2013 Van and Truck Market Hits Five Year High in UK
www.chinatrucks.com: "The 2013 commercial vehicle market rose 14.7%, making it the best performance in the last five years," said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. "Boosted by a strong second half to the year, the truck market rose to pass 56,000 units, while van owners and operators responded positively to the wider economic recovery finishing the year more than 13% up on 2012. The introduction of new Euro 6 trucks will be of key interest to the heavy end of the market in 2014, while we expect the forthcoming launches of several new light commercial vans to deliver further growth in this important sector."
• 2013 total commercial vehicle registrations grew 14.7% to 327,291 units.
• Vans rose 13.1% over the year registering 271,073 units, boosted by 32.5% growth in December.
• Truck registrations totalled 56,218 units in the year, up 23% as the move to Euro 6 fuelled growth.
UK van and truck registrations: 2013 and % change on 2012
|
|
December
|
% change
|
Year-to-date
|
% change
|
Rolling year
|
% change
|
|
Vans
|
20,949
|
32.5%
|
271,073
|
13.1%
|
271,073
|
13.1%
|
|
Trucks
|
11,351
|
217.2%
|
56,218
|
23.0%
|
56,218
|
23.0%
|
|
Total
|
32,300
|
66.6%
|
327,291
|
14.7%
|
327,291
|
14.7%
|
The automotive industry is a vital part of the UK economy accounting for £59 billion turnover and £12 billion value added. With more than 700,000 jobs dependent on the industry, it accounts for 10% of total UK exports and invests £1.7 billion each year in automotive R&D. For more details, see SMMT’s Sustainability Report 2013 and Motor Industry Facts 2013 at www.smmt.co.uk/publications.
Views:0
Submit Your Requirements, We Are Always At Your Service.
- SINOTRUK Signs Intent Agreement for 500-Vehicle Order with Indonesian Customer 2026-02-12
- SINOTRUK Leads China’s Heavy Truck Exports for 21st Straight Year 2026-01-12
- SINOTRUK Opens First Showroom in Benghazi, Libya 2025-09-28
- Sinotruk Rolls Out First Locally Assembled Truck in the Philippines 2025-09-10
- China’s Heavy Truck Sales Surge 46% in July 2025-08-25
- Sinotruk Forms a Joint Venture in Kazakhstan to Produce 10,000 CVs Annually 2025-08-14
- Sinotruk Opens New Dealership in Zambia and Launches HOWO-MAX Truck 2025-08-11
- Sinotruk Presents Trucks and Parts at Tanzania’s Sabasaba Trade Fair 2025-08-11
- Sinotruk Delivers First Trucks to YiMi Cargo in the Philippines 2025-07-31
- SINOTRUK Displays Locally Assembled Trucks at Astana Vehicle Expo 2025-07-08
- Foton, COSCO Shipping Move to Secure Capacity as China’s CV Exports Rise
- The 11th DISCOVERY TRUST Awards Successfully Held in Beijing, China
- Chinese Heavy Truck Makers Shift to Value-Driven Global Expansion
- Shandong Heavy Industry and Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region Ink New Deal
- China’s Diesel Trucks are Shifting to Electric
- Indonesia’s State-led Firm Set to Purchase 320,000 Vehicles
- SANY Truck and Pony.ai to Mass-Produce Gen-4 Autonomous Trucks in 2026
- FOTON Boosts Local Manufacturing in South Africa
- Office Closure for National Day Holiday
- FORLAND Rolls Out Its 6.8 Millionth Vehicle
- China Heavy Truck Sales Fall to 73,600 Units in February
- China’s Medium-Duty Truck Sales Fall to 8,125 Units in February, 2026
- China’s February Light Truck Sales Fall 23% to 117,200 Units
- China’s Mini Truck Sales Rise 15% in February to 41,500 Units
- China’s Light Truck Market Rises 8% in January 2026 to 323,500 units
- China’s Pickup Sales Reach Five-Year January High as Market Momentum Builds
- Heavy Truck Sales Soar 46% to 105,400 Units in January 2026
- January Medium Truck Sales Hit 14,100, Up 33%
- China’s Truck Exports Top 1 Million Units for the First Time in 2025
- China Tractor Truck Sales Up 54% in Dec., 2025 Full-Year Sales 460,000 Units
