SMMT News

Based on data which is preliminary in some cases, global demand for passenger vehicles remains steady with the year before, down 0.1% in November.

Car production rose 4.5% in first 11 months of year to 1,424,023 units. Commercial vehicle (CV) output fell 35.7% in November to 7,061 units. Engine manufacturing rose for a third successive month, up 3.4% to 231,371 units.

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1. Advanced fuels call for evidence launched
2. Government announces new City Deals
3. TfL selects IER to manage Source London scheme
4. DVLA cuts red tape for motorists
5. Lords committee questions motor industry on benefits of EU/US trade deal
6. Week ahead

1. WTO reaches trade reform deal in Bali
2. Horizon 2020 launched with €15 billion over first two years
3. EU-Africa trade partnership negotiations stalled
4. €350 million to fund key TEN-T projects
5. Week ahead

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

Honda associates gathered in Swindon this week to celebrate the completion of the first production versions of the new Honda Civic Tourer, the firm’s first Civic estate variant in over a decade.

BMW Group has announced that it will issue a further 1,000 permanent recruitment contracts across its four UK manufacturing plants.

Engine component manufacturer, Schaeffler UK Ltd, has won ‘Best Company’ in the Pathway to Apprenticeship (PtA) Awards 2013, in recognition of the company’s ongoing support and commitment to the programme.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company’s leather shop has been expanded following the continued success of the Phantom, Ghost and newly-launched Wraith.