The new car market once again showed its resilience to challenging economic conditions after the number of newly registered vehicles increased slightly in July, with 178,523 registered. That’s a 0....
UK automotive reached its highest productivity since 2000 in the first half of 2016, with a total of 897,157 vehicles rolling off production lines. However, a survey of Society of Motor Manufacture...
Black is the new black … and the old white. Confused? New data suggests that motorists are currently favouring black over any other colours or shades. Although white hues have seen a jump in popula...
The first six months of 2016 saw record levels of new car registrations, with 1,420,636 new models hitting the road so far this year. This means demand for new cars is up 3.2% compared to the same ...
Coming days after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has claimed that access to the single market and trade deals with Europe have been ...
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned that leaving the EU could seriously damage the UK’s automotive industry. With just days to go before the referendum, key SMMT member...
The new car market grew by 2.5% in May with 203,585 vehicles registered, mostly thanks to fleet uptake. Fleet registrations, which include lease cars, were up 8.8% last month, offsetting a 3% fall ...
New car registrations grew by 2% in April thanks to a jump in demand from the fleet sector, which includes lease cars. That’s according to data published this morning (May 6) by the Society of Moto...
March was the biggest month for new registrations since the bi-annual plate change was introduced in 1999, according to monthly sales figures from the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trade...
Last month was the busiest February for the new car market since 2004 with 83,395 new cars registered in the UK throughout February, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT)...