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Sales Boost puts Bentley on the road to Record Year
Nine months in to 2014 and Bentley’s aim of having a record breaking year is firmly on track. Global deliveries increased by 19%, to 7,786 cars, up from 6,516 cars in the same period in 2013. Bentley’s four key regions, Americas, China, Europe including the UK, and Middle East all saw strong performance, with the […]
Jaguar Land Rover Continues to Accelerate Growth
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has sold more than 46,000 vehicles in September, up 7 per cent on a year ago. During the first nine months of the year, the manufacturing giant, which has significant operations in Halewood, has sold 351,153 vehicles – a 12 per cent rise on 2013’s performance at the same period. Andy […]
Live projects at the University of Bolton
Does your company have a project that you cannot progress due to a lack of manpower, time, expertise or facilities? If so, the University of Bolton may be able to help. Its students could work on your project under professional supervision, using University facilities for between four and eight months depending on the project. Engineering […]
£5.6m workforce training programme launched for Lancashire businesses
Hundreds of automotive and manufacturing sector businesses and employees across Lancashire are set to benefit from free workforce training after Lancashire County Council launched a new £5.6 million programme which will be delivered by some of the county’s leading training providers. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) aims to support 3,817 employees aged 19 […]
Growing the competitiveness of the UK Automotive Supply Chain
Companies can now bid for a share of £100 million from the Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) to boost their international competitiveness. Following successful previous programmes SMMT are preparing a bid for funding to help support SME companies in the upstream supply chain strengthen their position and increase their competitiveness against overseas suppliers. […]
Innovate UK to invest up to £3m in collaborative R&D projects that will enable significant reductions in off-highway vehicle emissions and/or deliver major improvements in their operational efficiency
Innovate UK is to invest up to £3m in collaborative R&D projects that will enable significant reductions in off-highway vehicle emissions and/or deliver major improvements in their operational efficiency. The aim is to further strengthen the UK’s reputation for excellence in the development of world-leading technologies for wheeled or tracked vehicles used in agriculture, construction, […]
Innovate UK is to invest up to £7m in collaborative R&D projects to encourage technologies for road-vehicles that will deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions – deadline 22 October
Integrated Delivery Programme (IDP) competition 11 The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £7m in collaborative R&D projects to encourage technologies for road-vehicles that will deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions. It is seeking proposals that have at their core either one or more of the following Automotive Council strategic technologies: electric machines […]
Niche Vehicle Network news summary, Members’ Forum – 27th November
On November 27th, the Niche Vehicle Network will be holding its annual Members’ Forum at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon. The Forum, which is a free to attend networking and supply chain building event, aims to give niche vehicle manufacturers and supply chain companies the opportunity to share and discuss their technology developments and business […]
