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Ben Comments On Confirmed Job Losses At Honda

February 19, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Carol Keller, communications director at Ben – the charity and support service for the automotive sector states: Political and economic unpredictability and accelerating advances in automotive technology make for a less certain future, creating an increasingly pressured environment for people working in the automotive industry – with today’s announcement from Honda only testament to this. In a […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Automotive charities, Automotive industry news, BEN, Ben the independent charity for the automotive industry, Car Articles, Car industry news, Carol Keller, Honda job losses, Honda job losses Swindon, Honda shut down, Industry News, UK job losses Honda

How Will A ‘No-Deal’ Impact Industry?

February 2, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

UK automotive companies are today urging all politicians to do whatever it takes to avoid a ‘no deal’ Brexit as latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show British car production fell to its lowest level for five years in 2018. 1,519,440 new cars left UK factories, a decline of -9.1%, […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Automotive news, Brexit, Brexit news, Car Articles, Daily News, Industry News

RoSPA’s Road Safety Conference Returns In 2019

December 16, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Policies and practical initiatives to protect Britain’s most vulnerable road users will be the theme for RoSPA’s annual Road Safety Conference, held on Wednesday, February 13 2019. Despite Britain having some of the safest roads in the world, every year, thousands of road users are killed or injured whilst going about their daily lives. This conference […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Britax, Car Articles, road safety, Road safety campaigns, Road Safety Conference, Road Safety Conference 2019, Road safety issues, RoSPA, RoSPA 2019 Conference, Vision Zero, Vulnerable road users

No Deal Brexit Could Be Catastrophic, Warn Businesses

November 30, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Three quarters of UK automotive businesses fear a ‘no-deal’ Brexit will threaten their future viability, according to a new member survey announced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) at its 102nd annual dinner in London this evening. The results highlight the critical need for a Brexit withdrawal deal and transition to prevent the […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Brexit, Brexit news, Car Articles, Daily News, How Brexit impacts the motor industry in 2018 and beyond, Motor industry news, SMMT, UK trading partners

Vauxhall Motors Set To Restructure Ellesmere Port

November 24, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Vauxhall Motors confirmed that it has entered into a 45-day consultation period with Trade Union and employee representatives to propose a restructuring of the Ellesmere Port Manufacturing Plant. At a National Joint Negotiation Committee meeting held on Friday 23rd November, the Company announced a proposal for business restructuring to align headcount and production costs with […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Car Articles, Car industry, Collective Consultations, Ellesmere Port, Industry News, Jobs, Manufacturing in Luton, Motoring jobs, UK motor industry news, vauxhall, Vauxhall jobs

Prime Minister Opens Xtrac Factory

November 12, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Berkshire-based automotive and motorsport specialist Xtrac welcomed the UK Prime Minister Theresa May on 8th November 2018 to open its new manufacturing facility extension that will ultimately represent a £22 million investment in UK manufacturing. The Prime Minister’s visit to Xtrac took place ahead of the company co-hosting a Festival of Engineering involving budding engineers […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Apprenticeships, Car Articles, Festival of Engineering 2018, Kit Malthouse, New Xtrac factory, Prime Minister, Xtrac

Are Young Drivers More Likely To Be Involved In High Impact Collisions?

July 31, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Global pioneer of telematics based car insurance, insurethebox, has welcomed the recent EU law requiring cars to be fitted with an e-call button that alerts emergency services in the event of an accident. However, eCall will only be standard on brand-new cars manufactured after 1 April 2018; it won’t be retrofitted to older cars or existing […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Automatic alerts to emergency services, Car Articles, eCall, EU law, G-Force, High G accidents, Insure The Box, insurethebox, Safe driving habits, Young drivers, Young drivers and safe driving

Aston Martin Offers Brexit Statement

July 8, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The iconic British marque makes some of the most luxurious and sought after GT and sportscars available.  It is firmly rooted in British soil and so clearly has an interest in how the unfolding Brexit talks continue to progress.  In light of this, Aston Martin has offered the following statement in relation to Brexit: As […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Aston Martin, Aston Martin industry news, Aston Martin Lagonda, Automotive sector news, Brexit, Brexit car news, Brexit news, Car Articles, Combined customs territories for automotive trade, EU Referendum news, GT cars, Sports cars

Volkswagen California XXL Camper Ready For Production

July 4, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has taken the 2017 California XXL concept vehicle and developed it into a camper van ready for full production. The company will present the new Crafter-based camper for the first time at the 2018 Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf (24 August to 2 September 2018). The production version of the new camper van […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: California XXL, Camper vans, Car Articles, Caravan Salon, New Cars, Volkswagen California, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has taken the 2017 California XXL concept vehicle, VW camper vans

British Engine Manufacturing Tops 1 Million In 2018

May 31, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Sometimes, it’s all too easy to fall into the perception that the headlines are always negative – especially when considering British industry.  That however is clearly not the case when it comes to engines. UK engine manufacturing has surpassed the 1 million mark in April for first time on record! This is the highest April output […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Car Articles, Car industry news, Car industry news updates, Engine manufacturing in the UK, Engine manufacturing success stories, Engines, Mike Hawes, SMMT, UK engine manufacturing

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