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Major backing for NextEV

Reuters reports that a group of deep-pocketed China-based internet entrepreneurs and financial investors, including Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, is backing an effort to create NextEV, a new rival to US […]

Valeo announces innovation finalists

Valeo has announced the six teams selected by its experts to present their projects to the Valeo Innovation Challenge jury, with the chance of winning the first prize in Paris […]

Octo launches driver app

Global telematics provider, Octo Telematics has launched a free smartphone driving app called ‘Octo U’ that rewards good drivers with cheaper insurance. The app, which uses telematics technology to monitor […]

Volvo XC90 receives top rating

The Volvo XC90 has been awarded five stars and achieved top ratings in its 2015 Euro NCAP tests. The XC90 with standard City Safety technology stood out as the first […]

CLM and FMG celebrate 10-years

CLM and FMG are celebrating 10 years of working in partnership in September having responded to over 25,000 incidents during that period involving customer’s vehicles. During 2015 alone, FMG has […]

New 65 plate success painting false picture

Pre-registrations at record levels and consumers beginning to face effects of austerity A falsely buoyant picture is likely to be painted by September’s new plate change – despite the probability […]

Consumers concerned with driverless car safety

With the arrival of autonomous cars looming, OSV Ltd, a vehicle leasing company surveyed around 500 people in the UK to find out exactly what was concerning them most when […]

Motorcycle market trends September 2015

According to figures provided by the MCIA, registrations of powered two-wheelers (p-t-w) currently sit at 72,238 machines as of the end of July which is an increase of 13.1% over […]

Project Speed Rod resurrected

Well-respected Austrian airbrush artist Knud Tiroch and Spies Hecker have resurrected a Moonshine Runner, a vintage car from the American Prohibition era, and, with a good deal of creativity turned […]

Innovation Group agree to Carlyle takeover

Insurance software provider The Innovation Group PLC has agreed to a £499m takeover bid from private equity firm Carlyle Group. Under the agreement, the London-listed company will receive 40p per […]