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NAA Member News: BAC Mono Crowned ‘Best For Selfish Sundays’ in Top Gear Magazine’s Best Cars In The World Issue
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has won yet another coveted award, as Top Gear crowned the Mono supercar ‘Best for Selfish Sundays’ in the magazine’s Best Cars in the World issue… Top Gear defines the Best for Selfish Sunday Award winner as a car that is all about the driver – one that any person can […]
Northern Automotive Alliance Awards highlight innovation in the region’s automotive businesses
The winners of the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards 2016 show that there is widespread and diverse innovation in the region’s automotive companies… The NAA Awards, which showcase the successes of vehicle manufacturers, supply chain companies and service providers in the region, took place in Manchester on 10th November 2016. Lawrence Davies MBE, CEO, Automotive […]
NAA Member News: BAC Mono officially the fastest car ever tested by evo magazine at Anglesey
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has once again made history, as its Mono supercar has become the fastest ever road-legal car to be tested by evo magazine at the Anglesey Coastal Circuit… With evo’s Richard Meaden in the cockpit, the bespoke British supercar set a truly breathtaking lap time of 1:07.70 seconds to beat the race-specific […]
NAA Member News: Bentley Motors Launches 2017 Future Talent Recruitment Drive
Bentley Motors has launched the company’s 2017 trainee recruitment campaign with 60 positions available for apprentices, undergraduates and graduates to start in autumn 2017… Applications are now open at www.bentleycareers.com until November 27th, with vacancies covering commercial areas including Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and Purchasing, as well as the traditional Engineering and Manufacturing […]
NAA Member News: Jaguar Land Rover announces the all-electric I-PACE
All Northern supply chain companies need to take note: the NAA may have been saying this for a number of years, but this is the car that your businesses need to be geared up to supply technology to – the new Jaguar I-PACE… The I-PACE Concept previews Jaguar’s first-ever electric vehicle. The five-seat production version […]
NAA Member News: Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) announces senior management restructure
Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has announced a senior management restructure to prepare the business for future growth following the launch of its German division and the impending EU Roadworthiness Act implementation… Company founder and owner John Ellis becomes Chief Executive and Matthew Mardle, who joined the business earlier this year as Operations Director, takes […]
NAA Member News: OakTec accompanies the Prime Minister on Trade Mission to India
Paul Andrews, CEO of Lancashire-based engineering firm OakTec, travelled with the Prime Minister Theresa May on the recent UK Trade Mission to India, her first international trade visit… OakTec has developed the Pulse-R multi-gas and multi-fuel engine, which is ideal for use in various applications in India due to having low levels of emissions, high […]
Northern Automotive Alliance Awards highlight innovation in the region’s automotive businesses
The winners of the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards 2016 show that there is widespread and diverse innovation in the region’s automotive companies. The NAA Awards, which showcase the successes of vehicle manufacturers, supply chain companies and service providers in the region, took place in Manchester on 10th November 2016. Lawrence Davies MBE, CEO, Automotive […]
NAA Member News: Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, sample the BAC Mono
Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, have sampled the BAC Mono during a visit to the University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI)… At the University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) on Friday 14 October, BAC founders Neill and Ian Briggs showcased the Mono supercar to Prince William and wife Kate […]
NAA Member News: HRH The Princess Royal Opens New Bentley Motors Research and Development Centre
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has visited the Bentley Motors headquarters in Crewe to open a new research and development centre – 25 Pyms Lane – which is home to more than 400 Bentley engineers… The new building covers 7,200 square metres over four storeys and was constructed in just seven months. The building […]
