Ian Constance has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). He is due to take over in September 2015, as Tony Pixton returns to the APC Board having guided the organisation safely through its start-up phase.

SMMT’s prestigious Automotive Award for Innovation, which recognises UK-developed concepts and technologies with the potential to transform the automotive industry, is now open for its sixth year of entries.

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

Demand for exhibition space at the inaugural Automechanika Birmingham has proved to be so great that capacity has been increased by 40%, with 100 extra stands being made available. Taking place from 7 to 9 June 2016, Automechanika Birmingham is set to be one of the biggest events on the automotive calendar, bringing together representatives from all areas of the UK automotive supply chain and aftermarket.

Alternative fuel vehicle registrations rose by 17.4% across Europe in the second quarter of 2015, according to ACEA. Demand for AFVs in the UK surged 62.4% – the biggest increase seen in any of the EU’s major markets over the period.

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Commercial vehicle registrations in European have experienced a sixth consecutive monthly growth, with figures from ACEA showing that registrations in June rose 18.5% compared to 2014.

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive. SMMT Update 378.

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output grows 29.9% in the first six months of the year. Particularly strong June sees a 54.5% surge in production, with 9,805 commercial vehicles produced. Growth bolstered by both UK and international demand, both of…