| 词条 | Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders |
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|name = Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders |image = |size = |caption = |abbreviation = SMMT |formation = 1902 |status = Not for profit company |purpose = Employer organisation for the UK motor trade |location = London, {{postcode|SW|1}} |region_served = UK |membership = UK automotive companies and motoring organisations |leader_title = Chief Executive |leader_name = Mike Hawes,[1] Previously Paul Everitt (who moved to ADS Group in January 2013)[2] |main_organ = SMMT Executive (President - Dr George Gillespie OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Horiba MIRA)[3] |parent_organization = |affiliations = Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles (ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers Association) |budget = |website = SMMT }} The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is the trade association for the United Kingdom motor industry. Its role is to "promote the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad."[4] HistorySMMT was founded by Frederick Richard Simms on 16 July 1902. In January 1959 it moved to Forbes House, Halkin Street, Belgravia, and in August 2011 it moved into its current offices at 71 Great Peter Street, London. Motor ShowOne of its early functions was holding motor shows, the earliest of which was at Crystal Palace in January 1903 (now known as the British International Motor Show). The Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) was formed in 1945. In 1978, the Motor Show moved to the National Exhibition Centre. In 2006, the Motor Show returned to London at ExCel in 2006.[4] Vehicle registrations{{main|Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom}}In July 1972 it started the Motor Vehicle Registration Information System (MVRIS), which works on behalf of the government to collate data about new registrations of vehicles.[4] Data is obtained from vehicle manufacturers and/or importers and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Figures are released on the fourth working day of every month and detailed analysis are available for purchase.[5] Consumer protectionThe Motor Industry Code of Practice for New Cars was launched in 2004, which provides trading standards for consumers, via automotive traders who are registered with the Motor Codes code of practice. The UK car industry has had a reputation of a minority of garages and repair companies giving consumers a less-than-satisfactory level of performance, with (generally) female consumers being cynically targeted for excessive costs for maintaining their cars. Call-out charges for repairs and roadside breakdowns have been known to be uncompetitively high. The Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair was launched in August 2008 to correct any cowboy practices of financial manipulation. More than 4,000 garages across the UK now are registered with this scheme. It was claimed by the National Consumer Council that substandard repair work by UK garages was costing consumers around £4 billion a year.[6] ActivitiesThe organisation "promotes the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad" for a sector that produced 1.39 million vehicles - including cars and commercial vehicles - and 2.39 million engines in the UK (2010) and employs a UK workforce of more than 700,000.[7] The organisation advocates and lobbies on behalf of the sector,[8] in particular for vehicle and component manufacturers, and the motor retail sector. It settles any disputes on cars in the UK that are still under warranty. It monitors combined sales of cars in the UK.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} Each year in May, it holds the SMMT Test Day for invited motoring journalists at General Motors' Millbrook Proving Ground at Millbrook, Bedfordshire. StructureAside from the Secretariat, who run the organisation on a daily basis with around 80 staff in 13 departments, and the Executive, there are many working groups and technical committees for trade sectors, and for research and marketing topics in the car industry. The future of the British automotive industry is facing many technical challenges with strict EU emission legislation, and the introduction of electric and fuel cell vehicles. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Chief Executive|url=http://www.smmt.co.uk/about-smmt/structure/chief-executive-mike-hawes/|accessdate=17 November 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Paul Everitt|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-everitt-124b1011|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=17 November 2015}} 3. ^https://www.smmt.co.uk/2018/11/smmt-announces-new-president-2/ 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=SMMT history|url=http://www.smmt.co.uk/about-smmt/history/|publisher=SMMT|accessdate=17 November 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=MVRIS New Vehicle Registrations UK|url=http://www.smmt.co.uk/smmt-membership/member-services/market-intelligence/vehicle-data/mvris-new-vehicle-registrations-uk/|publisher=SMMT|accessdate=17 November 2015}} 6. ^Motor Codes 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smmt.co.uk/industry-topics/uk-automotive-sector/#facts|title=SMMT Facts|publisher=SMMT|accessdate=2011-08-31}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7414753/Budget-2010-boost-for-car-industry.html|title=Budget 2010 boost for car industry?|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=2010-03-30 | location=London | first=David | last=Williams | date=2010-03-11}} External links
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