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Nick Clegg says West Midlands can lead green revolution in manufacturing

LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg has pledged to make the West Midlands a central part of a green revolution in manufacturing Read

AWM pledges £80m to develop green technologies in auto industry

BIRMINGHAM'S automotive industry has been given an £80million cash injection to help develop green technologies. Read

Worcestershire firm takes on motor giant Nanjing over rights to MG badge

A High Court showdown has been ordered over badge rights to the world’s most expensive MG - with a tiny West Midland firm pitted against one of the world’s biggest car makers. Read

Carmakers to appeal for help from Government

Britain’s carmakers are to make their first appeal for direct financial help from the Government, new reports have claimed. Read

Birmingham van maker LDV to axe jobs

Jobs go as LDV van sales across Europe plummet Read

Strong niche vehicle market offers growth prospects in Midlands

Niche vehicle market offering hope of growth in Midlands Read

Jaguar wins website award

Sleek and sassy Jaguar lands inaugural manufacturer website award Read

Wage tumble for former Rover workers

Thousands of former MG Rovers workers have had to take pay cuts amounting to as much as £6,000 to stay in work in the few years since the collapse of the firm. Read

Stratstone and Evans Halshaw owner prepares for the worst

Pendragon expects £30m losses, but sees silver lining Read

Midland plea for £1bn car industry bail-out

THE Government has been urged to mount a £1 billion-plus bail-out of the credit crunch-hit car industry. Read

Jaguar Land Rover chief says "Armegaddon can wait"

Despite “horrendous” economic conditions, “Armageddon can wait”, Jaguar Land Rover chief executive David Smith has declared. Read

Jaguar XF sales buck the national trend as Land Rover suffers

Jaguar provided a rare ray of sunshine on a dark day for the car industry with figures showing that sales of its Birmingham-built XF sports saloon are still racing ahead. Read

Land Rover sales plummet, but Jaguar sees slight rise

Land Rover has revealed that UK sales for October plunged by more than half, just days after a major round of redundancies was announced. Read

Chancellor told Britain can learn from Rover Taskforce

The Chancellor was told that Britain could learn from the West Midlands’ response to the collapse of Rover, as he met business leaders in Whitehall. Read

New car sales see biggest slump since 1991

New car sales in October 2008 suffered their biggest monthly year-on-year fall for more than 17 years. Read

Chinese car makers SAIC urged to keep on producing at Longbridge

The leader of Birmingham City Council is to urge SAIC to keep faith with car production at Longbridge despite economic gloom. Read

Jaguar Land Rover in rates cut call

Jaguar Land Rover yesterday led calls for a full one percentage point cut in interest rates this week. Read

Software supplier Bynx broadens fleet management solutions

Warwickshire-based software supplier Bynx has made key partnerships and appointments, strengthening the Wellesbourne automotive sector supplier’s presence and bringing fleet management solutions to more organisations.   Read

JLR leads calls for steep interest rate cut

Luxury marque in rates cut call Read

Jaguar Land Rover seeking voluntary redundancies as it axes up to 400 jobs

Jaguar Land Rover is to axe up to a further 400 jobs as the global economic downturn takes its toll on the luxury carmaker’s sales. Read