SMMT’s weekly round-up, including all the latest news from UK automotive and a message from our Chief Executive.
In collaboration with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), SMMT will host a webinar on Thursday 2 February at 09:30 to provide insight on the Indian automotive market in the run up to Automotive Testing Expo 2012 being held on 6-8 March 2012 in Chennai.
Britain’s auto industry, which lost its last major homegrown manufacturer in 2005, is back among Europe’s top producers following an Asia-inspired revival led by Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. and Tata Motors Ltd. of India.
1/2/2012
Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London
9/2/2012
Silverstone Wing, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
15/2/2012 - 18/2/2012
St Petersberg, Russia
Over 30 companies manufacture cars, vans, trucks, buses and engines across the United Kingdom.
Over £1.5 billion is invested each year in UK R&D to keep the country at the forefront of industry developments.
The past 10 years has been one of the most productive decades ever for UK automotive, manufacturing over 15 million vehicles.
UK automotive is a major contributor to our exports accounting for over 10% of total volumes.
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SMMT publishes 12th annual
Sustainability Report for UK automotive
Full year data from the report’s 18 signatory companies, and across the broader industry, saw the sector bucking the economic trend in 2010.