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UK Car Industry Seek Clarity From Theresa May on Brexit
Nov 6, 2017Chief executives from automotive industry are seeking urgent clarity from the UK Prime Minister Theresa may on Brexit. Executives from companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Bentley, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW met with May to ...
Tags: automotive industry, automakers
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UK Unveils Plans for First Phase of £100m Investment in Cav Testing Infrastructure
Apr 5, 2017The UK Government has launched the first competition to access funding from its £100 investment program supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). According to the Business, Energy and ...
Tags: CAV, autonomous vehicles
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UK New Car Market Achieves 12-Year High in January
Feb 13, 2017The UK new car market achieved a 12-year high in January, according to figures published by SMMT. 174,564 vehicles left showrooms last month – a 2.9% year-on-year uplift and the highest level since 2005. Significantly, however, the ...
Tags: Car Market
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UK Unveils £390m of Funding for Autonomous Vehicles
Nov 29, 2016The UK Government has unveiled £390m of funding to support the development of low emission vehicles and autonomous vehicles. The announcement was part of UK finance minister Philip Hammond's first budget speech in the Parliament. ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, EV
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More Than Half of New Cars in UK Come with Autonomous Safety Features
Mar 30, 2016Fully-functional self-driving vehicles may still take time to hit the roads but customers in the UK are buying cars with self-activating safety systems. A recent study conducted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) ...
Tags: SMMT, Autonomous safety features, Self-driving, JATO Dynamics data
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Intertek Has Launched The Highest-Specification Test Cells
May 19, 2015Intertek has launched the highest-specification test cells at the Transportation Technologies powertrain test laboratory located in Milton Keynes, UK, to provide automotive powertrain testing and engineering services. In order to provide ...
Tags: Intertek, automotive powertrain
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Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing Volumes in The UK Dropped by 23% in The H1 of 2014
Jul 28, 2014Commercial vehicle manufacturing volumes in the UK dropped by 23% in the first half of 2014 to 37,460 units, compared to 48,664 units in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...
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The UK Government Is Set to Offer GBP13.3m in Funding for Automotive Industry
Mar 10, 2014The UK government is set to offer GBP13.3m in funding for the country’s automotive industry under the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI). The AMSCI funding is worth GBP45.5m, of which GBP13.3m will be offered by ...
Tags: Automotive Industry, Auto Parts
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The 2013 Commercial Vehicle Market Rose 14.7%,Making It's Best in The Last Five Years
Jan 13, 2014"The 2013 commercial vehicle market rose 14.7%, making it the best performance in the last five years," said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. "Boosted by a strong second half to the year, the truck market rose to pass 56,000 units, while ...
Tags: Van Market, Truck Market, UK Truck Market
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New Car Registrations in The UK Have Increased 12.7% to 162,228 Units in July 2013
Aug 9, 2013New car registrations in the UK have increased 12.7% to 162,228 units in July 2013 and are expected to reach 2.216 million units this year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Registrations of ...
Tags: car registrations, Car Sales
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British Passenger Car Sales Increased 14.8% in April Year-On-Year
May 16, 2013British Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that the UK passenger car registrations in April of this year increased by 14.8% to 163,357 units compared with the same period last year, being the highest level since the same ...
Tags: Passenger Car, car