Research and analysis

Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF): baseline exercise

This baseline report provides benchmark values for key metrics measured before, or in the early implementation period, of the ATF.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 26 February 2026

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Evaluation of the Automotive Transformation Fund: baseline assessment

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Details

The evaluation approach described in the ATF evaluation framework requires identifying a ‘pre-intervention’ baseline, to understand how different quantitative and qualitative indicators of interest have evolved over time.

The ATF evaluation framework included: 

• the theory of change (ToC) linking what ATF is doing (inputs and activities) to what it will deliver (the outputs) and the benefits that will be realised in the shorter- and longer-terms (outcomes and impacts)
• the logic model, which is a visual representation of the ToC
• the impact evaluation questions, which specific metrics and data sources identified to track and measure success
• the evaluation methodology, setting out how evidence to answer the questions will be obtained and analysed. 
• key timelines for future phases of the evaluation

Published 26 February 2026