Skills

SMMT’s 15th annual Automotive Sustainability Report says estimated 44,000 new jobs created in auto sector in 2013, boosting total jobs past 750,000. Manufacturing-specific jobs grew by 14,000 to more than 160,000. Sector turnover grew 10.3% versus 2012 to £64.1 billion.

Ian Harnett outlines challenges to growing the UK supply chain at SMMT International Automotive Summit

The ‘skills gap’ is one of the automotive industry’s hottest issues as new technologies and growing manufacturing combine to drive up the volume and sophistication of modern motor vehicles and components.

Supercar firm steps up its preparations for a new range of models

Bentley is set to create more than 140 new jobs at its Crewe headquarters as part of a previously-announced £800 million investment programme. As part of new model preparations, the recruitment drive will welcome 90 new skilled engineers to the…

MINI is showing its latest-generation Hatch – the most recent creation to be built at its Oxford and Swindon plants – at SMMT’s headquarters in London. Two MINI Cooper Ds will be taking pride of place in the exhibition from today until 23 May.

Ford has announced a new, state-of-the-art training centre for its national dealer network’s technicians, sales staff and management. The new facility will be based on the site of the manufacturer’s current Technical Training Centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire, merging its capabilities with the Henry Ford College in Loughborough.

The Skills and Enterprise Minister, Matthew Hancock MP, has today announced a new £20m opportunity to help automotive supply chain businesses develop their workforce skills to maximise growth opportunities.

Britain’s membership and involvement in the EU is critical to the success of the country’s automotive industry, a new independent report commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has found. The KPMG study – The UK Automotive Industry…

A new swathe of 77 Tech Levels have been announced by government today with the aim of providing young people with better vocational training and industry with more skills to draw on. Designed to be on a par with A…