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Goodyear Dunlop is investing £3m in new equipment at its tyre factory in Wolverhampton, in order to improve efficiency and secure the long-term future of the 350-strong workforce. 19-Dec-2006 Hydro is planning to shed up to 80 of the 220 jobs at its aluminium car parts factory in Worcester by April 2007. 14-Dec-2006 European Motor Holdings has received three potential takeover approaches from Lookers, Inchcape and Tchenguiz, which could lead to the £400m sale of its car dealerships business. 05-Dec-2006 Treadsetters is planning to expand the workforce at its Telford-based tyre wholesaling business from 18 to 33, having won a £7m contract from Yongthai of China. 29-Nov-2006 Trelleborg is to close its automotive products factory in Trowbridge in mid-2007 with the loss of up to 150 jobs, in order to transfer production to Romania. 28-Nov-2006 Taggarts is increasing its workforce from 36 to more than 100, following a £4m investment in the expansion of its Glasgow-based car dealership. 28-Nov-2006 Land Rover is to shed up to 100 temporary jobs at its Solihull factory in January 2007, due to engine delivery delays from the Ford factory in Dagenham. 27-Nov-2006 Platts Garage is to open a £2m expansion at its car dealership in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, early next year, with the creation of about 30 jobs. 24-Nov-2006 Chrysler Group is setting up a new national fleet sales team based in Milton Keynes, in order to increase its share of the corporate market. 24-Nov-2006 Pendragon is to shed 34 jobs at the Sunderland head office of the recently-acquired Reg Vardy car dealership business. 13-Nov-2006 Modec is to set up a 52,000 sq ft factory in Coventry to make up to 5,000 electric urban delivery vans per year from early 2007. 13-Nov-2006 TRW Automotive is to shed a further 156 of the 500 jobs at its car parts factory in Pontypool. 09-Nov-2006 Remploy is expected to shed some of the 180 jobs at factories in Huddersfield, Derby and Jarrow, following the loss of a contract to supply car headrests to Treves. 09-Nov-2006 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is planning to create 200 jobs at its luxury cars factory in Goodwood, following a rise in demand for the Phantom model. 09-Nov-2006 Inchcape is to create dozens of jobs at a new Toyota and Lexus car dealership due to open at Pride Park in Derby in December. 03-Nov-2006 Plastic Omnium is to close its automotive plastics factory in Telford next year with the loss of 198 jobs, in order to transfer production to Measham. 23-Oct-2006 Hutchings HQ is to relocate its Vauxhall car dealership from Tonypandy to a new £2m site in Treforest next February. 19-Oct-2006 TVR is to close its sports car factory in Blackpool with the loss of up to 260 jobs, in order to transfer production overseas. 19-Oct-2006 The Driving Standards Agency is to set up a new 55,000 sq ft office at the Axis scheme in Nottingham, due to a shortage of space at its existing regional office in nearby Talbot Street. 18-Oct-2006 Streetcar is to raise £7m of private equity to fund the expansion of its car ownership business. 17-Oct-2006 Custom Fleet is to close its car leasing business in Carlisle in May with the loss of 58 jobs, as parent company GE Commercial Finance plans to consolidate the work at its site in Manchester. 11-Oct-2006 Peugeot is to close its car factory in Coventry in January, six months earlier than planned, with the loss of the remaining 900 jobs. 11-Oct-2006 Gills Cables is to relocate its automotive cables factory from Lichfield to Tamworth in January, with the loss of about 100 of the 130 jobs. 10-Oct-2006 Manganese Bronze is planning a £53m joint venture with Zhejiang Geely for the manufacture of taxis in China, with annual production of 20,000 vehicles starting in mid-2008. 05-Oct-2006 Reflex, the Teesside-based vehicle rental firm, is planning to expand its vehicle fleet from 3,000 to 10,000 and create 20 new jobs across the country over the next three years. 04-Oct-2006 Bolton Council is to consider plans from the Williams Group for the development of a new £10m BMW and Mini car dealership in Raikes Lane, and 110 staff will relocate from the existing site. 04-Oct-2006 Cooper Standard is to close its automotive parts factory in Maesteg next year, with the loss of 256 jobs, in order to transfer production of sealing system products to Poland and France. 03-Oct-2006 Albion Automotive is to shed 120 of the 320 jobs at its factory in Glasgow by the end of the year, following the loss of a major contract to supply truck axles. 03-Oct-2006 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled plans to produce a smaller model at its luxury car factory near Chichester, which could create hundreds of jobs. 02-Oct-2006 Honda has announced plans to expand production at its car factory in Swindon from 190,000 to 250,000 a year in 2007, with the creation of 700 jobs. 29-Sep-2006 Accident Exchange is to raise £13m in a share placing to fund the development of its West Midlands-based accident management business. 29-Sep-2006 DaimlerChrysler is to close London car dealerships in Mayfair and Knightsbridge in November, in order to transfer the business to a new flagship site at Brooklands. 29-Sep-2006 Bentley is to shed 220 temporary jobs at its car factory in Crewe by the end of the year. 27-Sep-2006 Gleason is to shed up to 30 of the 200 jobs at its automotive components factory in Plymouth. 25-Sep-2006 Audi has unveiled plans for a new 190,000 sq ft car showroom and office on the Great West Road in London. 25-Sep-2006 Hella Manufacturing is to close its automotive components factory in Banbury by the end of next year, with the loss of 450 jobs. 22-Sep-2006 BOS Automotive Products has confirmed plans to close its car accessories factory in Wrexham next month, with the loss of 30 jobs, but 23 staff will be retained at an engineering centre. 22-Sep-2006 Lotus, the Norwich-based sports car manufacturer, is to shed up to 200 jobs by the end of the year. 21-Sep-2006 Carcraft is planning to relocate its Rochdale-based second-hand car supermarket and head office, including 500 staff, to the new Kingsway Business Park in 2008. 14-Sep-2006 BMW is investing £200m in the expansion of Mini production in Oxford, Swindon and Birmingham, twice the amount previously announced, while a further £40m will be invested in components factories by three suppliers - HBPO, Intier Automotive and Faurecia. 14-Sep-2006 Montupet is to shed up to 90 jobs at its car components factory in Belfast, in order to stop producing alloy wheels. 08-Sep-2006 Nissan is to invest £223m at its Sunderland factory to manufacture the Qashqai sports utility vehicle, with the creation of 200 temporary jobs. 07-Sep-2006 Ford is planning to auction Aston Martin, the Warwickshire-based luxury car manufacturer with 1,700 staff, and is thought to be seeking more than £1bn. 04-Sep-2006 Nissan is to expand the trainee recruitment programme for its car factory in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs. 01-Sep-2006 Michelin is to shed 90 of the 1,000 jobs at its tyre factory in Dundee, as part of a reorganisation that will involve investment in new plant. 31-Aug-2006 Futaba Industrial is planning to create up to 700 jobs at its automotive bodies factory in South Derbyshire over the next five years, which will involve the development of a new factory at its site in Foston. 31-Aug-2006 Toyota has won approval from Nottingham City Council for its plans to set up a £10m automotive training centre at Highfields. 30-Aug-2006 West Wallasey Car Hire is to set up a new headquarters at Cross Lane in the Wirral, with the creation of 60 new jobs over the next 12 months. 28-Aug-2006 Sinclair Group is to set up a 2.7-acre Mercedes-Benz car dealership at the Cardiff Gate International Business Park by March 2007, employing more than 100 staff. 24-Aug-2006 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is looking to expand the workforce at its luxury car factory near Chichester, subject to securing council permission for a night shift. 11-Aug-2006 Pendragon has pledged to retain the recently-acquired Reg Vardy headquarters in Sunderland, securing the future of 300 jobs and leading to the possible creation of up to 200 new jobs. 10-Aug-2006 Prodrive has secured planning permission from Warwick District Council for the £100m expansion of its motorsport site near Balsall Common, including new offices, design studios, research laboratories and a conference centre. 09-Aug-2006 Valeo Cooling Systems is to set up a new car parts factory at the Commerce Business Park on Wearside in December, with the creation of 60 jobs. 07-Aug-2006 The National Assembly for Wales has offered £10m of support to the Project Kimber consortium to set up a £50m factory to produce versions of the Smart two-seater car in South Wales, with the creation of an initial 150 jobs. 20-Jul-2006 Honda is considering plans to introduce an extra shift at its car factory in Swindon early next year, with the creation of about 500 jobs. 20-Jul-2006 Kwik-Fit has appointed Savills to conduct a review of its £250m freehold property portfolio, which is likely to lead to the sale of some of its car repair outlets. 19-Jul-2006 Carter & Carter is seeking permission to set up a 90,000 sq ft motor industry training centre in Derby for DaimlerChrysler by August 2007, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 18-Jul-2006 Nanjing Automobile Corporation has announced plans to assemble 15,000 MG TF sports cars a year at Longbridge in Birmingham, and the initial £10m investment will create up to 200 jobs by next year. 18-Jul-2006 Ford is to invest up to £1bn in vehicle fuel efficiency research at sites in Coventry, Gaydon and Dunton over the next six years. 17-Jul-2006 Autoquake has secured a £3.2m investment from Accel Partners to fund the expansion of its online car auctioning business. 17-Jul-2006 Ginetta Cars has started building a 75,000 sq ft racing car factory in Leeds, and production will transfer from the existing site in Sheffield later this year. 10-Jul-2006 Aston Martin is to relocate sports car production and up to 100 jobs from Newport Pagnell to its Gaydon factory in Warwickshire early next year. 04-Jul-2006 Toyota Tsusho is to relocate its Derby-based car parts distribution business and up to 100 jobs to Castle Donington next year, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs over the next five years. 30-Jun-2006 Volvo Cars is to close its parts distribution centre in Daventry by September 2007, with the loss of 40 jobs. 23-Jun-2006 Peugeot is to build a new 110,000 sq ft corporate headquarters and 60,000 sq ft technical centre at its Stoke Works site in Coventry by the end of next year. 21-Jun-2006 Advantage West Midlands is looking to set up a "motor city" near Coventry over the next two years, in order to house up to 30 companies and boost the region's car industry. 20-Jun-2006 Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration has announced that three car dealerships are planning to set up showrooms at Trentham Lakes, including Audi, Bristol Street and Telford Motor Auctions. 20-Jun-2006 TVR has decided to relocate its sports car factory to a new site in Blackpool, securing the future of most of the 260 jobs. 19-Jun-2006 Cobra Automotive is to create up to 28 jobs at its car trim and safety components factory in Shropshire, having won a new order from Volvo. 16-Jun-2006 Accident Exchange, the accident management company, is planning to consolidate staff from five Birmingham locations to its new main site at Hams Hall by September. 15-Jun-2006 Dura Shift Systems is to close its automotive gear boxes and cables factory in Llanelli by the end of the year, with the loss of 270 jobs. 12-Jun-2006 Snows Motor Group is to set up a new £8m Toyota and Lexus car dealership at Hedge End in Hampshire by the end of the year. 12-Jun-2006 Manganese Bronze is in talks with Prime Transport about the possibility of manufacturing black taxi cabs in Pakistan for sale to the local market, and is also looking at opportunities in Mexico and China. 12-Jun-2006 Millhouse Audi is seeking permission to relocate its Bath car dealership to the new Bath Business Park on the A367 in summer 2007. 09-Jun-2006 Nationwide Accident Repair Services is planning to expand its chain of 69 vehicle accident repair centres, following a share placing on Aim that values the business at £50m. 05-Jun-2006 Iveco is to close its office in Oldham at the end of the year, having decided to stop producing Seddon Atkinson trucks at its factory in Spain. 05-Jun-2006 The Transport & General Workers Union (TGWU) has announced that Nanjing Automobile Corporation of China has started recruiting 400 workers to resume car production at Longbridge. 02-Jun-2006 TDS Automotive Logistics is to shed about 200 of the 700 jobs at its car parts logistics business at Ellesmere Port. 30-May-2006 Sytner is to set up Lamborghini car dealerships at temporary sites in Edinburgh and Birmingham, with purpose-built showrooms opening later in the year. 24-May-2006 Omron Automotive is to create 100 new jobs at its automotive electronics factory in Kingswinford over the next few weeks. 24-May-2006 Lotus is planning to manufacture its new sports car at the Hethel factory in Norfolk from 2008, having decided not to transfer production to Malaysia. 23-May-2006 Mr Clutch is planning to expand its network of 40 car servicing centres with 14 new sites over the next two years. 23-May-2006 GKN Driveline, the automotive components manufacturer with 700 staff at a factory in Erdington, is planning to shed 140 jobs. 22-May-2006 General Motors has confirmed plans to shed 900 jobs at its Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port factory. 18-May-2006 Continental Teves is to close its car components factory in Ebbw Vale with the loss of 420 jobs, in order to transfer production to Eastern Europe. 16-May-2006 DVLA, the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, is planning to shed about 500 jobs from its 6,000-strong workforce in Swansea, and may contract out its security, pass office and messenger service. 16-May-2006 Visteon, the car parts manufacturer, is looking to agree a series of cost cutting measures with unions, in order to secure the future of 3,000 staff at sites in Basildon, Enfield, Swansea, Halewood and Belfast. 15-May-2006 AC Cars is to return to the UK market with the appointment of Clive Sutton as London-based dealer for the AC MkV sports car. 09-May-2006 General Motors is considering plans to drop one of the three Vauxhall Astra production shifts at its Ellesmere Port factory, which could lead to the loss of up to 1,000 jobs. 08-May-2006 Krupp Camford is considering plans to close its car pressings factory in Llanelli, with the loss of up to 161 jobs. 05-May-2006 The Driving Standards Agency is said to be looking into the possibility of closing three of its five regional centres in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff and Birmingham. 05-May-2006 Unipart Automotive is to expand its automotive parts supply business in Scotland with the creation of 20 jobs. 04-May-2006 Advantage West Midlands is in talks with the Project Kimber consortium and Access Capital about the possibility of reviving production of the Healey sports car in Coventry, which could create 200 jobs. 03-May-2006 Ford is planning to relocate up to 1,300 staff from its 200,000 sq ft Trafford House headquarters in Basildon to nearby Dunton or Warley, in order to sell off the site for redevelopment. 26-Apr-2006 TVR is to close its sports car factory in Blackpool within six months, with the possible loss of up to 260 jobs, and the company is now seeking an alternative site. 25-Apr-2006 Peugeot is to close its Ryton car factory near Coventry next year with the loss of 2,300 jobs. 19-Apr-2006 Bowker Group of Preston is linking up with MNH Vehicles Contracts of Blackburn to provide a combined contract hire and vehicle management service to companies throughout the country. 19-Apr-2006 Northgate is planning to rationalise offices and car rental sites throughout the country, following the recent acquisition of Arriva Vehicle Rental. 18-Apr-2006 WhizzGo has secured £0.25m of venture capital to help fund the nationwide expansion of its pay-as-you-go car hire business, starting with new sites in Brighton and Liverpool and the creation of 19 jobs. 11-Apr-2006 Pirelli is to shed up to 23 of the 45 jobs at its wheel and tyre assembly department in Burton in July. 10-Apr-2006 Goodyear Dunlop is to close its tyre factory on Wearside in July with the loss of 585 jobs, and a further 39 jobs will be lost at its Wolverhampton site. 06-Apr-2006 Schrader Electronics, the manufacturer of tyre pressure monitor gauges for the motor industry, is to create 100 new jobs at its factory in Carrickfergus, having secured £3.5m of funding from Invest NI. 06-Apr-2006 Percepta UK is to close its Ford cars call centre in Glasgow in June, with the loss of 130 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Coventry. 28-Mar-2006 Finance Cornwall has provided financial assistance to Adrenaline Motorsport for the development of a low-volume sports car manufacturing facility in Newquay, and the first car will be unveiled in June. 27-Mar-2006 Remit, the motor industry training organisation, is to open three new training centres in Leeds, Coventry and Bristol this year, and its Scottish operation will relocate to a site near Glasgow. 27-Mar-2006 Pilkington is to close its automotive glass factory in Eccleston, St Helens, by early next year, with the loss of 112 jobs. 21-Mar-2006 Panasonic Electronic Devices is to close its car speakers factory in Port Talbot by the end of the year, with the loss of 250 jobs. 20-Mar-2006 National Tyres is planning to expand its chain of 206 sites to 400 over the next few years by acquiring independent garages across the country. 17-Mar-2006 Chevrolet is looking to expand its UK network of car dealerships from 90 to 120. 17-Mar-2006 Nationwide Autocentres has acquired the former Universal Motor service centre in Telford, taking its network to 212 sites. 15-Mar-2006 Dynamex Friction is to go into liquidation with the loss of 24 jobs at its car parts factory in Caernarfon. 09-Mar-2006 Prodrive is looking to set up a new motorsport factory and research centre in Kenilworth, and the 200-acre site could eventually house a new Formula One team. 02-Mar-2006 P1, the prestige car club, is planning to set up a regional base in the north, and is considering two possible sites in Alderley Edge and Holmes Chapel. 28-Feb-2006 Stadco has secured the future of 250 jobs at its car parts factory in Coventry, having won a new contract to supply pressings to Land Rover. 27-Feb-2006 Johnson Controls is reviewing the future of its car parts factory in Leamington Spa, prompting speculation over the future of some of the 350 jobs. 24-Feb-2006 St Modwen Properties has agreed to lease part of the former MG Rover Longbridge site in Birmingham to Nanjing Auto of China, which is expected to lead to production of MG sports cars restarting in 2007 and up to 1,000 new jobs. 23-Feb-2006 BSM, the driving school, is to create 60 new jobs at its call centre in Bristol, but its Wakefield site will close in July with the loss of 60 jobs. 22-Feb-2006 Avis is to close its car hire call centre on Salford Quays in October, in order to transfer up to 180 jobs to Spain, and up to 200 jobs could also be lost at other sites including its Bracknell head office. 17-Feb-2006 Federal Mogul has announced plans to close its car parts factory in Rochdale at the end of the year, with the loss of 160 jobs. 16-Feb-2006 Coleg Gwent is to spend £110m revamping its six campuses in Abergavenny, Newport, Usk, Pontypool, Crosskeys and Ebbw Vale, including the development of a motor industry training centre just off the M4. 15-Feb-2006 Intier Automotive is planning to close its vehicle interiors factory in Bristol with the loss of up to 200 jobs. 10-Feb-2006 Land Rover has confirmed plans to shed 1,300 of the 8,000 jobs at its car factory in Solihull, as part of a previously-announced proposal to transfer production of the Freelander to Halewood. 08-Feb-2006 Northern Racing has been selected as preferred bidder to operate the Silverstone motor racing circuit, which could lead to a £600m redevelopment of the site by developer St Modwen. 07-Feb-2006 Haxby's, the Plymouth-based car dealership with two outlets and a repair workshop, has ceased trading with the loss of 59 jobs. 02-Feb-2006 Nationwide Autocentres, the Solihull-based chain of 220 car servicing outlets, has been put up for sale by the National Bank of Greece for about £50m. 01-Feb-2006 Bevan Motor Bodies is to reorganise its Oldbury-based rigid body vehicles business, which will involve expanding the workforce from 160 to 200 and investing £2m in a new three-acre site for its Welford Thomas operation in Dudley. 27-Jan-2006 BOS Automotive Products is considering plans to close its sun shields and accessories factory in Wrexham with the loss of up to 140 jobs, due to competition from abroad. 20-Jan-2006 Dicksons of Forres is to close its car dealership at the end of March with the loss of 15 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its Inverness branch. 19-Jan-2006 Leoni Wiring Systems is to shed up to 150 of the 350 jobs at its automotive wiring factory in North Staffordshire. 18-Jan-2006 Hymer UK is currently investing £3.5m in the expansion of its motorhome dealership in Preston, and expects to create a "substantial" number of jobs this year. 13-Jan-2006 QEK Global Solutions is to close its car services and pre-delivery inspection site in Grimsby in March, with the loss of 94 jobs. 13-Jan-2006 United Co-operatives is to close its Sunwin Renault and Fiat car dealerships in Halifax, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 12-Jan-2006 British Car Auctions is planning to open new sites in Germany, Spain and France, and will also start hosting sales in Poland and Hungary before setting up its own sites. 12-Jan-2006 Lex Auto Logistics and Chorley Council have announced plans to develop a 100-acre site at Buckshaw Village, which will involve the relocation of 200 Lex staff to a new warehouse and office. 12-Jan-2006 Carter & Carter, the car industry training company, is to relocate its headquarters and up to 50 jobs from Peterborough to its recently-acquired EMTEC site in Ruddington, Notts. 11-Jan-2006 Classic Car Club of Edinburgh is planning to open a site in Glasgow later this year. 10-Jan-2006
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