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VW fixing 20,000 UK diesel cars a week

BBC reports that Volkswagen have fixed 470,000 of the 1.2 million UK cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal. Paul Willis, top UK executive at VW, has told MPs on […]

VW Car-Net gets an upgrade

Car-Net, Volkswagen’s connected car network, is expanding on its existing functionality with the addition of ‘Security & Service’. Until recently, connected cars have just referred to the synchronisation of your […]

Startup Autobahn second programme launched

Startup Autobahn, established by Daimler, Silicon Valley accelorator PlugandPlay, the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036, is the innovation and cooperation platform between companies and start-ups for the future of mobility […]

Security issues come to light

Car management apps can stay linked to owners’ phones even after the vehicle is sold to someone else, a computer security researcher has warned. According to the BBC report, IBM […]

Discount revision could cost billions

Changes to the Ogden discount rate could cost motor insurers and reinsurers £4.9 billion according to analysis from Willis Towers Watson. The global advisory, broking and solutions company also warned […]

Chargemaster takes on EV Experience Centre

Chargemaster, providers of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has won the contract to set up and operate the EV Experience Centre, the UK’s first-ever shopping centre multi-brand showroom. The project […]

VW Group starts year strong

Volkswagen Group has started 2017 on a high by delivering 813,700 vehicles worldwide in January with a growth of 4.9% outside of china. In Europe deliveries rose by seven per […]

Marshall Cambridge takes top Volvo spot

Volvo Car UK has named Marshall Cambridge as its overall Dealer of the Year 2016, with six additional dealerships achieving the accolade of Regional Dealer of the Year. The Volvo […]

Audi receives Industrial Inclusion Prize

Audi AG has been awarded the 2016 Industrial Inclusion Prize in the large company category for the ‘exemplary integration of people with physical disabilities’. At its plants in Germany in […]

PSA invests €200m in modernisation

The PSA Group has invested €200m in its ‘Sochaux 2022’ modernisation project. With ‘Sochaux 2022’, a project that has mobilised a dedicated multi-skilled team on site for the last 36 […]

Nissan to transform customer experience

Nissan Europe has launched the company’s new comprehensive strategy to transform the customer ownership experience through innovative technology and enhanced services. Nissan forecasts that the new ‘hyper-personalisation’ services will increasingly […]

VW CV extends AA partnership

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has extended its working partnership with motoring organisation, The AA, with an order to supply 158 Transporters. The additional vehicles come on top of The AA’s order […]