1. Chancellor delivers 2012 Autumn Statement
2. November new car registrations up 11.3%
3. Commercial vehicle and bus and coach market down in November
4. Mayor of London announces draft Business Plan
5. New report identifies opportunities for lowering HGV costs and emissions
6. Week ahead

1. Commissioner Tajani to meet with automotive industry
2. ACEA hold 2012 European Commercial Vehicle event
3. Commission publishes findings from 2012 R&D scoreboard
4. Commission launches EU Skills Panorama to tackle skills mismatches
5. Week ahead

Aston Martin has today announced a new major shareholder in the company, as it confirms that it will now proceed with its strategy for sustainable long-term growth. Investindustrial is investing £150m in Aston Martin in the form of a capital increase for a 37.5% stake in the company.

The overall bus and coach market fell 28.7% to 450 units in November, but rose 36.6% during the January to November period.

Commercial vehicle registrations down 15.9% in November to 22,860 units, year-to-date down 5% to 265,959.

SMMT has published Electric and Alternatively-Fuelled Vehicle registration figures for November and the year-to-date.

UK new car registrations rose 11.3% to 149,191 units in November, on the back of increased private demand.

A new report has been released that shows how greenhouse gas emissions for HGVs could be cut significantly and focuses on key technical opportunities and duty cycles.

Commissioned by the Transport Knowledge Transfer Network (TKTN) and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and written by Ricardo-AEA for the project partners, this report aims to show how greenhouse gas emissions for HGVs could be significantly cut and focuses on the key technical opportunities.

SMMT announces the departure of its Chief Executive, Paul Everitt