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Jaguar Land Rover chief hails 'solid year' as turnover closes in on £20 billion mark
Economic Development
Ralf Speth says company expects to invest in 50 new 'product actions' over next five years
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Jaguar Land Rover posts record-breaking £2.5bn profit
Manufacturing
The Gaydon giant made a £2.5 billion pre-tax profit in the year to April 2014 – which is £6.85 million a day or £4,756 every single minute of the year
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Former Ford dealership makes ideal home for West Point
Commercial Property
Construction company moves to new base in six-figure deal
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Aston Martin sales rise despite debt being downgraded
Opinion
The luxury car firm's revenues topped £500 million. Profits were up by 22 per cent at £85 million
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Goodbye Mondeo man, hello microtargeting
Opinion
I don’t pretend fully to understand micro-targeting, but I do get, and somewhat resent, its democratic implications. First, though, as Mike Yarwood’s Max Bygraves would say: I wanna tell you a story
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Peugeot to go upmarket? No, not a belated April Fool's Day joke
Opinion
I'm still trying to figure out how the Peugeot 308 won the car of the year title instead of the Nissan Qashqai, BMW i3 or Mercedes S class.
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'Model T' of BSA guns reborn for modern era
Manufacturing
A Tamworth gun shop is set to launch a 21st century prototype of the “Model T Ford of the firearms world” – in conjunction with world-famous BSA.
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An Aston Martin SUV?
Opinion
Midlands-based car maker Aston Martin is thought to have secured as much as £100m in funding to support investment a new model range.
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Ford goes the extra mile with ECOnetic
Economic Development
Ford's latest Focus is built to give motorists better fuel economy but does it deliver? Edward  Stephens finds out
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Funding boost as Aston Martin courts China's billions
Manufacturing
The Gaydon firm has secured a $165 million – £100 million – loan to invest in new models, starting out with the Lagonda SUV
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XE Saloon: The most important car Jaguar will ever make?
Economic Development
Analysts predict the Jaguar XE will be the start of a product offensive as the firm seeks to quadruple its sales and it is almost certain to be followed by an SUV crossover
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.45 - David Richards (£55m)
Economic Development
Last year was a good one for David Richards and Prodrive – the motorsport consultancy he founded in 1984.
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Europe's mass car producers: the 6.4bn Dollar Question
Opinion
While budget players like Hyundai and Kia continue to do well in Europe, as do the premium brands like BMW and JLR, the 'squeezed middle' of Ford Europe, GM Europe, Peugeot-Citroen and Fiat are expected to lose a combined $6.4bn this year.
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Automotive jobs created on back of Growing Places funding
Economic Development
More than 20 new jobs will be created and 57 other posts safeguarded by the move into the medical sector by Expert Tooling and Automation following funding from the Growing Places initiative
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Birmingham Remploy workers celebrating after buyout saves company from closure
Economic Development
Arlington Industries Group said it planned to expand the business, which makes components for car firms including Jaguar Land Rover and Ford, and the announcement is a rare piece of good news for Remploy
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Autumn Statement 2013: Chancellor delivers boost to motorists
Economic Development
Fears of another hike in the price of fuel have been allayed in the Autumn Statement
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David Bailey: Aston Martin needs 'big name backing' to stem rising losses
Economic Development
Global market for high-end cars had strengthened – with Ferrari enjoying a record year last year – but the owners of James Bond’s favourite car were struggling to break through
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Happy front as Frankfurt prepares for China arrival
Opinion
Volkswagen poured a large bucket of cold water reality on perceptions of the state of the European car market.
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Cities need to be 'talent magnets' to be successful
Opinion
Beverley Nielsen hears the ideas of Lou Glazer, president of the Michigan Future think tank.
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Ground-breaking Jaguar SUV tipped for motor show debut
Economic Development
An artist’s impression of a new Jaguar crossover vehicle appeared in motoring magazine Autocar and comes as speculation mounts the firm is set to follow in the footsteps of Land Rover.
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Graffiti vandals ruin Moseley mural after just one day
Economic Development
Moseley work of art has word 'Tesco'daubed all over it
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Sales of Jaguars and Land Rovers rise again
Manufacturing
Yet more good news for car giant as improving sales performances roll on
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Fiesty Fiesta diesel is a delight to drive
Economic Development
Ford’s ever-popular ‘baby’ is still going strong – Edward Stephens reports.
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Colourful history of The Old Manse
Economic Development
Dating from the mid­ 18th century and built of local Cotswold stone, The Old Manse, in the popular hamlet of Cutsdean, was originally a substantial farmhouse before being purchased by the Baptists in the 1830s.
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