https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/485.html United Kingdom Manufacturing news 15 Manufacturing & Parts news - United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/485.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:36:48 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/232174.html Automotive group Motus has acquired 100% of UK-based aftermarket parts business Motor Parts Direct for R3.64bn. Motus said the acquisition is aligned with its international growth strategy for the aftermarket parts business and will reduce its dependency on vehicle sales. 1-232174 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/848/204346.html Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap. In the US, President Donald Trump invoked rarely used powers to force General Motors to make ventilators, while the leaders of France, the UK and Japan have put pressure on companies to make more medical supplies. 1-204346 Tue, 26 May 2020 08:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/485/202275.html Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, announced it will begin producing in Michigan, USA, a third-party ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the vitally needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed. 1-202275 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/485/179608.html Even though the broader sluggishness in the farm equipment market continues to influence farm tyre sales globally, recent research shows that opportunities exist as global sales are likely to surpass 42 million in 2018. Demand is led by tractors and harvesters, with trailers and sprayers following suit. 1-179608 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/791/171929.html Despite the hype and excitement, not to mention the fanciful visions put forth by Tesla's Elon Musk, electric vehicles (EVs) are not yet winning over the transportation sector. 1-171929 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/791/165818.html The ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 is perhaps the most significant policy announcement made by the UK government in the past decade (with the possible exception of Brexit). 1-165818 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/486/165734.html Only a handful of cars have ever managed to be considered both cute and cool at the same time. Fewer still acquire the kind of status that makes them sought-after collectors' pieces in old age. 1-165734 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/791/165735.html Aston Martin has historically been Britain's number one stronghold of virile, automotive traditionalism, always offering vehicles with a robust core of well-proven, rather conventional technology, endorsed usually by characters such as James Bond and Jeremy Clarkson. Aston Martins have always been the car for dyed-in-the-wool, old-school petrolheads. 1-165735 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 07:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/165220.html FRANKFURT, Germany: German luxury car manufacturer BMW has announced that it will build a future all-electric version of its Mini in Britain, easing fears that it might move production away after Brexit. 1-165220 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 06:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/163951.html NEWSWATCH: British sports car maker Aston Martin has confirmed production of 155 of its first all-electric model, the RapidE, to kick off in 2019 with Williams Advanced Engineering as lead engineering partner. 1-163951 Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing & Parts United Kingdom