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JLR hits new August high

Jaguar Land Rover has returned its best ever August sales figures with 36,926 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 26% on 2015. It says the newly-launched Range Rover Evoque Convertible […]

Plug-in project results expected

The preliminary results of a £5m project to encourage wider adoption of plug-in vehicles will be revealed at Cenex LCV 2016 next week. The Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) […]

IHS predicts ‘record-breaking’ 2016

Passenger car and LCV registrations in the UK are expected to break records during 2016, according to IHS Automotive. It found that both grew in the traditionally weak month of […]

Fix Auto broadens its net

Fix Auto UK’s coverage in Scotland and north west England has stepped up a gear with the appointment of two new franchises. Carlisle-based Thompson Accident Repair and Glasgow-based John Paton […]

‘A success story for the RAC’

At least 50,000 used cars will be sold by the RAC Approved Dealer Network this year, according to new figures – meaning it has gone from zero to outstripping many […]

Fix Auto Dagenham wins the double

Fix Auto Dagenham saw off competition from the London School of Economics and Dagenham & Redbridge FC to win a rare double at a recent local business awards ceremony. The […]

Money pressure delay essential repairs

One in seven drivers put off essential repairs because of financial struggles. According to Gocompare.com Car Insurance, a third (37%) of motorists drove up to 500 additional miles before getting […]

Top of the class

Smart Fleet Solutions’ Apprentice of the Year has been announced as Aaron Doyle. While working to achieve an Institute of Motor Industry Apprenticeship in Body Refinishing, Aaron was awarded ‘Apprentice […]

Are you sitting comfortably?

Adventurer Bear Grylls might not be renowned for sitting down, but he joined a team of sky divers to put new Intelligent Seat Fold technology from Land Rover to the […]

Stay safe on the school run

On the week Britain returns to school, IAM RoadSmart has compiled a list to help drivers stay focused with children in the car. Child car seats are a must: A […]

Queasy does it

With more and more people expected to use screens in their autonomous cars, engineers are working hard to eliminate a negative consequence of this – motion sickness. Experts predict between […]

Mercedes-Benz hits August high  

Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles rose by 11.8% in August with a strong rise in SUVs driving the increase. The brand sold more than 156,000 units, with the sales of SUVs […]