SMMT News

SMMT has significantly raised its forecast for 2013 new car registrations, predicting sales will reach 2.216 million units, 8.4% ahead of 2012.

Land Rover is celebrating its commitment to UK manufacturing and the domestic supply chain by exhibiting a selection of vehicles and components at SMMT’s headquarters in Westminster. Starting today and running for two weeks, the exhibition features the all-new Range Rover Sport, best-selling Range Rover Evoque and a number of UK-built components.

The UK automotive industry was highly praised on tonight’s BBC Top Gear, the world’s most popular motoring television programme.

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive.

The European programme, Horizon 2020, is set to fund €80bn of research between 2014-2020.

1. Multi-million pound college investment to support British industry
2. Winning bids for chargepoint funding announced
3. CBI publishes “Tomorrow’s Growth” skills report
4. Government announces £25 million for advanced biofuels demonstration projects
5. IMI secures £100k funding for auto-retail training
6. Week ahead

1. First EU-US Interoperability Centre for electric vehicles opens for business
2. EU trade deal with Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama becomes operational
3. Industrial free allocation for ETS phase three to be decided in September
4. June industrial producer prices stable in EU
5. Week ahead

UK-based sports car manufacturer and engineering expert, Lotus, has announced that it will create more than 100 jobs in engineering and manufacturing at its Hethel, Norfolk headquarters.

Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to a new wave of government funding.

Manufacturer main dealers stand to benefit from new funding secured by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to improve management and leadership in the retail motor sector.