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SMMT
DRIVING THE
MOTOR INDUSTRY

rccord nwnborofnow vans and pickups hit A*Esh rosds
in 2[}16 aecordng to &re lstest figures rebased by the
Society of Motor ltianulacdrrers and Traders (SMMTI.
375,687 neu ligfit cornmereials wers rcgistored during &i : 1;,,1r.?'li:i 1i'ii ; ;-.
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tte year - the ffihest ever levd - and marks the four$r consecutive .;i...f it i,r:: 1".i " i;,,;
year of growth.
.MONTH: DOWN -10.4(l%TO
. N6w light commercial vehicle registrations riso 1.O7o to 375,687 27,239
units in ?O16 mad<ing four ymrs of consecuti\re groyvth .YTD: UP 1.04% TO 375,687 "*":
' Pickups drive growth, with 47,715leaving showrooms in the &
past 12 months an uplift at 17 .6% ,& t*4
-
r Overall rnarket lalls -10.4% in month followirq bumper
kcember 2015 - only the fourth month of decline in 2016
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DECEMBER 2016
{# .MONTH: DOWN -29.39% TO
$[ 9*fr *E$ifAilII$tS Rolt]rg tr€{ t#s Owtl#;r S10 to dde 2,371
:$s,s6$
.YTD: DOWN -14.18o/o TO 36,S18
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. MONTH: UP 23.73o/o'fO 4,077
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'YTD: DOWN -2.49o/o10 53,787 @::
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;9r& ;01S e*f} 3e!1 asi, e*u ar13 afr* ;$r4 s*{a a&s :fis *f1*
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The record uras achiwd depite a dorarntum in kember, u*tsr l',.'."r;.j:ui,:..i .i-: :,r :,j
regtstrations fdl ior onty tha iourth time in 2016. Despite the -10.4% fatl, it
was stitl the second biggest Decenrber on rmord after 2015's all-time record .MONTH: DOWN -17.3% TO
16,902
month when dernand grew by 14,6%.
Overall in 2016, plcklps $rere the biggest success story of the yar with
. YTD: UP 4;I7o/oTO 232,945
47,715 vetlicles leaving showroorns - an uplift of 17.6%. The ryrment grew
significantty in anary month except for January, cukrinating in a bumper
Decarnber whsr dernand rose 52.2%. Meanrivtile, hearry vans we{;hing 2^5-
3.5T also grew in the year by 4.8% la 232,948 units to take a 62% nrart<et
i.i l i1,i'{"; r'r l*i:, fl::i ;-:iil rj.;.]
share.
"l ii ir ::":, ii.il-.iii:in ii ;.'$.
Mike Hzures, $MMT Chief Executive, saidl 'Another record year for
light commercial vehicles is great nflrs - even with rnarginal growih - and
-MONTH; DOWN -17.21 TO 5O5
undedines the fundarn€ntal strength ofthe sestor. To srsure njture fleet 'I
inwstment and growth in this important rnarket, buryers - and rnanufactur€rs .YTD: DOWN -3.95 rO 7,685
- are looking for a skong econorny ard brusiness environment."

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