The big news this week is the inauguration of a new President in the US, with Joe Biden replacing the outgoing President Trump. Now that the UK has agreed and...
With stories of sandwich confiscations and rotting fish emanating from UK-EU borders this week, it’s clear that, despite the avoidance of ‘no deal’, businesses can expect turbulence in the days...
We asked for a Brexit deal by Christmas and, on Christmas Eve, the negotiators finally delivered. With the deal ratified by parliament with just hours to spare, it’s fair to...
With just 13 days left until the end of transition, comments this week from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offer hope that an agreement will be secured at...
It has been a good week in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with the first vaccinations administered across the UK offering up some certainty that life will be able...
As we turn our backs on November and look towards the final month of what has been an exceptionally tough year for the sector, we finally have some good news...
Most of us are probably finding it difficult to feel any festive cheer as November draws to a close – but the industry remains resilient, and our response to every...
This week the Prime Minister outlined the government’s new 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, which included bringing forward the end of sale date for new petrol and diesel...
As UK-EU negotiations on a trade deal enter the endgame, new figures from an SMMT member survey released this week illustrate the scale of preparations made by the automotive sector...
This week has seen growing uncertainty across multiple fronts, with England moving into a new lockdown, a second wave of coronavirus bringing fresh restrictions across the Continent and a dramatic,...