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Sikkens help in speed challenge

Photographer: ‘Bas de Meijer’  A high-performance coating developed by AkzoNobel’s Sikkens’ vehicle refinishes is helping one of the fastest bicycle teams on earth regain its world record. The Delft and […]

IAAF unveils futuristic conference theme

The IAAF has unveiled the theme of its 2015 conference is ‘How to survive and thrive – now and in the future’ which will include an exclusive talk on how […]

Gary Smith polishes off championship win

After a season of 12 rounds and 24 championship races, Farécla key accounts manager, Gary Smith, took the final honours to win the 2015 Greeves Classic Scrambles Championship. The Greeves Series […]

Consolidation opening up supply opportunities

A series of large-scale mergers and acquisitions of Tier suppliers is leading to a gradual restructuring of the global automotive industry hierarchy according to emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical. […]

Solera sale to move forward

Solera has said that regulators have given early clearance for the insurance software provider to be taken over by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The companies announced the agreement in […]

Car cloning on the rise

Devious motorists who turn to car cloning, in a bid to outwit police automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems, are increasingly becoming a menace to law abiding used car owners, […]

VW to cut investment by £750M

Volkswagen has said it will cut investment by €1bn ($1.1bn; £750m) a year as a result of the diesel emissions scandal. The troubled German carmaker said efficiency and technology would […]

Millions driving with dashcams

Almost three million motorists are now recording their journeys with on-board dash cams, according to a new RAC study. And the survey carried out by the motoring organisation suggests millions […]

Exported cars bring in £2.4bn

Car exports accelerated ahead in August, in a welcome boost for UK trade figures. The collective value of exported motors soared to a record £2.4 billion during the month, according […]

Data counteracting valuation complexity

Valuing cars and vans is becoming more and more difficult thanks to factors such as a greater diversity of models, increased number of sales channels and larger macroeconomic influence, according […]