands. Pre-loved EVs soar by 57.0% to 53,423 units, recording largest ever market share at 2.7%. Industry calls for urgent review of

05 November 2024 #LCVs #Registrations #SMMT News

Demand for new light commercial vehicles rises by 2.4%, delivering best October performance in three years. Growth attributable to small and medium vans, but future of new pickup market at serious risk. Plug-in Van Grant extension welcome but further and

05 November 2024 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

New car market falls by -6.0% in October, as businesses, fleets and private buyers register 9,241 fewer vehicles. Battery electric the only powertrain to see uptake rise as manufacturers continue to subsidise transition with billions in unsustainable discounting. One in

30 October 2024 #SMMT News

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, The Chancellor is right to set out measures to address the deficit while investing for future growth. The automotive industry is a growth-driving sector, fundamental to the delivery of the country’s net zero ambitions. We

25 October 2024 #SMMT News

Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: AVL UK Ltd – www.avl.com CPD Bodies Ltd – www.cpdbodies.com Ecomotive Trading Limited – www.eco-motive.com FAUN Zoeller Fleet Services Limited – www.faun-zoeller.co.uk Fortescue

25 October 2024 #Pre-Registration

SMMT released figures for September’s pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in September 2024 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the September 2024 release

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