StreetDrone autonomous technology company has won UK Government funding as part of a consortium tasked with delivering an autonomous logistics capability to Nissan’s Sunderland car plant. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport grant will be used to develop 5G connected and self-driving 40-tonne trucks capable of moving parts and assemblies between Nissan’s Sunderland manufacturing plant and … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 June
Vehicle owners in the UK will be given £6,000 towards a new electric car if they scrap their current petrol or diesel model, according to media reports. The announcement is scheduled to be made on 6 July in a bid to boost the flat UK car sales and the impending new number plate change coming in September, but some believe it will only keep up high prices of electric vehicles and is not backed by … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 February
Former Cardiff car dealer Ken Thorne has died. He started the business in 1964 and built it up into four car supermarkets in South Wales, including Britain's biggest Daihatsu dealership, but it hit financial trouble in 2002 and 230 staff lost their jobs as it amassed £15.4M in debt. As the plant celebrates its 9M car, production has started on Nissan’s new extra-large press at its … [Read more...]
Welsh car supplier sector deserves UK Government backing
Wales’s automotive sector deserves similar treatment and UK Government support to that in the North East of Britain, says Welsh Government. Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure Ken Skates said, "The announcement that Nissan is to invest in Sunderland following guarantees given to the company by the UK Government is very positive news for the economy of the North East of England, an … [Read more...]