SMMT News

1. Party leaders deliver keynote speeches at CBI Annual Conference
2. Deputy PM launches one-stop job shops for 16-18s
3. Deputy PM announces new plans to unlock manufacturing supply chain opportunity
4. Bank of England quarterly inflation report published
5. Strategic Roads Reform update
6. Week ahead

Last week marked the two millionth Nissan Qashqai produced at the manufacturer’s Sunderland plant. The scope and scale of Qashqai’s success is difficult to appreciate, so here are three facts that might help.

SMMT is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Butcher as Senior Media Manager.

The McLaren Group today welcomed groups of students to its Technology Centre in Woking as part of an initiative to encourage young people into automotive engineering.

1. Global Commercial Vehicle Meeting 2014 held in Tokyo
2. Conference of Presidents discuss European Council conclusions
3. EU may offer Britain instalment plan for disputed bill
4. Week ahead

1. New car, commercial vehicle and bus and coach market all see growth in October
2. Vince Cable opens £1bn APC
3. Report highlights new £2bn potential of UK auto parts supply
4. Taskforce to assess judgement in holiday pay ruling
5. Michael Dugher named Shadow Transport Secretary
6. Manchester to get directly elected Mayor
7. Week ahead

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

Ahead of the 2015 General Election, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has identified five priority areas that the UK automotive industry considers essential to ensure future success of the sector.

Total bus and coach registrations increased 13.1% in October, with a 2.9% rise in the rolling year.
Registrations for the overall market in the year-to-date remain down with a 3.0% drop this month.

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