Brexit – Page 15 – I wish I had more to offer

State of the nation: can the British car industry rebound?

If there’s room for optimism, says Bailey, it needs to be guarded. It will be at least 2025, he estimates, before production exceeds a million cars again, and our muchpublicised need for six to eight battery gigafactories to propel the change to electrified cars is lagging badly compared with the “massive investment” across the EU,… Continue reading State of the nation: can the British car industry rebound?

The Worldwide Forklift Industry is Expected to Reach $84.5 Billion by 2027 at a 7.5% CAGR

DUBLIN, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Forklift Market by Class (Class 1, 2, 3, 4/5), Propulsion (Electric, ICE), Battery Type (Li-Ion, Lead Acid), Tonnage Capacity (36 Tons), Operation, Application, Tire & Product Type, End Use Industry and Region – Forecast to 2027″ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global forklift market size is projected to grow… Continue reading The Worldwide Forklift Industry is Expected to Reach $84.5 Billion by 2027 at a 7.5% CAGR

The woes of startup Britishvolt should shock the UK out of its Brexit self-delusion | David Edgerton

The woes of startup Britishvolt should shock the UK out of its Brexit self-delusion David Edgerton The government must accept the limitations of its industrial strategy and focus on services that improve people’s lives David Edgerton is professor of modern British history at King’s College London Britishvolt executive chairman Peter Rolton at the site of… Continue reading The woes of startup Britishvolt should shock the UK out of its Brexit self-delusion | David Edgerton

Play hard on Brexit and we all lose, warns BMW boss Harald Krüger – The Times

A wry smile flits across Harald Krüger’s face. The chairman of BMW picks his words carefully. Will the car maker shift production from the UK if Brexit penalises trade between Britain and Germany? “BMW is flexible,” comes the loaded reply. “What I would like to see is a pragmatic solution that ensures business is competitive… Continue reading Play hard on Brexit and we all lose, warns BMW boss Harald Krüger – The Times

Zeelo creates 8,000 new jobs for frontline workers in the UK and US

LONDON, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Zeelo – the leading smart bus platform for organisations using proprietary tech, AI-assisted geolocation algorithms, consumer apps and a SaaS platform to provide 100% carbon-neutral daily bus commutes to work and school – has generated 8,309 new jobs for frontline workers in the UK and US. In the last 12 months (to… Continue reading Zeelo creates 8,000 new jobs for frontline workers in the UK and US

Zeelo creates 8,000 new jobs for frontline workers in the UK and US

Britishvolt: the UK’s EV strategy can’t run on fumes

Receive free Batteries updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Batteries news every morning. Depending on how you look at it, the fact the great hope for Britain’s electric vehicle battery industry lies with a three-year-old company that at launch had no product, no customers and limited industry expertise… Continue reading Britishvolt: the UK’s EV strategy can’t run on fumes

Darren Leigh appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive

OXFORD, England, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Unipart Chief Finance Officer Darren Leigh has been appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive reporting to John M Neill who continues as full time Unipart Group Executive Chairman. John Neill had formerly held the post of Unipart Chairman and Group Chief Executive. The appointment provides additional focus for the… Continue reading Darren Leigh appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive