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BMW Group opens new automated steel pressing facility at Swindon plant

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The new press will produce steel panels for the MINI plant in Oxford at twice the rate of the old equipment which it replaces, with the steel blanks and finished panels handled by a new fleet of Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs). New automated steel pressing facility at Swindon plant.

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Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday

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Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright will then take the IDEA will to Norway in May 2009 for the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS24).

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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The clean design is void of cladding, with the only bright-work to be found on the “C40” and “VOLVO” badging. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all news stories and vehicle reviews. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.