International Update

South Korea’s automobile production and sales structure is rapidly shifting to electric vehicles (BEV +PHEV+FCEV). Last year, Korea produced more than 400,000 electric vehicles, and exports reached 267,000 units. In Korea, the world’s fifth-largest automobile producer, the proportion of electric…

SMMT has recently returned from California where we hosted the UK Pavilion at the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS36) in Sacramento, providing some of the UKs most innovate and exciting companies in electric and zero emission vehicle technology the opportunity to…

The electric vehicle (E.V.) landscape in the United States can be daunting and overwhelming due to the country’s size and variation of laws and requirements differing from state to state. As no federal ruling dictates a universal regulation for how…

Egypt’s automotive industry is considered small, underutilized, despite the country’s market size, geographical location, and potential diverse portfolio of activities in manufacturing, assembly, and distribution. Dominated by fifteen active passenger/commercial vehicles assembly plants (mostly using imported components) and hundreds of…

The digital trade dividend in automotive manufacturing With the world economy stuttering and the automotive sector coping with multiple challenges, there is more focus than ever on international trade and on how increased digitalisation of trade can improve supply chain…

PZPM: current Polish automotive landscape and opportunities Jakub Faryś, President of the Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM) shares their outlook on current challenges and opportunities in the Polish automotive sector in November’s SMMT International Update. About Polish Automotive Industry Association…

Last week SMMT was in Korea with 9 UK companies looking to grow their business at the UK Pavilion at Daegu International Future Auto Expo (DIFA). The DIFA exhibition covered vehicle electrification and connectivity technologies and is a good platform…

  Last week SMMT and some of our members travelled to Barcelona for a visit programme arranged by HP, to showcase additive manufacturing and how it can be used in automotive. The programme included calls on charger manufacturer Wallbox, Dfactory,…

Guest writer İbrahim Ethem Tokgözlü, an Expert in the Sectoral Activities Unit at the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Investment Office shares about Türkiye‘s offer in new mobility. A resilient, fast-growing economy, Türkiye offers business-friendly policies, deep talent pool…

August’s SMMT International Update features guest writer Xavier Llobera, Automotive Segment WW Manager at HP Inc. Xavier writes ahead of an upcoming trade mission to Barcelona to explore opportunities in additive manufacturing and the EV Supply Chain. We are facing…