SMMT’s Friday round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from our Chief Executive.

1. Labour leader Ed Milliband calls for an end to the UK’s “fast buck” culture
2. SMMT host breakfast roundtable at Labour Party Conference
3. DfT to launch a consultation on increasing the speed limit on motorways
4. DfT publish “Reported road casualties in Great Britain: annual report 2010″
5. Party Conferences
6. Week ahead

1. German parliament passes eurozone rescue fund bill European auto makers take initial steps to a uniform system of e-vehicle charging
2. President Barroso admits EU faces a crisis of confidence in State of the Union speech
3. European Parliament passes resolution to halve road deaths by 2020
4. Commercial vehicle registrations up 15.7% in August
5. Week ahead

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Today, SMMT released figures for August pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of in August 2011 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download release.

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SMMT’s Friday round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from our Chief Executive.

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