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New NAA member profile: KDAB – Qt Automotive Suite
KDAB has in-depth experience in supporting automotive OEMs and Tier 1s with productive solutions, innovative features and with true software expertise. The Qt Automotive suite provides a comprehensive package for automotive needs. Together with our partners we are proud to bring this tailored offering to the automotive space and to further accelerate the success of […]
NAA Member News: BAC expands into Japan
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has signed a new deal with AC Minds to make the Japanese sports car specialist its exclusive distributor for BAC Japan… The manufacturer of the world’s only road-legal, single-seater Mono supercar has had a big presence in Japan for many years. AC Minds has played a fundamental role in quenching Japan’s […]
NAA Member News: BasePower works with Plastic Omnium
BasePower’s second project at Plastic Omnium, a leading Tier 1 supplier to the global automotive industry, has achieved G59 certification, marking its official ‘switch on’… BasePower has developed, funded and built the 2MWe Combined Cooling, Heat and Power (CCHP) unit at Plastic Omnium’s site in Measham, Derbyshire. The supply of electricity is now being ramped […]
NAA Member News: Plus Point opens new office in Filey and is shortlisted for Awards
Plus Point Quality (Plus Point) has opened a new office in Filey, North Yorkshire to expand its quality control training to a new region of the country… After liaising with key automotive manufacturers and suppliers in the region, Cheshire-based Plus Point is aiming to bring the company’s quality control and training services closer them. It […]
NAA Member News: Vauxhall becomes part of PSA Group
The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has been finalised. The market share of the enlarged Groupe PSA is now around 17 percent in Europe, making it the continent’s second largest car maker with first or second place in main markets… “It is a […]
NAA Event: Are you a winner? Applications now open for the 2017 NAA Awards
You can now submit an entry for the 2017 NAA Awards; this is your chance to enjoy the glory of having your company’s achievements recognised by the industry… Becoming a shortlisted applicant at the Northern Automotive Alliance Business Awards will provide your organisation with the opportunity to be recognised as a leading player in […]
NAA Member News: BAC Mono wins its class at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) reigned supreme at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017, winning its class on the famous hill climb… Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is celebrating another hugely impressive performance feat, having dominated its class at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 hill climb. With test driver Oliver Webb at the wheel, BAC’s One-of-a-Kind […]
NAA Member News: Force Technology springs into action with a PhD project researching valve train optimisation
Force Technology has teamed up with Lancaster University’s ‘Centre for Global Eco-Innovation’ to create an Engineering PhD project from September 2017… The industry-led project, spread over three years, is titled ‘Predictive Valve Spring Dynamics for Valve Train Optimisation’, and is focused on optimising engine valve train performance and emissions in engines, for use in motorsports, […]
NAA Member News: Millbrook Group expands testing capacity with the acquisition of the CSA Leyland Technical Centre
Millbrook has acquired the CSA Leyland Technical Centre, a test service facility in Lancashire, which will now be branded as “Millbrook”… Millbrook, a leading provider of vehicle testing and validation services to customers in the automotive, transport, tyre, petrochemical, defence and security industries, is pleased to announce that on 1st July it acquired a new […]
NAA Member News: Servispart launches new aftermarket innovation at Automechanika
There has never been a greater opportunity for UK parts and equipment manufacturers to develop their aftermarket potential, but according to Servispart Consulting, the UK’s leading specialist aftermarket consultancy, the opportunity still remains largely untapped… A recent survey certainly seems to back that assertion, with research firm Gartner stating that aftermarket services represent 24% of […]