CEO Update

Zero emission vehicles are proven to benefit a broad spectrum of fleet operations and that’s clearer than ever today, with SMMT’s latest data showing the number of new electric and hydrogen trucks joining UK roads more than trebled in 2023…

The headlines and airwaves were electric this week as newly published SMMT figures showed Britain’s millionth battery electric car (BEV) joined the road in January – a milestone that’s been more than 20 years in the making, with 1,001,677 registered…

As trade talks continue between the UK and countries around the world, from major markets to growing economies, it is essential that automotive is at the heart of negotiations. As an industry built on global trade and, indeed, our role…

The latest industry figures out this week show what a difference a year can make, with UK vehicle manufacturing output topping one million units in 2023, for the first time since 2019. Receding supply chain constraints and unprecedented levels of…

As a global player and Britain’s largest exporter by value, UK Automotive thrives from strong trading relationships, reliable supply chains and open trade routes – a fact made stark by recent global events, from the pandemic to the war in…

Last year’s £20 billion investment in UK Automotive’s net zero transition, from Cowley and Coventry to Ellesmere Port and Sunderland, helped reset the narrative for global automotive investment in Britain – and our collective mission in 2024 is to ensure…

A happy start to the New Year was delivered by the latest annual vehicle registration figures, out today, which reveal that the new car market in 2023 had its best year since the pandemic. December’s strong performance wrapped up 17…

Yesterday’s landmark UK-EU resolution to defer unattainable rules of origin for electric vehicles may have come at the eleventh hour, but it is a much anticipated Christmas present. In a unanimous vote for common sense, the agreement will ensure EVs…

As the season’s festivities get underway, some outstanding issues remain before the automotive industry can call time on 2023. Last week we took a collective breath as the European Commission proposed to extend the current EU-UK trade rules governing EVs…

After a lengthy period of campaigning for a solution to the challenge of tougher UK-EU rules of origin on EVs, this week delivered a breakthrough as the European Commission responded with a proposal that would edge our respective automotive industries…