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23 April 2015 #SMMT News

Jaguar Land Rover has been honoured with a 2015 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development for its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products and operations.

23 April 2015 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

230,634 engines made in UK this March, up 0.3% with year-to-date output stable.
Positive month for British engine exports, with overall demand up by 2.7%.
Bright future for sector with investments set to be realised throughout the year.

23 April 2015 #UK Manufacturing

Robust home market drives growth in UK CV manufacturing, up 43.3% in March.
Strongest performance in a quarter since Q4 2010, increasing 19.1% to 23,435 units.
Recovering European market sees export demand rise by 31.0%

23 April 2015 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

Stable March for car manufacturing with overall production volumes up 1.9%.
UK automotive industry more productive than ever before, according to new SMMT calculations.
Year-to-date output steady, but outlook positive with new models starting production.

21 April 2015 #SMMT News

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

17 April 2015 #SMMT News

1. General Election Manifestos unveiled
2. Conservative Party Manifesto
3. Liberal Democrats Manifesto
4. Labour Party Manifesto
5. BBC Challengers’ election debate
6. Latest Poll – Labour and Tories tied
7. SMMT – Record quarter for new CV registrations
8. Week ahead

17 April 2015 #SMMT News

1. ACEA – Passenger Car registrations + 8.6%
2. CO2 Emissions from cars continue downward trend
3. EU, US trade talks seek to advance regulatory pillar
4. ECB – Eurozone growth
5. TRAN Committee discuss White paper on Transport
6.Week ahead

14 April 2015 #SMMT News

SMMT launches safety guidance for van operators following poor safety levels.
Half of LGVs declared unsafe at annual MOT test, while nine in 10 are overloaded.
Failure to service vans properly could result in fines and vehicles taken off roads.

13 April 2015 #SMMT News

The success of the UK’s booming commercial vehicle sector will be celebrated at this week’s Commercial Vehicle Show, as the latest SMMT figures reveal a record high for van and truck registrations.

10 April 2015 #SMMT News

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

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