UK factories turn out 68,306 cars in April, up dramatically on pandemic hit month in 2020 but still -3.8% below 2019 output. 374,864 cars made since January, up on 2020, but down -15.0% on same period in 2019. So far this year some eight in ten cars exported to global markets including the EU, US… Continue reading April UK car production rebounds, but remains short of recovery
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Commercial vehicle registrations: +42.1% four months into 2021; +179.2% in April
Brussels, 26 May 2021 – In April 2021, the EU commercial vehicle market recorded an accelerated increase in new registrations of 179.2%, totalling 171,283 units. Last year’s very low sales base was the main reason behind this growth, as April 2020 was the first full month with coronavirus restrictions in place. Total new commercial vehicles… Continue reading Commercial vehicle registrations: +42.1% four months into 2021; +179.2% in April
New members – April 2021
25 May 2021 #SMMT News Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: SMMT data services Extensive market data providing key information to assist marketing and promotional activity, and future business opportunities. Legal helpline SMMT advisors provide assistance with disputes, contracts, employment issues, health and safety… Continue reading New members – April 2021
Van growth drives UK commercial vehicle parc to record highs
Some 5.3 million commercial vehicles now in operation – 13.1% of all vehicles on the road, the highest proportion ever recorded. Van ownership continues to rise, to 4.6 million, but just 0.3% run on electric, and more than half a million using Euro 3 or older engines. Bus and coaches in use slump -10.7% to… Continue reading Van growth drives UK commercial vehicle parc to record highs
“Come away with me” awarded by the FIA for the best campaign on mobility
20.05.2021 Second FIA Award for ACI Communication. Ludovico Fois: “45 seconds of video-poetry to pay homage to Italian mobility”. The ACI “Come away with me” campaign won the FIA 2021 “Excellence in Advertising Award”, the prestigious award that the International Automobile Federation assigns, every year, to the most beautiful awareness campaign on mobility and road… Continue reading “Come away with me” awarded by the FIA for the best campaign on mobility
SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report
19 May 2021 #Emissions #SMMT News SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero emission vehicles Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: The automotive industry shares government’s ambition for an electric revolution, a transformation that has already begun. However, as the Public Accounts Committee has made clear, we… Continue reading SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report
Passenger car registrations: +24.4% four months into 2021; +218.6% in April
Brussels, 19 May 2021 – In April 2021, new car registrations surged by 218.6% in the European Union because of last year’s low base of comparison. Despite this big percentage increase, last month’s sales volume was almost 300,000 units lower than that recorded in April 2019. In April 2021, new car registrations surged by 218.6%… Continue reading Passenger car registrations: +24.4% four months into 2021; +218.6% in April
UK bus and coach market plunges further, with just 582 vehicles registered in first quarter
Bus and coach registrations down -58.5% in the first three months of the year to only 582 vehicles. While all segments see double-digit decline, single-deck bus registrations continue to be worst affected, down -72.6% to just 91 units. Sector needs to see funding implemented to boost orders to address both long term ridership decline and… Continue reading UK bus and coach market plunges further, with just 582 vehicles registered in first quarter
New van market records highest April registrations in history
30,440 vans registered in April, the highest-ever total for the month since records began. Registrations up 23.2% on five-year average. Sector currently back at 2019 registration levels, supported by growth in large van uptake. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The light commercial vehicle market recorded its busiest ever April… Continue reading New van market records highest April registrations in history
UK engine production rises 31.7% in March
29 April 2021 #UK Manufacturing March UK engine production rises 31.7% in 2021, compared with Covid-hit month a year ago. Output for domestic and overseas markets increases 50.4% and 19.9% respectively. Performance in first quarter still down -11.1%, with 534,793 engines manufactured. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, These figures must be set in context… Continue reading UK engine production rises 31.7% in March