vehicle manufacturers

New EV manufacturer confirms Midlands plant

Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has revealed plans to develop a new manufacturing site in the Midlands, where it will build up to 5,000 electric commercial vehicle a year. The […]

Mitsubishi introduces roadside service

Mitsubishi Motors has launched a new roadside assistance service. Its Service Activated Roadside Assistance programme (SARA) offers customers free breakdown and recovery assistance for 12 months when a vehicle is […]

MG network expands in Greater London

MG Motor’s network expansion has continued with another dealer inside the M25. Wilsons of Epsom has MG to its portfolio with a specific focus on growing EV sales growth. David […]

Bodyshop adds MG to growing list of approvals

Drive Motor Retail’s Darlington site has secured MG approval, meaning it has now secured nine badges in the last year after previously being just a Vauxhall-approved repairer. It is now […]

New appointment fuels international expansion

Specialist vehicle manufacturer Woodall Nicholson Group has named Gustavo Marqueta as international business development director to facilitate expansion into new markets. Having held various management positions within the international commercial […]

JLR to cut costs by £4.5 billion

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a secret project to cut costs of £4.5 billion ($6.8 billion) and build 1 million cars per year by the end of […]

Automechanika Birmingham‎ to host SMMT Forum

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will host its next Open Forum event at Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s first trade show dedicated to automotive supply chain and aftermarket […]

JLR launches £11m driverless car programme

Jaguar Land Rover is teaming up with academics across the UK in a bid to develop fully autonomous cars. The £11 million programme, jointly funded by the Engineering & Physical […]

JLR launches apprentice recruitment drive

Jaguar Land Rover has launched its recruitment drive for over 200 apprentices to join the company in September 2016.  The Government’s Skills Minister, Nick Boles, praised the UK’s largest automotive […]

Thatcham urges EU to match US

Thatcham Research is calling on 10 vehicle manufacturers in Europe to match their USA commitment to fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as standard on all new cars. Ten major vehicle […]

JLR expects better sales in 2015

Jaguar Land Rover expects this year’s sales to exceed last year’s as Britain, Europe and North America should help compensate for a sharp decline in China, according to chief executive Ralf Speth. […]

Vehicle manufacturers commit to AEB

Ten major vehicle manufacturers have committed to making automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on all new vehicles built, the US Department of Transportation, its National Highway Traffic Safety […]