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Shares in Volkswagen have dropped after it reported ‘irregularities’ in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect around 800,000 cars in Europe. VW said the problem, which it came across […]

New research for AA Cars suggests that faith in diesel cars is not being severely dented following the recent emissions scandal. More than a quarter of car buyers (28%) say […]

Automotive video software expert CitNOW has raised over £2,000 for the charity BEN at the Bangers for BEN 2015 rally. The Wokingham-based firm doubled its efforts for this year’s event […]

Octo Telematics has partnered with General Motors (GM) to provide Usage Based Insurance (UBI) and fleet management solutions using General Motor’s OnStar technology. Actuarial Post reports the new services will […]

The biennial Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, which started on 18 October, involves driving 3,000km from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south. It was contested by 42 teams […]

Solera Holdings has announced the integration of its parts procurement solutions, including Distribution Service Technologies (‘DST’) and APU Solutions (‘APU’), to form InPart. Through InPart, Solera will enable online parts […]

Direct Line Insurance, Britain’s largest motor insurer, reported a bigger than expected rise in motor insurance prices for the third quarter, helping to boost its sales. The insurance firm, whose […]

Premium carmaker Porsche is recalling almost 59,000 of its Macan models worldwide after a fault with the fuel hose was identified. Porsche is contacting the owners of 58,881 Macan S […]

Senior police officers admitted that drivers are routinely getting away with using mobile phones at the wheel because police forces do not have enough staff to stop them. Two forces […]

BEKO Technologies will be starting the New Year in new premises. After nearly a year of searching BEKO Technologies UK will move to Redditch. Not only will these new premises […]

Covéa Insurance is sponsoring Henley-based rower, Charles Cousins as he endeavours to make selection for the Rio 2016 Olympics. The insurer has supported Charles by helping fund a new boat, […]

Volkswagen cars with bigger diesel engines also contained software designed to dupe emissions testing, according to the US Environmental Protection Authority. The scandal has widened to include luxury brand Porsche […]