The 81st President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will be Dr George Gillespie OBE. The announcement was made at SMMT’s Annual Dinner, in London. Dr Gillespie takes office from 1 January 2019, replacing Tony Walker CBE DL, Managing Director, Toyota Motor Europe – London Office, who steps down at the end of […]

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Britain’s used car market held strong in 2018’s second quarter, with sales down by a marginal -0.4%. These figures have just been released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 2,093,429 vehicles changed hands, just 8,725 fewer than Q2 2017. Superminis remained the most popular segment, despite a -2.6% decline in transactions, accounting […]

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The UK used car market got off to a strong start in 2017. SMMT data for Quarter 1 shows a record number of vehicles were sold. 2,133,956 used cars changed hands in the first three months of the year. This is 3.4% more than in 2016 resulting in the biggest-ever volume seen in Q1. Diesel […]

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SMMT has released figures showing Britain’s used car market reached record levels in 2016 with 8.2 million sales.This is an increase of 7.3% on previous year. Meanwhile, 1.8 million used cars changed hands in the fourth quarter, with a 5.5% rise in October. This makes it the second busiest month since the switch to biannual […]

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