UK car production increased by 15.5% in September to 158,281 units, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The amount of cars the UK produces will reach over two million vehicles by 2020, beating the former high of the 1970s.
Light commercial vehicle registrations saw a 19.6% increase to 65,453 units during the plate change month of September.
New car registrations in the UK reached their highest-ever September total last month.
Suggesting other brands alongside Volkswagen have cheated emissions tests is wrong said the head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders today.
The rigging of vehicle emissions is the action of one company and no other manufacturer is implicated, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders regarding the Volkswagen testing issue.
South-east based car dealer Glyn Hopkin has announced a record 58% increase in year-on-year profits before tax, to £3,536,793.
The UK new car market recorded its 42nd consecutive month of growth in August, albeit in one of the year’s quietest months, with a 9.6% rise, SMMT data shows.
Motor industry bosses are calm over the latest figures that show a slowing of car and engine production in the UK over the summer
New car registrations saw steady growth in July, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
MPs are calling on the Government and the London mayor to introduce more stringent measures to dissuade drivers from choosing diesel engined cars.
Motor Codes, the consumer arm of the SMMT, has been appointed one of the automotive sector’s first Alternative Dispute Resolution providers.
Commercial vehicle registrations reached a record half-year total of 209,515 to June.
UK new car registrations grew 7% in the first half of 2015 to the highest half-year total on record.
UK automotive manufacturing has broken financial records, with turnover at £69.5 billion in 2014.
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reveal a steady growth in UK car manufacturing in May, with 119,338 cars built – a rise of 2.3%.
Motorists have the opportunity to find out whether they car is on a safety recall list.
Growth in the UK new car market is slowing, with May's registrations of 198,706 units only a 2.4% rise over the same month last year.
Around half of new car buyers opted for a Euro-6 compliant car in the UK last month, ahead of new compliance rules, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
April's new car market ended up 5.1% year-on-year at 185,778 registrations, the strongest April result in a decade.
