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British automobile industry chief in Japan

British automobile industry chief in Japan

Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, gives an interview in Tokyo on June 19, 2024.

British market open to Chinese EV brands, says motor industry leader

STORY: British market open to Chinese EV brands, says motor industry leader SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles in London 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKE HAWES, Chief executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 3. various of electric vehicles 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIKE HAWES, Chief executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders STORYLINE: A British motor industry leader has told Xinhua that an increasing number of Chinese automobile brands, especially electric vehicles (EV) brands, are entering the United Kingdom (UK) and British consumers are open to that. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKE HAWES, Chief executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders "The UK has always been an open market. We've seen over the years, European brands come, Japanese brands come, and Korean brands come. We can see now that Chinese brands are arriving in the UK and the British consumers are open to

China playing leading role in electrification of auto industry: industry leader

STORY: China playing leading role in electrification of auto industry: industry leader DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKE HAWES, Chief executive officer, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 2. various of new electric vehicles at SMMT electrification conference in London 3. various of UK car industry (released by SMMT) STORYLINE: Mike Hawes, chief executive officer of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a leading British automotive trade body, said China is playing a leading role in the electrification of the car industry. Hawes's remarks came after an analysis from his society showed manufacturers have committed 10.8 billion pounds (about 14.2 billion U.S. dollars) to Britain's electric vehicles and batteries since 2011. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKE HAWES, Chief executive officer, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders "Well, I think if you look at this move away from petrol and diesel to electrificati