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Britain’s carmakers deliver best September since 2020 but action needed to protect EV exports

SMMT

It means September is a triple success for the sector, with it being the strongest month of growth in 2023, the best September since 2020, 1 and UK car making now reaching 659,901 units year to date – some 14.9% Notes to editors 1 September 2020 production: 114,732 2 UK-EU bilateral EV trade 2020: £7.3bn; UK-EU bilateral EV trade 2022: £15.3

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Cloud-based ERP and MES Solution Improves Production at Automotive Parts Supplier

Gary Mintchell

Specializing in roll forming, stamping, laser welding and more, Advanced Vehicle Assemblies, LLC creates efficient products and solutions for the automotive industry. AVA split from its former sister company in June 2020 and this transition kicked off an urgent search for a new ERP system. million parts annually.

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Automotive still Britain’s number one exporter of goods despite year of renewal

SMMT

The scale of the decline is, in part, exacerbated by comparison with a strong September 2023, which saw the best result for the month since 2020. UK car production output declined by -20.6% The decrease was largely expected as factories wind down production of current models and retool lines for all-new zero emission vehicles.

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UK automotive manufacturing carbon footprint falls to lowest ever level

SMMT

The UK automotive industry’s production carbon footprint fell by -11.2% SMMT’s latest annual Sustainability Report , now in its 23rd year, shows that automotive production and the supply chain emitted 81,095 fewer tonnes of CO 2 in 2021 compared with the previous year. less than their 2020 equivalents.

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SMMT International Automotive Summit: Manifesto for growth

SMMT

With countries around the world accelerating their efforts to attract international investment in advanced manufacturing, Britain’s automotive sector has called on all political parties to back the UK by committing to five key pledges as part of a dedicated industrial strategy.

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Robot sales in North America dip 6% in Q1

Robotics Business Review

“It’s particularly encouraging to see that non-automotive customers are continuing to grow their adoption of robots, demonstrating the expanding reach and impact of automation across various industries.” economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns.

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Smart Automotive Manufacturing Platforms to Face the Industry Challenges

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

According to a 2022 Frost & Sullivan research paper titled “Global Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturer Profiles and Growth Opportunities,” automotive sales in 2021 continued the shift to EVs that started in 2020. million in 2020 to 4.5 EV sales increased by more than 100% year on year, with nearly 6.7