Midlands car makers at centre of global sales boom
New figures out today show that the Midlands is at the centre of a global sales boom and is making more cars this year than it did in 2011.
New university manufacturing research centre unveiled
The University of Nottingham has unveiled a new research centre offering the expertise for manufacturing companies to develop business.
MG on graduate recruitment drive
Birmingham based car maker MG motors is looking to take on ten graduate trainees to work at the firms Longbridge plant.
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Latest figures show car manufacturing has risen
UK car manufacturing has risen by 6.5% in the latest figures from October.
They're also up 9.7 per-cent on last year.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says the figures show we're on track to reach record levels for car sales over the next few years, with help from manufacturers here in the Midlands.
Midlands' car makers are at the centre of a global sales boom
Vehicles made in the Midlands are leading the way in global sales.
The region is making far more cars this year than it did last but that figure could be even higher if smaller firms, who keep the big manufacturers going, could expand.
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Midlands car makers at centre of global sales boom
New figures out today show that the Midlands is at the centre of a global sales boom and is making more cars this year than it did in 2011.
Read the full storyManufacturing research centre unveiled in Nottingham
Manufacturing companies are getting the chance to tap into some of the finest technical brains in the East Midlands. The University of Nottingham has unveiled a new research centre where scientists and engineers will help firms develop their business.
The Universities Minister David Willets today opened the five-million pound Institute for Advanced Manufacturing. Our correspondent Peter Bearne was there.
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Manufacturing research centre at the University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham has today unveiled a new research centre offering the expertise to help manufacturing companies develop their business.
New university manufacturing research centre unveiled
The University of Nottingham has unveiled a new research centre offering the expertise for manufacturing companies to develop business.
Read the full storyMG on graduate recruitment drive
Birmingham based car maker MG motors is looking to take on ten graduate trainees to work at the firms Longbridge plant.
Read the full story