Motor vehicle steering column support assembly

A motor vehicle dashboard assembly, comprising a fascia, a steering column, and a steering column support assembly, wherein the steering column support assembly supports the steering column, and the steering column support assembly comprises a laterally extending support structure, mounting points for affixing opposite ends of the support structure to side portions of a motor vehicle chassis, a fixing point above the laterally extending support structure for affixing the support structure to a front portion of a motor vehicle chassis, and a steering column support bracket, the steering column support bracket being supported by the laterally extending support structure, wherein:

• the support structure includes a laterally extending first support member, and a laterally extending second support member;
• the first support member and the second support member each extend laterally between the mounting points;
• and
• the steering column support bracket braces apart the first support member and the second support member.