• Ford announces major UK investment

    • 1 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford has invested a further £125m in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside, increasing capacity by 70% This means that 70% of the 600,000 EVs which Ford will sell in Europe a year by 2026 will be powered by the Halewood-produced technology The company will also invest a £24m in the supporting E:PRiME product [...]
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  • Car production up in October

    • 25 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car production returned to growth in October, rising 74% to 69,524 units According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), production rose for both home and overseas markets, up 125% and 63% respectively However, October’s performance was still 484% down on [...]
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  • UKBIC announces major recruitment drive

    • 21 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has recruited a further 100 engineers and technicians The Coventry-based site provides UK battery manufacturing scale-up and skills for the battery sector It recruited the extra skills with the help of EVera Recruitment, Europe’s leading battery industry [...]
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  • Output set to fall by a million a quarter

    • 31 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report is warning that vehicle manufacturing output in Europe could fall by a million units a quarter According to S&P Mobility, parts shortages and continued supply disruption could see output fall by a million vehicles in the fourth quarter of the year and remain at that subdued level all through [...]
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  • LCV market enjoys first growth month of 2022

    • 6 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Britain’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by 108% to 34,950 units in September, making it the first month of growth in registrations this year However, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the performance is still some 355% below the five-year pre-pandemic average The [...]
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  • CV production enjoys summer spike

    • 30 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 929% in August, with 6,132 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis manufactured According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), production volumes almost doubled compared with the same month last year Overall production has risen by 503% in [...]
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  • Car production rises for third straight month

    • 26 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK car production rose for the third consecutive month in July, up 86% to 58,043 units However, this rise is from a low base – July 2021 was the worst July since 1956 According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), factories turned out 4,605 additional units, a sign that component shortages [...]
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  • CV market sets automotive example

    • 26 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 439% in July, with 8,097 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), output in July was the highest for the month since 2016, and [...]
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  • Lavery lands top job

    • 22 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    SMP Europe has appointed Brian Lavery as sales director at the company Lavery brings over 25 years’ experience in automotive, engineering and product development to the company, which is home of the Intermotor, Lemark and Lucas engine management brands He will be responsible for directing the strategy of the [...]
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  • Car production stunted by supply issues

    • 28 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK car production dropped 192% in the first six months of the year, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) It found that 95,792 fewer vehicles were built compared with the same period in 2021, with the total figure of 403,131 units making it the weakest first [...]
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