Company Car Awards joy for Jaguar
Jaguar won three prizes at the Business Car Manager SME Company Car of the Year Awards. BMW, Mini Cooper, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Hyundai also received prizes at the ceremony. The […]
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Ford backs out of Japan
Ford Motor Co has announced that it will withdraw from the Japanese and Indonesian markets by the end of the year. It says the nature of each market makes sales […]
EU propose tougher emissions tests
The European Union (EU) has proposed a series of tougher rules for vehicle emissions tests in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Under its proposals, the EU wants emissions tests […]
Firms fined for rigging car part prices
The European Commission (EC) has fined Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi €137.79 million for rigging the prices of car alternators and starters. Denso was also involved in the operation, but they were […]
Double delight for BMW
BMW scooped two top gongs at the BusinessCar Awards 2016, with the AA, Fiat, Jaguar and Tesla also recognised. BMW collected the Green Model of the Year for its i3 […]
Toyota remains top-selling carmaker
Toyota was the world’s highest selling maker of new cars for the fourth consecutive year. The Japanese company sold 10.15 million vehicles in 2015, which was slightly higher than expectations, although […]
Half of MOT fails avoidable
Motorists could avoid nearly half their MOT failures by carrying out routine maintenance. The latest MOT testing data for Great Britain found that nearly a third of faults recorded at […]
Easi-Drive achieves record turnover
Accident management company Easi-Drive has achieved a record turnover of £35 million. The Manchester-based company saw an increase in turnover from its 2014 results by £7.5 million, and have also increased […]
Vivaro crowned Business Van of the Year
The Vauxhall Vivaro 2700 Panel Van was crowned Business Van of the Year at the Independent Business Van of the Year awards. The third year of the awards, which are sponsored […]
Car charging in under 15 minutes
A new charging station has been developed that is claimed to reduce charging times down to just 15 minutes. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology say they’ve built […]
Top driving mistakes revealed
Rybrook have created and shared an infographic detailing awareness of the main potential mistakes drivers can make. The graphic covers the top five driver mistakes that can lead to […]
US expand Takata recall by five million
Regulators in the USA have expanded the recall of vehicles with defective Takata airbags by five million. This latest development adds to the large-scale recall of vehicles fitted with Takata bags. In all, […]
