• UK auto sector is worldclass

    • November 12, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The UK automotive sector’s workforce is one of the world’s most productive – but action is needed to address a shortage of skilled engineers and operators, according to new research by the Automotive Council. The report, which ranks the UK’s strengths and attractiveness for automotive investment against other European and global countries, places the UK’s automotive [...]
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  • Tesla rival plans EV for 2017

    • November 10, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    New US start-up company Faraday Future plans to start building electric cars by 2017, it has been revealed. Backed by a Chinese billionaire, the firm is set to take on Tesla Motors, starting with a one-billion-dollar investment in a new automotive factory. Faraday, which is based in California, US, is the latest in a string [...]
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  • TYG PRODUCTS RECEIVES SUSTAINABILITY MARK

    • November 6, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    NSF International recently introduced a new mark identifying automotive parts that have met specific environmental claims. TYG Products, LP’s aftermarket bumper covers that use low volatile organic compound (VOC) paints and primers are the first automotive parts authorized to use the NSF International sustainability mark. The firm’s bumper components were among the first group of [...]
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  • Hyundai launches Genesis brand

    • November 5, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Hyundai Motor has announced an all-new global luxury brand – Genesis – that will deliver ‘human-centered’ luxury. Created for a new generation of discerning consumers, Genesis will be a standalone brand that operates alongside the company’s popular Hyundai marque. Capitalising on its success in the fast-growing global car market, Hyundai Motor will launch six new [...]
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  • CAP and HPI announce global ambitions

    • November 5, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    CAP and HPI will now operate jointly from a head office in Leeds in a bid to bring a ‘wave of new innovation’ to the automotive industry. Closer working between the two brands creates a UK-based business with decision support data and software solutions spanning vehicle identification, valuation, validation, collision and mechanical repair, and total [...]
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