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Market Insight 5 DecSMMT reports 1.3% November new car registrations decline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported a 1.3% decline in new car registrations during November as private and business demand continued to falter in the run-up to this month's UK General Election.
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Market Insight 28 NovUK car production declined 4% in October, reports SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that UK car production declined by 4% during October after issuing a stark ‘no deal’ Brexit warning earlier this week.
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Market Insight 28 NovCox Automotive predicts Q1 2020 car sales decline
Cox Automotive has predicted a 1.3% year-on-year decline in new car sales and 2.7% decline in used car sales volumes in Q1 2020.
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Car Manufacturer News 27 Nov
Brexit and political wrangles have "wasted millions" in UK automotive industry
UK vehicle manufacturers face a likely £3.2 billion annual increase in costs from WTO tariffs on imported parts and exported vehicles if the UK leaves the European Union without a “world-beating” trade deal, says the SMMT.
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Market Insight 14 Nov
Q3 used car sales rose while UK new car market suffers
New car sales remain in decline but data for Q3 2019 shows the UK's used car sales volumes have risen by almost 20,000 units.
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Market Insight 5 Nov
October car sales decline 6.7% amid UK consumer confidence crisis
New car sales declined by 6.7% during October as consumer confidence dipped to its lowest level for six years as talk of a December General Election grew in volume as another Brexit deadline loomed.
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Car Manufacturer News 31 OctBrexit uncertainty causes dip in UK car production
UK car and van production declined in September as manufacturers battled with no-deal Brexit uncertainty.
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Manufacturer 15 OctOne in three automotive employers cutting jobs pre-Brexit, says SMMT
A third of UK automotive business are already cutting jobs ahead of Brexit and 79.6% have expressed concerns about the split’s effect on their future profitability, according to the findings of an SMMT survey.
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Finance 10 Oct
FLA reports 2% car finance market volume decline in August
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the automotive retails sector’s point of sale finance business declined by 2% during August.
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Market Insight 4 Oct
WLTP roll-out triggers 23.5% UK van registrations decline
The roll-out of the worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure for vehicle emission into the commercial vehicle sector has triggered a 23.5% decline in September registrations.
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Market Insight 4 OctSeptember’s 69-plate delivered 'modest' 1.3% sales growth, says SMMT
New car registrations rose just 1.3% as the key numplerplate change month of September saw the sales appeal of the new 69-plate struggle to overcome consumers' "Brexit anxiety".
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Market Insight 26 Sep
UK car manufacturers deliver 3.3% August production growth
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has highlighted a “failure to make back spring Brexit shutdown losses” despite a 3.3% growth in UK car manufacturing volumes during August.
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Manufacturer 23 SepEuropean automotive leaders unite against ‘no deal’ Brexit
Representative from the industry bodies behind Europe’s automotive manufacturing sector have united in their efforts to deter the UK and EU from allowing a ‘no deal’ Brexit to go ahead.
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Used Cars 5 SepEV supply shortages to drive used value growth in September
Consumers looking to buy a 69-plate electric vehicle (EV) in September could be scuppered by a shortage of vehicles entering the market – leading to greater demand for used EVs.
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Manufacturer 5 SepKia targets 120,000 UK car sales in anticipation of record 2019
Kia Motors UK managing director Paul Philpott has said that the brand can achieve 120,000 vehicle sales after projecting a record 97,000 sales for the brand in 2019.
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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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Used Cars 14 AugUsed car sales down 2.8% in Q2 as market starts to slow
The UK’s used car market has started to show signs of a slow down as volumes dropped by 2.8% in Q2 this year to 2.03 million.
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Market Insight 5 AugEV registrations almost triple as July’s new car sales fall 4.1%
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that electric vehicles’ share of new car registrations could double in 2020 after sales almost tripled amid a 4.1% decline in the wider market during in July.
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Market Insight 31 Jul
UK car manufacturing suffers 20.1% H1 production decline
Global instability compounded by fears of a ‘no deal’ Brexit have contributed to a 20.1% decline in vehicle production in the UK during the first half of 2019, the SMMT has said.
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Opinion 31 JulPSA Group 'no deal means no investment' warning is no surprise
PSA Group, the French automaker that owns Vauxhall again warned this week that it could pull production from its Ellesmere Port plant in the UK if the plant becomes unprofitable after Brexit.
