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Archers of Ashby is to relocate its Ford car dealership and 12 jobs from Leicester Road to a larger site in Smisby Road early next year. 07-Dec-2007 Reflex Vehicle Solutions is planning to expand the workforce in its vehicle rental business from 60 to 180 over the next three years. 03-Dec-2007 Axeon is to raise £11m in a share placing to fund the commercial development of battery management systems for electric vehicles. 29-Nov-2007 Overross is to close its Renault car dealership in Ross-on-Wye early next year, with the loss of up to 15 jobs. 28-Nov-2007 Springfield Motor Group is planning to expand turnover at its North East-based chain of six car dealerships by 50% over the next five years, including the development of a commercial vehicle centre in Washington. 27-Nov-2007 Super Aguri has shed about 30 maintenance jobs at its Formula One motor racing team in Oxfordshire. 26-Nov-2007 Pentagon Group is to invest £5m in two new car dealerships due to open in Sheffield in 2008, while a new Chevrolet outlet will open in Barnsley in January and its Vauxhall business in Mansfield will relocate to a new site. 22-Nov-2007 Kia of South Korea is looking to appoint a further 30 car dealerships in the UK over the next three years, taking the total to 170. 16-Nov-2007 Lookers has closed the Essex Trade Centre car dealership in Witham, with the loss of most of the 17 jobs. 14-Nov-2007 Bosal UK is to shed about 80 of the 327 jobs at its automotive exhausts and towbars factory in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. 13-Nov-2007 Carcraft is to shed 49 of the 500 jobs at its car hypermarket in Rochdale, having failed to secure a site at the new Kingsway Business Park to expand the business. 08-Nov-2007 TI Automotive is to shed up to 200 jobs at its automotive parts factory in Telford. 07-Nov-2007 Stoneridge-Pollak is to close its automotive components factory in Mitcheldean next summer with the loss of 233 jobs, in order to transfer production to China and Estonia. 06-Nov-2007 Michelin is to close the metallic fabric department at its tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent by March 2008, with the loss of 45 jobs. 06-Nov-2007 TMD Friction is to invest £2m in the expansion of its brake pads factory in Hartlepool, with the creation of 68 jobs. 17-Oct-2007 Rolls-Royce Motors is to add a second assembly line at its luxury cars factory in Goodwood, with the creation of up to 400 jobs. 12-Oct-2007 Pendragon has closed seven Stratstone Volvo car showrooms in Mansfield, Newport, Accrington, West Bridgford, Oldham, Crewe and Ilford. 08-Oct-2007 Schrader Electronics is planning to expand the workforce at its tyre pressure monitoring systems factory in County Antrim from 550 to more than 600 by next year. 08-Oct-2007 James & Jenkins is to invest £2m in the expansion of its car dealership in Cardiff, including an improved showroom area and a refit of the workshop. 05-Oct-2007 Johnson Controls is shedding 40 jobs at its car parts factory in Washington, due to reduced demand for its products from Nissan's Sunderland plant. 04-Oct-2007 Europcar is to create about 95 jobs in Leicester, in order to consolidate the customer services and finance departments of its various car rental brands. 04-Oct-2007 Carter & Carter, the Nottinghamshire-based motor manufacturing training company with 2,566 staff, has had its shares suspended "pending clarification of its financial position". 03-Oct-2007 North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts is planning to expand its chain of seven retail outlets across the North East and Yorkshire, with the creation of about 300 jobs over the next two years. 28-Sep-2007 Nissan is to convert 180 temporary jobs at its car factory in Sunderland to permanent positions, due to the success of the Qashqai model, and £2.4m will be invested to increase production. 26-Sep-2007 Dagenham Motors is to open a new £4.5m flagship Ford car dealership in east London in April 2008. 19-Sep-2007 Kostal UK is to invest about £4m in new equipment for its automotive electromechanical components factory near Rotherham, having secured a Yorkshire Forward grant that will help to secure 100 jobs. 12-Sep-2007 Vertu, the chain of 46 car dealerships, is to set up a customer services call centre in Sunderland this month, with the creation of an initial ten jobs. 03-Sep-2007 West Riding Motor Group is to set up a new Lexus car dealership at Station Road in Bradford next year, with the creation of 20 jobs. 31-Aug-2007 Lookers has won approval to sell Ford cars and commercial vehicles, having bought some Sheffield-based assets of Dixon Motors out of administration. 30-Aug-2007 Leyland Trucks is to increase truck production at its Lancashire factory by 17% to 20,000 trucks a year next month, securing the future of the 1,200-strong workforce and creating "further job opportunities". 30-Aug-2007 HR Owen is looking to sell about six of its BMW car dealerships, and talks are taking place with an unnamed company. 29-Aug-2007 Lear Corporation is planning to close its car seat factory in Nottingham by the end of next year, with the loss of up to 450 jobs. 28-Aug-2007 Carcraft is recruiting up to 35 staff at its new national car sales call centre in Rochdale. 01-Aug-2007 Speedmaster is to set up a new £1.5m supercar showroom and conference facility at Albion Mills in Bradford by spring 2008. 31-Jul-2007 Gravells has won permission from Carmarthenshire Council for the £3m expansion of its Renault car dealership in Kidwelly, which will create up to 20 jobs. 30-Jul-2007 Gilder Group is to set up a new £13m headquarters at Meadowhead in Sheffield in 2008, including Audi and Volkswagen car dealerships. 18-Jul-2007 North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts is to open a new £2m car servicing centre near Harrogate early next year. 10-Jul-2007 Pendragon is to raise more than £300m in a sale-and-leaseback deal for 115 of its car dealership and vehicle repair properties. 09-Jul-2007 National Tyres is planning to open 14 new motor repair centres in Scotland by the end of next year, as part of a strategy to expand its nationwide network from 204 to 400. 04-Jul-2007 South Ribble Council is to consider plans from Hurstwood for the development of a £2m Bentley car showroom at the South Rings Business Park in Bamber Bridge, which would involve the transfer of 25 staff from the existing site in Rishton. 28-Jun-2007 BSM is planning to close a further nine of its high street driving school centres and shed about 100 jobs, but has dropped plans to replace the entire network of 107 centres with mobile technology. 22-Jun-2007 Williams BMW is to relocate its head office and 15 staff from Manchester to a new £10m building in Bolton by August 2008, and a new car showroom with 115 staff will replace its existing site in Bradshawgate. 21-Jun-2007 Alfred McAlpine is forming Dealership Developments, a Bromsgrove-based joint venture with Wayland Developments, to build new showrooms for car manufacturers and retailers. 20-Jun-2007 Takao is to invest £12m in the expansion of its automotive parts factory at the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 80 jobs. 13-Jun-2007 Nissan is setting up a £4m manufacturing training centre at its Sunderland plant, in order to train production supervisors from other countries, and the first group of trainees will arrive from Russia in the autumn. 12-Jun-2007 Ford is considering plans to sell off its Jaguar and Land Rover car manufacturing operations, including 19,000 staff in Solihull, Castle Bromwich and Halewood. 12-Jun-2007 Reflex Mouldings is to create 34 new jobs at its car accessories and floor tiles factory in County Armagh, having secured a £2m investment from Invest NI that will help the company double its turnover over the next four years. 25-May-2007 Gaz, the Russian vehicle manufacturer that owns LDV, is recruiting about 20 staff for its new office in London, as part of a strategy to expand its international operations. 24-May-2007 Nissan is to set up a new 200,000 sq ft logistics centre at its car factory in Sunderland, funded by the £4.5m sale of land to Wilton and Clugston for the development of a new business park and hotel. 15-May-2007 Honda is to recruit an additional 300 staff at its car factory in Swindon by August, due to rising demand for the CR-V and Civic models. 02-May-2007 Imperial Commercials is building a new £1.6m commercial vehicle dealership in Frome, Somerset. 02-May-2007 Nissan GB is planning to set up a nationwide network of 50 light commercial vehicle dealerships, providing van sales, servicing and parts. 26-Apr-2007 Blackcircles, the Edinburgh-based online tyre supplier, is planning to expand its nationwide network of franchised outlets from 150 to 300 outlets. 24-Apr-2007 Magna Kansei is to shed 49 of the 350 jobs at its automotive plastics factory in Sunderland. 24-Apr-2007 DaimlerChrysler is to submit plans for the development of a £48m McLaren Mercedes motor racing test centre at Brixworth in Northamptonshire, which would involve the transfer of 80 technical jobs from Germany. 18-Apr-2007 General Motors has selected its Ellesmere Port car factory to produce a replacement for the Astra, securing the future of 2,200 jobs. 18-Apr-2007 Castle College is to set up a £8.2m automotive training centre at the Highfields Science & Technology Park in Nottingham by the end of the year. 17-Apr-2007 BMW is creating a further 450 jobs at its Mini car factory in Oxford, its pressing facility in Swindon and its Hams Hall engine plant in Warwickshire. 16-Apr-2007 Nissan is considering plans to create more jobs at its car factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear, as demand for the new Qashqai model is higher than expected. 16-Apr-2007 Nanjing Automobile is looking to expand the workforce at its MG sports car factory in Longbridge from 140 to at least 500 by the end of next year. 16-Apr-2007 Arnold Clark Automobiles is to build a £10m Motorstore car supermarket at the Primepoint 14 business park in Stafford by April 2008, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 09-Apr-2007 Visteon is to shed about 175 of the 550 jobs at its car parts factory in Swansea. 02-Apr-2007 Cars 4U is expected to go into liquidation with the loss of about 50 jobs at its car showrooms in South Wales. 02-Apr-2007 Ford is to close its automotive parts foundry in Leamington Spa in July, with the loss of 365 jobs. 30-Mar-2007 Connaught Motor Company is to set up a £12m headquarters and sports car factory in Llanelli, with the creation of 200 jobs. 30-Mar-2007 Sytner is to relocate its Bentley Manchester car dealership from Old Trafford to a new £5m site in Knutsford by the end of the year. 27-Mar-2007 Advantage West Midlands is to help fund the £26m Motorsport Development UK scheme, which aims to encourage innovation in motor sport, including the development of energy-efficient racing and a virtual academy. 21-Mar-2007 General Motors is to set up a network of up to 12 Hummer car dealerships in the UK by the end of 2009, with Kroymans acting as the distributor. 20-Mar-2007 Car Shop Megastore is to open a new 123,000 sq ft car supermarket in Swindon in April, as part of a strategy to double its chain of three sites by the end of 2008. 16-Mar-2007 Magal Metallifacture is planning to close its car parts factory in Nottingham over the next 18 months, with the loss of about 170 jobs. 15-Mar-2007 Henson Motor Group is planning to open two new car showrooms on North Tyneside and Teesside, with the creation of 60 jobs by the end of the year. 08-Mar-2007 Just Car Clinics has expanded its chain of 17 collision repair centres with the acquisition of a 27,000 sq ft site in Durham. 05-Mar-2007 Colt Cars Mid-West is to open a new £4m Mitsubishi car dealership near Gloucestershire airport in August. 01-Mar-2007 Toyota has announced an estimated £100m investment at its engines factory on Deeside, which will secure the future of about 200 jobs. 27-Feb-2007 Reflex Vehicle Solutions is planning to double the 32-strong workforce at its Stockton-based vehicle rental business over the next 18 months, and is looking to open new sites in the Midlands, the South West and North London. 20-Feb-2007 Federal Mogul is to shed 60 jobs at its brake linings factory in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. 19-Feb-2007 Nationwide Crash Repair Centres is to close its branch in Cupar, Fife, in March, with the loss of more than 20 jobs. 13-Feb-2007 Jaguar is expected to shed up to 190 jobs at its Castle Bromwich car factory in Birmingham and a further ten jobs at its wood veneer centre in Coventry. 12-Feb-2007 RAC is to shed about 80 jobs at its Bescot control centre by the M6 motorway, having lost a contract to provide customer services for Volkswagen Group. 08-Feb-2007 ADR Accident Repair Centres has acquired the Premier Accident Repair Centre in Derby for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand the 20-strong workforce to 30 over the next three months. 08-Feb-2007 Car People is setting up a new £10m car showroom on a 10-acre site in Sheffield, and the initial 70-strong workforce is expected to rise to 150 within two years. 08-Feb-2007 Trelleborg Automotive is to close its noise-absorption components factory in West Thurrock by the end of the year, with the loss of 150 jobs. 07-Feb-2007 Bell Truck Sales has acquired a Mitsubishi car dealership in South Tyneside, which will involve the refurbishment of the former Bridge Street Motors site in East Boldon. 05-Feb-2007 Calsonic Kansei is to shed a further 80 of the 750 jobs at its automotive components factory in Llanelli by the end of the year. 05-Feb-2007 Teesside Audi is to relocate its Teesside-based car dealership and 55 staff to a new £5m site at Preston Park in June. 02-Feb-2007 Nanjing Automobile has announced that MG sports car production will restart at Longbridge by April, with the creation of about 250 jobs. 31-Jan-2007 Ricardo has sold its stake in its automotive technical centre in Leamington Spa, which employs more than 100 engineers, to joint venture partner Shanghai Automotive. 29-Jan-2007 Takao Europe is investing £3.2m at a new car parts factory at the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 100 jobs. 25-Jan-2007 Ford is to create a further 200 manufacturing jobs at its engine factory in Bridgend. 19-Jan-2007 Nationwide Autocentres is planning to expand its chain of 210 car servicing centres by acquiring up to 50 additional sites in 2007. 16-Jan-2007 Pirelli is to close its retread tyre factory in Burton with the loss of up to 26 jobs, in order to transfer production to Vacu-Lug's site in Grantham, Lincolnshire. 15-Jan-2007 The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Office in Coleraine is to transfer its car tax applications work to Swansea in autumn 2008, but hopes that most of the 260 staff can by redeployed across other areas of the civil service. 11-Jan-2007 TMD Friction is to close its brake linings factory in Cleckheaton with the loss of up to 270 jobs, in order to transfer production to either Hartlepool or Germany. 10-Jan-2007 RMB Automotive is to create 40 jobs with the opening of two new Toyota and Lexus car dealerships in Stockton in February. 09-Jan-2007 Approved Car Finance is to open two new regional centres in Hampshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the next few months, with the creation of more than 20 jobs. 09-Jan-2007 Vertu Motors has raised £25m in a flotation on Aim to fund the development of a new business acquiring car dealerships. 03-Jan-2007 Ascari has shed 14 jobs at its sports car manufacturing business in Banbury. 02-Jan-2007
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