Aston Martin revenues top £500m
Posted on 28 Apr 2014 by The Manufacturer
Luxury automotive manufacturer Aston Martin has announced its revenues surpassed £500m last year as sales climbed by 13%.
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Ford teams up with Uni of Greenwich for IT apprenticeships
Posted on 28 Apr 2014 by Callum Bentley
Ford has announced a series of engineering and business apprenticeship programmes, including a newly-established Higher Apprenticeship in IT.
Morgan marks century of production with Plus 8 Speedster
Posted on 23 Apr 2014 by The Manufacturer
UK car maker Morgan is celebrating 100 years of manufacturing at its Malvern factory with a special edition release of its Plus 8 sports car.
£130m investment for vehicles of the future
Posted on 23 Apr 2014 by The Manufacturer
Projects putting Formula 1 technology into buses and diggers while developing the next generation of engines are to receive money from a joint £1bn government-industry fund.
New Mercedes-Benz Beijing plant boasts 350,000 car capacity
Posted on 22 Apr 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald
Automotive manufacturer Daimler AG has the capacity to increase annual production to 350,000 if customer demand requires it, head of manufacturing at Beijing Mercedes-Benz Automotive, Rene Reif, announced on Monday.
MG launches electric vehicle concept
Posted on 17 Apr 2014 by Tim Brown
As a part of its 90th birthday celebrations, Birmingham-based carmaker MG UK has developed a new electric vehicle concept to help determine European demand for such a car.
Peugeot Citroen reveal long-term recovery plan
Posted on 15 Apr 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald
New chief executive at Peugeot Citroen has announced a long-term recovery plan to return the French car manufacturer to profit by 2018.
Toyota’s trials
Posted on 14 Apr 2014 by The Manufacturer
Victoria Curran, associate in the commercial insurance team at Weightmans LLP discusses the latest Toyota recall and manufacturer liability for product safety.
Land Rover debuts invisible car technology
Posted on 10 Apr 2014 by Tim Brown
Pioneering technology is being developed to give Land Rover drivers a digital vision of the terrain ahead by making the front of the car 'virtually' invisible.
Toyota confirms UK car recall
Posted on 9 Apr 2014 by The Manufacturer
Toyota is to recall more than 35,000 UK cars as part of a product recall of over 6.4m vehicles worldwide.