Hitachi and Honda announced they have developed a prototype of a portable alcohol detector that can be integrated into a smart key. The prototype is tamper-resistant as it can distinguish human breath from alternative gases.This device is capable of distinctively detecting the saturated water vapour from human breath and accurately measures alcohol … [Read more...]
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Now the car for the under-10s
A new car designed by motoring experts for five to 10 year olds is to launch for the first time – and the company behind it is looking for test drivers to help perfect the specially created vehicle. The state-of-the-art car has been nine months in development and has been designed by specialist engineers specifically for under 10s. The two-seater cars … [Read more...]
The future is closer than you think
Self driving cars may seem years away, but more than 1.5 million UK motorists a year now leave showrooms in cars featuring self-activating safety systems, according to analysis revealed today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Data from SMMT and JATO Dynamics shows that more than half of new cars registered in 2015 were fitted with … [Read more...]
Jaguar restart exclusive car production after 60 year break
Jaguar will build the stunning XKSS as an ultra-exclusive continuation model of just nine cars each costing over £1 Million. Nine new XKSS’s - often referred to by experts as the world’s first supercar - will be hand built by Jaguar Classic to the exact specification as they appeared in 1957, replacing the cars lost due to the famous Browns Lane factory … [Read more...]
£22 Million investment to boost Nissan Qashqai
After a decade of unprecedented customer demand, Nissan will increase Qashqai output of the best-selling crossover in Europe. Nissan still cannot keep pace with the continued growth of the crossover market it created with Qashqai, despite record volumes of 300,000 cars every year on Line 1 at the company’s Sunderland Plant, round-the-clock production and … [Read more...]
TVR will train engineers of tomorrow in Wales
TVR will be offering engineering apprenticeships when it starts building its new 170mph sports car in Wales. The carmaker’s operations director John Chasey said they would start building cars in the last quarter of 2017 with delivery beginning in 2018, and they intended to create apprenticeships among the 150 local people they planned to employ. TVR … [Read more...]
TVR will build new sports car in Wales
TVR will build its new 170mph sports car in Wales. Around 150 quality assembly and engineering jobs will be created in the £30 Million investment in the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone over the next five years. Advance orders for the unnamed new car exceed 350 which will take it to the end of its first year in production by 2018, and four new models are in … [Read more...]
Volkswagen’s diesel-gate problems intensify
Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the automaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, said the law firm representing them. The lawsuit, for damages of 3.27 billion euros ($3.61 billion), was filed at a regional court in Brunswick in VW's home state of … [Read more...]
Working with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced the formation of Aston Martin Consulting, an initiative to provide companies with the opportunity to engage with the company’s expertise centred on design, engineering and manufacturing. AMC operations will be based at Aston Martin’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Gaydon, Warwickshire where 1800 employees work to … [Read more...]
Volkswagen orders have fallen in UK but will recover
Volkswagen in Britain predicts a fall in orders in the first quarter, hit by the diesel emissions scandal, but strong orders mean there are signs the carmaker is bouncing back, its UK managing director said. Sales have been decreasing since October when the scandal broke and in January they were down 14% compared to the same month in 2015. However, … [Read more...]
