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SMMT officially launches its prestigious Award for Automotive Innovation for 2014.

Income generated by UK car exports more than doubled over the last decade according to new analysis by automotive industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Ian Harnett outlines challenges to growing the UK supply chain at SMMT International Automotive Summit

‘In an age of connectivity, the connected car is the potential base for a huge subscription opportunity for the future consumer, and also the automotive industry.’ That was the key message from the British Screen Advisory Council at the 2014…

Everyone in the UK automotive industry needs to play their part in marketing and promoting the sector as effectively as possible.

The ‘skills gap’ is one of the automotive industry’s hottest issues as new technologies and growing manufacturing combine to drive up the volume and sophistication of modern motor vehicles and components.

The meteoric rise of digital technology is changing the whole culture around the car buying process, according to industry leaders speaking at the SMMT International Automotive Summit.

The automotive and finance industries must work to change the process for manufacturing new technologies in large quantities, a panel of experts at the 2014 SMMT International Automotive Summit has suggested.

Purpose of the Post:  To oversee the International team and help deliver a programme of international activities which offer maximum business benefit to SMMT, SMMT members, and the UK automotive industry  To promote and improve the reputation of the Society…

Purpose of the Post: To create and implement a strategy which promotes the UK motor industry at home and abroad, helping attract inward investment and export opportunities and positions the UK as one of the leading destinations for automotive activity…