Bridge of Weir leather chosen for new hybrid car
07/03/2012
Scottish leather producer Bridge of Weir has supplied the seat coverings for a hybrid concept car, which was unveiled on 6 March, 2012, at the Geneva International Motor Show.
Bridge of Weir supplied its low-carbon hides for the “Emerg-e” car, which was built by Infiniti, the luxury car division of Japanese manufacturer Nissan. The electric vehicle was developed at Nissan’s European engineering centre at Cranfield, in Bedfordshire, as part low-carbon vehicle research programme funded by the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board.
Bridge of Weir sales director Jamie Davidson said his firm’s leather had been chosen because of its environmentally-friendly production process, which reduces the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere.
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