Automotive

The completed TEB-1 prototype straddling bus. Image courtesy of Tebtech.

China debuts prototype straddling bus

UK Manufacturing is very different – and in many ways far more exciting – than many people outside industry perceive - industrial strategy.

SMAS: swapping old for new to gain efficiencies

BMW and Toyota deepened their collaboration by signing a binding agreement in 2013 - image courtesy of BMW

BMW and Toyota combine to create their latest sports cars

Hyperloop One has opened a state of the art manufacturing facility in Las Vegas - image courtesy of Hyperloop One

Hyperloop One opens first manufacturing plant to help shape the future of transportation

A computer rendering of the completed Gigafactory. Image courtesy of Tesla

Tesla opens Gigafactory to the media

An employee undertaking quality control checks to a finished fuel rail - image courtesy of Unipart.

Unipart Ford-China deal to create 40 UK jobs

UK automotive - Paul Walker of Autins and Sajid Javid in the factory.

New MD to lead UK automotive firm’s expansion

Hills Numberplate Investment L to R: Stephen Murray (Finance Birmingham); Julie Mole (NatWest); Kath Jenkins & Richard Taffinder (both Hills Numberplates); Ian Fairclough (Finance Birmingham) and Ken Feast (RBS Invoice Finance).

Firm’s numbers come up care of £10m investment

A tool manufacturing floor manager analyses smart factory equipment using the Internet of Things (IoT) - image courtesy of Cisco.

Is creating a Smart Factory part of your business strategy?

An Optare electic bus operated by Stagecoach in Inverness - image courtesy of Optare.

New innovation allows Stagecoach electric buses to run for longer

The new Shape Memory Allow from QinetiQ could help to prevent aircraft damage and accidents caused by both bird and lightning strikes - image courtesy of QinetiQ.

UK defence firm QinetiQ unveils new material to protect aircraft from impacts