In 1984 Nissan established a Factory in Sunderland, North East England. In the past eight years this factory has been Europe’s most efficient car plant. Since then Nissans overall investment in the region has been approximately £2.1bn ($4.1bn). The level of commitment by Nissan has propelled the North East of England as one of the top places in Europe to relocate automotive businesses as well as the expansion opportunities available.
Nissans decision to move to the North east has prompted over 150 automotive companies to relocate or start up in the region and the industry now has a combined workforce of 18,000 skilled people. Companies in the car or car component industry can take advantage of the regions large and skilled workforce with great employment skills in the automotive industry.
In addition to the employable skills enjoyed in the region, the industry is also supported through the Institute of Automotive and Manufacturing Advance practice at the University of Sunderland which is recognised worldwide as a one of the leaders in its field. Its research includes materials and structural analysis, manufacturing systems and ergonomics. There is also Durham University’s Centre for Automotive Research; here they have expertise in vehicle aerodynamics and hybrid vehicles.
Located in nearby Newcastle upon Tyne is Northumbria University. The design school contributes to the industrial design of automotive products.
The North East of England also boasts a wide range of specialist industrial support. This includes the NEPA programme which looks at lean automotive manufacturing; The Regional Centre for Manufacturing Excellence; The Automotive Academy; and the Automotive Centre for Excellence. These resources are made available to businesses that are looking to set up in the region. The regional development agency, One NorthEast, have a dedicated team who help businesses from all over Europe and around the world to look at the opportunities available to business looking to relocate and take advantages of what the North East has to offer.
So the North East of England is a region that can support new and existing businesses that are looking for expansion opportunities or relocation opportunities”>http://www.investnortheastengland.com/page/sectors/automotive.cfm””>opportunities in the Automotive industry. With a highly skilled workforce and support and collaboration available for the regions local Universities the North East has established itself as one of Europe’s prime locations for the Automotive industry.
If you would like to know more about these business opportunities then the best place to get advice is through the Invest North East England team at One NorthEast.
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#1 by audio_uphoria on January 8, 2010 - 5:03 pm
i've been an automotive tech for 13 years, i'm right now working on almost exclusively hummers. as the industry is going right now business is pretty slow and most places pay you by the job, so if you do nothing you get paid nothing, unlike an hourly job. Th flip side of that is some things that only take a few minutes may pay an hour or so, so that can be good. right now i make close to $25 an hour. the drawback to this field is you have to own your own tools, and tools are expensive, i have probably $40,000 invested in tools and there are still things i don't have or need and it's always changing. personally from the direction i see the industry going and with gas prices going up, i wouldn't recomend getting into the field, find something else to do, however, if you really want to get into it, get into a good program like GM ASEP or earn your degree at the community college, stay away from high priced tech schools, You'll learn more with experience. the biggest thing i can tell you is read!!!! magazines, service manuals, textbooks, absorb any information you can and know where to find out what you need to know and don't know, and buy tools, i mean snap on, or matco, craftsman is good too to start out with. lemme know if there's any way i can help you