New appointment at Thatcham
Thatcham Research, the insurers’ automotive research centre, has announced the appointment of RSA’s Ian Currie as the new Chairman of the Thatcham non-executive Board. As director of motor and injury […]
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Vandals damage £1m worth of cars
CCTV Footage has emerged of two hooded vandals causing damage to vehicles that have a value of over £1 million at a bodyshop in Kent. The vandalism took place at […]
Job cuts expected at Aston Martin
British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has announced that it is planning on cutting jobs as part of a company restructuring plan that will involve the company expanding into electric and […]
Write-offs granted VRT refunds
Vehicle history expert CARTELL.IE has announced the number of written-off vehicles exported out of Ireland and issued a vehicle registration tax (VRT) refund. In August Cartell.ie announced that 3,284 vehicles […]
Government promotes changes to Highway Code
The Government has announced that the Highway Code on GOV.UK, has now been made easier to use, after research shows how keeping up to date changes people’s road behaviour. The improvements to […]
Fastest selling used cars in September
The fastest selling used car in the key plate-change September car market was a Volkswagen diesel. The Sharan MPV sold in an average of just 13 days across the UK, […]
IMI raises concern over AFV regulation
A new survey conducted by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), shows that 53% of drivers planning to buy or lease a new car in the next two years are […]
Castrol launch Nexcel
Castrol has announced the launch of Nexcel, a new revolutionary technology that the firm say ‘marks the most significant oil change innovation in automotive history’. The system offers manufacturers and […]
AIC offers future insights
Having attended the Frankfurt Motor Show, Auto Industry Consulting (AIC) has compiled a series of articles based on its show insights. Held every two years, the largest motor show on […]
VW knew about emissions in 2014
Volkswagen’s US boss, Michael Horn, has admitted he was aware early last year of the emissions cheating affecting millions of the company’s vehicles. Horn said he was told about a […]
Waregrain Group raises £600 for Macmillan
The Waregrain Group has helped to raise £600 for Macmillan cancer support thanks to a golf day that took place on Tuesday 29th September at The Players Club in Chipping Sodbury, […]
Toyota self-driving cars by 2020
Toyota has unveiled its vision for self-driving cars, promising to start selling autonomous vehicles in Japan by 2020. Toyota demonstrated on a Tokyo motorway what it called the ‘mobility team-mate […]
