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News & Press: June 2021

SMMT Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness

30 June 2021  

SMMT have launched 'Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness' is a new report launched to secure the future of one of Britain’s most important industries.

Commissioned by SMMT and written by Public First, the strategy sets out a series of bold policy proposals for this coming year and remainder of the decade, covering all aspects essential to automotive industry competitiveness. The UK industry has many strengths – the diversity of its companies, its engineering excellence, innovation, a highly skilled workforce and the strength of the UK market, but the global industry is fiercely competitive, and weaknesses must be addressed if its long term success – and the benefits that come with it – are to be assured.

Read the report here.