‘Made in Europe’ proposals threaten UK auto’s €24bn contribution to economy 🇬🇧🇪🇺New analysis reveals scale of EU-UK auto interdependency, with UK automotive production directly supporting €24bn of EU economic activity & 250,000 jobs across the bloc. 💬As EU talks on the Industrial Accelerator Act intensify, sector warns excluding UK Auto from ‘Made in Europe’ provisions would put shared investment and €80bn trading relationship at risk. 📣SMMT urges EU to recognise UK-built vehicles, parts and materials as equivalent to EU products, protecting competitiveness, consumer choice and one of Europe’s most valuable supply chains. smmt.co.uk/made-in-europe-pr…

'UK-EU automotive relationship must not be put at risk' Read our weekly Auto Update from chief exec @MikeHawesSMMT looking at: 🇬🇧UK auto production supports a staggering €24bn of EU economic activity 🇪🇺it is in both sides’ long-term interest that ‘Made in Europe’ recognises UK Auto 📢hugely positive announcements from @NissanUK @McLarenAuto & @BentleyMotors 🛞#SMMTDriveLive gave journalists & influencers the chance to test drive the latest vehicle tech smmt.co.uk/uk-eu-automotive-…

EV choice doubles as new model hits UK market every fortnight ⚡️EV choice doubles in three years, with more than 170 fully electric models now available to UK buyers. 🔋Latest BEVs can travel an average 300 miles on a single charge – more than twice the typical UK driver’s weekly mileage. 🌱Three quarters of new car models now zero emission-capable, helping cut new car CO2 by more than half a million tonnes a year. smmt.co.uk/ev-choice-doubles… #SMMTDriveLive

📸 Thank you to everyone who joined us at #SMMTDriveLive this week. It was fantastic to welcome so many of you and see the event come to life. We’d love to see #SMMTDriveLive through your eyes, so keep sharing your photos, reels and stories from the event and don’t forget to tag SMMT. Hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. See you again next year 🚗

A cracking day yesterday at Stanbrook abbey with @SMMT for their drive live event. I caught up with JJonCars & Suffolk Mum.

I haven't driven a @HondaUKPR Super N yet but had a passenger ride with @alexlowe30 at @SMMT Drive Live this week and have to say that we giggled like schoolgirls - what a phenomenal little thing. Here are some words on it from the fab @CamRichards13 notaguru.co.uk/blog/hondasup…

Lots of first drives at yesterday's #SMMTDriveLive including three EVs - Nissan Leaf, Toyota Hilux Electric and Aion UT - plus the Lepas L8 plug-in hybrid

EV choice doubles in just three years as new electrified model hits UK market every fortnight cardealermagazine.co.uk/ev-c…

Electric car choice doubles as UK drivers embrace growing range of models carwow.co.uk/news/11301/ev-c… @carwowuk

New electric cars enter UK market every two weeks as drivers can choose from 170 models gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/el…

🛞Ready for another day of test driving at #SMMTDriveLive at Stanbrook Abbey

Yesterday was all about Guy Richie. OK, not everything – just driving Pierce Brosnan’s Urban Automotive Land Rover Defender from Richie’s @MobLand_PPlus series. More on that later this year… And in complete contrast, Corsa GSE: The EV pocket rocket from @vauxhall that offers a genuine hot hatch experience – performance, handling AND a seat that sits low enough to make you feel you’re driving a Lotus, rather than perching on top of a battery. This was all made possible thanks to @SMMT #DriveLive. Always a great chance to network with friends, clients and colleagues from automotive media and brand press teams, as well as finding new and entertaining environments to test and capture amazing new vehicles. #SMMT #SMMTDriveLive #cars #automotive #Mobility #Design #IoT #Innovation #EV #Mobland #Defender #Vauxhall @VauxhallPR @Defender

Bentley Motors unveiled its first fully electric car, a luxury SUV with pure Merino-wool trim, as the Volkswagen AG unit seeks to improve profitability and establish itself in the high-end EV market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bentley launched its first-ever fully electric vehicle that leans heavily on the British luxury automaker's century-long design heritage, in a major test of wealthy customers' interest in zero-emission models reut.rs/4xEHn7G

⚡️The UK’s EV market has never offered more choice. With a new electric model reaching the market every fortnight, UK drivers can now choose from more than twice as many EVs as just five years ago. Greater choice is helping make the transition to zero emission motoring a reality for more drivers, businesses and fleets, with models available across almost every segment and price point. Read more: smmt.co.uk/ev-choice-doubles… #ElectricVehicles #NetZero #Automotive #UKAutomotive