UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year up 21.4%, some 62,723 units more than last year and just -2.8% down on 2019. Sector grew 7.8% in best December since 2015. 355,380 of the latest, cleanest models join UK roads in 2021, including a record 12,759 battery electric vans. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY… Continue reading New van market grows by a fifth as battery electric demand more than doubles
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Covid stalls 2021 UK new car market but record EV sales show future direction
1.65m new cars registered in 2021 – up just 1.0% on pandemic-ravaged 2020 and -28.7% below pre-Covid levels as myriad challenges subdue market. Plug-in vehicles account for record more than one in six registrations, while battery electric cars alone rise to one-in-nine, with more registered than 2016-2020 combined. Industry calls for incentive extension and mandated… Continue reading Covid stalls 2021 UK new car market but record EV sales show future direction
Pescaramotorsport.com is born
27.12.2021 A story in pictures of the sporting events of the past organized by the Automobile Club Pescara. The blog is available online pescaramotorsport.com which collects, in a digital space open to all, the best of the iconographic material regarding the main sporting events organized by the Automobile Club Pescara between 1956 and 1991. The… Continue reading Pescaramotorsport.com is born
Engine production falls for sixth consecutive month
23 December 2021 #UK Manufacturing UK factories turn out 132,555 engines in November, down -30.2%. Production for both domestic and export markets falls by -22.4% and -35.2% respectively. Year-to-date engine output down -9.5% to 1,539,786 units compared to a weak 2020 and -36.3% below the five-year average.1 Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, Engine output… Continue reading Engine production falls for sixth consecutive month
UK commercial vehicle production down -7.8% in November
23 December 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing 7,940 commercial vehicles produced in November – a decline of -7.8% and -4.4% below five-year average pre-Covid.1 Output for the domestic market rose 4.5% but exports declined -16.4%. Production in year-to-date up 12.2% but -16.6% below pre-pandemic average.2 UK commercial vehicle (CV) production decreased to 7,940 units in… Continue reading UK commercial vehicle production down -7.8% in November
Output falls -28.7% despite electric vehicle boost
UK car manufacturing output declines -28.7% in November with 75,756 cars leaving factory gates. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -18.8% and -30.4% respectively. Battery electric vehicle output surges 52.9% in November, to reach record 13.7% share. Sector broadly prepared for full UK-EU customs controls on 1 January but nervousness remains. UK car production… Continue reading Output falls -28.7% despite electric vehicle boost
Wages and salaries will rise by three percent each in early 2022 and 2023
The approximately 5,000 employees in the metalworking trade in Schleswig-Holstein get more money in two stages: their wages and salaries will increase by three percent on January 1, 2022 and by a further three percent on January 1, 2023. Go to source
SMMT statement on UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
17 December 2021 #SMMT News Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: The announcement of the first full and all new post-Brexit trade deal provides the UK automotive sector with tariff-free access to Australia, one of the main global growth markets. It also creates an opportunity to diversify supply chains to build the batteries essential for… Continue reading SMMT statement on UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
SMMT statement on changes to the Plug-in Car and Van Grants
15 December 2021 #Emissions #SMMT News Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: Slashing the grants for electric vehicles once again is a blow to customers looking to make the switch and couldn’t come at a worse time, with inflation at a ten-year high and pandemic-related economic uncertainty looming large. Industry and government ambition for decarbonised… Continue reading SMMT statement on changes to the Plug-in Car and Van Grants
Best-ever November for new van registrations despite market volatility
LCV market delivers 31,320 new registrations – 11.4% up on pre-pandemic average. High demand drives uptake but semiconductor shortages create market volatility. New van market up 22.8% year-to-date but remains –3.8% off five-year pre-pandemic average. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market recorded the best… Continue reading Best-ever November for new van registrations despite market volatility