Automotive analysts in the UK’s Business Department say any potential change in a future British government is not likely to alter the current political backing for the vehicle manufacturing and supply sectors.
The UK is now less than two years away – from a newly-introduced fixed date – general election but there is growing belief Westminster support for the country’s influential Automotive Council will remain whatever the party colour.
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“We have no reason to suppose there will be any particular shift,” Business Department automotive sector analyst, Phil Davies, told just-auto at today’s (18 September) SMMT Open Forum in the UK city of Worcester.
“This [automotive] initiative started before the last general election and there is no change in policy – the work we have done is based on robust analysis of what we need to do.”
To emphasise the cross-party orientation of the British auto sector, newly-appointed SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, noted the body attended last week’s Liberal-Democrat party political conference and will shortly be at the Labour and Conservative equivalents.
