Press Releases

Jun 03, 2013 13:10 BST Propel Technology In association with restoration specialist GPS Classic, Zircotec will be sponsoring the 2013 Alfa Romeo Revival Cup, a classic car race series in Italy.

Volkswagen builds new plant in Changsha, south-central China with 300,000 planned annual capacity

May 16, 2013 09:02 BST Volkswagen UK Today’s groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of construction work on the new Volkswagen vehicle plant in Changsha in the province of Hunan, south-central China. The factory is being built in cooperation with the Chinese joint venture Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW). “We are expanding our capacity in China to four million vehicles per year by 2018," Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann said.

FBCC has a new patron member Wartsila

Apr 19, 2013 10:01 BST Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce Wartsila is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total efficiency, Wartsila maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.

Certification for the automotive industry provides increased efficiency and more business

Mar 12, 2013 12:02 GMT Lesjöfors AB The seventh Lesjöfors Company is now certified towards the automotive industry´s quality standard ISO/TS 16949. Being certified means that the industry's stringent requirements now can be met and the business potential is already visible in the order books.

Mar 06, 2013 14:11 GMT Red Marlin Mercedes-Benz has become the latest vehicle manufacturer to give its worldwide approval for the use of the new Hunter Road Force Touch advanced wheel balancing system in its franchise dealer workshops.

Feb 18, 2013 10:42 GMT Aston Martin Racing The Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain series is offering potential competitors the opportunity to try out the latest Vantage GT4 at Prodrive’s proving ground on 27 February.

Feb 06, 2013 11:55 GMT Aston Martin Racing The largest collection of Aston Martin racing cars ever to gather on a single track will meet at Brands Hatch in July for a unique race series to continue the British brand’s centenary celebrations. More than a hundred of the marque’s racing cars, dating from 1922 to the present day, will gather for the two-day race series in Kent on 6th and 7th July.

Continental awards Lesjöfors company “2013 Premium Supplier”

Jan 28, 2013 06:30 GMT Lesjöfors AB The German Lesjöfors company spring supplier Stumpp + Schüle has been awarded with "2013 Premium Supplier" from Contintental. Subcontractors that can live up to Continental´s high standards of e.g. quality and service may get the prestigious award.

NEWS! BeSafe Pregnant iZi FIX

Jan 23, 2013 07:01 GMT BeSafe UK One Belt, Two Lives BeSafe Pregnant iZi FIX is designed to aid safe travel for pregnant women and encourages seat belt use during pregnancy

Jan 22, 2013 10:51 GMT Aston Martin Racing There will be six Aston Martin Vantage GS cars competing in the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge this year which starts this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. Four cars are being entered by Multimatic Motorsports, one by Aston Martin partner team TRG and one through Automatic Racing.