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UK car production in 2021 fell 6.7% to only 859,575 units, the worst total since 1956. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, output was 61,353 less […]

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 11.3% in 2021, following the worst year on record. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has reported that 73,600 of the latest vans, trucks, […]

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations grew by more than a fifth (21.4%) in 2021, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production decreased to 7,940 units in November, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline in output […]

UK car production fell 28.7% in November to 75,756 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the fifth consecutive month of decline and represents […]

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market recorded the best November in its history, with 31,320 new vans registered. This is according to the latest figures released by the Society of […]

New analysis by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that the ratio of vehicle chargepoints to plug-in cars deteriorated by 31% during 2020. The research shows that at the end of 2019 there […]

Engine production fell by more than a third in October, with production for both domestic and export markets equally impacted. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders found […]

UK car production declined 41.4% in October as factories turned out 64,729 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the fourth straight month of decline and […]

UK commercial vehicle production increased to 7,892 units in October, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). October’s growth in output of 17.2%, […]

SMMT president and chairman Dr George Gillespie OBE has called for a redoubling of efforts to provide the infrastructure to support the rapid introduction of zero-emission vehicles. A third of […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has named Alison Jones as its 82nd and first female president. Jones is the senior vice president and Stellantis country manager UK […]