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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 […]
IoT4Industry project: Industry 4.0 for SMEs – Call for Expression of Interest
IoT4Industry is a 30 months project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission. It connects 3 Information and Communication Technologies clusters having strong competences in Internet of Things (IoT): Secured Communicating Solutions (SCS) cluster (France), microTEC Südwest e.V. (Germany), DSP Valley (Belgium); with 4 industrial clusters having access to tool manufacturers and […]
NAA Update: The £7.6 trillion per year opportunity – are you ready?
The Road to Zero strategy has been published, which sets out the next steps to cleaner road transport and delivering the UK’s Industrial Strategy… The strategy includes incentives for consumers, but it’s also big news for NAA members, because the government‘s mission is to put the UK at the forefront of an industry that is […]
