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SMMT supports & promotes the interests of the UK automotive industry at home & abroad. It acts as the voice of the motor industry in the UK. CEO: @MikeHawesSMMT
🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳“The UK-India trade agreement represents a significant achievement, partially liberalising the Indian automotive market for the first time” @MikeHawesSMMT on the trade deal with India
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'A tough period for auto output – but foundations set for recovery' Read our weekly Auto Update from chief exec @MikeHawesSMMT covering: 🔧a first half decline of -11.9% in car & CV production ⚡ rising electrified vehicle output, accounting for a record 4 in 10 of all cars…
UK vehicle production falls but foundations set for recovery 🚗🚚Car and commercial vehicle manufacturing declines -11.9% in first half of 2025 as global trade disruption and economic uncertainty reduce output. 📈Pressures begin to ease in June as car production increases by…
UK car vehicle production falls amid global economic and trade uncertainty SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said the numbers were “very disappointing”. “Global economic uncertainty and trade protectionism have taken their toll on automotive production across the globe, with the…
UK vehicle production falls but foundations set for recovery 🚗🚚Car and commercial vehicle manufacturing declines -11.9% in first half of 2025 as global trade disruption and economic uncertainty reduce output. 📈Pressures begin to ease in June as car production increases by…
NEWS: Over 2,200 UK jobs created by nearly £6 billion new Indian investment and export wins as UK-India trade deal signed. More 👉 gov.uk/government/new…
🇬🇧🇺🇸Despite three straight months of declining export volumes culminating in an -18.7% drop in June, the US maintained its position as the UK’s biggest single export market underscoring the importance of the UK-US trade deal. That deal, which came into force on 30 June, gives…
UK vehicle production falls but foundations set for recovery smmt.co.uk/uk-vehicle-pro…
📢"Global economic uncertainty and trade protectionism have taken their toll on automotive production across the globe, with the UK no exception. The figures are not, therefore, unexpected but remain very disappointing. However, there are foundations for a return to growth"…
'How concerned are you?' Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was questioned on #BBCBreakfast about the latest figures on British car and van production which showed it had hit its lowest level since 1953, excluding the industry shutdown during Covid…
UK vehicle production falls but foundations set for recovery @SMMT newspressuk.com/get-meta-tags/…
UK car production remains export-focused, with 76.9% of output headed overseas year-to-date and greater certainty now returning to key markets. 🇪🇺EU remains the main destination for UK car exports (54.4% share) 🇺🇸followed by the US (15.9%) 🇨🇳China (7.5%) 🇹🇷Turkey (4.1%)…
⚡️While overall output fell, electrified car production rose by 1.8% to 160,107 units – delivering a record share of output for the first half of the year, with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles accounting for more than two in five (41.5%) units produced in the…