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28 July 2022 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

UK car production down a fifth in first half but shortages beginning to ease

UK car manufacturing falls -19.2% to 403,131 units in turbulent first half year, but 5.6% June uplift, the second consecutive month of growth, cause for optimism. Battery electric vehicle production…

08 April 2022 #CEO Update

Supply constraints hit home in March

…battery electric vehicles (BEVs) growing 78.7% to just shy of 40,000 units, the best month on record. Notably, more BEVs were registered in the month than in the entirety of…

28 October 2021 #UK Manufacturing

UK automotive car production falls -41.5% in September

…electric and hybrid car manufacturing as almost a third of all cars made in UK are now electrified, a new record. UK car production fell -41.5% in September, the third…

17 December 2021 #CEO Update

Cutting plug-in car grant risks stalling market

It was incredibly disappointing for government to slash grants for electric cars and vans this week, the second cut this year. It is a blow to customers looking to make…

10 March 2022 #Uncategorised

Five minutes with Alan Colledge, Technical Director, Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions

…packs especially from electric vehicles and hybrids. The announcement comes at an exciting time for us as we have also developed our next stage of treatment which will see the…

16 June 2022 #Uncategorised

Freight, the future, and forward thinking

A quick search reveals there are 156 mentions of infrastructure in the government’s new Future of Freight paper, published this week. Not all of them relate to electric charging infrastructure,…

13 January 2022 #Uncategorised

Five minutes with James Westcott, Chief Commercial Officer, Gasrec

…What would you say to a fleet operator planning to wait until electric or hydrogen are mainstream alternatives, before switching from diesel? Naturally, you’d expect me to say don’t sit…

06 June 2011 #SMMT News

SMMT publishes new 2011 Electric Car Guide

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has published a new version of its popular Electric Car Guide to help motorists make more informed decisions when purchasing an electric vehicle….

04 November 2021 #Cars #Registrations #SMMT News

Plug-in car performance holds steady despite overall registrations falling -24.6%

…figures released today from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Plug-in vehicle uptake remained positive in the month before COP26, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) equalling their September…

21 April 2022 #CEO Update

Opportunities for automotive on both sides of the Atlantic

…for both the Johnson and Biden administrations. Some 3,454 miles away from Washington D.C, and back on British shores, bosses from some of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle, battery and…

13Sep

Automechanika Frankfurt

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2Nov

Meet the Buyer

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29Nov

SMMT Annual Dinner

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