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UK car production up again as inward investment surges

SMMT

UK car manufacturing output up 31.6% UK car production output surged 31.6% The news follows recent announcements of significant investment into advanced automotive manufacturing, with some £4 billion committed by Government and industry combined in November alone, a massive vote of confidence in the sector.1 respectively.

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Doubling up on growth and doubling down on charge point solutions

SMMT

The latest quarterly heavy commercial vehicle registration figures added some warmth and a sense of optimism to an autumnal week, with both the goods and passenger vehicle sectors posting impressive growth. This month, the North West became home to the UK’s first-ever dedicated public HGV chargepoint – good news indeed.

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October optimism for new car market as recovery set to continue in 2023

SMMT

Less positive were the monthly results for the light commercial vehicle sector, where deliveries fell after a brief rebound in September, marking the lowest October for the UK’s van market since 2013. In good news, however, electric van registrations saw a 52.5% for pure electric vans, with further growth anticipated in 2023.

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UK will avoid a ‘technical recession’ in 2023, chancellor says

E&T

In his first full speech to Parliament, chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the UK has "proved the doubters wrong" and confirmed that the country will not enter a technical recession in 2023. per cent by the end of 2023. Announcing the Spring Budget, Hunt stressed predictions that inflation rates will fall from their 10.7

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Hunt warned against cutting tax for wealthy while making stealth raid on 36m workers

The Guardian Manufacturing

Chancellor considers deep cuts to inheritance tax in autumn statement to improve Tory polling What can Hunt do with his £13bn fiscal headroom?

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‘A vote of confidence’: UK businesses welcome Jeremy Hunt’s tax breaks

The Guardian Manufacturing

Big firms hail permanent ‘full expensing’ – but some question whether it can help smaller companies British manufacturers have welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s announcement of permanent tax breaks for investment as the government tries to spur lagging UK productivity after years in the doldrums in its autumn statement.

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What to expect in the autumn statement 2023

The Guardian Manufacturing

From Whitehall to welfare and pay to pensions, here is what Jeremy Hunt is likely to announce The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will set out the government’s plans for tax and spending on Wednesday in his much-anticipated autumn statement.