Mike Hawes
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Market Insight 4 SepRetail new car registrations 'stable' as August market declines 5.8% overall
The new car market fell by 5.8% in August, but private demand remained steady to absorb the majority of losses that came from business and fleet registrations.
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Market Insight 29 Jul
Exclusive: UK's 2020 new car sales forecast downgraded again by SMMT
The forecast for the UK new car market has been downgraded again as the government continues to ignore calls for stimulus measures specific to the automotive sector.
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Market Insight 6 JulNew car sales reach 145,377 in first month from COVID-19 lockdown
"This is not a recovery and barely a restart," warned SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes today as its data showed 145, 377 new cars were registered in June, the first month out of lockdown for car showrooms in England and Northern Ireland.
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Latest News 29 Aug
UK car production declines 10.6% in July as exports down
British car manufacturing output declined -10.6% in July, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Market Insight 15 May
Used car sales held almost flat in Q1 2019
The UK’s used car market was down just 0.6% or 11,517 sales in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.
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Car Manufacturer News 15 Jan
SMMT urges MPs to 'take no deal Brexit off the table'
The SMMT is urging MPs to vote in favour of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal in order to ‘take no deal off the table’.
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Car Manufacturer News 5 JulUK new van market declines in June and in the first half of 2018
UK light commercial vehicle (LCVs) registrations fell by 5.8% in June to 35,182 units, according to figures released today by the SMMT.
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Market Insight 5 JulUK new car registrations down 3.5% in June with a flat retail market
New car registrations fell by 3.5% in June to 234,945 units, according to the latest figures from the SMMT.
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Car Manufacturer News 26 JunSMMT says ‘time is running out’ as manufacturer investment slows due to Brexit
The SMMT has called for progress on Brexit and a deal that as a minimum maintains customs union membership and delivers single market benefits.
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Market Insight 6 NovRegistrations of diesel new cars plunged 30% in October as total market decline continues
While the government continues to be accused of ‘demonising diesel’, registrations of new diesel cars in October fell by almost 30%.
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Market Insight 5 Jun
UK's new car market falters with 17,320 fewer registrations in May
The 2017 new car market has slipped into overall decline after a poor result for May.
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Market Insight 5 AprRecord March new car registrations as buyers sought to beat the Government's VED hike
Well over half a million new cars were registered in March 2017, setting a new record, as dealers delivered new vehicles ahead of the punitive new VED regime
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Market Insight 6 Mar
Dealers suffered drop in private new car registrations in February
Demand for new cars in February suffered a 0.3% decline year-on-year to 83,115 registrations.
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Market Insight 5 Jan
2016 new car market closed with record 2.7 million registrations, but private demand drops
The UK’s new car market closed with 2,692,786 registrations in 2016, the largest market on record.
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Market Insight 28 Nov
Warnings given of pricing pressure and weaker new car market
Transaction prices could move closer to list prices as manufacturers resist pressure to raise published prices substantially.
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Market Insight 5 AugNew van registrations see slight decline in July
New van registrations fell by 0.2% year-on-year in July to 24,506 units.
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Car Manufacturer News 4 AugNew car demand continues to cool with flat market in July
UK new car registrations showed a moderate increase in July, up 0.1% to 178,523 units as demand continues to cool.
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Market Insight 28 JulBrexit 'uncertainty' follows double-digit car production growth
The SMMT has insisted that future growth of UK automotive manufacturing is uncertain following the publication of results which showed the most productive H1 since the year 2000.
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Market Insight 6 JulRetail orders continued to fall in UK's new car market
2016's first half saw a record 1,420,636 new car market. Yet a 0.8% drop in June with a -4.5% drop in private orders suggests the market appears to be turning,
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Market Insight 6 MayApril new car registrations rise overall but private demand dropped
A 2.5% fall in private new car registrations in April has been offset by increased activity in the fleet and business markets.
