UK Car Market Rebounds: November 2023 Sees Surge in New Car Registrations and Electric Vehicle Growth
In November 2023, the UK new car market experienced significant growth, with new car registrations...
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SMMT urges UK government to back new diesel technology as new car registrations fall
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 6 months, I’m sure you’re aware of the demonetisation of the once heralded diesel car. The government U-Turn on diesel cars combined with diesel emissions...
Read MoreNew car registrations in the UK fall by 5.7% in 2017
According to data by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car registrations in the UK fell by 5.7% in 2017. This marks the first time new car registrations have fallen in the past three years with just...
Read MoreNew cars sales slump 1% after record 43 months of growth
Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have shown that last month (October) saw new UK car registrations drop by 1.1% compared to last years figures. These figures mark the first dip in...
Read MoreSMMT: March UK car sales hit 21st century high
The UK car industry has continued its record growth with figures released by the SMMT showing that March 2015 proved to be the best month since 2009, hitting 21st century highs. Figures show that a whopping 492,774 cars were...
Read MoreOne every 20 seconds, UK car production at seven-year high
Newly released figures from the SMMT have revealed that UK Car manufacturers produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2014, the highest figure since way back in 2007. Battling at the frontline, Nissan’s factory in...
Read MoreLondon councils get tough on diesel parking charges
London’s Islington council has approved plans to levy an annual surcharge of £96 ( or £1.85 a week) for diesel vehicle parking permits in the borough. The charges will come into effect from April 2015 in what the borough...
Read MoreNew car sales surge to 10 year high with the Ford Fiesta leading the pack
Car sales in the UK hit a 10-year high in 2014 according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with a whopping 2.47 million new cars finding new owners. The figures represent an improvement of 9%...
Read MoreNew UK car sales continue to boom, matching records set in the 80’s
Booming new car sales once again hit the headlines this week as figures from the SMMT revealed that April marked the 26th month in a row that new car sales improved. Official figures have shown that sales from the first four...
Read MoreUK new car sales up by over 17 percent over the past 2 years, still going strong
Figures from the SMMT have shown that the UK car market is still storming ahead with sales up over 17 percent over the past 2 years.Even though February is seen as a quieter month in the car sales calendar, UK dealers still...
Read MoreUK new car sales at highest level since 2007
The SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and traders) have announced that UK car sales are at their highest since 2007. Figures from the SMMT show that 2.26 million vehicles were registered in 2013, a rise of 10.8% on the year...
Read MoreNew car sales at 5 year high
Sales of new cars in the UK have hit a 5 year high as over 400,000 new cars rolled out off show room floors last month.New sales figures for September 2013 released by the SMMT have shown an increase of 12.1 percent compared to...
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