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White is now the UK’s favourite new car colour after a surge in popularity in recent years. Almost a quarter of new cars registered in 2014 were white, the highest proportion since records began and up from less than 1%…

1. £1 million to boost skills for UK innovation – UKCES
2. UK economy records fastest growth since 2007
3. Government expands Growth Deals
4. Low Emission Strategy for Scotland
5. Transport Minister promotes UK transport expertise abroad
6. Highways Agency Chief Executive to step down
7. Week ahead

1. EU CV registration figures published – ACEA
2. Greece elects Alexis Tsipras as new Prime Minister
3. German automotive industry leaders push for TTIP agreement
4. Trade Priorities of the Latvian Presidency
5. Plans to ban diesel vehicles from Paris city centre
6. EU paper calls for binding CCS targets by 2030
7. UKIP MEP defects to conservatives
8. Week ahead

Global passenger vehicle sales were up sharply once again at the end of the year (up 5.1%), lifting the growth rate for the year to 4.6%

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

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

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

1. Government announces Automotive Industrial Partnership
2. Car manufacturing figures up 1.2% in 2014
3. Manufacturers press ahead with further growth in orders
4. UK employment figures
5. Cross-party manufacturing MPs launch manifesto for industrial policy change
6. Week ahead

1. SMMT strengthens UK auto dialogue with EU
2. ECB expected to inject up to €1 trillion into eurozone
3. EU to support studies on electric vehicle traffic development
4. Presentation of the Latvian Presidency’s environment and industry priorities
5. MEPs fail to agree on carbon market reform start date
6. The Cost of Non-Europe in Transport
7. Week ahead

Engine manufacturing output returns to growth, up 6.7% in December.
Output falls 6.2% over the year, following retooling at a number of facilities.
Outlook bright thanks to major investments into UK engine manufacturing.