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UK new LCV sales rose by 1.1% in February to 14,641 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This was the second increase in three months […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has insisted the automotive outlook remains positive despite low production figures. It reported that output fell 13.6% in January, with car production down […]

The UK bus market grew 10.4% last year to reach 9,259 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. That made it the best performance in sales of […]

Automotive apprentice numbers in the UK have risen by 33% with new starters up 28% last year, according to a major new survey carried out by the SMMT. It found […]

New car sales in the UK grew by 3.4% in January to 144,127 units, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This makes it […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has welcomed the government’s ‘Get that electric feeling’ campaign to promote the benefits of electric vehicles. The campaign was unveiled earlier this week […]

New car sales fell by 1.6% in November to 151,154 units, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Sales to private buyers dropped by […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has appointed Paul Philpott, president and CEO of Kia UK, as its 84th president. He will replace Mick Flanagan, vice president for Adient, […]

UK car production fell by nearly a quarter to 59,010 units in October, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. This represents a […]

Ahead of this Wednesday’s Autumn Budget, the SMMT has repeated its call to government to announce measure that ‘drive growth, not hamper it.’ It has said warned that proposals to […]

Sales of new buses, coaches and minibuses fell 17% to 1,965 units in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has warned that new and used car sales could be hit by ‘double whammy’ in the Autumn Budget. It has said that ending […]