Articles tagged by the tag "Smmt"
UK car production crosses 1.6 million mark in 2016

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar23 Dec 2016

A total of 1,613,495 cars were produced, with 78% (1,258,909) of them being shipped abroad. At the same point in 2015,...

UK auto industry faces £4.5 billion car tariff threat

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar30 Nov 2016

SMMT has stressed the need for the UK to stay in Europe's single market following the EU referendum result.

SMMT asks UK government and industry to grasp £74 billion digital manufacturing opportunity

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar30 Nov 2016

The UK’s apex auto industry body says digital manufacturing, alongside e-mobility and connected and autonomous vehicle...

Exports drive UK’s car production in October

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar24 Nov 2016

Exports rise for 15th consecutive month, with 122,765 cars built for overseas markets, up 1.7%; car manufacturing dips...

How machine learning could be the key to an autonomous future

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar05 Nov 2016

Machine learning is a type of computerised artificial intelligence (AI) that allows the interpretation of large amount...

Nissan’s new model production in the UK boosts automotive supply chain

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar02 Nov 2016

Nissan currently supports 28,000 supply chain jobs in the UK, among a wider 78,000 dependent on all British-based vehi...

UK car exports pass the million mark in 2016

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar27 Oct 2016

The export demand rose by 10.5% to take volumes past one million in the first three quarters for the first time on rec...

UK government invests £10 million in EV charge-points

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar14 Oct 2016

This is part of a £35 million (Rs 344 crore) investment in the ultra-low emission vehicle sector and aims to accelerat...

Brexit could impact successful British car making, says UK industry body

By Steve Cropley, Autocar UK calendar28 Sep 2016

Promising car production statistics hide a longer-term worry for the British car industry post-Brexit, says SMMT boss ...

IAA Commercial Vehicle Show: Truck concepts dominate Hannover

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar23 Sep 2016

Concept vehicles mainly highlighted features like autonomy, alternative propulsion, sustainability and the road to an ...