SMMT News

SMMT’s Communications Manager, Janet Wilkinson, has been awarded an MBE for services to the Motor Industry and Charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2015

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

Ahead of the all-new Infiniti Q30 going into production, the manufacturer has now begun recruitment for 300 new jobs at its new Sunderland plant.

1. Transport Minister welcomes rise in take up of ULEVs
2. Support for Automotive Council
3. Westminster Hall debate on air pollution in London
4. CBI: June economic forecast
5. New online vehicle recall search tool to help motorists
6. David Cameron hold ‘open and frank’ EU talks
7. Driving licence change
8. Week ahead

1. Osborne sets out Britain’s key demands on EU reform
2. Vote on TTIP resolution postponed
3. China overshadows EU in Latin America
4. DG Move – interim evaluation of the road safety policy framework 2011 – 2020
5. Leaked eurozone blueprint – timid call for integration
6. Week ahead

Motor Codes, the government-approved garage scheme, has revealed the UK’s 11 most trusted garages, as voted by customers of its 8,000-strong garage network. The shortlisted garages topped their regions following a three-month-long round of customer nominations. The competition highlights the…

The UK automotive sector, led by SMMT and Motor Codes, has launched a new consumer-facing web portal to enable motorists to identify if their vehicle is on a safety recall list.

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

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

1. French and German Ministers plan for ‘two-speed Europe’
2. Eurostat – Eurozone inflation rises to 0.3% in May
3. MEPs give green light to TTIP
4. 23rd EU-Japan Summit held
5. Week ahead