SMMT

SMMT supports & promotes the interests of the UK automotive industry at home & abroad. It acts as the voice of the motor industry in the UK.
CEO: @MikeHawesSMMT

[SMMT @SMMT]

⚡ Could your manufacturing business cut its electricity costs by up to £40/MWh?

Applications for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) are now open, offering support to eligible manufacturers in Great Britain.

Check if you qualify and how to apply before 30 November:

https://t.co/zDTNT8fxfa

#bics #energy #manufacturers

[SMMT @SMMT]

SMMT Annual Dinner 2026 is close to selling out!

Due to exceptionally strong demand, there are a limited places remaining. With the event just two weeks away, now is the time to secure your place at one of the UK automotive industry’s most anticipated events.

The Annual Dinner will take place on Tuesday 24 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, bringing together over 1,000 senior leaders from across the automotive sector, including vehicle manufacturers, supply chain representatives, policymakers and key industry stakeholders.

Guests will hear from The Rt Hon @jreynoldsMP, SMMT President Paul Philpott, SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes OBE, with acclaimed broadcaster, writer and satirist Ian Hislop joining us as our after-dinner guest speaker.

A huge thank you to all our event partners:

🥇Gold Partners: Autotrader and @FreightlineC
🥈Silver Partners: @BoschGlobal @DPWorldUK @DSV_UK @GowlingWLG_UK @Pinsent_Masons @Shoosmiths @SBSMedia
🥉Bronze Partners: @drivvn GXO @kpmguk

Don’t miss out. Secure your place today! For more information, please visit https://t.co/IFemj1Ocb6 or email [email protected]

#SMMTAnnualDinner #AutomotiveIndustry #IndustryLeadership #MissionMotorsport #SMMT #events

[Foreign Press Association in London @FPALondon]

Ahead of our #FPAawards26 on 30/11 we want to thank our generous sponsors, helping us celebrate excellence in journalism and stories that matter: @omaninfo1 @GruppoCampari @fsitaliane @thomfound @RiuHoteles @ForesightNewsUK @Leonardo_live @SMMT @Excellera_Int #eroicivignaioli

[SMMT @SMMT]

SMMT Annual Dinner 2026 is close to selling out!

Due to exceptionally strong demand, there are a limited places remaining. With the event just two weeks away, now is the time to secure your place at one of the UK automotive industry’s most anticipated events.

The Annual Dinner will take place on Tuesday 24 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, bringing together over 1,000 senior leaders from across the automotive sector, including vehicle manufacturers, supply chain representatives, policymakers and key industry stakeholders.

Guests will hear from The Rt Hon @jreynoldsMP, SMMT President Paul Philpott, SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes OBE, with acclaimed broadcaster, writer and satirist Ian Hislop joining us as our after-dinner guest speaker.

A huge thank you to all our event partners:

🥇Gold Partners: Autotrader and @FreightlineC
🥈Silver Partners: @BoschGlobal @DPWorldUK @DSV_UK @GowlingWLG_UK @Pinsent_Masons @Shoosmiths @SBSMedia
🥉Bronze Partners: @drivvn GXO @kpmguk

Don’t miss out. Secure your place today! For more information, please visit https://t.co/IFemj1Ocb6 or email [email protected]

#SMMTAnnualDinner #AutomotiveIndustry #IndustryLeadership #MissionMotorsport #SMMT #events

[SMMT @SMMT]

📢"The UK and EU are bound by €80 billion in annual automotive trade and millions of jobs. At a time of intense global competition, this report makes clear the need for both sides to collaborate and remove barriers to trade"

@MikeHawesSMMT comments on the new report from @lseconsulting Strategic Cooperation: UK–EU Automotive Value Chains Amid Global Challenges

@ACEA_auto

https://t.co/ciypv5Cqrx

[SMMT @SMMT]

🇬🇧🇪🇺EU and UK must deepen partnership or lose ground in global automotive race, new @lseconsulting report warns

https://t.co/NgqcdtvGGC

@ACEA_auto

[SMMT @SMMT]

🇪🇺🇬🇧EU and UK must deepen partnership or lose ground in global automotive race, new @lseconsulting report warns

EU and UK must work together to safeguard auto industries directly employing 1.37 million in vehicle manufacturing across Europe and Britain, plus millions more across the wider sector.

https://t.co/ciypv5Cqrx

[SMMT @SMMT]

The UK and EU automotive industries are stronger when they compete together.

New @lseconsulting research sets out how closer cooperation on trade, batteries, critical materials and investment can strengthen competitiveness in the global automotive race.

Read the report:

https://t.co/ciypv5Cqrx

#UKAutomotive #EUUK #UKexports

[SMMT @SMMT]

🇪🇺🇬🇧EU and UK must deepen partnership or lose ground in global automotive race, new @lseconsulting report warns

EU and UK must work together to safeguard auto industries directly employing 1.37 million in vehicle manufacturing across Europe and Britain, plus millions more across the wider sector.

https://t.co/ciypv5Cqrx

[SMMT @SMMT]

📢"Another quarter of growth means Britain’s used car market remains on course for its best year since the Covid-19 pandemic. Long-term investment in new models is broadening choice for used car buyers, while growth in new EVs is driving a surge in second-hand uptake"

@MikeHawesSMMT comments on Q3 used car sales

https://t.co/FEbHiQoydV

[SMMT @SMMT]

@ProudBrit19 This post is used car sales data, not new car registrations

[SMMT @SMMT]

Used car market records second quarter of growth, up 0.5% to mark best Q3 since 2021.

Battery electric car transactions rise 23.2% as market share hits 4.8%, with ever-growing choice reaching second-hand buyers.

https://t.co/p3TqVGiXDQ

[SMMT @SMMT]

📢"Another quarter of growth means Britain’s used car market remains on course for its best year since the Covid-19 pandemic. Long-term investment in new models is broadening choice for used car buyers, while growth in new EVs is driving a surge in second-hand uptake"

@MikeHawesSMMT comments on Q3 used car sales

https://t.co/FEbHiQoydV

[SMMT @SMMT]

Best year to date used car performance since before the pandemic with 6.1m cars finding new owners.

Here are the top models sold in Q3

https://t.co/p3TqVGipOi

[SMMT @SMMT]

Used car market records second quarter of growth, up 0.5% to mark best Q3 since 2021.

Battery electric car transactions rise 23.2% as market share hits 4.8%, with ever-growing choice reaching second-hand buyers.

https://t.co/p3TqVGiXDQ

[SMMT @SMMT]

@0nlineManager Sustained investment in new BEVs means more vehicles are now filtering through to the used market. Greater availability gives used car buyers greater choice.

[SMMT @SMMT]

Demand for used battery electric cars rose 23.2% to 97,625 units in Q3 as sustained investment in new vehicle models continued to filter through to the used market, providing buyers with greater choice.

⚡️Around one in 20 used car buyers (4.8%) chose an EV, up from 3.9% in the same period last year.
📈Year to date, used battery electric car transactions have risen 39.6% to 295,524 units.

https://t.co/FEbHiQoydV

[SMMT @SMMT]

Used car market records second quarter of growth with one in 20 drivers going electric

https://t.co/p3TqVGiXDQ

[SMMT @SMMT]

Demand for used battery electric cars rose 23.2% to 97,625 units in Q3 as sustained investment in new vehicle models continued to filter through to the used market, providing buyers with greater choice.

⚡️Around one in 20 used car buyers (4.8%) chose an EV, up from 3.9% in the same period last year.
📈Year to date, used battery electric car transactions have risen 39.6% to 295,524 units.

https://t.co/FEbHiQoydV

[SMMT @SMMT]

Best year to date used car performance since before the pandemic with 6.1m cars finding new owners.

Here are the top models sold in Q3

https://t.co/p3TqVGipOi

[SMMT @SMMT]

Used car market records second quarter of growth with one in 20 drivers going electric

https://t.co/p3TqVGiXDQ