Mike Hawes
@MikeHawesSMMT
Chief Executive of @SMMT speaking on behalf of the UK motor industry - follow for industry outlook and insight.
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http://www.smmt.co.uk/ 02-07-2009 17:13:29
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Great to have you join us today Kemi Badenoch setting out the UK’s trade ambitions and the importance of auto as part of the £1 trillion export target. Look forward to the advanced manufacturing plan and how it will help the sector compete globally.
'A successful UK economy relies on a successful auto industry. So we want to do everything we can to support you & help you thrive. We can't have economic growth without the auto sector. We can't have levelling up without the auto sector'
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Kemi Badenoch SMMT The automotive sector has an image problem says Julia Muir Automotive 30% Club
Glamourisation of the industry is needed to address workforce challenges
… some of us are there already! There are many amazing, talented, great mentor, women across our sector
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Terrific turnout for the SMMT summer event in Parliament: great to see so many from the sector and Parliamentarians...
Speeches from Mike Hawes and Nus Ghani MP outlining the significant challenges the industry faces.
Tomorrow could be very interesting..
From Covid impacts to component shortages, supply chain disruption to trade uncertainty & regulatory change to rising inflation, the challenges facing this sector are immense. Nevertheless, addressing the UK’s high energy costs is the industry’s number 1 ask
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Our plan, From Full Throttle to Full Charge, sets out how industry can work with govt to build an auto ecosystem fit for a zero emission future. If there is the will, effort & action from govt, they will find it more than matched by industry #SMMTSummit
smmt.co.uk/2022/06/urgent…
Ten years ago, there were six electric car models, accounting for one in seventeen hundred registrations. Today there are 140, another 55 coming this year. One in six cars, one in 28 vans bought in the UK is now an EV #SMMTElectrified
UK auto has set out its intent to meet the challenge of net zero & has backed that ambition with cash, investing massively during Britain’s first electric decade. As we enter the second, the stakes are higher with some of the world’s toughest regulation coming #SMMTElectrified