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Meet the buyer joins Automechanika 2016
- 02/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) Meet the Buyer event will relocate in 2016 to join Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s first trade show dedicated to automotive supply chain and aftermarket companies. Meet the Buyer brings together automotive purchasers with suppliers who can meet their [...] -
‘Carmakers are cheating customers’
- 29/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Motorists are being duped by carmakers into buying vehicles which claim to be more fuel efficient than they really are, a new report claims. Transport & Environment said Europe's carmakers routinely abused tests on fuel performance and CO2 emissions. The lobby group found an average 40% gap between the fuel [...] -
UK car manufacturing increased
- 24/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
UK car manufacturing output increased 40.6% in August, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 99,910 cars were built in the month, taking year-to-date production volumes past one million – a gain of 1.6%. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive said, ‘The [...] -
SMMT statement on emissions testing
- 23/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released a statement following an admission by the world's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, that it deceived US regulators in exhaust emissions tests. ‘The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following the actions of one [...] -
UK car market sees continued growth
- 04/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The new car market recorded its 42nd consecutive month of growth in August – albeit in one of the year’s quietest months – according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. New car registrations increased 9.6% to 79,060 for the month, taking year-to-date growth to a healthy [...] -
SMMT innovation award open for entries
- 10/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
SMMT’s prestigious Automotive Award for Innovation, which recognises UK-developed concepts and technologies with the potential to transform the automotive industry, is now open for its sixth year of entries. The Award – in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), sponsored by GKN, and supported by [...] -
Steady growth for new car registrations
- 06/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New car registrations saw steady growth in July, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 178,420 cars were registered – an uplift of 3.2% on the same month last year – while registrations in 2015 so far have risen 6.5% to surpass 1.5 million. The UK new car [...] -
Car production at seven-year high
- 23/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
British car manufacturing delivered a strong performance in June with volumes up 5.4 per cent over the same month last year, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 143,759 cars were built in the month, with production for export (up 9.0 per cent) outperforming that for the [...] -
Strong demand for Automechanika Birmingham
- 17/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Demand for places at Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s first trade show dedicated to automotive supply chain and aftermarket companies, is building rapid momentum, with more than a third (35%) of the exhibition space already booked up in just one month. Automechanika Birmingham – which will run from 7-9 June [...] -
Record half-year for UK car market
- 06/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Registrations of new cars in the UK grew 7.0% in the first half of 2015 to the highest half-year total on record, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 1,376,889 cars were registered between January and June – higher than the previous record of 1,376,565 in [...]