Automotive is no stranger to technological revolution and it’s about to embark on yet another with the rollout of connected and automated mobility (CAM) technology. An SMMT published report out this week, summarising a study by KPMG and funded by Innovate UK with support from the Automotive Council and Zenzic, sets out the scale of opportunity before […]
It was good news for UK car production this week, posting almost 40% growth in September to mark the best performance for the month since 2020, and the strongest uplift so far in 2023. While commercial vehicle output saw a small dip against a particularly strong September last year, it remained positive with volumes nearly double pre-Covid […]
An Innovate UK-backed start-up will launch a ground-breaking digital marketplace for 3D printable car parts. Autentica Car Parts, based at Sci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire, has developed a platform that allows OEMs, such as car designers and manufacturers, to sell spare parts designs to authorised dealers, distributors, and repair centres. The first-of-its-kind solution enables Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) […]
SMMT’s second Global Trade Conference lived up to its name this week, drawing an audience from all corners of the world to discuss one of the biggest priorities for any automotive manufacturing nation and market with ambition to grow – trade. Free and fair trade is the goal of every global industry, not least our […]
Hodge has announced its partnership with Blue Motor Finance, offering the leading second-hand car finance and technology company a funding facility of up to £240million for two years. Blue Motor Finance operates in the used car market, providing hire-purchase loans to consumers through its network of dealerships and brokers. The deal is all part of […]
Automotive is one of the UK’s most important sectors, ideally placed to drive net zero and boost the economy, but if we are to deliver on our potential then we must have free and fair global trade. This will be the central theme at our second Global Trade Conference, returning to screens worldwide next week […]
Cambridge & Counties Bank expects to break the £100m mark in financing for classic, vintage and sports (CVS) cars in 2023 as demand for specialist car lending continues to increase in the UK. The bank has seen £96m drawn by car owners and enthusiasts since launching into the specialist market in 2018 and is on […]
This week saw SMMT out on the road again as we attended the second party conference of the season, this time in Manchester, to hear from government about its mission to place motorists at the heart of policy making. Coming just days after the publication of the zero emission vehicle mandate and amid negotiations with […]
With less than 100 days to go, manufacturers finally have clarity on what they are required to sell next year and up to 2030, with government yesterday setting out the percentages of new zero emission vehicles that manufacturers will be required to sell. The industry is investing billions in decarbonisation and recognises the importance of […]
Quite the week for automotive and the future of our industry. We kicked it off with a sold-out SMMT Electrified conference, which discussed the challenges and opportunities the shift to electrification offers our sector. Our call was for greater support for the private EV consumer, for whom there are currently no incentives and, hence, stalling […]
