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Motorworld is closing its car showroom in Wolverhampton with the loss of 23 jobs. 23-Dec-2008 Draexlmaier Automotive UK is creating 35 jobs at a new car parts sales and engineering operation at the Seven Stars Industrial Estate in Coventry. 23-Dec-2008 Inchcape is to close the James Edwards Land Rover car dealership in St Helens in January. 22-Dec-2008 Brooklyn Ford has closed its car dealership in Evesham with the loss of 19 jobs. 19-Dec-2008 Ryobi is to shed 99 of the 234 jobs at its car components factory in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, early next year. 18-Dec-2008 Prodrive is to withdraw its Subaru team from the World Rally Championships, but hopes to transfer most of the 100 Banbury-based staff to other areas of the business. 17-Dec-2008 Stadco is to shed 106 of the 153 jobs at its car parts factory in Llanfyllin, Powys, by March 2009. 16-Dec-2008 Castings is to shed 66 of the 400 jobs at its automotive components factory at Brownhills in the West Midlands. 16-Dec-2008 Hashimoto is to shed up to 70 of the 470 jobs at its car parts factory on South Tyneside in January. 16-Dec-2008 CLF Technologies is to close its automotive exhausts factory at the Tibshelf Business Park in Derbyshire with the loss of the remaining 80 jobs, and the equipment will transfer to Unipart Eberspacher in Coventry. 15-Dec-2008 IM Kelly Automotive is to shed up to 18 of the 51 jobs at its leather car interiors factory in Coventry. 10-Dec-2008 BorgWarner is to close its automotive components factory at the Kenfig Industrial Estate in Margam by 2010, with the loss of 110 jobs. 10-Dec-2008 Northgate is shedding 380 jobs at its van hire operations in the UK and Spain by April 2009, in order to save £8m a year. 10-Dec-2008 Honda is planning to close or sell its Brackley-based Formula One motor racing team by the end of the year, with the loss of up to 800 jobs. 08-Dec-2008 Linamar is said to be planning to shed 208 of the 358 jobs at the former Visteon car parts factory in Swansea. 08-Dec-2008 Blade is to shed about 16 jobs at its Volkswagen, Audi and Harley-Davidson dealerships in Gloucester and Cheltenham. 08-Dec-2008 UYT is to shed 98 of the 510 jobs at its car components factory in Coventry in January. 04-Dec-2008 SDC is to shed 235 of the 500 jobs at its Honda car parts distribution business in Swindon. 03-Dec-2008 Aston Martin is to shed up to 600 permanent and temporary jobs from the 1,850-strong workforce at its Warwickshire-based sports car manufacturing business. 02-Dec-2008 Solent Motor Group has ceased trading with the closure of four Citroen, Mazda and Nissan car dealerships in Portsmouth and Petworth. 01-Dec-2008 Rolls-Royce Motors is to shed 40 of the 200 temporary jobs at its luxury car factory in West Sussex. 01-Dec-2008 Jaguar Land Rover is to shed 850 IT and engineering jobs at its sites in Castle Bromwich, Solihull, Whitley and Gaydon by the end of the year. 28-Nov-2008 TS Tech UK is to shed an unspecified number of the 800 jobs at its automotive seats factory near Swindon, in response to the planned two-month temporary shutdown of the nearby Honda plant. 27-Nov-2008 Hi-Lex Cable Systems has shed 30 of the 170 jobs at its car parts factory in Port Talbot. 26-Nov-2008 BMW is to shed 290 agency jobs at its Mini cars factory in Oxford, having decided to cut its Friday late shift in January. 25-Nov-2008 Calcast is to close its automotive cylinder heads factory at Campsie near Londonderry with the loss of 90 jobs. 25-Nov-2008 ThyssenKrupp Tallent is to shed 85 jobs at its automotive components factory in Cannock. 24-Nov-2008 Lookers is to close two Lexus car dealerships in Brighton and Southend by the end of the year, but some of the 35 staff will be redeployed. 24-Nov-2008 Ketlon is planning to close its car gears factory in Paddock Wood, Kent, with the loss of up to 180 jobs. 24-Nov-2008 GKN is to shed 90 jobs at its vehicle parts factory at Hadley Castle in Telford. 21-Nov-2008 George W King is to close its car parts factory in Letchworth, with the loss of about 200 jobs. 21-Nov-2008 Avis Europe is to shed 315 jobs in its car hire business, and some staff will transfer from its Hayes office to its main headquarters in Bracknell. 18-Nov-2008 Stapleton's Tyres is to set up a 69,450 sq ft tyre distribution centre at Slyfield Industrial Estate in Guildford. 18-Nov-2008 VFS has shed 100 jobs at its commercial vehicle conversion business in Eastleigh, Hampshire. 18-Nov-2008 Lawrence Automotive is to close its dashboards factory in Nottingham in December, with the loss of 86 jobs. 18-Nov-2008 LDV is to shed 95 of the 1,000 jobs at its Washwood Heath van factory in Birmingham over the next few months. 17-Nov-2008 Leyland Trucks is to shed a further 246 of the 1,000 jobs at its trucks factory in Farington, Lancashire, by February 2009. 17-Nov-2008 Peugeot Citroen is to shed about 50 jobs from its 600-strong workforce in Coventry, affecting both the headquarters in Stoke Aldermoor and the parts operation in Tile Hill. 14-Nov-2008 Coba Plastics is to shed 18 jobs at its plastic car components factory in Leicestershire. 14-Nov-2008 Northern Automotive Systems is to shed up to 99 jobs at its automotive aluminium products factory at Gilwern near Abergavenny. 10-Nov-2008 Walker Renault has closed its car dealership in Stourbridge with the loss of 36 jobs. 05-Nov-2008 Jaguar Land Rover has extended its redundancy programme to a further 300 to 400 workers at its car plants in the West Midlands and Merseyside. 05-Nov-2008 Barkers has closed its Citroen car dealership in Grimsby, with the loss of about 30 jobs. 03-Nov-2008 MG Sports & Racing is to set up sports car factory on Neachells Lane near Wolverhampton next year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 31-Oct-2008 Leyland Trucks is to shed about 100 of the 1,500 jobs at its factory in Farington, Lancashire, by the end of the year. 31-Oct-2008 Amethyst Honda has ceased trading with the loss of about 100 jobs at car dealerships in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Chippenham. 31-Oct-2008 Bentley is expected to shed about 200 of the 3,800 jobs at its car factory in Crewe, in order to cut production of the Continental model. 30-Oct-2008 Calsonic Kansei is to shed 60 of the 500 jobs at its car components factory in Llanelli. 29-Oct-2008 ThyssenKrupp Tallent is considering plans to shed a further 86 of the 900 jobs at its automotive chassis factory in Newton Aycliffe. 29-Oct-2008 Pendragon is planning to close its Stratstone Volvo car dealership in Earley, Reading, with the loss of 30 jobs. 29-Oct-2008 Ford is to invest £70m at its factory in Bridgend, in order to produce the new EcoBoost range of fuel-efficient engines. 29-Oct-2008 The Department for Transport is to provide funding of £100m for the development of electric and low-emission cars, and vans will be tested by the Metropolitan Police, Royal Mail and local councils in Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds and Coventry. 28-Oct-2008 Auto Trail has shed 46 jobs at its motorhomes factory in Grimsby, leaving a workforce of 143. 22-Oct-2008 Brooklyn Motors has closed its Mazda car dealership in Kidderminster and transferred most of the 17 staff to other sites. 21-Oct-2008 Norton Racing is to set up a 15,000 sq ft motorcycles factory at Donington Park, and could create up to 100 jobs over the next 18 months. 20-Oct-2008 Inchcape is to shed an unspecified number of the 6,000 jobs at its car dealership operations in the UK, in order to cut costs by £50m. 20-Oct-2008 Jaguar Land Rover is to shed 200 jobs from its 16,000-strong workforce, affecting sites in Halewood, Castle Bromwich and Solihull. 17-Oct-2008 Kia is planning to expand its network of 145 car dealerships to 170 by the end of 2010, including new sites in Birmingham, Liverpool, London and Manchester. 16-Oct-2008 Streets Skoda has closed its car dealership in Bristol with the loss of 18 jobs. 13-Oct-2008 Whittal Williams is creating about 50 jobs at a new £2m 42,000 sq ft vehicle body shop and hire centre on the Rassau Industrial Estate in South Wales. 09-Oct-2008 Ryder is to close its commercial vehicle rental depots and workshops in Plymouth and Exeter in November. 09-Oct-2008 Autologic is to shed up to 200 of the 500 jobs in its car delivery network, following a fall in demand for new vehicles. 09-Oct-2008 Toyota is to invest an unspecified amount at its car factory in Derbyshire, in order to produce the new Avensis model and secure the future of almost 5,000 jobs. 06-Oct-2008 West End Motors, the Bodmin-based car dealership with 53 staff, is to relocate to a new £3.7m site at Bodmin Business Park in November. 01-Oct-2008 Caffyns is to close Vauxhall car dealerships in Tonbridge and Brighton by the end of October. 01-Oct-2008 Bosch is considering plans to shed up to 300 temporary staff from the 1,400-strong workforce at its automotive alternators factory in Miskin near Pontyclun. 30-Sep-2008 ThyssenKrupp Tallent is to shed 30 jobs at its automotive chassis and suspension parts factory in Llanelli. 29-Sep-2008 Flabeg is considering plans to shed about 60 jobs at its car mirrors factory in Smethwick, in order to transfer production to France, Hungary or the Czech Republic. 23-Sep-2008 Jaguar is planning to cut production at its Castle Bromwich car factory, which employs 2,600 people. 22-Sep-2008 Volvo Group UK has acquired an office at Houghton Hall in Dunstable for £2.3m, and will use the site as a headquarters and training centre for its Renault Trucks UK subsidiary. 19-Sep-2008 Vospers is to shed up to 20 of the 685 jobs at its 20 motor dealerships in Devon and Cornwall, and its Millbay showroom in Plymouth will close in October. 19-Sep-2008 Ford is to halve Transit van production at its factory in Southampton to 35,000 units a year, which could lead to the loss of up to 600 jobs by 2011. 17-Sep-2008 Lookers is to close its Dutton Forshaw Skoda and Chevrolet car dealership in Maidstone with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 17-Sep-2008 Northern 4x4 Centre has ceased trading with the loss of eight jobs at two car dealerships on Tyneside. 11-Sep-2008 Nationwide Accident Repair Services is considering plans to expand its chain of 73 crash repair centres by offering tyre and exhaust fitting services, depending on the success of a new site opening this year in Kettering. 10-Sep-2008 Jaguar Land Rover is to create about 50 jobs at a new 50,000 sq ft technical training centre due to open at Heathcote in Warwick early next year. 10-Sep-2008 Arvin Meritor is planning to shed up to 97 jobs at its Grange Road automotive parts factory in Cwmbran. 05-Sep-2008 Scot Group is to close the Clifton Garage vehicle repair business in Exeter, with the loss of 28 jobs. 02-Sep-2008 Gregory Group has won approval to build three new car showrooms in Cleethorpes, and discussions are taking place with various car retailers. 02-Sep-2008 Leasedrive Velo, the Wokingham-based vehicle management group, has undergone a £80m secondary buy-out backed by LDC. 01-Sep-2008 Toyota is to cut production at its car factory in Derbyshire over the next five months, with the loss of some of the 220 temporary jobs. 01-Sep-2008 Triplex Components Machining is to close its factory in Hereford with the loss of about 130 jobs, in order to transfer automotive components production to its plant in Stratford-upon-Avon. 29-Aug-2008 Ford is to shed 125 workers on short-term contracts at its Transit vans factory in Southampton in October. 25-Aug-2008 ThyssenKrupp Tallent is to shed up to 40 of the 900 jobs at its automotive chassis factory in Newton Aycliffe. 22-Aug-2008 Yamada Europe is to invest £1.9m in the expansion of its automotive pumps factory in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 30 jobs. 20-Aug-2008 The Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is to set up a 30,000 sq ft office at the Ellipse development in Swansea. 14-Aug-2008 Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems of Leicestershire is to create 25 jobs over the next few weeks and invest £3m in a new production line, having just been acquired by Ruia Group of India. 14-Aug-2008 TRW Automotive has secured a £1.2m grant from One NorthEast to expand its vehicle electronic components factory in Peterlee, with the creation of up to 170 jobs. 12-Aug-2008 Audi has won approval to open a new car showroom on the Riverside Retail Park in Northampton, with the transfer of 86 jobs from Weedon Road and the creation of 16 new jobs. 07-Aug-2008 Dicksons of Forres is to shed 12 of the 82 jobs at its car dealership sites in Inverness and Forres. 06-Aug-2008 Hobin Group is creating up to 30 jobs at a new £2m SEAT car dealership on Bury New Road in Manchester, and will then look to expand into cities such as Chester and Leeds. 01-Aug-2008 General Motors is to consider the Vauxhall factory at Ellesmere Port as a potential production centre for the planned Volt electric car, while the government has pledged £90m of funding for clean car projects over the next five years. 23-Jul-2008 Exhaust Technologies, the Derbyshire-based supplier of high-performance exhaust systems, has ceased trading with the loss of 26 jobs. 18-Jul-2008 BorgWarner Automotive is expected to shed about 75 jobs at its automotive components factory in Port Talbot. 18-Jul-2008 Radical Sportscars is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Peterborough-based racing car manufacturing business with up to ten staff. 17-Jul-2008 Vansdirect is to shed 14 of the 150 jobs at its Llantrisant-based commercial vehicle sales business, following a fall in demand. 16-Jul-2008 Pirelli is to shed about 60 of the 1,000 jobs at its tyres factory in Carlisle in October. 16-Jul-2008 Pendragon is to dispose of three Stratstone BMW car dealerships in Tring, Taplow and Milton Keynes by October, and the Windsor BMW site will close. 15-Jul-2008 Donington Park is to invest up to £100m in improvements to its motor racing circuit, in preparation for the transfer of the British Grand Prix from Silverstone in 2010. 10-Jul-2008 Ford is reported to be considering plans to significantly cut Transit van production at its plant in Southampton, prompting concern about possible job losses from the 1,200-strong workforce. 10-Jul-2008 Epm Technology is looking to relocate its Derbyshire-based racing car components business and 120 jobs from Draycott to Donington Park, with the creation of 30 new jobs. 10-Jul-2008 Helphire, the vehicle hire and accident management firm, is to raise £45m in a share placing, in order to reduce its reliance on debt finance. 10-Jul-2008 TT Electronics is to close its AB Automotive Electronics car components factory in Cardiff next year with the loss of 157 jobs, and a further 75 jobs will be lost at its Integrated Manufacturing Services division in Rogerstone, Newport. 09-Jul-2008 Visteon has sold its Jersey Marine car parts factory in Swansea to Linimar of Canada, securing 400 jobs and leading to an expected £15m investment at the site. 09-Jul-2008 Brose is to shed up to 45 of the 216 jobs at its car windows and seats factory in Coventry. 07-Jul-2008 LTI Vehicles is to shed about 21 production jobs and 19 office staff at its black cabs factory in Coventry. 07-Jul-2008 Carcraft is expected to shed up to 50 of the 170 jobs at its West Midlands car dealership in Darlaston next month. 02-Jul-2008 Porsche is considering plans to set up a new car showroom at 20 Canada Square in London's Canary Wharf. 26-Jun-2008 Jaguar Land Rover is to create up to 600 jobs at Gaydon and other sites in the West Midlands, with vacancies in engineering, finance, purchasing and human resources. 19-Jun-2008 Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council is to consider plans from Volvo Group UK to build a truck servicing depot and offices at the former Lynx site in Nuneaton's Burlington Road. 18-Jun-2008 Bentley is looking to recruit 100 engineers at its luxury car factory in Crewe by early next year, to work in new product development. 12-Jun-2008 Aston Martin is to shed up to 60 temporary jobs at its luxury car headquarters in Warwickshire. 10-Jun-2008 Wagon, the Birmingham-based automotive components manufacturer, is to raise £49m in a share issue to fund capital expenditure to support recent contract wins. 06-Jun-2008 Nissan has secured a £6.2m government grant to go towards a £55m investment in a new compact car that will be built at its Sunderland plant from 2010, securing the future of 1,200 jobs. 04-Jun-2008 Fiat is looking to expand its chain of 167 car dealerships to 200 by 2010, but 30 underperforming sites will be cut. 03-Jun-2008 Johnson Matthey is to create 300 new jobs in Royston due to rising demand for vehicle emission control products, and recruitment will start later this year. 26-May-2008 Liberty Electric Cars of Oxford is seeking a suitable location in the South West to invest £30m in a new plant to transform large luxury cars into electric vehicles, with the creation of 250 jobs. 22-May-2008 Leoni Wiring Systems is looking to recruit a further 12 project managers and engineers at its automotive wiring systems business in Coventry. 13-May-2008 Peugeot is to reduce its car dealership network from 300 to about 270, in order to withdraw from unprofitable areas. 07-May-2008 BMW has decided not to renew the contracts of 17 of its 150 car dealerships in UK. 30-Apr-2008 Chevrolet is terminating its car dealership franchises with Denkale in Southampton, Reading and Slough, in order to appoint a replacement. 30-Apr-2008 Ogihara Europe is to shed up to 45 of the 210 jobs at its car parts factory in Telford. 28-Apr-2008 National Tyres is planning to open a further 115 car repair branches across the country over the next five years, with the creation of about 500 jobs. 24-Apr-2008 Manganese Bronze is forming a partnership with Tanfield to develop an electric version of the TX4 taxi cab by 2009. 23-Apr-2008 MotorSport Vision has unveiled plans for a £10m investment at the Snetterton motorsport hub in Norfolk, including a hotel, track extension and the creation of almost 600 jobs. 22-Apr-2008 Mahle Filter Systems UK is to close its air filters factory in High Post, Wiltshire, next year, with the loss of 440 jobs, in order to transfer production to Telford. 22-Apr-2008 Jaguar Land Rover is to recruit 60 apprentices to work at Castle Bromwich, Gaydon or Solihull, and they will also study for a qualification in Performing Engineering Operations. 21-Apr-2008 Mahle Engine Systems is to close its engine components factory in Bathgate next year, with the loss of up to 130 jobs, in order to consolidate production at its Kilmarnock site. 21-Apr-2008 Intelligent Energy of Loughborough has secured a £1.7m investment from Suzuki to fund the development of a fuel cell engine for motorcycles. 31-Mar-2008 Airbags International is to shed up to 280 of the 700 jobs at its automotive airbags factory in Congleton, in order to transfer some of the production to Autoliv sites in Eastern Europe. 31-Mar-2008 Bentley is planning to set up a new 150,000 sq ft car parts warehouse at Orion Park in Crewe. 17-Mar-2008 Fiat is to set up a 10,000 sq ft car showroom at 105 Wigmore Street in central London. 17-Mar-2008 Nissan is to create a further 128 jobs at its car factory in Sunderland, as part of a £5m expansion of the axle production line. 13-Mar-2008 Jemca is to open a new £8m Lexus car dealership in Colindale, North London, in October, while its Lexus Bromley outlet will relocate to a £2.5m site in Sidcup this month. 07-Mar-2008 Just Car Clinics is looking to expand its Yorkshire-based chain of 21 vehicle repair centres to 25 by the end of the year, including new sites in Northampton and Birmingham. 06-Mar-2008 Arvin Meritor is to shed 65 of the 600 jobs at its two car parts factories in Cwmbran. 06-Mar-2008 Gefco is planning to import at least 12,000 cars a year through the ferry port in Portsmouth, depending on the success of a trial with Citroen C5s, and they will then be trucked to Corby, Sheerness and Humberside. 05-Mar-2008 Toyota is to invest a further £88m at its factory on Deeside, in order to produce a new small petrol engine from 2009. 05-Mar-2008 Schrader Electronics is to invest £4.6m in the expansion of its tyre pressure monitoring equipment operations in Carrickfergus and Antrim, including staff training and research projects. 03-Mar-2008 Ringways Motor Group of Leeds has agreed a £15m funding package with Bank of Scotland Corporate, and is looking to expand its Ford dealerships into South Yorkshire. 03-Mar-2008 Benfield Motors to open up to six new car dealerships in the North East and Yorkshire this year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 28-Feb-2008 Islington Motors is to relocate its Suzuki and Citroen car dealership in Trowbridge to a new £2.6m motor park in Canal Road this spring. 27-Feb-2008 Pendragon is to close its Evans Halshaw Direct car dealership business in Sunderland, with the possible loss of up to 80 jobs. 22-Feb-2008 Honda is to invest £80m in the expansion of its plastic car parts and metal castings factory in Swindon. 21-Feb-2008 Antonov is setting up a new vehicle engineering design centre with 30 staff on the Heathcote Industrial Estate in Leamington. 21-Feb-2008 Nissin Showa is to create 50 new jobs at its automotive components factory in Aberdare, having won a contract to supply shock absorbers to Toyota in Derby. 11-Feb-2008 Pendragon is to close the Stratstone Volvo car dealership in Plympton, Devon, in March, with the loss of 22 jobs. 11-Feb-2008 AutoScan has opened a new automotive support services office in Bishop Auckland and plans to create up to 50 jobs over the next six months. 08-Feb-2008 Stadco Powys is creating 30 new jobs at its automotive components factory in Llanfyllin. 07-Feb-2008 The AA is to relocate its Bristol-based driving school operation and 100 of the 125 jobs to its St Patrick's House call centre in Cardiff in June. 04-Feb-2008 Nissan is to create a further 800 jobs at its car factory in Sunderland by the end of the year, due to the success of the Qashqai model. 01-Feb-2008 Perrys Motor Sales is to close its Planet Bikes motorcycle dealership in Leicester in March, with the loss of ten jobs. 01-Feb-2008 Skoda has acquired a car dealership near Junction 16 of the M8 motorway in Glasgow for £2.5m, and is now looking to launch a further 20 self-owned dealerships across the country. 01-Feb-2008 Klarius Group is to shed 48 of the 76 jobs at its WST Engineering automotive exhaust components factory in Adlington, Lancashire. 30-Jan-2008 Vertu Motors is to open a Motor Nation used-car dealership on a 1.3-acre site in Doncaster in March. 22-Jan-2008 Hodgson is planning to expand the 140-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based car dealerships to 170 this year, as part of an expansion programme that includes a new site in Gateshead and a larger rental division. 16-Jan-2008 The Driving Standards Agency is planning to build a £1.5m driving test centre for motorcyclists at Darwen in Lancashire. 09-Jan-2008 Bridge of Weir Leather is to create 50 jobs at its automotive leather factory in Renfrewshire, having won a new contract to supply Ford in North America. 09-Jan-2008 Harley-Davidson is to set up a 10,000 sq ft motorcycle showroom on the Slough Trading Estate in early 2008. 07-Jan-2008
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