SMMT News

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…

Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK will be holding a number of schools events from 7-17 October for approximately 2,000 local pupils. The events include a tour of production line to see cars being built, as well as a number of games…

Find out who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: New members – September 2013

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has unveiled plans for a £100 million R&D centre in Warwick that will employ 1,000 researchers and engineers.