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New car market up 3.4% in January

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 144,127 new cars were registered last month.

Evening Standard

Vehicle production fell 15% last year, report shows

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 717,371 cars and 47,344 commercial vehicles left factories in the UK in 2025.

Evening Standard

UK car production slumped by 15.5 per cent in 2025 as industry faced ‘worst year in a generation’

Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack and Trump tariffs among factors behind dismal year

The Independent UK

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UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom

Electric car sales rose by nearly a quarter to a record 473,000, or 23.4% of the overall market, says SMMT

The Guardian - UK

New car sales grew by 3.5% last year fuelled by surge in demand for EVs

Registrations of pure battery EVs were up 23.9% year-on-year, achieving a market share of 23.4%.

The Independent UK

New car sales hit two million in 2025 with nearly a quarter of buyers going electric

Ford Puma, Kia Sportage and Nissan Qashqai are UK’s best sellers; Tesla tops EV sales

The Independent UK

Electric cars take over a quarter of UK car market in October

Strong EV sales in rising car market, but electric car numbers still falling short of government targets

The Independent UK

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New car market grew 0.5% in October

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 144,948 new cars were registered over the month.

Evening Standard

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MarketBeat

Cyberattack drives UK car production to 73-year low as tax threat looms

UK factories built 35.9% fewer vehicles in September after major manufacturer JLR was knocked offline by a cyber incident. Now the sector is accusing Westminster of unfairly taxing its own workers, putting Britain’s economy at risk.

Euronews

What's Going On With Summit Therapeutics Stock On Monday?

Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT) stock is trading lower on Monday. The company shared progress on its lead drug candidate and third-quarter financial results.

Benzinga

Government crackdown on car industry perk could drive up used car prices

Employee Car Ownership Schemes set to be targeted by HMRC, but it could hurt industry, government revenue and car buyers

The Independent UK

Electric car sales hit record high in September

Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 72,779 pure battery electric new cars were registered last month.

The Independent UK

Fall in number of cars built in the UK as exports dip – trade association

The number of new electric cars leaving factories accounted for 40% of total output.

The Independent UK

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Benzinga

Summit Therapeutics' Lung Cancer Drug Under Dark Clouds As Keytruda Challenger Shows Regional Data Differences

Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT), on Sunday, revealed the updated overall survival (OS) results from the global Phase 3 HARMONi trial of ivonescimab at the 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).

Evening Standard

New car market declined by 2% in August

Battery electric vehicles held a 26.5% share of the sales, according to new figures.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss warns there is ‘a reckoning coming’ for central banks, and backs Trump in Fed battle; US growth revised higher amid AI boom – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as former PM criticises Bank of England and claims UK faces ‘economic doom loop’

Evening Standard

UK car production figures increase in July

A sharp fall in commercial vehicle output compared to the year before means the overall number is down.

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Benzinga

Summit, Akeso Report Lung Cancer Survival Boost With Ivonescimab, A Rival To Merck's Keytruda Multi-Billion Dollar Franchise, Says Analyst

Summit Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SMMT) and Akeso said ivonescimab, a PD-1xVEGF bispecific antibody, can extend patients' lives for EGFR-mutated, locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progressed after EGFR-TKI treatment.

Evening Standard

Registrations of new cars down by 5% in July as drivers delay EV purchases

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 140,154 new cars were registered last month.

The Guardian - UK

Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July as BYD surges; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Evening Standard

UK car vehicle production falls amid global economic and trade uncertainty

British car output fell 7.3% in the first six months of the year, while van and other commercial vehicle production plummeted by 45.4%.

The Guardian - UK

UK car manufacturing slumps to lowest level since 1953 barring Covid

New vehicles declined 12% in first six months of this year as Trump’s tariffs caused chaos, SMMT figures show

Evening Standard

Car production fell for fifth consecutive month in May

The SMMT said the reduction was mainly due to ongoing model changeovers, restructuring and the impact of US tariffs.

Evening Standard

Car makers call for planned easing of electricity costs to go further

Proposed relief on standing charges was included in the Industrial Strategy published on Monday.

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