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Nissan-led self driving car project secures £2.3m Government grant funding
Automotive
The evolvAD programme involves five partners, including the manufacturing giant
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Leicester businessman Simon Hill suffered possible ‘cardiac event’ before crash that killed him and son Harry
Automotive
Father and son were part of senior team at family-owned fleet management business Total Motion
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Northern firms collaborate on project to produce lithium in UK
Automotive
Northern Lithium and Evove are working together on the project in County Durham and Cheshire
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Big company ambitions, small community feel - how Nifco strikes the balance between the two
Organisations
Jo Brown, HR Manager, sat down with BusinessLive to talk about Nifco's new approach to employee wellbeing, apprenticeship schemes and more
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Car retailer Vertu battles supply and interest rates headwinds to deliver profit
Retail & Consumer
The operator of 189 sales and aftersales outlets across the UK told the market it was optimistic
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Australian supply chain plan for Teesside lithium plant costed at initial £255m
Automotive
The firm behind Tees Valley Lithium says its total investment opportunity - between the North East of England and Western Australia could be worth in the region of £2.9bn
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How Loughborough University researchers came up with a design to cut HGV blind spots and make our roads safer
Automotive
Dr Steve Summerskill, 'For years we have been focussed on highlighting just how poor current HGV driver vision is'
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Myenergi and Cinch announce partnership 'to plug into the masses' for electric car sales
Automotive
British Motor Show launch with electric supercar backdrop for respected market innovators
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Acres Engineering celebrates new era after record year
Engineering
Family business is growing post-Covid and has expanded the footprint of its manufacturing and assembly space by a third
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New Britishvolt owner hoping to complete deal this month as it finalises financing
Automotive
Fresh doubts had arisen after it emerged Australian firm Recharge Industries had not met the final part of a £8.6m deal to buy Britishvolt out of administration
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Hopes Britishvolt project can be revived amid purchaser issues
Automotive
Key voices in the region have reacted following news that the prospective buyers have yet to pay the agreed sum for the business
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Britishvolt buyer is yet to make final payment, administrators say
Automotive
The snag in the purchase of the failed firm is the latest blow to the project that aims to bring thousands of jobs to the North East
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Unipres headcount continues to fall despite return to profitability
Automotive
The Sunderland firm said the continuing shortage of semiconductors for the automotive industry was continue to have an effect
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ZeroLight hails new deals with global automotive brands as revenues rise
Automotive
Despite ongoing turbulence in the global automotive sector, the firm is continuing to invest and has narrowed its losses by almost a third
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Bentley issues warning after sales and profits dip
North West
Global sales were down 4% compared to the same period in 2022
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Used car dealer Motorpoint announces 10% cut in workforce
Retail
Difficult trading conditions last winter and spring had hampered growth and profitability
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Profits continue to rise at Jaguar Land Rover as sales surge
North West
JLR's profits were helped by 'favourable volume, mix, pricing and foreign exchange revaluation offset partially by higher inflation and supplier claims'
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Parliament to look into way multi-million pound pension fraud under ex-Norton Motorcycles owner was investigated
Courts
Ex-owner Stuart Garner was spared jail after moving millions of pounds of investor’s pension money into failing business
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North East automotive supply chain welcomes JLR gigafactory announcement
Automotive
Paul Butler, who leads industry group the North East Automotive Alliance, says he is sure of resulting opportunities for North East firms
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Movers and Shakers at Poppy PR, Pendragon, PWC, M-EC, Rolls-Royce, Get Laid Beds and more
Appointments
Ex-Derby Telegraph political editor joins Poppy PR team and there's a new boss at Get Laid Beds
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Vehicle parts maker Linecross plans to grow 50% to £50m in three years with £12.5m backing
Automotive
Linescross makes plastic components for vehicles in the prestige automotive, transport, leisure and off-road markets
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In Full: The 2023 Top 500 Companies in the East Midlands
East Midlands Top 500
Top 20 includes retailers, car dealers, builders, engineering giants, recruitment companies and car manufacturers
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Hydrogen fuel cell units for cars, trucks and buses set to roll off the Intelligent Energy production line
Automotive
Intelligent Energy power units are also being designed for cars, forklifts and drones
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Gallery: 2023 East Midlands Top 500 Companies breakfast at the Leonardo Hotel, East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Top 500
Of the Top 20 companies there are eight in both Derbyshire and Leicestershire and four in Nottinghamshire
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