Good News for The North!

[darmstadt]

Don't forget this one too: Jaguar Land Rover could be looking to take on 5,000 staff as part of its expansion plans | Burton Mail

Although this is good news, I'm sad to say it's not that great. I suspect it will be only temporary, for the next 2-3 years, as JLR are hoping for the pund to stay low making the production of diesel and petrol cars cheap

Which leads onto the second point...With countries such as Germany (even British cities are looking into this) looking at banning Diesel cars then that market will slowly become stagnant and electric cars will start to become the alternative over the next couple of years. What is not mentioned in all these articles is, is that JLR will build it's electric cars in Austria:

http://www.autonews.com/article/2016...by-magna-steyr

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...-magna-austria

Although if the government pull their finger out, there might be a ray of hope on the horizon:

https://www.ft.com/content/fa59957c-...b0fa1?mhq5j=e1

[chopper]

Are the new trains destined for the north then?

Alas, the North is getting its new trains from Spain.

[woohoo]

The successes of SNP in Scotland eh?

Lets see how the oil industry now performs since that area of the map has turned blue.

More likely its businesses getting on with things and trying to ignore the ramblings of the political class.

[scooterscot]

Nice to see the UK doing so well and Scotland doing its bit. Long live the Kingdom.

The successes of SNP in Scotland eh?

Lets see how the oil industry now performs since that area of the map has turned blue.

[woohoo]

As usual Scotland continues to outperform despite its smaller population whilst being told at the same time it is the charity case that cannot be cut off.

A Scottish engineering firm has signed a $1bn (£780m) contract to provide flight engine parts to a US company.


Whisky and salmon boost food and drink exports

Nice to see the UK doing so well and Scotland doing its bit. Long live the Kingdom.

[scooterscot]

As usual Scotland continues to outperform despite its smaller population whilst being told at the same time it is the charity case that cannot be cut off.

A Scottish engineering firm has signed a $1bn (£780m) contract to provide flight engine parts to a US company.


Whisky and salmon boost food and drink exports

[Paddy]

https://www.theguardian.com/business...st-trains-deal

Bombardier is a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company.

British owned BR used to build trains at Eastleigh but were shut down by the foolish HMG.

[darmstadt]

Don't forget this one too: Jaguar Land Rover could be looking to take on 5,000 staff as part of its expansion plans | Burton Mail

[MrMarkyMark]

Are the new trains destined for the north then?

Very good point, unfortunately not!

[TheFaQQer]

Are the new trains destined for the north then?

[The_Equalizer]

That's cheered me up a little. I used to gain a little bit of pleasure seeing 'BREL' stamped into the door frame of carriages.

[MrMarkyMark]

Derby-based Bombardier beats German rival to £900m train contract
Ninety commuter trains will be built at UK’s oldest manufacturing site in £900m deal hailed as excellent news for economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business...st-trains-deal