SMMT News

Car output in October rose 17.4% to 160,854 units, the largest monthly increase so far this year. 1,286,287 cars produced in year-to-date, a rise of 5.4%.

One of the UK’s biggest car manufacturing operations has entered a new era this week with the debut of the new MINI hatchback.

In just over a week’s time, the winner of the UK’s most prestigious prize for automotive innovation will be revealed – and from today, visitors to SMMT’s Westminster office can see for themselves the pioneering submissions fighting it out for the top prize.

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

1. Agreement reached on 2014 EU Budget
2. Industrial production down 0.2% in EU in September
3. Commission survey finds that access to finance still a major barrier to SME growth
4. EU adopts Annual Growth Survey as part of fourth European economic semester
5. Week ahead

1. Optimism rises at record pace amongst UK’s smaller manufacturers
2. UKCES report shows that technology is outpacing training provision
3. Jaguar Land Rover launches new scheme to tackle youth unemployment
4. Week ahead

The innovators have been whittled down to six, the judges have judged… Now the wait is on for the announcement of the UK’s top automotive innovation of 2013.

A major bus project in Yorkshire is getting nearly £16 million in funding to provide new road layouts, intelligent traffic control and low-emission vehicles.

As the latest unemployment figures show a fall in the number of jobless in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover has launched a new work experience scheme to boost the prospects of young people in search of work.

A local investment organisation has found an innovative way of demonstrating the prowess of the UK automotive industry – by ‘building’ a virtual car almost entirely out of domestically sourced parts.