Environment

18 June 2014 #SMMT News

MINI has installed more than 11,500 panels on the roof of its new bodyshop, helping to harness renewable energy to power Oxford’s MINI Plant.

11 June 2014 #SMMT News

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.

11 June 2014 #SMMT News

Electrification and hydrogen fuel cell technology will both be instrumental in powering vehicles in the near future. This was the message delivered as Kevin E Layden, Global Director of Powertrain Engineering for Ford Motor Company, and Frank Meijer, Head of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle at Hyundai Motor Europe, debated strategies for advanced propulsion at the 2014 SMMT International Automotive Summit.

23 April 2014 #SMMT News

UK government, alongside automotive manufacturers Ford, Cummins, GKN and JCB will invest £133 million in powertrain development projects to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

11 April 2014 #SMMT News

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has announced that the Technology Strategy Board has awarded £11 million to five UK automotive manufacturers to fund ground-breaking low emission vehicle technology projects to reduce emissions.

13 March 2014 #SMMT News

Today, the Department for Transport (DfT) published papers and recommendations setting out plans to facilitate HGV vehicles’ move to biomethane/natural gas as a lower carbon fuel option.

13 March 2014 #Environment

SMMT’s 13th annual New Car CO2 Report shows ongoing reductions in new car emissions. Average UK new car CO2 emissions stood at 128.3g/km in 2013, down 3.6% on 2012 and 29.1% on 2000. Average new car emissions fell below 130g/km for the first time,

12 March 2014 #SMMT News

Rising new car registrations and longer lasting cars combined to push up the UK car parc by more than 436,000 units, according to a new study by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT’s ‘Motorparc’ study is the UK’s biggest automotive census and is compiled annually covering 31,917,885 cars on UK roads.

30 January 2014 #SMMT News

Government and UK automotive industry launch campaign encouraging drivers to consider ultra-low emission vehicles. Deputy Prime Minister urges drivers to ‘Go Ultra Low’. Campaign backing from BMW, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and Vauxhall. www.GoUltraLow.com gives motorists everything they need to know

29 January 2014 #SMMT News

The European Automotive Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) has urged EU policy makers to act on Europe’s struggling automotive industry.

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