SMMT News

UK car manufacturing rose 12% in March to 142,158 units, bringing 2014-to-date growth to 2.9%. Good news for UK’s volume manufacturers as European demand for cars strengthens.

Based on POLK data, which are preliminary in some cases, passenger vehicle registrations in March were up 7.6%. With strong growth in the first two months of the year, global new registrations are now up 6.1%, 1.2 million units, for…

Car owners in the UK are happier with their cars than ever before, the 2014 Auto Express Driver Power survey has revealed. Respondents gave their cars an average satisfaction rating of 88.4% – the highest satisfaction rating in the history of the survey, marking a seven percentage point increase from the first results in 2002.

UK government, alongside automotive manufacturers Ford, Cummins, GKN and JCB will invest £133 million in powertrain development projects to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Jaguar Land Rover has accorded a prestigious 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, for its outstanding overseas sales growth over the last three years.

SMMT International Bulletin April 2014 edition

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

MG is celebrating its 90th anniversary at SMMT’s headquarters in Westminster by showing its current and future technology. The MG Dynamo concept electric vehicle makes its international premiere, and is shown alongside the current MG3 and MG6.

News from Scania: Fourway Coaches of Leeds has taken delivery of a Scania K 360 IB4x2 with Irizar i6 bodywork. The 360 horsepower vehicle is equipped with Scania’s fully automated two-pedal Opticruise gear selection system. The coach has been specified to…

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