Driving change
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The UK Automotive industry is a significant manufacturing, export and research and development sector, generating some £55bn in annual turnover and was the UK's largest export sector (~11%, £27bn) in 2011. It produced some 1.58m vehicles and 2.5m engines in 2011 and currently encompasses: 7 volume car manufacturers 8 commercial vehicle manufacturers 10 bus and coach manufacturers 8 F1 teams and largest concentration of F1 expertise 8 premium/sports car manufacturers ~2350 component suppliers, from niche to global supply chain Within this key, expanding engineering led industrial sector, the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton leads in many related aspects of vehicle aerodynamics, engine testing, novel combustion techniques, composite structure technology, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), hybrid energy systems, ergonomics and human factors, automotive electronics, and race car design, construction and competition within the IMechE/SAE international Formula Student competition.
There are many related technical, policy and economic challenges facing this sector, and we aim to train and enthuse future engineers to be capable and confident enough to tackle such issues as:
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The University of Southampton also offers training in, and research use of, a complementary range of leading edge facilities including: