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<p>The automotive sector is one of the great industrial success stories of our country
with one of the highest productivity levels in Europe amongst the major automotive
producing nations. The automotive Sector Deal announced last year will ensure that
the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive
manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment of £246m to develop and scale-up
world leading battery technology for electrified vehicles and a commitment of £1bn
over 10 years to the Advanced Propulsion Centre to research and develop the next generation
of low carbon technology to keep the sector at the cutting edge of innovation. Since
it was announced in July 2013, APC has awarded 44 collaborative R&D projects worth
£770 million backed with £368 million from Government. We are also committed to investing
over £250 million in public funding up to 2021/22, matched by industry, into R&D
and testing infrastructure to accelerate the development of connected and autonomous
vehicle technologies and anchor them in the UK.</p><p> </p>
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