navigation search society of motor manufacturers and traders abbreviation smmt formation 1902 legal status not for profit company purpose employer organisation for the uk motor trade location 71 great peter street london sw1p 2bn uk region served uk membership uk automotive companies and motoring organisations chief executive mike hawes 1 previously paul everitt who moved to ads group in january 2013 2 main organ smmt executive president tim abbott managing director bmw group uk affiliations association des constructeurs europ ens d automobiles acea european automobile manufacturers association 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 . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 motor show 1.2 vehicle registrations 1.3 consumer protection 2 activities 3 structure 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 6.1 video clips history edit smmt was founded by frederick richard simms on 16 july 1902 . in january 1959 it moved to forbes house and in august 2011 it moved into its current offices at 71 great peter street london . motor show edit one 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 . 3 vehicle registrations edit main article 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 . 3 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 . 4 consumer protection edit the 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 . 5 activities edit the 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 . 6 the organisation advocates and lobbies on behalf of the sector 7 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 each year in may it holds the smmt test day for invited motoring journalists at general motors millbrook proving ground at millbrook bedfordshire . structure edit aside 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 edit automotive industry in the united kingdom automobile safety euro ncap good garage scheme transport research laboratory royal society for the prevention of accidents references edit chief executive . retrieved 17 november 2015 . paul everitt . linkedin . retrieved 17 november 2015 . a b c smmt history . smmt . retrieved 17 november 2015 . mvris new vehicle registrations uk . smmt . retrieved 17 november 2015 . motor codes smmt facts . smmt . retrieved 2011 08 31 . williams david 2010 03 11 . budget 2010 boost for car industry . the telegraph . london . retrieved 2010 03 30 . external links edit the society of motor manufacturers and traders official website motor codes smmt industry forum ltd europe wide motor manufacturer organisations video clips edit low carbon buses at energy live news vince cable 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