V-Charge wins connected car award
The ‘V-Charge’ research project has won the Auto Bild / Computer Bild 2015 Connected Car Award. ‘V-Charge’ stands for Valet Charge and is pointing the way to the intelligent future […]
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Hybrid market on the up
Demand for zero and low emission vehicles is outperforming the wider market, new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has revealed. While the auto market as […]
Google heads to IBIS
Richard Offermann, industry leader automotive at Google, and Tanja Hufschmidt, analytical lead at Google Automotive, will deliver the keynote presentation at the IBIS Global Summit 2016, on 23-25 May at […]
JLR sales hit record high
Jaguar Land Rover has achieved its best ever full year global sales performance in 2015, retailing 487,065 vehicles, up five per cent on 2014. Last year sees the company’s sixth […]
Mercedes-Benz posts another record year
Mercedes-Benz delivered more cars to customers in 2015 than ever before in one year. A total of 1,871,511 vehicles (+13.4%) were sold, posting its fifth record year in a row. […]
Autonomous vehicles cause concern
The majority of UK motorists (three in five) currently worry about the safety of a fully autonomous vehicle, new research has revealed. Motorists are also concerned that technology failing would […]
M&M Group MD named top influencer
Mick Whitehead, managing director of M&M Group / Fix Auto Stoke on Trent has been named as one of the 100 most influential people in the city. The accolade came […]
Axalta celebrates 150 years
Axalta Coating Systems is celebrating 150 years of creating innovative industrial coatings in 2016. Axalta’s heritage dates back to 1866 when its first products were developed in Germany and since […]
Mind games at CES
A visor that can measure a driver’s brainwaves to guard against distraction or a loss of concentration was unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. Called the BrainWave Life Guardian, the […]
There may be trouble ahead
Cap is predicting a challenging year for the industry as volumes in the used car marketplace continue to rise. Derren Martin, senior editor at cap Black Book, said, ‘Stability in […]
Covéa completes Sterling effort
Covéa Insurance has integrated Sterling Insurance Company into its business, following approval from the High Court last month. One result of the deal is the launch of an executive motor […]
Volvo breaks sales records
Volvo Car UK is celebrating its best sales performance in 21 years, with 43,432 cars sold in 2015. This figure helped Volvo Cars achieve a record-breaking global sales figure of […]
