The National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) will provide a national focus and a critical mass of research capability, combining the expertise nationally and internationally from industry, universities, supply chain companies, SMEs etc. It will be a unique resource, with an environment to foster collaboration, cohesion and cross-fertilisation of knowledge and will provide a platform for greater involvement in EU-wide research programmes. It will enable academic/industry teams to work together in state of the art buildings, with tailored equipment to create and integrate breakthrough technologies with a whole system approach crossing multiple disciplines. It will address the shortage of skilled R&D staff in the automotive supply chain, creating a pipeline of people into companies.

£100m will be invested in the NAIC capital building and research activities over a 15 year commitment between Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, WMG/University of Warwick and an expanding network of supplier companies. £15m of the capital cost is to be provided by the Government (Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE)).