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Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) supports and promote the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad. Working closely with member companies, SMMT acts as the voice of the motor industry, promoting its position to government, stakeholders and the media. SMMT plays a central role in the working life of the motor industry. SMMT can deliver real business benefits to help your company meet the challenges of the future. SMMT is the country’s primary source of data on the motor industry and is uniquely placed to help members stay one step ahead of the competition in their business planning and forecasting. SMMT publishes a number of books, CDs, brochures and reports related to the automotive industry. Many of our publications are available free of charge and can be downloaded from our website. Others can be bought online.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) website: http://www.smmt.co.uk

All the latest news from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT):

  • Record exports drive UK car manufacturing
    UK car manufacturing rose 5.8 per cent in 2011, to over 1.3 million cars, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal. The recovery in UK car manufacture is largely attributed to a record rise [...]
  • Fleet dominates new registrations in 2011
    The fleet market made up more than half of total registrations over 2011, picking up slack from the private sector and helping achieve the SMMT’s prediction of 1.92m for the year. According to end of year sales figures from the [...]
  • Van owners urged to act ahead of new LEZ rules
    Fresh concern has been raised that a significant number of vans in the UK will not be eligible for London’s Low Emission Zone when new rules are introduced on 3 January 2012. Figures from the SMMT indicate that as of [...]
  • Fleet sales support October’s new registrations for 2.6% rise
    Sales of new cars are up for the second time this year. Figures from the SMMT suggest that September’s plate change remained a catalyst in new registrations, helping achieve an overall increase of 2.6% on last October’s performance. A 7.9% [...]
  • “Positive” September sets the pace for manufacturing in 2012
    September’s strong performance in the vehicle manufacturing sector will act as a precedent for the forthcoming year after new sales revealed earlier this month left many disappointed across the industry. The number of cars manufactured last month rose by 7.5% [...]
  • SMMT pledges support for winter tyres
    The SMMT has added its voice to the winter tyres debate, encouraging motorists to seriously consider fitting the performance and safety enhancing tyres in preparation for the nippy months ahead. According to the British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association, winter tyres can [...]
  • Manufacturing sees positive improvement for August
    Vehicle manufacturing was up across the board last month, mirroring the encouraging improvement enjoyed by car registrations in August. Figures from the SMMT show that car manufacturing increased by 10.7% through August, which resulted to a 4.4% jump so far [...]
  • The UK must do what it can to win investment, says SMMT head
    The car manufacturing industry will play a vital part in the rebuilding of Britain’s economy, according to the SMMT’s Paul Everitt. The SMMT’s Chief Exec was speaking ahead of the party conferences in a bid to secure cross party support [...]
  • Fleet performs well as quietest month reaps upturn for new car registrations
    Registrations of new private cars have finally followed fleet’s positive example after more than a year of successive decreases month-on-month. Figures from the SMMT show that private regs were up by over a tenth (10.7%) throughout August in comparison to [...]
  • Appointments-25 August
    Skoda strengthens fleet department Skoda has announced a few new names amongst its fleet sales personnel. John Burton and Liz Johnson (pictured) have joined the Czech manufacturer as Fleet Sales Managers handing businesses with fleets of 30+ vehicles. After spending [...]
  • CV production dips as car manufacture grows nearly 4% in 2011
    Car manufacturing was up by 1.3% last month, marking an overall improvement of 3.7% since the start of the year. Figures released by the SMMT also that production of commercial vehicles experienced a slump of nearly 6%, mirroring the first [...]
  • July’s positive fleet sales balance out poor private performance
    Fleet sales have managed to edge extra ground yet again as figures for July report an increase of 2.1%. Data from the SMMT indicates that fleet registrations are up by 3.3% during 2011 with 613,320 vehicles sold in comparison to [...]

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