This month, we take a close look at the UK automotive sector, which is under pressure on a variety of fronts: Brexit, the EU’s quite draconian emissions-reduction regime, and the electric vehicle (EV) revolution – which arguably has caught European carmakers flatfooted.
It’s a sobering place for anyone involved in the automotive supply chain to find themselves. We discuss that with Mike Hawes, chief exec of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), who is at the centre of this perfect storm.
Debate over how cars of the future will be fuelled tends to be binary – batteries or hydrogen? Hugo Spowers, founder of the innovative Welsh car company, Riversimple Movement, explains why this misses the point.
Elsewhere, we have features on why ageism is still so rife; how one of Yorkshire’s most traditional industries – textile & clothing – is joining the digital revolution; how businesses can prepare for life after Brexit; how to develop sophisticated customisable products at scale, and much more.
