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Lamborghini's latest masterpiece the Aventador J oozes innovation, style and substance

Apple has announced that it will be rolling out is recycling programme for devices such as the iPhone and iPad in the UK, France and Germany

Sir James Dyson has invested £1.4 million in the UK manufacturing sector and is encouraging other large manufacturing and technology companies to do the same

The Nissan LEAF has just won the World Car of the Year Award 2011 and received a five star rating from Euro NCAP following its performance in a series of independent crash tests, so Business Review Europe took it for a spin to discover what all the hype was about

At next month's Frankfurt motor show, a new British car manufacturer will be unveiled to the world; Eterniti Motors. The company's first foray into the market will be with a luxury crossover called the Hemera

Ferrari will launch the 458 Spider ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show and are expected to release it with a few surprise design elements

Ansar Ali drives the Caterham Seven to the next phase in its lifecycle with a little help from Tony Fernandez and Formula One Team Lotus

Endorsed by Victoria Beckham, the Range Rover Evoque is bound to cause a stir for fashionistas as well as the British economy

European plane maker EADS has unveiled plans for a hypersonic jet which could fly at twice the speed of Concorde and run on biofuel

Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled the first model in its high-end helicopter series; a joint collaboration with helicopter maker Eurocopter

McDonald's is to deploy touchscreen kiosks across its 7000 European outlets, in a ringing endorsement of the role that screen media can play in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has overtaken the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport becoming the world's most expensive sports car costing a mammoth £1.77 million

After 7,000 hours of restoration the world's most expensive Jaguar E-type as been revealed

The British scientific and pharmaceutical industry received a major blow this week as Pfizer, a US drugmaker, announced that it will be closing its southern England drug development centre.. The Sandwich center, where Viagra was created, and established in the 1950s.

The companies involved – Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida and Nanya – have been fined a total of 331 million euros for fixing the prices of memory chips or DRAMS.   A 10th chip maker, Micron, was also part of the price-fixing cartel but escaped a fine in return for alerting the competition authorities.  

Net profit for the January to March quarter fell to 103 million euros from 170 million euros a year ago.   The figures included a profit of 7 million euros for the Airbus commercial planemaking unit. Last year the unit made 89 million euros.  

Land Rover said the jobs were needed to support an increase in demand following several months of improved sales.   Phil Popham, Land Rover’s Managing Director, said: “These positions are excellent news for the manufacturing industry in the Midlands.”   The plant already employs 5,000.

The visit is due to take place in June and aims to help build relationships with Chinese vehicle manufacturers and low carbon supply chain companies to support the market’s introduction of electric vehicle and hybrid technology into future production.

Inventor James Dyson says he will be recruiting more young engineers as part of a boost in research and development spending.   He plans to double the size of the company’s UK engineering team from 350 to 700, claiming it was vital to invest in engineering talent to stay ahead.  

Car production rose by a record 90.2 percent in March, the fifth successive month of growth, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said.   It is the largest gain in the 40 years the SMMT has...

The global motor industry consolidated further today as Daimler announced it has joined the Renault-Nissan alliance.   Under the terms of a deal, Daimler will take a 3.1 percent stake in Renault-Nissan and Renault and Nissan will each take a 1.55 percent stake in Daimler.  

Sanofi-Aventis and Debiopharm, licensor of the patent rights, have signed settlement agreements with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Fresenius Kabi (formerly Dabur) and Sandoz to partially resolve the litigation over certain formulations of Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) that hit the market last year.

A report published today by the Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee claims that the UK motorsport industry is not getting the backing it needs and that it “risks losing” its world-leading role if action isn’t taken.

  Nissan Motor Co., Ltd has today announced that the Nissan Leaf will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK.

Opel/Vauxhall today announced that its parent company General Motors will contribute a 1.9 billion euro funding package as part of its commitment to the European viability plan, more than tripling its previous investment pledge of 600 million euros. Nick Reilly, CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, said the GM contribution would be made in the form of both equity and loans.

Operating profits also fell, down 71 percent from a year earlier to 1.9 billion euros. Revenues fell 8 percent to 105 billion euros. However, global sales rose 1.3 percent to 6.3 million vehicles. A jump in Chinese deliveries was to thank for that.

Chambers will be responsible for strengthening relationships with existing customers across this sector.

The figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 1,994,999 vehicles were sold in 2009. That figure is down 6.4 percent on 2008 and the lowest since 1995. Sales in the latter half of the year did pick up though, having been boosted by the scrappage scheme.

Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steelmaker that is part of Tata Steel of India, said Dr Köhler will take up the role on February 1, 2010. He succeeds Rauke Henstra and will report to Kirby Adams, Managing Director and CEO of Tata Steel Europe.

Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, has announced that Graham Chipchase (pictured) is to succeed CEO Leslie Van de Walle on January 1, 2010, when he retires from the Group to concentrate on, and develop, his "non-executive interests".

Manufacturing Digital has learnt that BASF is realigning its business for the fuel cell market.

The closure will happen next year, Scottish & Newcastle said today. Manufacture of the famous Geordie brand will now switch to the John Smith's plant in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.