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Design, build, manufacture and inpsire with BLOODHOUND

Posted on 5 Jan 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald

The BLOODHOUND gang have been playing with their favourite Christmas toy, the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car kit, the latest release from the BLOODHOUND Project.

Dude, where’s my Hydrogen car?

Toyota representatives officially flipped the on switch at the opening of the first-of-its-kind stationary hydrogen fuel cell at the Toyota campus in Torrance, Calif.

Posted on 5 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown

The age of the 'conventional' gasoline internal combustion engine has been predicted to be coming to an end in just two years, according to Navigant Research, but when will hydrogen cars and the infrastructure needed to deploy them actually be ready?

Audi boosts investments by 24bn Euros and will focus on new models and plants

The GAZ automotive plant in Nizhniy Novgorod plant, a company owned by Basic Element

Posted on 30 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer

Audi will spend 24bn Euros to develop technology and expand production, boosting its five-year investment plan by two billion Euros as it chases BMW for the top spot in luxury-car sales.

BMW and Toyota team up to test Hydrogen fuel cell car

Posted on 22 Dec 2014 by Tim Brown

BMW will begin testing a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle co-developed with Toyota soon, according to a report from AutoCar, but BMW executives are still betting on electric.

Holden dealers to remain despite factory closure

The 2011 Holden Commodore VE Series II in a flying V formation - image courtesy of Holden.

Posted on 22 Dec 2014 by Tim Brown

South Australian Holden dealers have come together to set the record straight about their future when manufacturing ends at Holden's Elizabeth site in 2017.

Recalls due to faulty Takata airbags reach 21 million vehicles

In 2002 Honda introduced new, rapidly deploying side curtain airbag that protects vehicle occupants from head and neck injuries in the event of a side collision - image courtesy of Honda.

Posted on 18 Dec 2014 by Tim Brown

Faulty airbags made by Takata, which have so far been responsible for five deaths and 50 injuries, have resulted in 21 million global vehicle recalls since 2008 from brands including Nissan, Toyota and Honda.

JLR offers a 360° view of the road ahead

Posted on 15 Dec 2014 by Jonny Williamson

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to develop technologies that could offer drivers a 360° view out of their vehicle, uninterrupted by the pillars that support the roof.

Rolls-Royce aerospace announces massive redundancies

An Airbus A380 trialling the new Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine over the alps

Posted on 12 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer

Hundreds of workers are to be laid off at Rolls-Royce factories across Britain as the aerospace manufacturer makes cutbacks on a global scale.

Driving towards the future of car manufacturing

MarchantCain’s underbody diffusers fitted to the Porsche 918 Spyder model

Posted on 11 Dec 2014 by Jonny Williamson

Design and development firm, MarchantCain Design has launched two new performance car innovations built around active aerodynamics, which it says will improve the performance of new vehicles and increase their fuel efficiencies.

Rolls-Royce instigates £1bn share buy-back programme

IAE V2500, which Rolls-Royce is a major partner powers the Airbus A320

Posted on 11 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer

Rolls-Royce has introduced a new £1bn share buy-back programme following the completion of the sale of its energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens.

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