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JLR to invest £15bn over five years in EVs
JLR is to invest £15bn over five years in EVs and the Halewood plant is to become an all-electric production facility. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. Beginning with some good news, our sector is definitely on the road to recovery. New SMMT figures issued this week […]
NAA Update: Powering Up Britain’s EV Supply Chain
Last month the SMMT launched a key policy document concerning our sector – Race to Zero: Powering Up Britain’s EV Supply Chain – a new blueprint for the UK’s industrial EV transition. The challenge now is to scale up and at pace. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping […]
NAA Update: UK vehicle manufacturing expected to be worth £4 billion in 2023, with increasing electrification
January saw a surge in electrified car output, up by half to take a near record share of production, with UK Automotive being the country’s largest exporter of goods. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. Having dealt with an array of challenges as an industry in 2022, […]
NAA Update: UK car manufacturing falls in 2022, but electrified vehicle production rises
UK automotive production fell in 2022, but Bentley’s sales increased and commercial vehicle production rose; Stellantis’s Ellesmere Port plant is due to be the UK’s first all-electric vehicle production facility in 2023. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. 2021 was challenging enough, but the latest UK automotive […]