@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social
SMMT supports & promotes the interests of the UK automotive industry at home & abroad. It acts as the voice of the motor industry in the UK.
New car registrations stall in July but recovery expected
🚗New car market declines -5.0% in July to 140,154
🔋BEV registrations rise again but growth moderates to 9.1% as full Electric Car Grant eligibility urgently needed
🔮2025 outlook revised upwards to 1.9m
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UK vehicle production falls but foundations set for recovery
🚗🚚Car & CV manufacturing declines -11.9% in 2025
📈Pressures eases in June as car production increases by 6.6%
🔮Total annual output anticipated to fall by -15% but reversal expected in 2026 with 6.4% growth
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New SMMT report shows UK’s world-class luxury, high-performance and niche car makers export almost £5bn in high-value products globally every year
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New car market returns to growth as discounting lift EV registrations
🚗 Fleets drive new car market growth in May
⚡ BEV regs rise by more than a quarter, but still below mandated levels
✂️ Sector calls for VAT cuts on EV purchases & home charging plus VED reform
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Van market shrinks for sixth month running
🚚 New LCV registrations fall -11.8% in May,m
⚡ Electric van uptake grows 50%, market share still just half of mandated levels
📣 Industry urges govt to back market regulation with equally bold infra targets
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🏭 April car manufacturing falls -8.6% while commercial vehicle production declines -68.6% as later Easter, model changeovers and restructuring constrict output, contributing to lowest start to a year since 2009
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Q1 used car sales surpass two million for first time since 2019
🚙Used car market surpasses two million units in Q1
📈nine successive quarters of growth
⚡️Battery electric car sales rise by more than half
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📢"The agreement announced today to reduce tariffs on UK car exports into the US is great news for the industry and consumers"
🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸
Mike Hawes welcomes the US-UK Trade Deal agreed between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump
Five months of falling demand for new vans
🚚LCV deliveries fall -14.9% in April, 5th consecutive month of decline
⚡️electric van uptake surges by 77.5% – but represents just half the 16% market share
🔌Infrastructure planning overhaul needed to speed up decarbonisation
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New car market falls in April as tax changes bite
📉New car market declines -10.4% in April
⚡️Battery electric car registrations rise 8.1% – but market share at 20.4% still below ZEV Mandate requirement
📣Industry calls for consumer incentives and to boost EV demand
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CV charging gridlock must ease to deliver net zero nation
⚡️Switching to zero emission CVs would shrink UK’s carbon footprint by 35.7 megatonnes
🚚 truck & van operators may wait up to 15 years for depot charging connections
📣Industry calls for planning overhaul
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📢"The government has rightly listened to industry, responded quickly to global dynamics and recognised the intense pressure manufacturers are under"
Mike Hawes statement on changes to Zero Emission Vehicle mandate
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Best month ever for new EV registrations but market share misses mandated target
📈New car market rises 12.4%
🔋Battery electric car uptake rises to highest ever volume at 69,313
📢Industry maintains call for accelerated regulatory review and government incentives
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Car output down as sector calls for measures to boost manufacturing & market competitiveness
📉Combined car & CV production declines -11.6% to 82,178
🚙Car output falls for 12th month in a row
📣industry calls for measures to boost EV market & industrial competitiveness
www.smmt.co.uk/car-output-d...
📄Read our new report 'In It Together: Why every sector wins with EV volume', published today, exploring how larger EV volumes boost business for multiple sectors beyond automotive
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Vehicle production down in January as sector faces global headwinds
🚗🚚 car & CV production declines -17.7% to 78,012
📉Car output falls -14.3% to 71,104 units
📣Industry calls for Industrial & trade strategies to support the competitiveness of UK Auto
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130+ EV models, a whole lot of EV love 💚🔋
With more than 130 EV models in every segment, there’s never been a better time to find your perfect EV match!
#DriveZero #HappyValentinesDay #EVLove
Full year used car sales up 5.5% to 7,643,180 cars
Demand for used EVs rises to record levels as second-hand car market grows in 2024
📈Used car transactions grow 5.5% in 2024 after 8 consecutive quarters of growth
⚡️Pre-loved EVs boast record demand, rising 57.4%
🖤Black remains top colour choice
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Grey still Britain’s top new car colour but blue bounces up the charts
🩶🖤💙🤍❤️
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Grey still Britain’s top new car colour but blue bounces up the charts
🩶🖤💙🤍❤️
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Record EV market share but weak private demand frustrates ambition
🚗 registrations reach 1.953m
⚡️EVs take record annual volume and market share at 19.6%
📉Private consumer demand contracts to levels last seen in pandemic
📢Industry welcomes review of mandate regulation
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📢"The auto industry welcomes government’s review of both the end of sale date for cars powered solely by petrol or diesel, & possible changes to the flexibilities around the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate"
Mike Hawes responds to government consultation on 2030
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Van market posts second best-ever November but EVs and pick-ups need support to keep pace
🚚registrations rise 10.5% in 2nd best Nov on record
📈Uptake of all van classes rises
⚡️Electric van volumes grow by a third but review of market regulation urgently needed
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Discounts drive EV growth amid wider market contraction
🚙 market declines by -1.9% in November with 153,610 deliveries
⚡️EV uptake rises as manufacturers continue unprecedented discounts totalling £4bn
🔌Industry welcomes urgent review of market regulation & incentives
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⚡️The auto industry is a vital part of the UK economy
🔧With more than 198,000 people employed in manufacturing
🚗🚛manufactures build every type of vehicle, from cars, to vans, taxis, trucks, buses and coaches in the UK
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🔌While major auto manufacturers, and major nations, are committed to zero emission transport, the UK is playing a leading role as Europe’s second largest new #electriccar market by volume
#drivezero
Industry unites to fight the electric fear
⚡️New initiative launched to combat misinformation surrounding EVs
🚗 @autotrader.bsky.social Charge UK and @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social have committed to promote a set of user-friendly facts about electric cars
smmt.co.uk/2024/11/indust…
'UK gets #bus boost but green HGVs need backing'
Read our Auto Update from Mike Hawes
🚌bus, coach & minibus market rises
📄Long-term plans needed to ensure fleet operators get support
🚛ambitions for #HGV #decarbonisation
🎙️Jonathan Reynolds MP to speak at #SMMTAnnualDinner
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Zero emission bus sales rise by almost 50 per cent in three months
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#EV #ElectricBus #ElectricVehicles
⚡️The auto industry is a vital part of the UK economy
🔧With more than 198,000 people employed in manufacturing
🚗🚛manufactures build every type of vehicle, from cars, to vans, taxis, trucks, buses and coaches in the UK
www.smmt.co.uk/reports/smmt...
