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UK used car market declines -14.9% as coronavirus lockdowns curb 2020 sales

Used car transactions fall -14.9% in 2020 with 6,752,959 units changing hands as coronavirus lockdowns curb activity. Weak end to year with Q4 transactions down -6.2% to round off a turbulent 2020 for the UK used car market. Alternatively fuelled vehicle used transactions rise 5.2% to 144,225 taking 2.1% market share. News comes as industry… Continue reading UK used car market declines -14.9% as coronavirus lockdowns curb 2020 sales

Van market starts new year with a boost, up 2.0% in January

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grows 2.0% in January, with 24,029 vehicles registered. Registrations of large vans single-handedly drive demand, surging 25.4% as all other segments experience double-digit decline. New emissions figures reveal 2020 as the year with lowest recorded van-derived average CO2 emissions, down -1.8% on 2019. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD… Continue reading Van market starts new year with a boost, up 2.0% in January

New car registrations fall -39.5% as showroom closures stifle demand

Just 90,249 new cars registered in January – the worst start to a year since 1970 despite click and collect preventing greater fall New emissions figures show 2020 delivered the cleanest vehicles in history as average CO2 emissions fell by -11.8% on previous year, but more to do to deliver net zero Industry needs showrooms… Continue reading New car registrations fall -39.5% as showroom closures stifle demand

Fuel types of new cars: electric 10.5%, hybrid 11.9%, petrol 47.5% market share full-year 2020

Brussels, 4 February 2021 – In the fourth quarter of 2020, nearly one in six passenger cars registered in the European Union was an electrically-chargeable vehicle (16.5%). Stimulus packages introduced by governments to boost demand, following the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on car sales, sought to stimulate alternatively-powered vehicles in particular, further driving demand for… Continue reading Fuel types of new cars: electric 10.5%, hybrid 11.9%, petrol 47.5% market share full-year 2020

EU car sales: COVID recovery expected to start in 2021, auto industry says

Brussels, 3 February 2021 – After a year that saw the sharpest drop ever in EU car sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) forecasts that 2021 will mark a first step on the path to recovery, with sales rising by about 10% compared to 2020. The fallout of COVID… Continue reading EU car sales: COVID recovery expected to start in 2021, auto industry says

British engine production falls -27.0% in 2020 as pandemic hits output

28 January 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing UK engine manufacturing down -27.0% in 2020 to just over 1.8 million units. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -23.4% and -29.1% respectively. December saw production fall -7.9% to round off bleak year for sector. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, 2020 was a tough year for… Continue reading British engine production falls -27.0% in 2020 as pandemic hits output

Coronavirus pandemic sends UK commercial vehicle production down -15.5% in 2020

British commercial vehicle production falls -15.5% in 2020 to just 66,116 units, the lowest annual output since 1933.1 Output for overseas markets down -17.8%, while production for the UK drops -12.2%. More than half (57.3%) of all British-built CVs destined for global markets, underlying the importance of frictionless trade. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing declined… Continue reading Coronavirus pandemic sends UK commercial vehicle production down -15.5% in 2020

UK car production down -29.3% as coronavirus slams brakes on sector

UK car manufacturing output falls -29.3% in 2020 to 920,928 units, the lowest total since 1984. Production for UK and overseas markets declines -30.4% and -29.1% but more than eight in 10 cars still head abroad. Latest independent outlook forecasts car output to reach one million units in 2021, but much depends on Covid recovery,… Continue reading UK car production down -29.3% as coronavirus slams brakes on sector

Passenger car registrations: -23.7% in 2020; -3.3% in December

Brussels, 19 January 2021 – In December 2020, demand for new passenger cars in the European Union declined by 3.3% to 1,031,070 units. In December 2020, demand for new passenger cars in the European Union declined by 3.3% to 1,031,070 units. The four largest EU markets, however, recorded very different results. Italy and France both… Continue reading Passenger car registrations: -23.7% in 2020; -3.3% in December