SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (data for December and FY 2025) Hi-res charts available via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0  Vehicle production down -15.5% in 2025 as 764,715 cars and commercial vehicles leave factories. Car output falls -8.0% while CV volumes decline -62.3% as industry restructures amid cyber incident and tariff uncertainties. December car growth signals optimism for 2026,… Continue reading SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

SMMT: Año difícil para la producción de automóviles en Reino Unido

– SMMT: Año difícil para la producción de automóviles en Reino Unido, pero la estrategia industrial ahora es clave para la recuperación FABRICACIÓN DE COCHES Y VEHÍCULOS COMERCIALES EN REINO UNIDO (datos de diciembre y año fiscal 2025) Gráficos de alta resolución disponibles a través de Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0   La producción de vehículos cayó un -15,5 … Continue reading SMMT: Año difícil para la producción de automóviles en Reino Unido

SMMT – Hartes Jahr für die britische Automobilproduktion, aber Industriestrategie jetzt der Schlüssel zur Erholung

UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (Daten für Dezember und GJ 2025) Hochauflösende Diagramme sind über Dropbox abrufbar: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0  Rückgang der Fahrzeugproduktion um -15,5% im Jahr 2025, da 764.715 Pkw und Nutzfahrzeuge die Fabriken verlassen. Die Produktion von Personenkraftwagen geht um 8,0% zurück, während das Volumen von CV um 62,3% sinkt, da die Industrie angesichts von Cybervorfällen… Continue reading SMMT – Hartes Jahr für die britische Automobilproduktion, aber Industriestrategie jetzt der Schlüssel zur Erholung

SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (data for December and FY 2025) Hi-res charts available via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0  Vehicle production down -15.5% in 2025 as 764,715 cars and commercial vehicles leave factories. Car output falls -8.0% while CV volumes decline -62.3% as industry restructures amid cyber incident and tariff uncertainties. December car growth signals optimism for 2026,… Continue reading SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (data for December and FY 2025) Hi-res charts available via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0  Vehicle production down -15.5% in 2025 as 764,715 cars and commercial vehicles leave factories. Car output falls -8.0% while CV volumes decline -62.3% as industry restructures amid cyber incident and tariff uncertainties. December car growth signals optimism for 2026,… Continue reading SMMT – Tough year for UK automotive output but Industrial Strategy now key to recovery

SMMT – Année difficile pour la production automobile britannique, mais la stratégie industrielle est désormais la clé de la reprise

FABRICATION DE VOITURES ET DE VÉHICULES COMMERCIAUX AU ROYAUME-UNI (données de décembre et de l’année fiscale 2025) Les graphiques en haute résolution sont disponibles via Dropbox : https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0 La production de véhicules a baissé de 15,5 % en 2025, 764 715 voitures et véhicules commerciaux quittant les usines. La production de voitures chute de 8,0… Continue reading SMMT – Année difficile pour la production automobile britannique, mais la stratégie industrielle est désormais la clé de la reprise

‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Keir Starmer will be under pressure to ensure China picks up the bill for British Steel in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Reuters View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer will be under pressure to ensure China picks up the bill for British Steel in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Reuters Analysis ‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim… Continue reading ‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed at cars, salmon and Guinness

Containers at Busan, South Korea. The new trade deal covers services, automotive, pharmaceutical and food and drink. Photograph: Ryu Seung-Il/ZUMA Wire/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Containers at Busan, South Korea. The new trade deal covers services, automotive, pharmaceutical and food and drink. Photograph: Ryu Seung-Il/ZUMA Wire/Rex/Shutterstock UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed… Continue reading UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed at cars, salmon and Guinness

Company car tax ‘easement’ creates loophole for luxury PHEVs

The Treasury’s “easement” protecting plug-in hybrid drivers from incoming company car tax hikes has opened a loophole for the highest-emitting and most luxurious models, Autocar has learned.  New Euro 6e-bis emissions rules came into force across the EU on 1 January, including a new way of calculating CO2 emissions for PHEVs.  It assumes their electric driving accounts for… Continue reading Company car tax ‘easement’ creates loophole for luxury PHEVs

Automotive Electronics Market: Passenger Vehicles Lead with 64.29% Share, While EVs Project 13.21% CAGR to 2030, Says Mordor Intelligence

HYDERABAD, India, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — According to Mordor Intelligence, the automotive electronics market is projected to grow from USD 303.41 billion in 2025 to USD 435.58 billion by 2030, reflecting a 7.75% CAGR. Rising electronics per vehicle, tighter safety and emission norms, and faster EV adoption continue to push demand. Semiconductor’s usage now shapes most product cycles, with zonal architectures… Continue reading Automotive Electronics Market: Passenger Vehicles Lead with 64.29% Share, While EVs Project 13.21% CAGR to 2030, Says Mordor Intelligence