SMMT News

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members – March 2016

SMMT released figures for February 2016 pre-registrations in the UK new car market.

Self driving cars may seem years away, but more than 1.5 million cars a year now come with self-activating safety systems, according to analysis revealed today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Data from SMMT and JATO Dynamics1…

SMMT’s Events Newsletter for March 2016, with the latest information on SMMT, Industry and International events.

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive. SMMT Update 411.

Due to the sad events in Brussels this week, we will not be issuing our regular Week in Brussels newsletter today. Our thoughts are with those affected in Brussels. The European Institutions will resume their business in w/c 4 April.

DOWNLOAD 1. Growth for British car manufacturing in February 2. Steady February for CV manufacturing 3. Growth for engine production 4. New multi-million pound fund to increase number of degree apprenticeships 5. Britain’s automotive leaders line up to support UK’s…

SMMT will bring together more than 600 British automotive companies this summer to help them grow their businesses at the industry’s key supply chain networking events. SMMT Open Forum and Meet the Buyer will be held this year at the first ever Automechanika Birmingham trade show in June.

230,868 engines manufactured in the UK in February, up 11.1% on the same month last year.

Modest 1.5% growth for British commercial vehicle manufacturing in February. Production for export up by a fifth, outweighing a 13.2% fall in output for the domestic market. CV manufacturing up 10.5% in the first two months of 2016 compared with…