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Wholesale recovery still ‘months away’
- 08/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has found that while the automotive wholesale market has shown signs of recovering recently, a return to normal is still months away. This is according to Cox Automotive, which has warned businesses to prepare for more difficult times ahead. Philip Nothard, strategy and insight director, said: "We [...] -
SMMT joins manufacturing alliance to lobby government
- 20/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The SMMT has joined four other trade associations to lobby the government to make manufacturing a central plank in its ambitions of reaching net zero by 2050, levelling up the country, and securing the UK’s position as global science superpower. The automotive trade body has joined the Association of the British [...] -
Test and Trace threatens car manufacturing
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant could be disrupted by a lack of staff. It has confirmed that up to 900 employees, more than 10% of its workforce, is having to self-isolate at home. Nissan said: "Production in certain areas of the plant has been adjusted as we manage a number of staff being required to [...] -
Manufacturing sees best Q1 since 2004
- 28/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Magazine, News
British car manufacturing continued its strong growth in March with output increasing 9.8% to 159,074 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overseas demand showed the biggest gains, up 14.3% in the month, while production for the home market was broadly [...] -
Car industry receives £1bn investment
- 31/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Britain’s booming car manufacturing industry has received yet another huge boost with three major manufacturers announcing UK investments worth more than £1 billion in the past six days. Honda, Jaguar Land Rover and the London Taxi Company have each made announcements of funding to build new vehicle models, [...]