The Department for International Trade (DIT) will support some of
the UK’s most innovative automotive businesses to exhibit for the
first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show, taking place from the 10
to 15 September.
In the ‘New Mobility World’ hall, UK companies will showcase new
emission-free and sustainable technologies, ranging from
Oxbotica’s parking software and the electric Swifty Scooter, to
the London EV Company Limited’s iconic, electric black cabs.
With more than £2bn invested by the UK Government in the
automotive industry, the UK offers the ideal place to develop and
manufacture future generations of electrified, low-carbon,
lightweight and connected vehicles.
Other UK companies attending the show include, AMPLYFI, AVID
Technology, AppyParking, EXEROS Technologies, Global Design
Solutions (GDS), Gordon Murray Design, McLaren Applied
Technologies and Reflexal.
, Minister for Investment at
the Department for International Trade said:
We’re proud of the UK’s cutting edge automotive supply chain
and its contribution to more sustainable transport, not only in
Europe, but across the world.
We are already home to Nissan’s volume battery factory for
electric vehicles in Sunderland – the first in Europe, and
Toyota’s European centre for the production of Hybrid
Powertrains, while the Jaguar I-Pace was the first electric car
designed in Europe.
We believe collaboration and partnership are essential to
meeting our common transport challenges and are delighted to
bring UK and German expertise together.
We continue to work with partners around the world as the
industry embarks on the transition to a zero-emission,
connected and autonomous future.
DIT will be hosting a reception with up to 120 senior automotive
executives from around the world.
The UK boasts an advanced market for automotive manufacture and
is one of the leading locations for the testing of self-driving
cars. It was also the first to create a legal framework for the
use of autonomous cars on all UK roads and to issue regulations
for the insurance of these vehicles. The UK is also home to the
world’s largest motorsport cluster – representing 6 of the 10
Formula One teams.
The UK and Germany are long-standing trade and investment
partners with bilateral trade accounting for more than £130bn in
2018. The UK remains the number one investment destination in
Europe and of the total £573bn invested in the UK by the EU,
Germany accounts for £63bn. In turn, the UK has invested FDI
stock of £23bn in Germany. Together UK and German companies
employ over 1m people across both countries.
