27.09.2018 Ι Advancing digitization will greatly change the German mechanical and plant engineering industry – both as a user and as a provider of digital products. “In order to retain its strong role in innovation and customer access, mechanical engineering must position itself strategically in platform economics and cooperate more closely,” emphasized Wolfgang Lemb, Executive… Continue reading Mechanical and plant engineering
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Rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit now, negotiators urged, as SMMT warns £5bn tariffs threat just tip of iceberg for auto sector
RT @SMMT: The importance of an integrated automotive industry: SMMT calls for all Brexit negotiators to be pragmatic, secure a withdrawal a…
How cars are made – an alloy’s journey
A car company has shared the journey of an alloy wheel from Belgium to the UK to show how seamless the process is within the EU. Honda is concerned their ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing process – where parts are delivered only when they are needed – will be at risk post-Brexit. The Senior Vice-President of… Continue reading How cars are made – an alloy’s journey
No-deal Brexit to fuel £1,500 rise in cost of EU car in UK, says motor trade
Automotive industry Industry body warns tariffs would add £5bn to cost of 2.7m vehicles, with average price rising as much as £2,700 in EU Parked cars destined for the UK at Zeebrugge, Belgium. British buyers registered nearly 2m cars and vans from the continent in 2017. Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP The average cost of a car… Continue reading No-deal Brexit to fuel £1,500 rise in cost of EU car in UK, says motor trade
BMW Will Shut Down Oxford Plant for a Month After Brexit Date
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BMW plans to shut Mini plant for a month after Brexit day
BMW Carmaker says Cowley closure minimises impact of supply disruption if there is no deal BMW has said it will not build cars at its Mini plant immediately after the UK leaves the EU next year, to carry out annual maintenance. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images BMW plans to shut its Mini plant for a month… Continue reading BMW plans to shut Mini plant for a month after Brexit day
Jaguar Land Rover cuts Birmingham factory worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas – but they keep full …
JAGUAR Land Rover has axed its Castle Bromwich car plant worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas. The car maker blamed the decision on “continuing headwinds” impacting the UK industry. Getty Images – Getty Workers at the JLR Castle Bromwich site have had their hours cut to a three-day week The decision… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover cuts Birmingham factory worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas – but they keep full …
UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
(Adds supplier comment on JLR) By Costas Pitas LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW said it will move the annual maintenance shutdown period for its British Mini plant to just after Britain is due to leave the European Union in April, in case there is no Brexit deal. Carmakers generally close their factories… Continue reading UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
The senior vice president of Honda Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit would cost his company tens of millions of pounds. Ian Howells told the BBC that quitting the bloc without an agreement would affect the carmaker’s competitiveness in Europe. He said the Japanese firm was preparing for a no-deal outcome but had not… Continue reading Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week
Jaguar Land Rover Castle Bromwich move comes after carmaker was accused of ‘scaremongering’ about Brexit Jaguar Land Rover employs 40,000 people in the UK. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover has announced that more than 3,000 staff will move to a three-day week at its Castle Bromwich plant in the West Midlands, only… Continue reading More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week