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Industry News: Groupe PSA Announces Vauxhall and Opel Astra Manufacturing
Since the acquisition of Vauxhall Motors by Groupe PSA, we have been working hard to turn around the fortunes of the brand and to address the performance of the commercial and manufacturing divisions. Currently, the Vauxhall and Opel Astra are built in Ellesmere Port and in Gliwice – and our bestseller is still in the […]
Industry News: Getting a Deal must be next PM’s first job urges UK Auto as new report reveals £50,000 a minute threat of Border Delays
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today issued a plea to the UK’s next prime minister to secure a favourable Brexit deal as his number one priority on taking office… The call came as the trade body published a new report highlighting the importance of automotive trade to the UK economy and the […]
Industry News: The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003
Do you know about the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulations? And how they affect your business?… The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulations 2003 protect the environment by restricting the use of hazardous materials and introducing measures to promote recycling. The regulations cover cars (with up to 9 seats) and small vans (of up to 3.5 tonnes), including […]
Industry News: Be the Business Advisory Board Programme
Starting this summer, eight family businesses in Lancashire and Cumbria will be offered an unrivalled opportunity to gain external support and expertise from successful business leaders in the region… The Be the Business Advisory Board Programme has been set up to get businesses working together to improve productivity. Meeting regularly over the course of a […]
Event Review: Oxford EV Summit
The Oxford EV Summit 2019 featured lots of smart thinking and it showed that there’s currently a huge amount of investment in electric vehicles and clean energy globally, but is the UK keeping up?… In the style of the event itself, which only allowed very short presentations from the speakers, with no slides, and no […]
NAA Update: VM Strategic Collaboration! Can you implement in your business?
New NAA Training Hub, Are you ready for Electrification?, Automechanika, SMMT Open Forum, Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Live, and the NAA’s first International Forum… The NAA launched its new Training Hub this month, with a new portfolio of training courses, which sit alongside the long standing technical training offerings. The courses added were a direct […]
NAA Update Number Two!: Latest news from Carol Holden
Carol Holden provides an update on some of the work that she has been doing since September last year in her three days a week role… My core activity is being the NAA lead for the FAST Step 3 Innovate UK funded collaborative project. In addition, I provide support for members on their technical bids, […]
NAA Awards: How to win an Award
Following the launch of the NAA Awards last month, the aim this month is to give you some tips for completion and examples from prior years… As with all competition applications, there are some simple hints for you, they are really only common sense, but sometimes it helps to see them written down. Keep close […]
NAA Event Review: NAA Training Hub Launch, 6 June 2019, GEFCO, Speke
We were delighted to welcome NAA members and partners (pictured) to our Training Hub Launch, which took place on 6th June at GEFCO in Liverpool… The Training Hub is an extension to our already very successful training offer and it brings new and exciting training opportunities to complement the work we do with companies. The […]
NAA News: IN4.0 Group Partnership
This month marked the start of a new partnership between the Northern Automotive Alliance and IN4.0 Group that will address the shortfall in digitalisation expertise in the North of England, and support automotive companies in this region to commence their Industry 4.0 journey… IN4.0 Group is a digital transformation training services provider that empowers businesses […]
