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The new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market declined -3.6% in the third quarter of 2016, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The […]

Vauxhall has relaunched a scrappage scheme intended to encourage drivers to trade-in older, more polluting cars for models that are more environmentally friendly. It is offering customers up to £2,000 […]

Fiat Chrysler Motor Village UK has signed up to supply luxury department store Harvey Nichols with vehicles for its entire winter campaign. The campaign, entitled Britalia, will be ‘a celebration of Italian […]

Following the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Executive Council meeting, the organisation’s executive officers have formally agreed a firm stance on the treatment of end of life tyres. The position […]

Franchised dealers appear to have halted the decline in their share of the £21.1 billion a year servicing and repair market at the expense of independent workshops and garages, according […]

Exciting new chapters are underway in the careers of the seven winners of the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy, as they start their dream engineering placements with Infiniti and the Renault […]

Axalta Coating Systems has announced it will build a new manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China. The 170,000m2 site, which will be the company’s third largest operations centre, is expected to […]

The BBC reports that Samsung Electronics is to acquire automotive electronics-maker Harman International Industries for about $8bn (£6.4bn) in cash as it makes a big push into connected car technologies. […]

Police have launched a one-week campaign targeting mobile phone users behind the wheel. Officers in unmarked vans will use helmet cameras and high-seated vehicles to identify offenders. The campaign will […]

Alex Hunter, former global head of online for the Virgin Group, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the IBIS Global Summit 2017. Alex Hunter is a branding and […]

Jaguar Land Rover is expected to launch its first electric car imminently. It’s believed the vehicle will be a crossover between car and SUV with some predicting it will be […]

Vauxhall Heritage has unveiled a 1970 Viva GT at the NEC Classic Car Show, fresh from the R-M Automotive Refinish Training Centre at ITAS in Milton Keynes. R-M’s key account […]