SMMT
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Truck News 18 Nov 2022HGV registrations increase by 30% in Q3
New HGV registrations increased by 30% in Q3, marking the best third quarter performance since 2017.
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Van News 7 Nov 2022October van registrations are worst since 2012
Registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) were down 18.4% in October, recording the worst performance for the month since 2012.
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Van News 27 Oct 2022UK van production highest for more than a decade
September output levels reached their highest since 2011, marking nine months of consecutive growth.
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Van News 6 Oct 2022New van registrations return to growth in September
New van registrations grew by 10.8% in September, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Van News 29 Sep 2022UK commercial vehicle manufacturing output up by 50%
CV production almost doubled in August, compared to the same month last year, and is up by 50% year-to-date, according to figures from the SMMT.
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Van News 6 Sep 2022
New LCV registrations remain in decline during August
Sales of new commercial vehicles remain in decline, as August’s registration figures were 24.6% down.
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Latest News 26 Aug 2022Export demand strengthens UK’s growing commercial vehicle production
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 43.9% in July, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Truck News 16 Aug 2022Half-year truck registrations 29.5% below pre-pandemic levels
Robust demand for HGVs is being thwarted by the global shortage of semiconductors and raw materials, new sales data suggests.
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Van News 5 Aug 2022Seven months of decline for LCV market as supply issues prevail
Registrations of new commercial vehicles were down for the seventh consecutive month, when compared to last year’s performance.
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Latest News 29 Jul 2022
UK commercial vehicle production increases by 64.4%
The number of commercial vehicles built in British factories grew by 64.4% in June, marking the highest performance since 2015.
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Van News 6 Jul 2022Electric van uptake increases by 52% in June
However, electric vans still only represent only one in 13 new vans sold, new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggests.
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Latest News 1 Jul 2022
UK commercial vehicle production up by 26.5% in May
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production recorded the best May performance for a decade thanks to exports increasing by 91.6%, according to Society the SMMT.
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Van News 6 Jun 2022
New van market declines for fifth consecutive month
UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fell by 25% to 22,000 units in May, the fifth consecutive month of decline, according to the SMMT.
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Van News 24 May 2022Van operators defer switch to electric due to charge point concerns
SMMT survey finds 88% of van operators would go electric by 2035, but charging infrastructure concerns mean a fifth of those will defers switch for 3-7 years.
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Truck News 18 May 2022Q1 HGV registrations restricted by supply chain challenges
HGV registrations fell by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2022, as supply chain and economic headwinds hamper recovery.
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New Contracts 11 May 2022
Advance orders: It’s ‘make your mind up time’, say leasing firms
Faced with long lead times for new vans, fleet operators are being urged to order vehicles early to help mitigate disruption to supply
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Van News 6 May 2022Van registrations fall 29.1% in April
Supply chain challenges have dealt another blow to new van registrations, with April recording a 29.1% drop in new van sales.
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Van News 29 Apr 2022
UK commercial vehicle production output surpasses pre-pandemic levels
CV production was up by 57% in the first quarter of 2022, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Van News 7 Apr 2022
Delays to new vans a “nightmare”, says AFP
Long lead times caused by unprecedented demand and supply-chain constraints have been labelled a “nightmare” by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).
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Van News 6 Apr 2022
Chip shortage: New van market down by almost a quarter
New LCV registrations fell by almost a quarter (23.6%) in March to 40,613 units, according to new figures from the SMMT.
