The instrument screen on some new Jaguar and Range Rover models may go blank. It was identified in America, where Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,000 2017-2018 Jaguar XF and F-Pace, 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ and 2018 Jaguar XE vehicles. It also affects nearly 22,000 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models sold this year. In the UK it means about 6,800 … [Read more...]
Facial recognition unlocks new opportunity for cars
The prospect of looking at your car and opening it is becoming a reality. Insurance specialist Rias has conducted research in to patents filed over the past two years by the world’s leading car manufacturers, giving us an insight in to what the future of driving may look like. Imagining a world with driverless cars seemed the stuff of dreams only a … [Read more...]
JLR engine contract with Ford Bridgend plant to end in 2020
Ford Bridgend Engine Plant will lose the JLR engine build contract in three years. The plant has been making V8 and V6 engines for JLR since 1990 when it was part of the Ford Group but continued after purchase of the luxury brands by Tata. Now Ford has said it has told GMB and Unite of the JLR plan and it will “continue to look at other high technology … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 September
The Hummingbird Bike engineered by Prodrive is the world’s lightest folding bike and is now on sale from £3,495. The bike has been in development for more than 18 months and is the British motorsport and advanced technology group’s first venture into cycling, weighs just 6.9 kg and has a unique three-step folding mechanism, which allows the bike to be … [Read more...]
Tradelines 6 September
The Welsh Automotive Forum has a new operations’ manager. Mr Robert O’Neil has worked in the automotive sector over 20 years, working at Robert Bosch Automotive in the UK as well as serving a four-year international assignment in Austria. More recently, he was with Tenneco in Merthyr Tydfil. Rob has extensive experience in plant logistics and will be a … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 August
JLR has reported a 14% drop in UK registrations. It has been a challenging market, the company said, but sales in China have grown and it’s still pushing ahead with massive R&D investment and adding 5,000 jobs, mostly in manufacturing. BMW is incentivising buyers and offering £2,000 trade in allowance against their latest models emitting under … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 June
Jaguar Land Rover is planning for an extra 5,000 engineers and technical staff in the next year, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. Thee recruitment drive could be announced this week to focus on electronic and software engineers as the industry adapts to develop autonomous vehicles but a shortage may mean bringing in foreign workers or contracting … [Read more...]
Wales’ Ford workers face ballot on strike
About 2,000 Ford Bridgend Engine Plant workers will next month be asked to consider industrial action over future investment. UNITE leader Len McCluskey visited the plant last month and met workers as part of his national re-election campaign. They told him they were concerned about job losses when production of JLR engines finishes the end of this … [Read more...]
£110 Million EV investment sparked by UK
Britain awarded £110 million to help boost manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, including a project to build the country's second purpose-built electric battery plant and another to make the technology more powerful. The funding for 38 projects, including £62 million for low-emission cars and £31 million for self-driving vehicles, will help … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 March
The RAC Foundation says just over 300 road bridges in Wales are not maintained to the correct standard by local councils. About £100M needs to be spent to allow them to carry the biggest lorries using the roads network with the worst in Conwy, the greatest number in Powys with most expensive repairs needed in Denbighshire. Jaguar Land Rover is … [Read more...]
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