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SMMT
DRIVING THE

MOTOR INDUSTRY

isht commercial vehicle registrations dipped in March, iia.{&sl, B,r!$1,
-i"i-1
as the market stabilised following a sustained period ,f!i-i- '.:':niif; .i.la
of strong growth and record demand, according to 'ri-rt,'i';i:,ii i-r; "/ '"j'j
figures released by the SMMT. 63,316 light commercial
vehiclee hit British roads last month, representing a small fall 'MONTH: DOWN -O.93% TO I I
63,316
of -0.9% and ihe first decline in March for five years.
.YTD: DOWN -0.95% TO
97,970
r Light cornmercial vehicl€ mark€t d€clines nnrgindU in Mardt' falling
-{.9% fellowirq a rrcord 201S
r Demand lor pickups continues upward trend, risirq 23.0% during the
I .MONTH: DOWN -31.il%
monttt 'i.'1i!li i-ji:r i i"-: :,i
r gT.gTOvansregisteredin 01 -aslightdeclineof -0.8% overthesarne ; iitIi:.Ii:'ti:.
penod last year

TO 4,808
Ul{ VAN REEISTRATIONS ilr;iirre Yir;r. Ir'ri,jiLr, rv,:'i fr .-'l : 1 1., l,:l'. .YTD: DOWN -27.71oloTO
7,S)3
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'i'.-::;i'"iir:i:r. :i. r": i;
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.i.., .,. 13,8,21 I I
.MONTH: DOWN -3.96% TO
As*;ti** 8,496
.YTD: DO|VN -0.55% TO
:-&l@,

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*He mle e0t3 ?81; rqr4 4fi4 m15 ;f,1i lslE }&ts..'.t*t? .::.! iiiitl+il5 i.ri t.i,t
il I . MONTH: UP 3.58o/o T0

N,237
MAFCH 2017
Pickups and heavia vans experienced an increase in demryd in March - .YTD: UP 3.27% TO 61,607
up 23.0% and 3.6% resp€ctiwly. l'khr{ffer figures for smalM \mns painted a
dill€rent picture, with registrations of vef{des wei$ting less trff 2'0 tonne
dc'\.{n bV -31 .6% and vans beteveen 2.&2.5 tonras fallhtg -4'O%'
,tar*16?qr*S
Mike Hawm, SMMT Chiel E)<ecuitue, said; "The na,v wn market
,. ': .
has expariwrced stror€ lanets of demand in receflt year$ and this dip in Ti-:i'ti',illi ii ;i it.
registrations rqrwrts a natural rebahncirg of tho market.
'Despile the decline demard remains at an histsically high larel, with .MONTH: UP 1.86% TO 1,073 I I
year-todate registrations matchftg 2015's performance, whhh was only
excee&d by dernand in 2016. We expsct demand to rernain stable at this 1,838
high level ttroughoul fle ymr.'

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