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Details on the extra grants announced in the Budget for businesses recruiting apprentices have been released. An extra £170 million is being made available for Apprenticeship Grants for Employers (AGE) in total, half for 2014-2015 and the remainder for the…

Commercial vehicle production in the UK was down for the eight successive month in February as restructuring in the sector continued. Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show a total of 6,235 units were produced last…

Chancellor George Osborne delivered what he described as a ‘budget for the makers, the doers, and the savers’ this week with measures designed to boost manufacturing and export. Industry is at the heart of economic recovery he told the House…

A group of bearing manufacturers including NTN, Schaeffler and SKF have been fined a total of nearly €1 billion for operating a cartel in the supply of parts to vehicle manufacturers. The European Commission handed out the fines to the…

News from the Society of Operations Engineers: A new scheme from the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) is helping engineering firms demonstrate competence and deliver professional development. SOE’s Corporate Partner scheme accredits companies’ in-house training programmes, ensuring they meet high industry standards and deliver…

Continued progress by the automotive and transport sector on cutting emissions cannot come at the expense of an industrial renaissance, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has said in an open letter ahead of its European summit. Writing to European…

Volkswagen will start construction on a new factory in Poland at the end of this year which the successor to the Crafter will be built from 2016. The 220 hectare site in Września will create at least 2,300 jobs, says…

News from Freight Transport Association: There is still an opportunity to book for the Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence conferences, which return on two dates in April following the popularity of last year’s events. The Van Excellence conference is the perfect…

Renault has pulled the wraps from its new Trafic, the van co-developed with Vauxhall which also unveiled its Luton-built Vivaro version today. The new Traffic also goes on sale this summer but will be built at Renault’s Sandouville facility in…

Vauxhall has released the first images of its all-new Vivaro, which will enter production at the manufacturer’s Luton plant in the UK later this year. The manufacturer promises more usable space in both the loadbay and in the cabin, while…