Euro NCAP has introduced a series of new safety tests centred around occupant protection, post-crash protection and ADAS. Vehicles launched in 2020 will undergo the new tests later this year. Matthew Avery, director of research Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP board member, said: “This is a new yardstick that vehicles will be measured against. We [...]

The automotive industry is turning to the UK government for signs of support after figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that new car sales had plunged 97% during April – the lowest monthly figure since 1946. It found that just 4,000 cars were sold during the period, compared [...]

UK car manufacturing fell 37.6% in March, with experts predicting the cost to the UK automotive industry caused by the coronavirus will be £8.2bn. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), just 78,767 vehicles left factory gates in the month, some 47,428 fewer than the previous year, as the coronavirus crisis caused [...]

The UK car parc has surpassed 40 million for the first time ever, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK’s largest automotive analysis revealed that more than 35 million cars and five million commercial vehicles were in use in the UK in 2019, representing a one per cent [...]