• Manufacturing revival continues through August

    • 30 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car manufacturing output rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, up 34% to 49,901 units According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the performance was still 459% below August 2019’s pre-pandemic level of 92,158 units Production of battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid [...]
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  • SMMT calls for greater support

    • 28 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    British automotive manufacturers are calling for urgent action on spiralling costs as new analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveals firms face a £90m uplift in energy bills this year – equivalent to more than 2,500 automotive jobs – as costs surge by 50% UK electricity prices [...]
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  • SMMT names new Forum MD

    • 4 April 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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