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Record sales year for Rolls-Royce as China demand grows

Car maker Rolls-Royce has reported a record year as growing demand for the luxury vehicles in China saw sales move into the fast lane.Read

Green car plans 'undermined' by the Government

Electric and hybrid vehicles will never take off as mass market cars unless the Government encourages motorists to buy them, academics have warned.Read

Birmingham Post

Green car plans 'undermined by Government' warns industry

Electric and hybrid vehicles will never take off as mass market cars unless the Government encourages motorists to buy them, academics have warned.Read

New generation of BMW hybrid engines to be built in Midlands

A new generation of engines for the future BMW plug-in hybrid sports car will be built at a Midland factory.Read

Birmingham Post

University of Wolverhampton and Jaguar supplier to create training centre

A Midland university has signed a deal with an automotive parts supplier to create an in-house training centre.Read

Used West Midlands car sales down marginally year on year

The West Midlands saw a slight drop in used car sales in the first three months of 2012 compared to 2011.Read

Midland company wins £5m North Sea forklift contract

A Midland company has won a £5 million contract to help maintain the flow of supplies to offshore oil rigs in the North Sea.Read

Jaguar

Jaguar soars to pole position in JD Power satisfaction survey

Jaguar has claimed top spot in the prestigious JD Power and Associates/What Car? 2012 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study knocking Lexus into second place for the first time in 11 years.Read

Jaguar Land Rover

New plants on horizon for Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover could double the number of cars it produces over the next five years to more than half a million – a move which would in all likelihood lead to the creation of a new UK plant - according to a leading figure in the automotive industry.Read

Microcab hydrogen car from Coventry University

Microcab's hydrogen-fuelled car shortlisted in design awards

A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which was conceived and manufactured in Coventry has been shortlisted for a international transport design award.Read

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover reveals record £1.5bn profit

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover has revealed record profits of £1.5 billion.Read

Car giant takes wraps off £300k Jaguar XJ Ultimate

Midland car giant Jaguar has taken the wraps off its new Jaguar XJ Ultimate for its public viewing debut in Hong Kong, where it will sell for almost £330,000.Read

MG Motor UK

Chinese owners plan more investment into MG Motor UK at Longbridge

Chinese-owned MG Motor UK has benefited from £450 million worth of investment to steer Longbridge back on the road to success – and more funds are on the way.Read

West Midlands suppliers boosted by £125m Ellesmere Port investment

Suppliers in the West Midlands have been boosted by news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.Read

Torque Project

Supercar firm sets up showroom in Birmingham city centre

The supercar market in the region shows no signs of slowing according to an entrepreneur who has opened a “one stop shop” in the heart of Birmingham selling the kind of cars most people can only dream of owning.Read

Range Rover Evoque convertible

Jaguar Land Rover's £1bn supplies order as Evoque sales soar

Soaring sales of the Range Rover Evoque at home and abroad have prompted Jaguar Land Rover to agree £1 billion worth of new orders with UK suppliers.Read

Jaguar Land Rover

China on course to become Jaguar Land Rover's largest market

China could become Jaguar Land Rover’s biggest market in 2012 if the sales surge both brands have experienced there continues.Read

Jaguar Cars, Castle Bromwich

£200m Castle Bromwich investment at risk as Jaguar workers reject new practices

A £200 million investment to secure the future of Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant is in the balance after workers rejected new practices.Read

Tata Indica Vista

Tata Motors ready to pull plug on UK launch of Indica Vista electric car

Tata Motors is poised to pull the plug on plans to introduce an electric vehicle in the UK in a move that could put the electric car dream on hold for the foreseeable future.Read

Jaguar at Castle Bromwich

Jaguar's Castle Bromwich factory set for £200 million revamp

Jaguar’s ageing Castle Bromwich factory is in line for £200 million investment – including a new body shop and model replacements – if efficiency plans can be met. Read