• Toyota considers UK manufacturing future
    • 02/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota could close its manufacturing sites in the UK if the government presses ahead with proposals to include hybrid models in its 2030 ban. The government has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, with the sale of hybrids to be banned from 2035. However, the five-year [...]
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  • CV production hits decade-long high
    • 01/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 26.5% in the fifth month of 2022, with 7,900 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis leaving British factories. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this was the best May performance since 2012 and continued a strong start to 2022 with [...]
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  • LCV registrations hit by supply chain shortages
    • 06/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined to 21,597 units in April, down 29.1% year-on-year. This is according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). While the decline in registrations in April is amplified by comparison with 2021, which saw the [...]
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  • SMMT names new Forum MD
    • 04/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has appointed Richard Sadler as the new managing director of SMMT Industry Forum. Industry Forum was established by SMMT, vehicle manufacturers and government to improve the competitiveness of UK manufacturing. It has more than 150 cross-sector industry [...]
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  • Motor industry looks for female talent
    • 23/05/2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The UK motor industry is on the search for the most influential British women in the sector this summer, after research by the Automotive Council found that women working in automotive manufacturing are outnumbered by men three to one. In the UK as a whole, just nine per cent of UK engineering employees are female, [...]
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