Government relaxes cabotage legislation to 'boost our economy'By: Danny HewittPublished: 09/08/2013 13:10:00  Following a consultation with industry, the government has announced plans to relax cabotage rules around peak vehicle registration periods. Around 400,000 new cars and vans are registered in both March and September, with the two months collectively accounting for mo.Tags: SMMT, under the hood, cabotage, automotive economy 

Mitsubishi is Britain’s fastest growing car brand, as SMMT forecasts strong market in year aheadBy: Danny HewittPublished: 06/08/2013 11:11:00  Mitsubishi, SEAT and Jaguar are all celebrating after significant growth in the three brands. SEAT saw a 19 per cent increase in the number of cars sold in the UK from Janua.Tags: under the hood, mitsubishi, mitsubishi mirage, mirage, outlander 

Automotive industry aims to drive up fuel efficiency and drive down motoring costs for Britain's drivers as Bentley continues to growBy: Danny HewittPublished: 10/07/2013 11:27:00  As Bentley Motors today announced its global sales so far this year have grown a whopping nine per cent in comparison to 2012, the automotive industry has today begun its dr.Tags: Fuel Efficiency, SMMT, under the hood, Bentley, automotive industry 

Britain’s automotive industry urges chancellor for long-term support, after UK car manufacturing dipsBy: Danny HewittPublished: 21/06/2013 12:20:00  As the Chancellor of the Exchequer considers the next Spending Round, the UK automotive industry has called for long-term strategic support to match the ambitions and priori.Tags: UK Car Manufacturing, SMMT, under the hood, automotive industry, uk automotive industry 

New electric car coming to UK, as SMMT launch award to search for the 'next big automotive innovation'By: Danny HewittPublished: 10/06/2013 14:51:00  As the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders searches for 'the next big automotive innovation', it was announced today that a new electric vehicle for fleets will be co.Tags: Electric Car, electric car uk, SMMT, under the hood, Automotive Innovation 

Pickup trucks see rise in popularity as commercial vehicle and van market suffers from May slumpBy: Danny HewittPublished: 06/06/2013 12:44:00  While the commercial vehicle market has been on a high so far this year, and the sun has been shining on Britain, May was gloomy for commercial vehicle manufacturers. T.Tags: Commercial Vehicle, SMMT, under the hood, Pick Up Trucks, pick up 

Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Motor Group – An Introduction by Richard Burden MPBy: Richard BurdenPublished: 30/05/2013 16:36:00  Welcome to my first column. I’m excited to start sharing my parliamentary perspective with Motortrades Insight, and the online automotive community. As a West Midlands MP wi.Tags: SMMT, under the hood, Richard Burden, Richard Burden MP, Richard Burden Blog 

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing falls 18.7 per cent in March – SMMTBy: Danny HewittPublished: 25/04/2013 11:26:00  COMMERCIAL VEHICLE manufacturing in the UK fell 18.7 per cent in March to 8,027 units. In the first three months of 2013 (Q1), the number of commercial vehicles produce.Tags: SMMT, under the hood, Commercial Vehicle manufacturing, Commercial Vehicle production, UK Commercial Vehicle Production 

UK car manufacturing falls 6.3 per cent in March – SMMTBy: Danny HewittPublished: 25/04/2013 10:41:00  CAR manufacturing in the UK fell 6.3 per cent in March to 126,609 units. In the first three months of 2013 (Q1), the number of cars produced compared to the same period last year fell two per cent to 393,416 units. Last year, the figure stood at 401,425. Mike Bau.Tags: Car Manufacturer, Car Manufacturing, SMMT, under the hood, smmt march 2013 

Lazy London drivers most likely to suffer 'avoidable' MOT failuresBy: Danny HewittPublished: 19/04/2013 10:26:00  Motorists in London are more likely than those in any other part of the UK to fail their MOT as a result of simple, easy-to-fix, issues such as blown bulbs, worn tyres and c.Tags: MOT, under the hood, mot test, vosa, vosa mot test 

Fuel duty frozen for drivers as automotive industry displays its proposals for transport and roadsBy: Danny HewittPublished: 20/03/2013 15:54:00  With Chancellor George Osborne announcing his 2013 budget today, motorists want cheaper road tax, reduced fuel duty, cheaper company car tax, investment to fix the milli.Tags: George Osbourne, Budget, Finance, SMMT, budget 2013 

The Apprentice: Increasing number of businesses reliant on young people as National Apprenticeship Week kicks off in styleBy: Danny HewittPublished: 11/03/2013 11:35:00  It was common decades ago, but many struggling businesses in the automotive industry today are increasingly reliant on apprentices to keep their business alive. Apprentices .Tags: Vince Cable, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, under the hood, Apprentice 

UK car and engine exports drop significantly as car industry gears up for 'strong year'By: Danny HewittPublished: 21/02/2013  THE NUMBER of UK-built cars made in January increased by 1,499 compared to the same period last year - a modest increase of only 1.2 per cent to 129,049."Output is typically.Tags: Ford Fiesta, HGV, Exports, UK Car Sales, UK Car Manufacturing 

Automotive industry 'remains positive' but could face slow demand, fierce competition and tougher European policiesBy: Danny HewittPublished: 25/01/2013  THERE are mixed views on how the automotive industry in the UK could look by the end of the year, with SMMT's Paul Everitt saying he 'remains positive' while Hyundai, the fa.Tags: Vince Cable, Car Industry, Manufacturing, Exports, Economy 

Like many popular websites, Motortrades Insight uses some third party widgets that may set and may have already set cookies, for example the Twitter feed on our homepage. For more information see our cookie policy. By clicking close and continue you agree to our use of cookies.