SMMT News

Peugeot is celebrating its sporting pedigree by showing a number of high performance models from past and present in an exhibition at SMMT’s Westminster headquarters. Included in the display is the manufacturer’s new 208 GTi, flagship RCZ coupe and the iconic 205 GTi.

One thousand school children in the North East of England will be gifted a unique insight into the art of car manufacturing thanks to the Nissan Monozukuri Caravan programme.

Today, SMMT released figures for August pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in August 2013 that were defined as pre-registrations.

1. Labour Party asks JLR Executive Director to review manufacturing supply chain
2. Ed Miliband delivers conference speech
3. First UK-India business centre opens to auto industry
4. Jaguar Land Rover reveals future plans for R&D in the UK
5. Energy Saving Trust reports on electric van savings
6. CBI Distributive Trades Survey shows retail sales are on an upward trend
7. Week ahead

1. European commercial vehicle registrations down 4.4% in August
2. Commission publishes reports on industrial competitiveness
3. September 2013: Economic Sentiment rises further in both the euro area and the EU
4. EU programmes for research and small firms in 2014-2020 approved
5. Experts to explore one of the options for EU ETS structural measures
6. Week ahead

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

A £4 million boost to the UK’s automotive sector has been announced today as the Business Growth Fund (BGF) invests in precision component company VTL.

A £4 million boost to the UK’s automotive sector has been announced today as the Business Growth Fund (BGF) invests in precision component company VTL.

The first UK India Business Centre was officially opened this week in Gurgaon, near Delhi.

Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) will open its doors to a number of students from 8 – 11 October. The event will include a presentation on automotive research and development and will give an insight of vehicle project development. Guests…