SMMT News

Trading Standards Institute-approved garage scheme, Motor Codes, has partnered with Motoring.co.uk to provide a main dealer search and review function for its aftersales information pages.

Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills today praised the UK automotive industry at an SMMT breakfast event held at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Glasgow.

Ford is celebrating the Fiesta’s position as the best-selling car in the UK, by exhibiting a timeline of the model at SMMT’s Westminster headquarters. Featured in the display is a first-generation 1976 Fiesta L, as well as the iconic 1993 Mk3 XR2i and a current-generation 1.0-litre EcoBoost-engined car.

Nissan’s Sunderland plant has officially started production of its new Note mini-MPV today.

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

With the SMMT’s Open Forum event less than a week away, there are still limited spaces available for those wishing to attend.

Automotive heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialist, Denso UK, will be creating more than 140 jobs at its Telford facility and joining six local companies in creating 100 apprenticeship vacancies.

1. Barroso delivers European State of the Union address
2. European Mobility Week to focus on clean air
3. European Parliament adopts resolution on Fuel Quality Directive and Renewable Energy Directive
4. iMobility challenge event held in the Netherlands
5. Industrial production down 1% in EU in June 2013
6. Week ahead

1. Joint conference held on industrial strategy
2. JLR creates 1,700 jobs in Solihull from new investment
3. Government response to careers guidance reports published
4. Successful bids under Employer Ownership Pilots announced
5. CBI publishes results of UK in Europe survey
6. London taxi production restarts in Coventry
7. Week ahead

Production of the London Taxi Company’s (LTC) iconic TX4 black cab has restarted at its Coventry plant, following significant facility improvements and job creation by new owners, Geely Group.