The SMMT reports that the UK market for LCVs below 3.5t grew by a fifth, while that for rigid LCVs between 3.5-6t shrank by 11.4%.

The figures record a 1.8% increase following a 35.1% decline in production in the previous month.

Mid-August saw the SMMT (The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) post figures for the first half of 2020: New bus and coach registrations fell by more than a third (-34.6%) to 1,731 units from 2,645.

New bus and coach registrations fell by 29.4% in the second quarter of this year, according to statistics provided by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, with 1,433 vehicles registered.

Registrations of new heavy goods vehicles rose 46.3% in the second quarter of 2019, with 15,605 units registered, according to figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.