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Volvo steps up recycling

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today announced its ambition that from 2025 at least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be […]

Automotive HUD Market Worth $1.33 bn by 2021

The report ‘Automotive Head-up Display (HUD) Market by HUD type (Windshield & Combiner), Application (Premium, Luxury & Mid Segment Cars) and by Geography (Asia-Oceania, Europe, North America & RoW) – […]

Government should avoid motor tax hikes

Government should avoid motor tax hikes Government should avoid tax hikes on motorists in the Budget, warns the AA. A week ago, 73 per cent of a Populus poll of […]

Road deaths increase 4%

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) says more needs to be done to protect vulnerable road users after new figures revealed a rise in the number of […]

Aviva investigating 15,000 claims

The Actuary reports that Aviva suspects organised motor insurance fraud increased by 28% between 2013 and 2014. The insurer said the value of fraud increased from £30m in 2013 to […]

Increase in telematics policies

Newly released research by the British insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) shows a nine per cent increase in the number of live ‘black box’ telematics motor insurance policies. These types of […]

ECP bonds with Basildon

The first new generation hub is being opened by Euro Car Parts (ECP) in Basildon, increasing SKUs by 174%. This major investment is also introducing 13 new vans to increase […]

Foreign HGV accidents increase

Collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14% since 2012, Accident Exchange statistics have revealed. Lorries from Poland and Germany were found to be the most accident-prone by […]

AFV registrations up in Q1

In the first quarter of 2015, total alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) registrations in the EU significantly increased (+28.8 %), totalling 144,421. Of these, electric vehicles (EVs) saw their registrations more […]

Increased demand for British engine exports

230,634 engines made in UK this March, up 0.3% with year-to-date output stable.     Positive month for British engine exports, with overall demand up by 2.7%.     Bright future for […]