SMMT News

Michelin’s manufacturing facility in Ballymena will play host to local school pupils this week as it aims to encourage young people into future engineering careers.

1. EU new car registrations up 5.4% in September
2. Worldwide new car registrations up 5.7% in September
3. EU air quality package to look beyond 2020
4. EU grants €1.6 billion to support key TEN-T infrastructure projects
5. Industrial production up by 1.0% in euro area

1. £300 million round five of the Regional Growth Fund opens
2. Witty Review calls for universities to be given bigger role in growing economy
3. New study shows automotive is most sustainable industry
4. Government welcomes business-led plant to cut EU red tape
5. First Chair of the British Business Bank confirmed
6. Week ahead

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A record number of people are taking part in apprenticeships, according to figures released today.

The organisers of Commercial Vehicle Forum 2013 are delighted that the new Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Robert Goodwill MP, has accepted the invitation to present the keynote speech at next week’s Forum, to be held at the British Museum on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 October.

Research released today has shown that the automotive industry boasts the most consistently sustainable organisations. Ranked against leading companies already rated in the Dow Jones top 50 businesses for sustainability, automotive companies achieved the highest average score ahead of global brands from the energy utilities, food and beverages, ICT and oil and gas sectors.

McLaren yesterday joined the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills in hosting an exciting competition designed to inspire the next generation of automotive engineers.

Based on data, which is preliminary in some cases, global demand for passenger vehicles increased 5.7% in September.

Nissan is holding a three week exhibition at SMMT headquarters in Westminster to educate and inspire young people about the automotive industry. Part of government and industry’s See Inside Manufacturing initiative, the exhibition showcases the design, development and manufacturing process of the new Nissan Note, which is built in Sunderland.