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UK vehicle production constraints continue in May 🚗🚚New car and commercial vehicle production volumes fall, by -32.8% as multiple challenges beset industry 🇺🇸US share of exports shrinks prior to government securing new agreement with biggest single market 🔋Industry welcomes Industrial Strategy as crucial foundation for recovery, with rapid implementation and action on energy costs critical to restoring competitive edge smmt.co.uk/uk-vehicle-pro…

#data #trends and #insights @iloveclaims #ARC360 arc360.co.uk/measuring-the-…

Mike Hawes, CEO of the SMMT said on Monday that the deal was “a huge relief for the U.K. automotive companies that export to this critically important market.” “It immediately slashes the punitive tariffs that brought the US export market to a standstill and threatened the viability of some of the most famous names in British manufacturing,”

UK driverless cars coming in 2027 - but Uber says it's ready now bbc.com/news/articles/…

Brits enjoy greenest ever car choice with record two in five models available as battery electric smmt.co.uk/brits-enjoy-gr… #SMMTTestDay

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover says the deal “secures greater certainty for our sector” after import charges were lowered from 25% to 10% on the first 100,000 exports. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn91…

UK agrees US deal to slash import tariffs on cars bodyshopmag.com/2025/news/uk-a… #tradedeal #tariffs #SMMT #IMI #NFDA #bodyshopmag #collisionrepair #automotivenews #automotiveindustry #automotiveaftermarket

Uncertain future for motor claims market as key trends collide - I Love Claims - ⁦@SellP76⁩ presents ⁦@TrendTrackerII⁩ data at the recent ⁦@iloveclaims⁩ Round Table event 📊 iloveclaims.com/motor_claims/u…

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ARC360 conference continues to bolster agenda with key influencers - ARC360 arc360.co.uk/arc360-confere…

UK inflation rate falls to 2.8% ahead of Rachel Reeves delivering Spring Statement bbc.co.uk/news/live/crmj…

Tariff war hits steel and aluminium bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2g…

We have been reporting increased levels of total losses, particularly repairable vehicles, for some time – something which is (we understand) starting to be addressed between insurers and repairers here in the UK #TrendTracker #motorclaims

The data references the continually climbing claim costs which, despite frequency being down, is putting pressure on premiums

Motor claims hit record £11.7 billion in 2024 | ABI ⁦@TrendTrackerII⁩ are now working with the ⁦@The_ABI_UK⁩ to bring data into the TT reports abi.org.uk/news/news-arti…

The modern car has approximately 25 x more lines of code than a Boeing 777. The skills required to maintain modern vehicles are vastly different to 10/20 years ago and the workforce needs to keep up with that. app.ft.com/content/b23121…

… Not to mention raising the profile of our industry to attract more young people into the repair industry.” View 'The UK Motor Claims and Body Repair Report 2024-25' via trendtracker.co.uk

“Painful so it may appear for smaller groups and independent shops to see consolidation (which I get and appreciate), it is required to improve the economics of commercial contracts with clients and to lead innovation and investment…

TREND TRACKER – TRENDS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 5️⃣ Happy 2025 to all our Trend Tracker subscribers: a year that looks set to deliver a raft of changes, some challenges but, promisingly, several opportunities for those willing to embrace the changes and track the trends!