Automotive

CROP Alan Franklin, managing director of Signal Plastics, alongside the firm’s new 1,300 tonne injection moulding press – image courtesy of Omega Plastics Group.

Growth for Omega Plastics thanks to £1m investment

Predictive - In the Digital Railway, the UK rail sector has a real opportunity to finally address the capacity issues and market barriers that have held it back for so long.

£1.3m fund to help transport equipment innovation

Martin Haynes and John Swift (both Alucast) - image courtesy of Alucast.

Alucast propelled to £10m sales target

David Keene, CEO, RDM Group.

UK firm to become global player in driverless cars market

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Bloodhound launches record-sized STEM competition

An artist's impression of a cityscape featuring a skyTran system - image courtesy of skyTran

Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria

Maven, GM's car-sharing program, is now operational in Chicago (pictured here) with pricing starting at $8 an hour - image courtesy of Brian Kersey and Maven.

Maven car sharing, GM’s answer to ZipCar, reaches million mile milestone

The 2016 Toyota Hybrid Prius. Image courtesy of Toyota

Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million

Max Steinberg CBE, chair, International Festival for Business 2016.

30 days to International Festival for Business 2016

Stripping away superfluous switches, buttons, touchpads and electronics on the steering wheel could save in manufacturing costs - image courtesy of Continental.

Continental aims to replace fiddly steering wheel buttons with gesture controls

The toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest according to Ford - image courtesy of Ford

Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars