SMMT News

1. Zac Goldsmith elected as Conservative London mayoral candidate
2. Government introduces increase to apprentices’ wages
3. EEF – Manufactures pay above the new National Living Wage
4. SMMT hosts Labour Party Conference Roundtable
5. BCC: ‘Two-tier’ growth continues, with alarm bell for trade aspirations
6. Lord Lawson to lead UK EU exit group
7. Week ahead

1. ACEA – CV registrations: +11.8% over eight months
2. Conclusions of the Competitiveness Council
3. Capital Markets Union – Action Plan launched
4. Hollande and Merkel join forces to push for eurozone integration
5. Euro zone inflation turns negative
6. EU and China sign a key partnership on 5G
7. Week ahead

Friday 2 October 2015 The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) Meet the Buyer event will relocate in 2016 to join Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s first trade show dedicated to automotive supply chain and aftermarket companies.

Download October’s edition of the member services bulletin here.

Today, SMMT released figures for August pre-registrations in the UK new car market.

1. UK to launch vehicle emissions investigation
2. Demand for British-built CVs continues growth in August
3. SMMT and ADS host Liberal Democrat Part Conference Roundtable
4. CBI – Manufacturing output stalls for the first time in 2 years
5. New appointments to Innovate UK board
6. Nigel Farage: EU exit my priority, not UKIP
7. Lombard to sponsor SMMT’s 2015 Annual Dinner
8. Week ahead

1. EU and Japan continue working towards open trade
2. President Juncker addresses EU parliament on corporate tax avoidance
3. Tsiparas wins Greek election
4. Eurozone growth slows in September
5. New European Commission web tool helps SMEs to innovate
6. Week ahead

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership. New members –September 2015

SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from SMMT’s Chief Executive. SMMT Update 387.

Ford has approved an investment of £181 million at its Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales, to produce a family of all-new, technologically-advanced, fuel-efficient petrol engines. The amount includes backing from the Welsh government to the tune of £14.7 million, with production planned to start in late 2018.