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NAA company profile: WMG
WMG is a leader in automotive research. Its academic and industrial experts work with businesses, utilising WMG’s on-site facilities to take the risk out of company’s R&D programmes in accelerated timescales… WMG is a department of the University of Warwick and one of the founding members of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Its applied research […]
NAA Member News: Record-Breaking BAC Mono Becomes Fastest Ever Supercar at Goodwood Festival of Speed with Stunning Shootout Win
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is celebrating breaking the Goodwood Festival of Speed supercar record, having romped to victory in this year’s Michelin Supercar Shootout in an unprecedented time… With experienced racer and multiple Goodwood champion Anthony Reid in the cockpit, BAC’s Mono conquered the famous Hillclimb run in just 49.13 seconds – topping the podium […]
NAA Member News: CCM’s Spitfire Motorcycles Prepare to Fly International
A strong, solid reception to the Spitfire Motorcycle series in the UK, and overwhelming support from bikers from around the world, has prompted the decision to export CCM Spitfires into other international markets… Humble Beginnings Some of the best inventions are often stumbled upon without prior planning, and with CCM, this is definitely the case, […]
NAA Member News: GEFCO Supports Decathlon Expansion Programme
Logistics specialist GEFCO UK has extended its contract with leading sport equipment and sportswear company Decathlon, to support its expansion programme over the course of 2018 – 2019… The contract has been agreed following the successful progression of a project for the transportation of goods to six nationwide Decathlon stores from its Northampton logistics centre, […]
NAA Member News: Hylomar releases product videos
Hylomar has created a series of marketing videos demonstrating how to use its products on different application processes, with the first video being released on 10th August… The first video shows the application of Hylomar M on an industrial gearbox, with detailed technical information including usage rates and application method. Currently these videos are being […]
NAA Member News: ProtoEV Electric Go Kart Racing Gets MSA Green Light!
The UK’s first electric go kart STEM competition, which was developed by two NAA members, has been approved by the Motorsports Association as a motor club in its own right after a successful pilot in July… It means a new development series will go ahead this autumn with full blown championship racing by 2020 with […]
Northern Automotive News: McLaren To Be 100 Per Cent Hybrid By 2025
McLaren has announced that its sportscar and supercar range will be 100 per cent hybrid by 2025, with 18 new models and derivatives to be launched.… Track25 is an evolution of the Track22 plan that was first launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016 and the updated plan now includes significant new milestones. Track25 […]
Event Review: Electric, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles in Manchester
Cities such as Manchester are about to experience a revolution in how people move around, with Electric, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles playing a key role. The University of Salford hosted a Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Conference which looked at how transport in Manchester – and other cities – is likely to change over the coming […]
Event Review: LowCVP Conference 2018: What Will Make the Road to Zero Happen?
The government’s Road to Zero publication was released shortly before the 2018 LowCVP Conference, so the event examined how the strategy – containing 46 policy proposals – could best be achieved: by people, policy or product? The discussion was assisted by Bob Moran, the ‘architect’ of the Road to Zero, being one of the speakers […]
Automotive Batteries 101 – Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries for electric vehicles
The Automotive Batteries 101 booklet – Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries for electric vehicles – has recently created by WMG in its role as the APC Electrical Energy Storage Spoke. Have you ever wondered what’s inside an automotive battery, how they work and what are the challenges for production? WMG, in its […]
