The Automotive Innovation and Growth Team (AIGT) was chaired by Sir Ian Gibson and reported on 16th May 2002. This is the full set of reports produced by the group.

Bridging the Continental Divide, is the first part of a follow up study to the EEF's "Catching up with Uncle Sam", looking at manufacturing productivity in the UK, Germany and France. Drawing on over 40 in-depth interviews with senior managers in manufacturing companies that were conducted in person last year aiming to get a detailed understanding of what managers in the respective countries felt were their productivity strengths and weaknesses.

This is the first of a new range of Industry profiles, produced by the DTI's Automotive Directorate in collaboration with the SMMT.

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young publish survey (in pdf format) of consumer car buying habits and trends in 2001. The survey covers several markets spanning across the globe including the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Benelux and Japan.

This publication looks at the manufacturing productivity gap between the US and the UK and examines what needs to be done in the UK to close the gap.

The report looks at the provision of graduates, technician engineers and craftsmen and the effects of technological change, student expectations and funding structures on the quality and quantity of recruits to the engineering sector.

This report focusses on who supplies whom in the European auto industry.

This 2004 publication provides a summary of the UK's innovation and experience in the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

This publication highlights how the transfer of best practice is improving the performance of companies in several sectors of industry including automotive, aerospace, metals, energy and ceramics.

This report was commissioned by a Government keen to sustain and further develop the motorsport cluster and to ensure that other sectors benefit from its skills and expertise. The 2005/2006 Annual Report describes MDUK's work across the 5 projects that it sponsors

The report outlines the research findings of the third iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer - a survey that tracks the fortunes of the UK motorsport industry every quarter. It is commissioned by Motorsport Development UK (MDUK), and conducted by independent researchers Experian, amongst a balanced sample of one hundred organisations from across the industry. The topical section for this quarter’s survey focuses on the area of skills and learning, and the impact skills gaps are having on the motorsport industry.

This executive summary outlines the research findings of the third iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer - a survey that tracks the fortunes of the UK motorsport industry every quarter. It is commissioned by Motorsport Development UK (MDUK), and conducted by independent researchers Experian, amongst a balanced sample of one hundred organisations from across the industry. The topical section for this quarter’s survey focuses on the area of skills and learning, and the impact skills gaps are having on the motorsport industry.

The report outlines the research findings of the first iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer - a new survey that tracks the fortunes of the UK motorsport industry every quarter. It is commissioned by Motorsport Development UK (MDUK), and conducted by independent researchers Experian, amongst a balanced sample of one hundred organisations from across the industry.

This executive summary outlines the findings of the first quarter research by the Motorsport industry

The report outlines the research findings of the fourth iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer - a survey that tracks the fortunes of the UK motorsport industry every quarter. It is commissioned by Motorsport Development UK (MDUK), and conducted by independent researchers Experian, amongst a balanced sample of one hundred organisations from across the industry. The topical section for this quarter’s survey focuses on the area of business support, as well as the industry’s views on the 2008 F1 season.

The report outlines the research findings of the second iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer - a survey that tracks the fortunes of the UK motorsport industry every quarter. It is commissioned by Motorsport Development UK (MDUK), and conducted by independent researchers Experian, amongst a balanced sample of one hundred organisations from across the industry. The topical section for this quarter’s survey focused on the environment, and how this is helping or hindering the motorsport industry.

This executive summary outlines the research findings of the second iteration of the Motorsport 100 industry barometer

The UK motorsport cluster has for decades maintained a leading global position. The Panel believes, however, that a series of urgent co-ordinated actions is required in order to ensure that this position is retained, in the face of increasing overseas competition and global economic pressures. These recommended actions would strengthen both the sport and the industry that it generates, as well as creating new opportunities for motorsport to broaden its links with other sectors.

Sloan joined General Motors in 1918 at a time of crisis. By the time he left in 1957 the company had become the largest private enterprise in the world

This exclusive report, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and AUTOFACTS, provides a complete guide to understanding how retail markets across the globe will change in the future and clearly identifies the sector’s key trends, showing how they are set to affect your interests in the key markets.

Tells the story of SMMT Industry Forum from its origins in the mid-1990s to the present day.

The SMMT commissioned Automotive Advisors & Associates to conduct a survey amongst the European automotive manufacturers and their largest first-tier suppliers about the growth prospects of the European automotive supply industry and the priority actions for suppliers and governments.

A very thorough, official history from the foundation of the Bayerische Motoren Werke in 1916 to the mid-1980s.

This latest publication from ims Publishing provides analysis of this increasingly important sector, examining the rising levels of technology, consumer requirements and safety and ergonomics issues.

Many commentators have identified skills gaps as a significant problem for UK automotive firms. The report, written by staff at the Northern Economic Research Unit at Northumbria University, draws on discussions over 100 firms to analyse the reasons firms are finding it difficult to recruit the staff they need and proposes solutions.