• Exported cars bring in £2.4bn

    • 13 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Car exports accelerated ahead in August, in a welcome boost for UK trade figures The collective value of exported motors soared to a record £24 billion during the month, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), up £600 million from July Production among car manufacturers in the UK is [...]
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  • Nissan invests £100m in UK car plant

    • 3 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Five years after inventing the small crossover, Nissan today announces a new generation Nissan Juke is slated for production in the UK The estimated £100m investment is a further endorsement of the quality of output from the Sunderland plant, and a statement of Nissan’s intention to remain the undisputed [...]
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  • Key points from Budget 2015

    • 8 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Today, in the 'Emergency' July Budget, and the first Conservative majority budget since 1996, George Osborne said he is setting out a ‘Budget for working people’ that will create a ‘lower tax, lower welfare’ country George Osborne told MPs his Budget would set ‘out a plan for Britain for the next five [...]
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  • UK’s economic growth revised up

    • 30 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The UK economy grew faster than previously estimated in the first three months of the year, according to new figures The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy grew by 04% in the quarter, compared with an earlier estimate of 03% Growth was boosted by a better performance from the construction [...]
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