Simon Wait

Competition time for Farécla

Farécla, the UK’s leading manufacturer of compounds and refinishing products, is launching a national car bonnet painting competition, aimed at apprentices who are at level 2 or 3. The winning […]

Nissan introduces latest ADAS tech

Nissan has now added its most advanced driver assistance technology to its Qashqai crossover. ProPILOT is available on both Tekna and Tekna+ models. ProPILOT enhances the driver’s control by assisting […]

HGV market suffers 2017 stall

The new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market declined 2.6% in 2017 following two years of strong growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that […]

Celebrating the Boxster 986

The Porsche Classic Restoracing Competition 2018 is this year focusing on the 968 Boxster, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The 986 Boxster fundamentally shaped the Porsche business and brought […]

Leaseplan reports strong 2017 results

LeasePlan, a global leader in fleet management and driver mobility, has reported strong full year 2017 results. Its reported underlying net results of €532m, up 17% year on year after […]

TfL ‘caught napping’ by new technology

London is not prepared for the 2040 transport model, according to The London Assembly Transport Committee report ‘Future Transport: How is London responding to technological innovation?’ which is published today. […]

Subaru names new MD

Subaru UK has announced Chris Graham as managing director, replacing Paul Tunnicliffe who becomes automotive development director for the IM Group business. Chris joins Subaru UK having worked for the […]

A record January for VW

In January 2018 the Volkswagen brand handed over 533,500 vehicles to customers throughout the world. Deliveries were therefore 7.1% above the figure for the corresponding month of the previous year. […]

UK market turns to YouTube

New research has identified greater demand for YouTube among UK online automotive consumers. Sophus3’s unique insight into online automotive consumer behaviour has revealed a dramatic demand for YouTube in the […]

DSRC option offers cost benefits

New analysis of V2X (vehicle to everything) conducted by ABI Research has found that the cost of implementing DSRC (dedicated short-range communication) above cellular communications is expected to be up […]

IMI advocates greater gender diversity

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has found the automotive sector is currently running on a 10:2 ratio of males to females in the workplace, highlighting the gender differences […]