Dear Colleague, This week’s new passenger car registration figures showed that the market declined by -6.8% in 2018 largely due to the effects of the introduction WLTP and the uncertain political-economic climate. Positively, the van market declined by only -1.3% last year, marking the fourth-best performance on record. Please email louise.woods@rmif.co.uk to receive a copy of the figures.The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has published the Government’s response to...
READ MOREDecember’s figures show that the new car market declined by -6.8% in 2018 largely due to the introduction of the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP)* in September which...
READ MOREIt was encouraging to see that the light commercial vehicle market under 3.5 tonnes only declined by -1.3%, marking the fourth-best performance on record, in what has been an uncertain year. Overall,...
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READ MOREDespite the drop [in new car sales], down from a 21st century peak of 2.69m in 2016, the number of registrations is still in line with the UK’s 10-year sales average, and maintains the UK’s position...
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