SMMT

SMMT welcomes ZEV Mandate reforms

The automotive industry has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will relax ZEV Mandate rules. It has said the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will remain unchanged, […]

LCV sales fall for fourth straight month – SMMT

LCV sales fell by 3.2% in March to 51,221 units, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline was the fourth consecutive monthly […]

New car sales rise 12% as EV uptake surges

New car sales in the UK rose 12.4% to 357,103 units in March, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Fleet registrations rose […]

VMs, SMMT, ACEA fined £460m for collusion

Sixteen vehicle manufacturers, the SMMT and the ACEA have been fined £460m for collusion around the advertising of what percentage of their vehicles could be recycled. The investigation which was […]

UK automotive production down 11% in February

UK automotive production fell 11.6% to 82,178 units in February, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Manufacturers produced 10,787 fewer cars, vans, trucks, taxis, buses and […]

SMMT urges EV purchase incentives to boost market

New modelling by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has found that EV purchase incentives could boost the market by 15% by 2028. Under current market conditions it […]