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Bubblebum recognised at Amazon awards

BubbleBum, the Northern Ireland-based creator of inflatable booster seats, has received highly commended status in Amazon’s Innovator of the Year award category. BubbleBum is labelled as ‘the most advanced, proven […]

Ford gains autonomous insight

With Ford to commence its European testing of autonomous cars in 2017, its survey of 5,000 adults has shown how drivers would spend the time in self-driving cars. Eighty per […]

Thatcham urges AEB as standard

Thatcham Research, voice of Euro NCAP in the UK, is continuing to urge vehicle manufacturers to fit life-saving safety technology such as autonomous emergency braking (AEB) to cars as standard, […]

Safety tests round off 2016

Euro NCAP has published its last round of safety ratings for 2016 focusing on the Audi Q2, Hyundai Ioniq, Ford Edge, Suzuki Ignis and the SsangYong Tivoli. All vehicles underwent […]

SMMT highlights £74bn opportunity

A new SMMT report is calling on government and the automotive sector to grasp the £74bn opportunity from digital manufacturing. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) new report […]

IAM RoadSmart’s six of the best

IAM Roadsmart’s quiet revolution continued this week with the introduction of six bite-sized learning modules. Due for launch early next year, they will form part of the charity’s bid to […]

Circle highlights VED impact

With all new vehicle registrations will be subject to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) from 1 April 2017, Circle Leasing has raised concerns about the lack of publicity surrounding the change. […]

SMMT urges government Brexit strategy

The President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has urged government to develop its industrial strategy with successful sectors, and to put an immediate focus on automotive […]

NARS aims for title hat-trick

Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) will go for a hat-trick of Porsche Carrera Cup GB titles next year after agreeing to partner with double champion Daniel Cammish in 2017. Nationwide […]

Hyundai enables click to buy

Hyundai’s new website allows customers to purchase a new Hyundai at the click of a button over the internet. Launching in January, Click To Buy (www.hyundai.co.uk/clicktobuy) aims to make the […]

Could a student revolutionise EV batteries?

A student at the University of Sussex will embark on a six-month work experience tour of Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Nissan, Peugeot and Toyota after receiving the Autocar-Courland […]

VM’s partner for EV surge

Four major vehicle manufacturers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe. BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with its […]