Car industry alliance sees membership grow to 100+

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jan 2016, 12:38 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2016, 12:39 BST
Launch of the North East Automotive Alliance: (from left) Sunderland City Council Leader Coun. Paul Watson; Iain Wright MP for Hartlepool; Lawrence Davies, Automotive Investment Organisation; Paul Butler, CEO NEAA;, and Kevin Fitzpatrck VP of NMUK and chairamn of NEAALaunch of the North East Automotive Alliance: (from left) Sunderland City Council Leader Coun. Paul Watson; Iain Wright MP for Hartlepool; Lawrence Davies, Automotive Investment Organisation; Paul Butler, CEO NEAA;, and Kevin Fitzpatrck VP of NMUK and chairamn of NEAA
Launch of the North East Automotive Alliance: (from left) Sunderland City Council Leader Coun. Paul Watson; Iain Wright MP for Hartlepool; Lawrence Davies, Automotive Investment Organisation; Paul Butler, CEO NEAA;, and Kevin Fitzpatrck VP of NMUK and chairamn of NEAA
The group which brings together the region's car manufacturers and suppliers is on course to become the biggest organisation of its kind in the country this year.

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) is starting 2016 as the fastest growing industry cluster, after beating its own membership target of 100 for 2015 and now has 110 members drawn from sector giants including Nissan and Komatsu UK, to tier one suppliers and SME component manufacturers.

The UK’s biggest automotive cluster group, the Welsh Automotive Forum, was set up in 2001 and now has 126 members. The NEAA is on course to overtake it, with a target of 200 members in 2016.

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NEAA chief executive Paul Butler said: “The industry support and leadership has really driven the alliance in its first eight months.