Government today announced the winning bids under the third round of the Green Bus Fund for hybrid, electric and gas buses. The £31 million Green Bus Fund will see 439 new low carbon buses come to UK roads, the majority of which are expected to be manufactured in the UK.

1. Budget 2012
2. £31 million funding allocated to low carbon buses
3. BIS publishes red tape challenge review for retail and manufacturing
4. CBI industrial trends survey shows growing expectations for output growth
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1. ACEA President calls for change of direction in EU trade negotiations
2. Brussels seeks ‘reciprocity’ in trade deals
3. EU study recommends harmonising car labelling
4. ETS emissions rose by up to 2.4%, say analysts
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Vince Cable today launched a £40 million Heavy Duty Vehicle (HDV) Efficiency Programme that will look at system integration and technology development across the HDV sector including with the aim to increase the efficiencies of land and marine vehicles by up to 30%.

Based on data which is preliminary in some cases, global demand for passenger vehicles (new definition: see above) in February was up 15% over the year before. All regions except for Western Europe and Latin America posted clear gains, which were in the double digits in some cases.

Earlier this year, government made available details of the £125m supply chain fund..

In 2011 more than £4billion of investment was injected by vehicle manufacturers into domestic automotive projects..

Continuing the esteemed tradition of the Annual Dinner, SMMT is delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for this year’s event, taking place on Tuesday 27 November at Grosvenor House on Park Lane, London.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has today..

1. Breedon review publishes SME finance proposals
2. All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group discuss sustaining growth in 2012
3. Automotive manufacturing up 21.4% in February
4. Transport Select Committee to undertake inquiry on Low Carbon Vehicles
5. Business Secretary delivers speech at Mansion House
6. Commission approves government’s loan guarantee schemes
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