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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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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories. ” It also claimed that the Spartanburg plant as the first automotive plant in the world to use an exoskeleton for overhead work. and it has assembled more than 6.3

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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. Notes to editors.

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Wood Automotive Group welcome Rory and Cailean Wood

Canadian Manufacturing

Cailean Wood Vice-president Sales and Marketing Wood Automotive Group (CNW Group/Wood Automotive Group). CALGARY — The Wood Automotive Group has named Rory Wood as vice-president of parts and services, and Cailean Wood has been named vice-president of sales and marketing.

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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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Global Automotive Telematics Market to Surge at an 18% CAGR

MEM

According to a recent report by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, the automotive telematics industry will expand at an astounding 18% CAGR between 2022 and 2032. The global automotive industry contracted by 16% in 2020, but growth for telematics remained resilient. Key Takeaways from Market Study.

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Cdn. automotive mfg. faces a renaissance, but job protection remains a concern

Canadian Manufacturing

Southern Ontario has become a hub for foreign automakers that have invested tens of billions of dollars since 2020 to build up electric-vehicle battery plants, with help from the federal government in the form of tax credits and subsidies.