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A partnership including the Northwest Automotive Alliance, Bentley Motors and the Virtual Engineering Centre is awarded £1.95 million of AMSCI funding
A partnership comprised of the Northwest Automotive Alliance, Bentley Motors, the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) (part of the University of Liverpool), Optis, Icona and SimX has been successful in its bid for £1.95 million of Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) Round 2 funding, and two more automotive projects with North West partners also gain […]
Member News: Pirelli receives JLR Quality Award
On 24th January, a delegation of managers from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), including Terry Sampson, the STA Director for JLR, Russ Perry, STA Manager and Mark Beasley STA Engineer visited Pirelli’s Carlisle site to officially present the JLRQ Award to Pirelli UK. JLRQ is the Jaguar Land Rover supplier performance monitoring system and since 2011 […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Case Study: Hylomar takes part in a European roadshow to showcase its products to car manufacturers
Hylomar, manufacturer of sealing compounds for automotive powertrain components, took part in a mobile exhibition which toured the sites of major European car manufacturers Project Hylomar European Automotive Industry Technology Roadshow. Background Hylomar manufactures a wide range of high performance sealants and adhesives used by some of the world’s leading companies, including in the automotive […]
Member Company News: Bentley Delivers 22% Global Growth In 2012
Bentley Motors has announced global growth of 22% in 2012 as deliveries to customers increased to 8,510 cars (7,003 cars in 2011). This maintains Bentley’s position as the leading manufacturer of luxury vehicles in the world. Deliveries were up in every international region as Bentley increased its global sales network by 10% Commenting on the results, […]
NAA Update: Read Carol’s review of 2012 and look ahead to 2013
December is often a time to reflect upon the progress during the last 12 months, so here we go. Awards Dinner Our 2012 Annual Dinner had over double the number of attendees of 2011. Whilst a huge amount of effort went into the event by NAA staff and all of our sponsors, it was a […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Business Excellence Programme Decision; Public Sector and Providers Event; and more
Image: naa-be-meeting-mws-001-low-res Martin provides an update on the decision about the Business Excellence Programme Proposed Extension, and all Business Excellence Providers are invited to a Public Sector and Providers Event on 30 January 2013, for an update about the automotive sector in the region. Firstly, I would like to wish you all the best over […]
Event Review: Standing room only at Members Networking Meeting, 28 November 2012, Jaguar Land Rover, Halewood
There was such a high demand for places at the NAA Member’s Meeting at Jaguar Land Rover that there was standing room only for many members. However the reward was a fascinating tour of the Halewood plant, and a presentation about Jaguar Land Rover’s operations that left people in no doubt about the current incredible […]
Event Review: From a garage start-up to a £10 million business – Business Excellence Networking Meeting, Electron Technical Solutions, 12 December 2012
NAA Business Excellence members who attend meetings will be fortunate to have experienced many excellent events throughout 2012, however one of the most interesting presentations was from Steven Schofield, Managing Director, Electron Technical Solutions Ltd, who, at this event, tracked the company’s history from a one-man start-up in a double-garage sized unit to a £10 […]
NAA member Automotive Comms is part of consortium to win Ofgem funding to test the ability of the local electricity network to recharge clusters of electric vehicles
Will local electricity networks cope with the charging of clusters of electric vehicles?: Testing project approved by Ofgem. An innovative project that will aim to provide a solution to the potential impact that the recharging of electric vehicles (EVs) may have on the local electricity network has been approved for Low Carbon Networks funding by […]
NAA team achieves class win in 2012 RAC Future Car Challenge in BMW 116d EfficientDynamics, returning 103mpg
NAA members Paul Clarke and Paul Andrews drove a BMW 116d EfficientDynamics in the RAC Future Car Challenge 2012 that took place on 3 November and achieved 103mpg over the 64-mile Brighton to London route, winning the Internal Combustion Engine class. The team, representing Green-Car-Guide.com, consisted of Paul Clarke and Paul Andrews, who shared the […]
