The SMMT’s annual International Automotive Summit took place this week, addressing the pressing issues facing the automotive industry and the commercial vehicle sector, and it boiled down to five key areas: international trade, the transition to net zero, technology, sustainability, and industrial strategy. The summit gathered industry leaders, policymakers, and supply chain experts to address… Continue reading Driving forward: CV insights from the SMMT International Automotive Summit 2025
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Volvo Trucks launches upgraded Volvo Dynamic Steering system
Volvo has introduced a new function on its dynamic steering system that can detect a tyre blowout and immediately take action to keep the truck safely on the road. The new generation of Volvo Dynamic Steering is designed to detect a front tyre puncture and in a split second automatically mitigate the impact by assisting… Continue reading Volvo Trucks launches upgraded Volvo Dynamic Steering system
Protection with a short expiry date
Hans-Jürgen Urban, social board of IG Metall, comments on the draft for a new “pension package” June 26, 202526. 6. 2025 “The stabilization of the pension level only brakes the case briefly. This is better than nothing. But the level remains too low and the securing down has a short expiry date. The coalition must… Continue reading Protection with a short expiry date
New Members – June
Find out below who has joined the premier automotive trade association and what they get from membership: SMMT data services Extensive market data providing key information to assist marketing and promotional activity, and future business opportunities. Developing business opportunities SMMT’s targeted events and Automotive Supplier Finder (ASF) service helps facilitate opportunities by matching buyers to… Continue reading New Members – June
Cars registrations in Europe – May 2025
Statistical data> Enrollments Publication period: 25 June 2025 Reference of data of the data: May 2025 Analysis of the registrations of cars in the European Union and APTA markets, with detail by country, nutrition, brand and group. Download Annex: marketeu_685bfd9e5db94.pdf To view the content it is necessary Accept the installation of Calameo cookies Tag: sales,… Continue reading Cars registrations in Europe – May 2025
Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light
Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall: act quickly and determined now! June 25, 202525. 6. 2025 “Today’s decision of the EU Commission is good news for employees in our industrial companies. The last major legal hurdle on the way to a competitive industrial flow price for companies in Germany has fallen quickly and determined.… Continue reading Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light
Industrial Strategy can be springboard for UK auto success
Industry welcomes launch of UK Industrial Strategy as auto sector can deliver £50bn economic boost and return Britain to a top 15 global auto manufacturing hub. Success depends on right conditions and the inclusion of automotive in proposals to bring down energy costs, given UK pays highest prices – and taxes – in Europe. Market… Continue reading Industrial Strategy can be springboard for UK auto success
SMMT response to Government’s Industrial Strategy
“The publication of an Industrial Strategy – one with automotive at its heart – is the policy framework the sector has long-sought and Government has now addressed. Such a strategy – long-term, aligned to a trade strategy and supported by all of Government – is the basis on which the UK automotive sector can regain… Continue reading SMMT response to Government’s Industrial Strategy
UK’s trade negotiations must continue apace
Britain’s relationship with the United States is a long-standing and important one so amid an increasingly uncertain geopolitical landscape, this week’s confirmation of the UK-US trade deal is great news. That the UK has secured a deal which makes automotive a priority, ahead of many competitors equally eager to safeguard their own trade, should be recognised… Continue reading UK’s trade negotiations must continue apace
ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply
Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of the IG Metall and the board of the union, among others, responsible for the steel industry: “This decision is strategically short -sighted, entrepreneurial, incorrect and with regard to the employees as well as the following social consequences to the highest degree. The only way to do this is the only… Continue reading ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply