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Ferrari North Europe has launched a new website for 16-19 year olds who are interested in applying for an Apprenticeship within the Official Ferrari Dealer Network: www.ferrariapprenticeship.co.uk. The website provides details about the various Apprenticeships which are available: Service Technician Apprenticeship – 3 years Service Advisor Apprenticeship – 2 years Parts Advisor Apprenticeship – 2 years […]
The processes of manufacturing battery units in order of construction at the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Nissan has today announced its commitment to produce a future generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its flagship manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Representing a £26.5m investment in the UK, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in […]
The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is dismayed at the news that a new migrant camp is to be built at the Dunkirk ferry port, approximately 30 miles from the Port of Calais. “This will not solve the problem of migrants causing yet more misery for the thousands of UK-bound hauliers who regularly use this alternative […]
Your visit to Autosport International in January could lead to the start of your own career in motorsport, with some of the biggest companies and several leading universities presenting their courses and the achievements of current students at the show. Autosport International has been supporting the engineering industry for over 25 years and features no […]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company is seeking a record number of candidates for its 2016 Apprenticeship Programme. Seventeen places are available, the highest number of annual apprenticeships since the programme launched in 2006. The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Apprenticeship Programme provides people aged 16-24 with the opportunity to train with the Goodwood-based manufacturer […]
Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that it will be the first British carmaker to open a manufacturing facility in Slovakia. The announcement follows an agreement between the company and the Government of the Slovak Republic to build a new plant in the city of Nitra, western Slovakia. The new world-class £1 billion premium manufacturing facility […]
While Lord Sugar continues to fire his apprentices in the popular BBC show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been busy hiring its latest batch of recruits for its own highly-successful apprentice programme. Forty-five new apprentices recently joined Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Apprentice Programme, and were formally welcomed into the Volkswagen Group at the annual induction event at […]
Jaguar Land Rover is set to invest £450 million to expand its Engine Manufacturing Centre. Total investment in the site, which opened a year ago, now stands at £1bn making it the most significant new automotive manufacturing facility to be built in the UK in the last decade. The EMC is home to the high […]
BMW Group UK has welcomed its 2015 intake of apprentices at its UK MINI and BMW production sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham. It is also celebrating the first success of its Girls Go Technical programme with four female apprentices joining the company’s apprenticeship scheme as a direct result of having participated […]
Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket, is set to open its ninth supersite in Birtley in November 2015. The nine-acre site, close to J61 of the A1, will house 500 new and low mileage nearly new vehicles with quick access to a further 4,000 vehicles in group stock. Motorpoint is investing over £5m developing the […]