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It has been confirmed that there will be a £40 million planned investment into Bentley headquarters in Crewe. This is great news for the area as it will create over 300 jobs and ensure that the workforce is some of the most skilled in Europe. The new jobs will be working within engineering, manufacturing, quality, […]
Jaguar Land Rover has announced the creation of two new ‘Centres of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research’ at two leading UK universities. The £1m investment will be shared equally between University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford to support the development of new research facilities and fund two 5-year study programmes. Each centre […]
Ford is recruiting 250 new employees as production operators for a new diesel engine production line being installed in the Ford Dagenham Engine Plant. This next-generation, low-CO2, 2.0-litre diesel engine family represents an investment of over £380 million, including support from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund. The engine has been designed and developed at […]
Aston Martin is searching for the very best of tomorrow’s automotive design talent with news that the luxury sports car brand is recruiting clay sculpting apprentices. The two apprenticeships on offer present the right candidates with the opportunity to enter the highly acclaimed Aston Martin Design Department and, quite literally, help shape the future of […]
Yet more new jobs are coming to the industry, thanks to Jaguar Land Rover that the Land Rover Discovery Sport will be built at Halewood. The additional jobs announced to support Jaguar Land Rover’s newest model will see the Halewood workforce reach 4,750 – more than treble the number employed there in 2010. Commenting on […]
TIGOSE Members are looking for apprentices to put through their bespoke Apprenticeship Programme TIGOSE (The International Guild of Specialist Engineers), the UK-based association which represents and supports specialists and businesses in the motorised historic and classic transport industry, is sending a call for action to school leavers who wish to carve themselves a career in […]
Ford has announced a series of engineering and business apprenticeship programmes, including a newly-established Higher Apprenticeship in IT. Places are now available for Ford of Britain apprenticeship programmes starting in September, which include Advanced Apprenticeships in engineering, and unique degree-level and professional level Higher Apprenticeship programmes in engineering, finance and IT. The extension of Ford’s […]
BMW Group is looking for around 160 young people with a passion for the motor industry to take up apprenticeships available through its company and dealership schemes in 2014. The new recruits will join over 400 existing apprentices currently undergoing training across the company’s UK operations, and within its BMW and MINI dealer network, with […]
IAM director of policy and research Neil Greig said: “Drivers must understand that drink driving wrecks lives in all sorts of unexpected ways. For some it’s having to live with the guilt of causing a totally avoidable death or injury but for most it’s the economic impact that comes with a criminal record and a […]
Great Britain has a rich history of producing sports cars. Lotus has long been a stalwart, making some of the best cars deeply routed in British sporting performance. Those who’ve driven a Lotus Elise will talk of the purity of the driving experience whilst the newer Evora is competes with some high end competition in […]