Coventry & Warwickshire is a driver of future mobility technologies, with a long track record in design, engineering and production excellence stretching back to the earliest days of personal and mass transportation, with well-developed supply chains, a strong supply of talent, and a world-class R&D ecosystem.
Constantly innovating, we’re now at the forefront of the green technological revolution, with connected and automated Mobility (CAM) technology and zero carbon new energy vehicles, including battery electric, hydrogen and hybrid propulsion systems.
The region has the highest concentration of transport technology design, engineering, and manufacturing facilities in the UK, with major OEMs including Aston Martin Lagonda, BMW, Geely, JLR, London EV Company and Rolls Royce Aerospace, with a growing supply chain for net-zero carbon vehicle technology.
With so much expertise and opportunity here, Coventry and Warwickshire is the ideal location for Future Transport businesses.
Coventry is one of England’s great cities with an inspiring, world-famous history – lying in the very heart of England. The area’s economic geography is a massive asset and one which we feel the advantages of in our business. We also enjoy all of the benefits of the city’s rich tradition in manufacturing excellence - we know here that we can recruit the right people, with the right skills and that there is a steady stream of people leaving the city’s two fantastic universities who want to show employers just what they can do.
The Midlands has historically been, and currently remains, the heartland of the automotive sector. For many key global players this region is the central focus of their European operations. There are many reasons for this including access to skills, the very significant industry cluster, world class manufacturing technology, research & development capabilities and infrastructures all backed by a very strong sector relevant academic network.
