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Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, outlined his ambitions for a “fully digital nation by 2015″ this week.

Gordon Murray Design has today announced that it is partnering with ACAL Energy, based in the North West of England, to take the first steps towards designing an affordable fuel cell vehicle.

Plans for a full CV Show to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 24-26 April 2012 have been announced by the Commercial Vehicle Show LLP consisting of the Road Haulage Association Ltd (RHA), The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT) and IRTE Services Ltd, the trading company of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE).

Overall bus and coach volumes down 26.7% in the month and 21.4% for the rolling year to June.

June total van and truck registrations: up 12.7% to 25,968, rolling year up 23.3% to 287,166.

The June new car market fell 6.2% to 183,125 units, continuing the trend seen over the past 12 months.

Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise, made a keynote speech today at SMMT’s parliamentary reception in Westminster that identified overseas investment and UK manufacturing as key drivers behind the UK’s economic recovery.

Careers advisers are being invited to see inside the Swindon MINI plant as part of a joint Government-industry drive to showcase careers in manufacturing.