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UK car manufacturing reported steady growth in September 2016, with production rising by 0.9%, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Exports rose 5.0% to reach 123,119 units, offsetting a -10.6% decline in production for the home market. Overall year-to-date output increased 10.5% to 1,292,453 units, as production […]
Eight of the UK’s major car brands united today at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the eve of the key international motor show to demonstrate the diversity and quality of cars currently produced in the UK. Senior executives from British-based manufacturers, including Aston Martin, BMW MINI, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Nissan, Toyota and Vauxhall, were joined by Mark Garnier MP, the British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade, to […]
The trade body for the UK automotive sector, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), reacts to the result in the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said,“The British public has chosen a new future out of Europe. Government must now maintain economic stability and secure a deal with […]
The UK motor industry has today restated its view that staying in the European Union is best for its business and best for British jobs, just ahead of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which represents the UK automotive industry, wants to ensure there […]
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: “UK engine manufacturing remains relatively stable for the year-to-date and although May registered a drop in production, it is encouraging that despite retooling efforts for Euro-6 production, volumes surpassed the all important one million unit mark last month. We are optimistic that growth will return to the sector over the […]