SMMT
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Van News 6 May 2020
Coronavirus: Year-to-date LCV registrations almost halved
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market is now expected to decline by 28% in 2020, with 263,000 registrations compared to the previous year.
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Van News 7 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: UK new van market hits 20-year low
The new van market fell by more than half in March, with just over 30,000 units registered as lockdown measures came into force.
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Van News 6 Mar 2020
Demand for pick-ups and smaller commercials falls
Registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) fell 2% in February, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Van News 6 Feb 2020
Registrations up for small and mid-sized vans
Registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the UK rose by 5.9% in January, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Van News 5 Feb 2020
Ban on petrol, diesel and hybrid vans by 2035 ‘not achievable’
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) believes that a ban on the sale of new petrol, diesel or hybrid vans in the UK by 2035, is not feasible.
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Latest News 21 Jan 2020
Most popular vans of 2019
The most popular vans of 2019 have been revealed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and The Van Insurer.
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Van News 7 Jan 2020
SMMT figures show van registrations up 2.4% in 2019
UK van registrations finished 2019 on a high, with a 2.4% increase on last year despite political and economic uncertainty for much of the year.
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Van News 6 Dec 2019
New van market down by almost 10%
Market uncertainty and regulatory changes continued to affect performance, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Van News 7 Nov 2019
Van market down 11% in October
The new van market reported it was down for the second consecutive month in October, according to the latest figures released by the SMMT.
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Van News 7 Oct 2019
WLTP regulations blamed as van sales fall 23.5% in September
WLTP regulations, together with economic and political uncertainly have been blamed for a 23.5% year-on-year fall in new van registrations in September.
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Latest News 20 Aug 2019
Heavy goods vehicle registrations up by 46.3% in Q2
The UK’s heavy good (HGV) market rose by 46.3% in the second quarter of 2019, with 15,605 units registered, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Van News 6 Aug 2019
New LCV registrations increase again in July
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the new van market has reported growth in every month of 2019.
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Van News 5 Jul 2019
New van market up 13.5% in June
New van registrations rose by 13.5% in June, the sixth consecutive month of growth and a record first six months of the year, according to the SMMT.
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Van News 7 Jun 2019
Small van demand drives new LCV registrations increase, says SMMT
Van registrations increased 5.4% in May, the fifth consecutive month of growth, according to figures from the Society of Motor manufacturers and Traders.
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Fleet Management 3 Jun 2019
CV Show 2019: electric trucks and vans grab attention
Manufacturers take opportunity to demonstrate advances they are making towards clearing the air at Birmingham NEC event
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Van News 8 May 2019
UK new van registrations up 4.7% in April
New figures show that demand for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) grew by 4.7% in April, with 24,604 vans and pick-ups registered in the month.
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Van News 7 May 2019
UK van growth almost doubles increase in cars, finds SMMT research
Growth in the UK van parc, driven largely by online shopping, has almost doubled that of cars since the start of the century, SMMT research has found.
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Van News 5 Apr 2019
Record new van demand driven by plate change offers
UK LCV registrations increased by 10.6% to 66,123 units in March, with growth fuelled by demand for medium and large vans, up 17.9% and 13% respectively.
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Truck News 6 Mar 2019
New van registrations up 1.8% in February 2019
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market remained stable in February, with year-on-year demand growing by 1.8%, according to the SMMT.
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Van News 6 Feb 2019
New van market up 8.6% in January
SMMT data shows double-digit increases in demand for small vans and pickups, up 31.7% and 13.4% respectively.