Skills and careers

26 November 2013 #SMMT News

Influential figures from across the UK automotive industry gathered in London today to celebrate the achievements of 31 young people in a groundbreaking initiative to enhance skills in the sector.

26 November 2013 #SMMT News

Business Secretary, Vince Cable MP, has announced that Lotus has secured a grant of £10.44 million as part of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), which will see the firm create more than 300 new jobs.

13 November 2013 #SMMT News

As the latest unemployment figures show a fall in the number of jobless in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover has launched a new work experience scheme to boost the prospects of young people in search of work.

12 November 2013 #SMMT News

A local investment organisation has found an innovative way of demonstrating the prowess of the UK automotive industry – by ‘building’ a virtual car almost entirely out of domestically sourced parts.

08 November 2013 #SMMT News

Cosworth’s new £30 million engine manufacturing facility will house some of the world’s most advanced technologies when it starts production in 2015, according to CEO Hal Reisiger.

06 November 2013 #SMMT News

Autocar and Courland have announced the six finalists of the 2013 Next Generation Award, who will attend a panel judging day today at Haymarket Consumer Media’s Teddington Studios.

06 November 2013 #SMMT News

Jaguar Land Rover has today launched its 2014 apprenticeship recruitment drive, with the hope that more young women will be encouraged into an engineering career.

04 November 2013 #SMMT News

A report published today calls for government and engineering firms to put their weight behind the UK’s engineering future, and to address skills shortages.

31 October 2013 #SMMT News

Vauxhall has opened up its UK manufacturing facilities to young people as part of October’s See Inside Manufacturing initiative.

31 October 2013 #SMMT News

Infiniti has launched an exciting new competition to unearth the next generation of automotive engineering talent, offering two lucky winners the chance to work for a year with the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team.

Update Newsletter