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CAR production was up by almost six per cent in last year reveals the SMMT’s latest automotive manufacturing data. Total car production in the UK was up 5.8 per cent to 1,343,810 units in 2011. A figure helped by a 1.6 per cent rise in December. UK engine production also rose, and was up by [...]

DEMAND for new cars was down 4.4 per cent in 2011 compared to the year before but were ahead of predictions, the latest SMMT figures reveal. A total of 1,941,253 units were registered in 2011, down 4.4 per cent on 2010, but ahead of the SMMT’s prediction of 1.92 million units forecast. The 2011 figures [...]

NEW car registrations in December were down 3.7 per cent, the latest SMMT figures reveal. The month saw 119,188 units registered, and the market in quarter four was down 1.8 per cent. December was the 10th monthly decline in the year. December’s decline contributed towards 2011′s  fall of 4.4 per cent in total. Compared to [...]

THE DVLA’s consultation to close local offices around the UK is sad – but it could be an opportunity for dealers. That’s the opinion of SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt who thinks the review of DVLA office’s rolls could be an opportunity for the motor trade. Everitt told Car Dealer that although the potential closures [...]