Leading vehicle manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is set to invest £100 million into its Castle Bromwich plant. The move will see production of the XE saloon gradually shipped across from the companyâs nearby Solihull plant. It is hoped that the...
Specialist car parts manufacturing firm Nifco UK is to team up with DuPont for a new lightweight Jaguar car project. Nifco UK has released details of the cutting edge new scheme, designed as part of the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)...
Gestamp is to build a new £70 million manufacturing plant in Four Ashes near Wolverhampton, which is expected to safeguard 800 jobs with the automotive component manufacturer and designer. The new 50,000 sq metre plant will be home to a...
New car sales in the UK were low in August, with a rise of just more than 3%, as consumers await the arrival of new registrations this month. A total of 81,640 new cars were registered in the month, with...
Aston Martin has opened its first brand boutique in the centre of Londonâs Mayfair. The boutique is called âAston Martin at No.8 Dover Streetâ and is not just a car showroom, but also a showcase for the sports car manufacturerâs...
The UK government has pledged £35 million to support the huge expansion programme of Jaguar Land Rover operations in Coventry. New Prime Minister Theresa May is eager to back the Whitley South expansion scheme because it offers great potential in...
Car hire phone app service Uber is set to trial a fleet of 20 electric Nissan Leaf cars for three months in London. The taxi app firm has teamed up with Nissan to deliver the trial which aims to improve...
Hydrogen fuel cells; the future of transport? : A future without fossil fuels is eventually inevitable, and as the motoring industry prepares itself for a time without petroleum products, a number of experts are betting on hydrogen as the fuel...
UK builds 1m cars in first seven months of year for first time since 2004 : Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures show that car production in the UK has increased by 7.6% in July, to take the...
The world’s first refrigerated delivery truck cooled by an innovative liquid nitrogen powered engine is being trialled by UK supermarket Sainsbury’s. The world’s first refrigerated delivery truck cooled by an innovative liquid nitrogen powered engine is being trialled by UK...
