SMMT News

SMMT is seeking expressions of interest for its second premium product manufacturers’ event. This year the event will focus on innovative products, and will have a Meet the Buyer session focused on building relationships between premium product manufacturers and premium automotive vehicle manufacturers.

1. Strong start to the year for UK car manufacturing
2. CV manufacturing +24.4%
3. Single Departmental Plans for 2015 – 2020
4. Automotive industry’s progress on air quality and CO2
5. Boundary Commission Review launched
6. Week ahead

1. A new settlement for the UK in the EU
2. ACEA – CV Registrations +12% in January
3. Automotive and telecom industries set joint priorities for CAVs
4. 12th round of TTIP negotiations
5. European Skills Council
6. Week ahead

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – February 2016

Engine production rises 1.5% in January 2016 compared with the same month last year.

The UK automotive industry is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to improving air quality and reducing vehicle emissions with a new consumer-facing video.

Commercial vehicle manufacturing rose by 24.4% in the first month of 2016, with 6,770 new vans, trucks, buses and coaches made in Britain this January. Foreign demand continued to fuel production, with commercial vehicle output for overseas markets showing substantial growth compared with January 2015.

UK car production grows 8% in January, with 137,552 vehicles built.

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

European passenger car registrations grew 6.2% in January, compared with 2015, according to ACEA statistics released this week. 1,061,150 units were registered across Europe last month, making it the 29th consecutive month of growth in the region.