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31 October 2024 #Uncategorised

Last week I was delighted to attend events on truck decarbonisation and diversity and inclusion which, while not sharing many commonalities besides both taking place on the top floors of skyscrapers, demonstrate just how quickly our industry is changing today,

24 October 2024 #Uncategorised

Today, SMMT has published the UK’s latest commercial vehicle manufacturing figures with 14,643 units leaving production lines in September – year on year growth of more than a quarter (25.9%), driven by exports as more than six in 10 (63.3%)

17 October 2024 #Uncategorised

Given almost half of all CO2 reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050 are expected to come from technologies still in the prototype stage, it is exciting to see more innovation coming to fruition and, particularly in recent months,

10 October 2024 #Uncategorised

Last week, SMMT published its latest data for the new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, with almost 43,500 new vans joining UK roads in a bumper “new plate” September. There was rising uptake for van of all sizes so, despite

03 October 2024 #Uncategorised

Making the automotive industry a more attractive place to work is a key SMMT mission and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) – improving the sector for every one from every background – is a big part of that. DE&I is

26 September 2024 #Uncategorised

Today, SMMT has published the latest UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing figures for August – showing that year on year, production is down -10.0% with 6,044 units rolling out of UK factories. Context, however, is important. August is a low

12 September 2024 #Uncategorised

One clear takeaway with trade show season is back in full swing following the summer break is the gathering pace and growing diversity of longer distance zero emission vehicle launches. Last week at CENEX at Millbrook, we saw the launch

05 September 2024 #Uncategorised

Good news to start the month today, as the latest data today from SMMT shows that the van market returned to growth again – just – in August. While a 1.7% rise might not seem large, it does mean the

29 August 2024 #Uncategorised

While many of us might have taken leave this week and are facing ‘back-to-work’ blues for the start of September, today’s a good news day for the industry with SMMT’s latest commercial vehicle production figures. A temporary slowdown appears to

22 August 2024 #Uncategorised

Today, students across the country have been collecting their GCSE results following years of study – and along with those getting their A Level, T Level and BTec results last week, will be considering their future career prospects, either through

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