The Latest Breaking News from SMMT

Registrations of new cars were up more than a quarter (28.3%) in July compared with the same month last year, the SMMT said.

The most popular purchase last month was the Ford Puma

33,538 new plug-in cars were registered last month in the UK (47% more than a year ago). This result represents about 23.1% of the total volume.

Consumers increasingly claim that manufacturers are reducing the size of products, Barclays research finds

Some 1.8 million cars changed hands in the UK between January and March, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the global shortage of semiconductors had started to ease.

Automotive sector’s lobby group warns deadline to end sale of fossil fuel trucks by 2040 may be missed

New analysis shows there is not a single dedicated electric charging or hydrogen refuelling site for HGVs on Britain’s major roads.

Finally, carmakers got a break. Those in the UK boosted their output by over 13% in February as supply-chain pressures subsided, especially the persistent global shortage in microchips, also known as semiconductors. This “signals an industry on the road to recovery”, declared UK motoring trade association the SMMT. Well, up…