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Robots join Ford production line
- 27/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Robots are now working alongside engineers at Ford’s Cologne plant. A team of collaborative robots (cobots) complete a choreographed sequence to sand the entire body surface of a Ford Fiesta in just 35 seconds. Ford insists the initiative does not replace employees but allows operators to use their time on more [...] -
Axalta director elected to CEPE board
- 27/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has elected business director for Powder Coatings in Europe, Klaus Gast, to the board of CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry. Yves Kerstens, Axalta’s vice president and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said, ‘As an industry leader and a [...] -
Politicians urged to end Brexit confusion
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Positive figures announced today by the SMMT have revealed the resilience of the UK automotive industry, but political uncertainty is still a threat. This is according to Peter Barnes, partner and head of automotive sector at DWF. He said, 'Despite the turbulence of the British political system over recent months, [...] -
Fix Auto triumphs at Bodyshop Live!
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Fix Auto network is celebrating a triumphant night at the bodyshop Live! 2019 Awards. Fix Auto Dagenham received two awards, winning Best Independent Bodyshop and their manager Scott Dunnell was named Bodyshop Manager of the Year. It is the second year a Fix Auto UK repair centre has received these two [...] -
CV production enjoys dramatic rise
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output surged 47.9% in August, reversing four successive months of decline, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New model production coming on stream positively impacted volumes in the month, as 5,544 units rolled [...] -
UK car manufacturing enjoys August boost
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car manufacturing rose for the first time in 15 months during August, increasing 3.3%, with 92,158 units produced. This is according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It said the increase was due mainly to the fact that several key plants that had brought forward [...] -
Autonomous message not getting through
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that the public's wariness of autonomous driving has hardly shifted in the last two years. Nearly a third of UK adults think we will never switch to having only driverless cars on the roads while 60% of people say they would always prefer to drive themselves rather than use a self-driving [...] -
Volkswagen: no market manipulation
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen is backing two chairman accused of market manipulation. The Brunswick public prosecutor's office announced that it had brought an indictment against the former chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, Prof. Martin Winterkorn, as well as against the chairman of the supervisory board, Hans [...] -
Hams Hall hits 5 million-mark
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW Group’s Hams Hall engine manufacturing plant, near Birmingham, is celebrating the production of its five millionth engine. The plant has been operating for more than 18 years, assembling three and four-cylinder petrol engines for BMW and MINI models. Hams Hall-built engines are also supplied for a growing [...] -
Ancaster expands in South East
- 26/09/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Ancaster Group has launched a new Hyundai Bluewater store to deliver a full new and used Hyundai sales and aftersales service, supported by Ancaster’s South East dealer network. Ancaster boasts the UK’s largest Hyundai dealership in Croydon, Surrey – a 1,200 sqm showroom that can accommodate 29 new cars [...]