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Event Review: LowCVP – LOWCVP Conference 2015: Can Formula E Inspire Motorists To Make The Switch To Electric Cars?
On the eve of the first ever Formula E race in London, the focus of the LowCVP Conference 2015 was whether the electric race series could get motorists sufficiently excited to buy electric cars – and FIA Formula E’s Chief Executive, Alejandro Agag, was on hand to provide his view… Aside from the commercial reasons, […]
NAA Event Review: Business Excellence Meeting, Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, Friday 12 June 2015
The NAA held its last ever Business Excellence meeting at the 2015 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, with speakers including Garry Wilson (APC), Simon Hucknall (Vauxhall), James Cross (EA Technology), Martina Rodrigues (NAA) and Carol Holden (NAA)… “The NAA event at the 2015 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power was excellent; the presentations conveyed the enthusiasm of the […]
Life after Business Excellence and the future of the NAA
At the NAA Business Excellence meeting at the 2015 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, Martina Rodrigues and Carol Holden from the NAA gave presentations about ‘Life after the Business Excellence programme’ and the NAA Vision – here’s a summary of what they said… The NAA’s Business Excellence programme, which had 154 businesses signed up, has supported […]
NAA Event review: Bentley Motors
The recent NAA event at Bentley Motors in Crewe provided another example of a unique factory visit opportunity that is only available through the NAA… Visitors to this NAA event were treated to tours of various aspects of the Bentley factory, ranging from the specialist skills involved in the production of the wood and leather […]
NAA event review – Briggs Automotive Company
The recent factory visit at Briggs Automotive Company, the home of the single-seater, road legal Mono supercar, proved to be another extremely popular NAA event; in addition to a presentation about the latest BAC company news, NAA delegates were treated to a thought-provoking presentation from Google, as well as a talk from Bentley. Neill Briggs, […]
Event review: Niche Vehicle Symposium
The keynote speaker at this year’s Niche Vehicle Symposium was Mark Gayton, Project Manager for the new McLaren 675LT, and his message was that McLaren wants to source more components from UK suppliers. Mark Gayton, Project Manager at McLaren Automotive, gave the opening keynote address at this year’s Niche Vehicle Symposium held on 16 March […]
Event review: SMMT Open Forum
The NAA attended the recent SMMT Open Forum event in Leicester, which provided an industry update as well as an insight into what lies ahead for the future of the UK automotive; here are some of the key points from the day’s busy schedule. Summary of key points includes: UK automotive industry overview Automotive Investment […]
Event review: Future Powertrain Conference review, 25/26 February 2015, Solihull
The Future Powertrain Conference took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull on 25th & 26th February 2015, and it brought together academics and engineers from the automotive industry with the aim of jointly exploring solutions for future powertrain challenges A number of interesting ideas were presented in the various sessions, ranging from removing […]
Event review: Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Parliamentary Reception – opportunities for UK supply chain companies, but they need to grow
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) hosted an event in the House of Commons on 9 March to present the findings of a report by Cambridge Econometrics entitled ‘Fuelling Britain’s Future’, about the economic impact of low carbon vehicles in the UK. The report shows that moving to low carbon vehicles makes economic and environmental […]
Event review: The Automotive Industrial Partnership Launch Event, 12 March at Cholmondeley Room & Terrace, House of Lords, London
Joining a plethora of key Automotive Industry/Sector representatives at the beautiful Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords, on the river Thames, the Automotive Industrial Partnership was officially launched – showing how OEM collaboration in the sector is vowing to bridge the skills gaps and attract the next generation of Automotive Engineers/skilled workers. The UK […]
