Tough Times for European New Car Sales, Market Slumps Ninth Consecutive Month
20 Apr 2022, 21:43 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The European auto industry is struggling under the chip shortage and effects of Ukraine war, the region is recording massive dips in new car registrations
Lobbyist Fighting UK ICE Ban Is a Director of Additive Firm, Citing Conflict of Interest
2 Mar 2022, 10:19 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Howard Cox is the director of Ultimum, a company that markets a fuel additive, he rejected any conflict of interest claims
Lobby Group Cites Disparity Over Charging Point Distribution Across the UK
16 Feb 2022, 09:09 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in UK, South England received more public charging points compared to the North
UK Car Production Figures Fall to Lowest Level Since 1956 Despite EV Boom
27 Jan 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / According to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, UK's car production has fallen to the lowest in 65 years due to global pandemic and microchip crisis
Bentley To Develop Its First All-Electric Vehicle in 2025 in Crewe Plant
26 Jan 2022, 10:56 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / UK luxury car manufacturer Bentley announced it will begin production of its first BEV in its Crewe plant in Britain in the next three years
UK Car Sales Rise in September, Consumer Confidence Returning
5 Oct 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Britain was just as hard struck as every other European nation by the economic downturn. It’s had its fair share of tax increases, bankruptcies and credit problems. However, it’s auto se...
UK's Approach to Auto Sector Pleases the SMMT
31 May 2011, 11:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the leading authority of the British automotive industry, is pleased with the way in which the government is handling both the transition of id...
A Decade of Cutting Emissions Pays Off
16 Mar 2011, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was about a decade ago that the governments began imposing emission limits on a large scale for the automotive industry, and now it would appear that all the pain and suffering has been worth whi...
EU Sets New Light Commercial Vehicles CO2 Restrictions
16 Feb 2011, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With ever more vehicles crowding European roads and cities these days, pollution is becoming one of the European Parliament’s main concerns, as it affects the health and well-being of its citi...
2012 British Motor Show Canceled
14 Oct 2010, 12:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2012 British Motor Show has been canceled. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the organizer of the event, has consulted with the representatives of the UK motor industry and ...
UK Increased Full-Year Auto Sales Forecasts
6 May 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has increased the country’s car and van sales forecasts for the current year, as a result of the fact that the first quarter st...
UK Vehicle Pool Drops for the First Time
7 Apr 2010, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The global recession has had a serious impact on the UK’s everyday automotive landscape, as the country’s car park has dropped for the first time in 64 years, breaking the consecutive an...
UK Approves Low Carbon Budget
25 Mar 2010, 15:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an attempt to further strengthen the impact that future technologies will have on the automotive industry, the UK Government announced a comprehensive plan to support ultra-low carbon technologie...
New Cars Sold in the UK are "Greener"
9 Mar 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that last year set a record for the biggest average new car CO2 emissions reductions. The achievement is credited to the new...
UK Car Production Signals 2010 Recovery
23 Jan 2010, 14:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / An official press release from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that British car production rose 58.5 percent on the year in December, which represents the biggest rise...
SMMT Seminar on Digital Radio Implementation
16 Dec 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Earlier this year, the UK government published a report outlining plans that require all new vehicles to be fitted with digital radios from 2013 and every vehicle currently on the road to be digital...
SMMT Summit, Hope for a Better Future
25 Nov 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The QEII Centre in Westminster will host today the first Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) International Automotive Summit, a meeting expected to be attended by 120 industry leaders,...
UK September Sales, Up 11 Percent
6 Oct 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The extension of the country's scrappage scheme can come only as a pice of good news for the British automotive industry. Ever since it was set in place, the scheme boosted UK sales into "...
UK Car Sales Down in June
6 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The decreasing trend in UK's new car sales continued through June, even if at a slower pace. For the sixth month of the year, figures have shown that the country's automotive sector fell o...
The 2010 British Motor Show Might Take Place After All
25 May 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Good news for car enthusiasts living in the United Kingdom: the 2010 British Motor Show might take place after all thanks to a millionaire Darren Richards who wants to revive the show. According to ...