CARE Group UK - SMMT

Industry got back to business this week, with positive news that new car registrations topped two million units in 2025 – for the first time this decade, according to fresh SMMT data. It reflects a robust 2025 performance, with demand up 3.5% despite...

This week, SMMT published the UK’s full-year light commercial vehicle registration figures, showing 315,422 registrations across 2025 – a decline of -10.3% year-on-year amid a tough economic environment which constrained fleet renewal.
Accelerating new electric van demand is critical and it increased significantly in 2025, with 30,169 registrations – up 36.2% on the previous year and a new record. It is impressive growth, with EVs accounting for 9.5% of the market – albeit still well...

Tell us about DAF’s New Generation XD and XF Electrics, recently awarded International Truck of the Year 2026 at the Solutrans exhibition in France?
Both innovative vehicle series are based on the multi-award-winning XD and XF series, and offer the same unrivalled quality, efficiency and safety combined with astounding driver comfort....

Many transport operators have formed close relationships with tyre manufacturers and suppliers to cut downtime and benefit from proactive monitoring as well as reactive maintenance.
The value of a carefully managed tyre policy through several lives, including the provision of the best possible fitments, also makes sense from a safety, environmental and cost perspective....