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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
London, UK
smmt.co.uk
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    'Getting EV regulation right matters for manufacturing as much as the market' Read our weekly Auto Update from @MikeHawesSMMT looking at: 📢Reports govt looking at current regulation are welcome ⚡️Auto industry is fully committed to decarbonisation: billions invested that
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    Jun 3, 2024
    The next government must recognise the strategic importance of automotive to the UK economy, maintain its diversity and strong heritage, and its strengths as a global leader in advanced manufacturing and technology #GE2024 smmt.co.uk/reports/manife…
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    Jun 3, 2019
    THREAD 👇 13 automotive #Brexit myths – busted MYTH 1: The automotive industry shouldn’t worry about leaving the EU with #nodeal TRUTH: Leaving without a deal would trigger the most seismic shift in trading conditions UK Automotive has ever experienced smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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    Aug 12, 2019
    THREAD👇13 automotive #Brexit myths – busted MYTH 1: The automotive industry shouldn’t worry about leaving the EU with #nodeal TRUTH: Leaving without a deal would trigger the most seismic shift in trading conditions UK Automotive has ever experienced smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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    Mar 23, 2022
    More than £10.8bn has been invested in British electric car, van, bus, truck and battery production since 2011. More than a billion pounds for every year of our first electric decade. Creating jobs and wealth across the country. #SMMTElectrified
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    Oct 27, 2022
    UK car production down -6.0% in September with 63,125 vehicles rolling off factory lines. smmt.co.uk/2022/10/produc…
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    Mar 14, 2024
    More than £600m has already been committed in the UK to connected & self-driving vehicle testing & trialling since 2015. This tech in on-road passenger cars and services, such as buses, taxis and ride-hailing, could deliver a market worth £3.7bn annually. #SMMTConnected
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    Dec 2, 2024
    The 107th #SMMTAnnualDinner was a chance to look back at 2024 & reflect on why the auto industry matters so much. A vital part of the economy, integral to growth, the delivery of net zero & a global trade hub. The prize on offer is great £50bn of green growth over the next decade
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    MYTH 13: The demise of UK auto manufacturing would be a price worth paying for ‘#nodeal’ TRUTH: Auto manufacturing delivers an annual £82bn to the Treasury, employs 186,000 people & is 13% of the UK’s export in goods smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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    Dec 20, 2018
    Automotive industry warns of catastrophe of exiting EU without an agreement; ‘No Deal’ must be off the table smmt.co.uk/2018/12/automo…
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    Jul 27, 2023
    Great to welcome Leader of the Opposition Sir @Keir_Starmer MP & Shadow Business Secretary @jreynoldsMP to SMMT to discuss UK Auto, the challenges it faces in terms of fierce global competition & the opportunities on offer as we decarbonise & help deliver net zero for the UK
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    Aug 12, 2019
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    MYTH 12: The German car industry sells 750k cars in the UK – it will demand a deal to protect its own interests TRUTH: German & EU car industries have been clear: the single market matters more than a deal with the UK smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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    Jun 3, 2019
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    MYTH 13: The demise of UK auto manufacturing would be a price worth paying for ‘#nodeal’ TRUTH: Auto manufacturing delivers an annual £82bn to the Treasury, employs 186,000 people & is 13% of the UK’s export in goods smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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    MYTH 7: EU rules stifle innovation – we will be better off without them TRUTH: If the UK wants to sell cars to the EU & other global markets, it must comply with these rules. We currently have a say in their creation. smmt.co.uk/2019/03/13-aut…
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