Automotive
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Luxury car group invests £30m in new ‘supersite’
H.R. Owen, a luxury automotive dealer group, has begun construction on a new £30 million multi-brand site in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. ... Read More
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Lotus boosts jobs and production with new Norwich facility
The first extruded and bonded aluminium chassis to be built at Lotus’ new manufacturing facility at Hurricane Way, Norwich, has been completed.... Read More
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Halo device that saved F1 star’s life was tested at Cranfield
F1 driver Romain Grosjean emerged from a fireball crash and escaped with his life following a high-speed impact with a barrier at the Bahrain Grand... Read More
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Marshall Motors in gear, revved up and ready to hit the road
Marshall Motor Holdings is ready to re-open its multiple car showrooms in Cambridge and elsewhere in the UK on June 1 now Prime Minister Boris... Read More
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Connected autonomous vehicles project could end motorway pile-ups
Cranfield researchers have been part of a pioneering project to develop technology that could radically reduce the number of multi-vehicle collisions... Read More
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Hewitsons drives automotive sector deal
Cambridge law firm Hewitsons has played a key role in the sale of vehicle services provider C Walton Ltd by the Walton family to Cox Automotive UK... Read More
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Cranfield University and Nissan central to UK’s longest AV journey
A car developed with advanced vehicle engineering research and testing facilities at Cranfield University has completed the UK’s longest and most... Read More
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BGF’s £2.4m helps drive growth for automotive lynchpin
Investment powerhouse BGF has injected £2.4 million in Norfolk-based bf1systems, a market-leading provider of electronic and electrical solutions for... Read More
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Cambridge University and Jaguar Land Rover to develop 3D head-up display for cars
The University of Cambridge is working with Jaguar Land Rover to develop next-generation head-up display technology that could beam real-time safety... Read More
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Great Scott! Entrepreneur looks to acquire more logistics businesses
Peterborough transport business Barnack Storage and Logistics has been acquired by businessman Andy Scott who has pledged to retain all 80 jobs at... Read More
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Big Motoring World buys Peterborough warehouse
Big Motoring World, one of the UK’s largest car supermarket businesses, has expanded its operations with the purchase of a substantial warehouse unit... Read More
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Arm and FiveAI expose hype in driverless cars development
Cambridge UK technology great Arm and the company’s ‘godfather’ Stan Boland have called for less hype and more reality in the drive to get safe and... Read More
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Aston Martin-Porsche site for sale at £3.5 million
Carter Jonas’ Cambridge commercial team has been instructed by Jardine Motor Group to sell its 1.9 acre site at 140-146 High Street, Harston in... Read More
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Vindis launches new Volkswagen showrooms in Cambridge
Vindis Group, the family-owned motor dealer group with a network of Audi, Volkswagen, Bentley, Ducati, ŠKODA, SEAT and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles... Read More
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Marshall Motors roars ahead and sparks ‘Buy’ call from Investec
Leading UK financier Investec posted a bullish ‘Buy’ note after Cambridge-based Marshall Motor Holdings revealed that its 2017 performance was ahead... Read More
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Birketts drives motor group acquisition
Law firm Birketts has advised Gates Group Limited – a fifth generation family-owned and operated business – on the acquisition of four car... Read More
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Automotive specialist gears up for new premises in Cambridgeshire
Bartlett Automotive, a leading independent BMW and MINI specialist in Cambridgeshire, is gearing up to move to new premises in Huntingdon in January... Read More
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Autonomous vehicle trial starts in Cambridge
Tests on a groundbreaking new autonomous bus system have started in Cambridge which could provide up to 100 additional journeys every day. RDM... Read More
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Marshall Leasing to be sold for £42.5m to Bank of Ireland subsidiary
Cambridge based UK retail group Marshall Motor Holdings plc, one of the UK's leading automotive retail groups, is set to sell its wholly-owned... Read More
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TWI drives European car body initiative
TWI in Cambridge is leading a European project consortium to create training modules for a harmonised standard of qualification in the car body... Read More