First Aston Martin drives off production line at St Athan factory The first Aston Martin to be made at the car manufacturer’s new St Athan site has been driven off the production line, the new DBX.
Lotus announces all-new sub-assembly manufacturing facility in Norwich Lotus Cars has announced that its steel fabrication (currently situated at Vulcan Road, Norwich) and lightweight structures (located in Worcester) businesses will be brought together in to one new, larger…
Ford sets carbon neutral by 2050 goal, including all manufacturing Ford hopes to become carbon neutral globally by 2050 as the company sets targets to urgently address climate change challenges.
Toyota develops new environmentally efficient plating technology Toyota has developed new plating technology that reduces the environmental impact of the process, used in the manufacture of electronic parts.
Consortium to make aluminium battery cases for electric vehicles Constellium is leading a consortium of automotive manufacturers and suppliers to develop structural aluminium battery enclosures for electric vehicles.
Williams Advanced Engineering wins Formula E contract Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has won an exclusive contract to supply the Gen3 battery system of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Ineos Automotive reveals first vehicle design, the Grenadier Ineos Automotive has revealed the design of its forthcoming 4x4 vehicle, the Grenadier, which will be assembled at a new manufacturing site in Bridgend, South Wales.
Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory will only make electric cars now The last model with a combustion engine left the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Zwickau car factory. The seventh generation Golf R Estate with 2.0L petrol engine was produced for a…
Vauxhall to launch third shift at Luton plant to meet demand Demand for Vauxhall Vivaro, Opel Vivaro, Peugeot Expert and Citroën Dispatch requires a third shift to start at the Luton plant.
Electric vehicle manufacturing enhanced by 5G at Ford R&D site Electric vehicle (EV) production has been boosted at Ford’s R&D centre in Dunton, Essex by a 5G mobile private network delivered by Vodafone Business.
UK’s first gigafactory may be built near Aston Martin in Wales Battery manufacturer Britishvolt has announces the selection of two sites for the UK's first gigafactory, from an initial 42 locations, with St Athan in South Wales leading the way.
Inside the luxury metrology operation at Bentley Motors Deep in the heart of the Bentley's Crewe factory is a large air-conditioned metrology workshop that visitors will never see, even out of lockdown.
UK electric vehicle manufacturer reveals post-pandemic bus Arrival, a British electric vehicle manufacturer, has revealed a zero-emission bus that aims to transform public transport for a post-pandemic world.
Toyota hits new milestone at Derbyshire manufacturing plant Toyota’s UK manufacturing plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire has produced its 4.5 millionth vehicle as the factory restarts production.
UK casting specialist steps in for OEM's disrupted supply chain A Midlands lightweight casting specialist has helped an engine maker in the UK get back on track after its Asian supply chain was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nissan’s Sunderland plant resumes car production Nissan’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland resumed production yesterday after almost three months. A new Nissan Juke the first car off the line.
Tesla working with UK government for car factory in Somerset The Department for International Trade (DIT) is looking for a 4,000,000ft2 for electric car giant Tesla to build a research, development and manufacturing plant.
Report: Hydrogen vehicles must be a government priority A new think tank report suggests the approach to transport decarbonisation should include hydrogen-powered heavy duty vehicles like buses.
V8 engine block machined using 5-axis CNC In this video from NYC CNC, a Haas VM3 vertical milling machine along with a 5-axis attachment produces a V8 engine block.
First Range Rover produced under new Covid-19 guidelines The first Range Rover made under new social distancing measures drove off the production line at Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing plant in Solihull today.
Two Renault models could be built in Nissan’s Sunderland plant Two Renault SUVs currently made in Barcelona could be moved to Nissan’s manufacturing site in Sunderland, the FT has reported.
MTC and Aston Martin manufacture vital medical equipment Aston Martin has supported the MTC with the manufacture and delivery of aerosol generating procedure (AGP) shields, which are currently offered to hospitals around the UK.
Ford to restart UK engine production alongside ventilators Ford says it intends to restart initial production at its engine manufacturing plants in Dagenham and Bridgend from 18th May.
Covid-19: Bentley resumes production in Crewe Bentley Motors has resumed production at the company’s headquarters in Crewe, England, with over 1,700 colleagues following the 250 hygiene and social distancing guidelines implemented to enable a safe return.
