Dacia, MG Motor UK, Seat, Toyota/Lexus and Volvo were among the top performing brands to defy 2019’s 2.4% new car sales decline with impressive sales growth driven by new model launches.
New car registrations ended 2019 at a seven-year low after falling 2.4% in a third consecutive year of decline, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported.
UK car production fell by 16.5% in November, with 107,753 units manufactured, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Consumer interest in electric vehicles (EV) grew by 126% in Q3 of 2019 according to data compiled for a Europe wide ‘EV Index’ to determine various markets’ progress in the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV).
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported a 1.3% decline in new car registrations during November as private and business demand continued to falter in the run-up to this month's UK General Election.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that UK car production declined by 4% during October after issuing a stark ‘no deal’ Brexit warning earlier this week.
Cox Automotive has predicted a 1.3% year-on-year decline in new car sales and 2.7% decline in used car sales volumes in Q1 2020.
UK vehicle manufacturers face a likely £3.2 billion annual increase in costs from WTO tariffs on imported parts and exported vehicles if the UK leaves the European Union without a “world-beating” trade deal, says the SMMT.
New car sales remain in decline but data for Q3 2019 shows the UK's used car sales volumes have risen by almost 20,000 units.
New car sales declined by 6.7% during October as consumer confidence dipped to its lowest level for six years as talk of a December General Election grew in volume as another Brexit deadline loomed.
UK car and van production declined in September as manufacturers battled with no-deal Brexit uncertainty.
A third of UK automotive business are already cutting jobs ahead of Brexit and 79.6% have expressed concerns about the split’s effect on their future profitability, according to the findings of an SMMT survey.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the automotive retails sector’s point of sale finance business declined by 2% during August.
The roll-out of the worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure for vehicle emission into the commercial vehicle sector has triggered a 23.5% decline in September registrations.
New car registrations rose just 1.3% as the key numplerplate change month of September saw the sales appeal of the new 69-plate struggle to overcome consumers' "Brexit anxiety".
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has highlighted a “failure to make back spring Brexit shutdown losses” despite a 3.3% growth in UK car manufacturing volumes during August.
Representative from the industry bodies behind Europe’s automotive manufacturing sector have united in their efforts to deter the UK and EU from allowing a ‘no deal’ Brexit to go ahead.
Consumers looking to buy a 69-plate electric vehicle (EV) in September could be scuppered by a shortage of vehicles entering the market – leading to greater demand for used EVs.
Kia Motors UK managing director Paul Philpott has said that the brand can achieve 120,000 vehicle sales after projecting a record 97,000 sales for the brand in 2019.
British car manufacturing output declined -10.6% in July, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
