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Industry News: Jaguar Land Rover to Build Range of new Electrified Cars in the UK
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company’s commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020… The first new electric car […]
NAA Member News: Siemens, Atos and STFC launch ground-breaking partnership to help businesses adopt Industry 4.0 technologies
Siemens Digital Industries, Atos and the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre have launched a ground-breaking Industrial Digitalisation Accelerator (IDA) to offer businesses a practical, collaborative space to explore Industry 4.0 technologies… It is the first time that three distinct and yet complementary experts in the field of computing, analytics and Internet of […]
Member News: Product Support Engineer Opportunity with ULEMCo
ULEMCo has a vacancy for a Product Support Engineer involved in the installation and commercialisation of alternative-fuelled commercial vehicles, primarily Diesel/Hydrogen Dual-Fuel – see the job description below… SUMMARY Provides additional resource to a small team involved in the installation and commercialisation of alternative-fuelled commercial vehicles, primarily Diesel/Hydrogen Dual-Fuel. Flexible approach is required from an […]
Industry News: Groupe PSA Announces Vauxhall and Opel Astra Manufacturing
Since the acquisition of Vauxhall Motors by Groupe PSA, we have been working hard to turn around the fortunes of the brand and to address the performance of the commercial and manufacturing divisions. Currently, the Vauxhall and Opel Astra are built in Ellesmere Port and in Gliwice – and our bestseller is still in the […]
Industry News: Getting a Deal must be next PM’s first job urges UK Auto as new report reveals £50,000 a minute threat of Border Delays
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today issued a plea to the UK’s next prime minister to secure a favourable Brexit deal as his number one priority on taking office… The call came as the trade body published a new report highlighting the importance of automotive trade to the UK economy and the […]
Industry News: The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003
Do you know about the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulations? And how they affect your business?… The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulations 2003 protect the environment by restricting the use of hazardous materials and introducing measures to promote recycling. The regulations cover cars (with up to 9 seats) and small vans (of up to 3.5 tonnes), including […]
Industry News: Be the Business Advisory Board Programme
Starting this summer, eight family businesses in Lancashire and Cumbria will be offered an unrivalled opportunity to gain external support and expertise from successful business leaders in the region… The Be the Business Advisory Board Programme has been set up to get businesses working together to improve productivity. Meeting regularly over the course of a […]
Event Review: Oxford EV Summit
The Oxford EV Summit 2019 featured lots of smart thinking and it showed that there’s currently a huge amount of investment in electric vehicles and clean energy globally, but is the UK keeping up?… In the style of the event itself, which only allowed very short presentations from the speakers, with no slides, and no […]
NAA Update: VM Strategic Collaboration! Can you implement in your business?
New NAA Training Hub, Are you ready for Electrification?, Automechanika, SMMT Open Forum, Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Live, and the NAA’s first International Forum… The NAA launched its new Training Hub this month, with a new portfolio of training courses, which sit alongside the long standing technical training offerings. The courses added were a direct […]
NAA Update Number Two!: Latest news from Carol Holden
Carol Holden provides an update on some of the work that she has been doing since September last year in her three days a week role… My core activity is being the NAA lead for the FAST Step 3 Innovate UK funded collaborative project. In addition, I provide support for members on their technical bids, […]
