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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

Joined May 2011

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📢"On behalf of the UK automotive industry, I congratulate @andyburnham on becoming Prime Minister and wish him every success as he forms his new Government. The Labour Party has already demonstrated its commitment to automotive manufacturing through the industrial strategy and,
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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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Aug 12, 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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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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Aug 12, 2019
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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…