Commercial Vehicle News
Van market reaches new heights with best May on record for registrations
On June 4, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plarge29,354 new vans join UK roads in May, the best-ever performance for the month. Registrations… The post Van market reaches new heights with best May on record for registrations appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
Business confidence drives cautious recovery in new car registrations
On June 4, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plarge156,737 new cars registered in May – significantly up from last year when retailer doors… The post Business confidence drives cautious recovery in new car registrations appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
April 2021 new car pre-registration figures
On June 1, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeSMMT released figures for April pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows… The post April 2021 new car pre-registration figures appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
Exceptional rise for April UK engine production
On May 27, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeUK factories made 129,691 engines in April, up on last year when just 1,147 were… The post Exceptional rise for April UK engine production appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
April CV production struggles to keep up with pre-pandemic levels
On May 27, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plarge6,177 units roll off production lines in April, up on the first full month of… The post April CV production struggles to keep up with pre-pandemic levels appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
April UK car production rebounds, but remains short of recovery
On May 26, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeUK 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… Read more
New members – April 2021
On May 25, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeFind out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get… The post New members – April 2021 appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
Van growth drives UK commercial vehicle parc to record highs
On May 21, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeSome 5.3 million commercial vehicles now in operation – 13.1% of all vehicles on the… The post Van growth drives UK commercial vehicle parc to record highs appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
Britain’s cars getting older, but van ownership reaches historic highs
On May 20, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeTotal vehicles in use on UK roads falls to 40.35m units – the first drop since 2009. Average age of car rises to 8.4 years old – the oldest on record – with almost 10m vehicles from 2008 and earlier still in service. Vans reach historic highs, up to… Read more
SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report
On May 19, 2021Source: SMMT News – SMMTBy plargeSMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero… The post SMMT statement on House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report appeared first on SMMT.… Read more
