Simon Wait

Motorists must be ‘extra vigilant’

Nearly one in five UK car owners has been a victim of theft from their vehicle, new research into car break-ins has revealed. With 831,000 incidents of vehicle-related crime reported […]

New Scientist set for ExCel return

New Scientist Live returns to ExCel London in September. The show, running over four days from 28 September, will feature six immersive zones covering Humans, Engineering, Technology, Earth and Cosmos. […]

Parents front up for young drivers

New research has found that more than half of parents would commit car insurance fraud to reduce premiums for their children. A survey of 1,000 parents of children aged 17-25 […]

All change at the top

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK Ltd has announced a major restructuring of its senior management team. Alejandro Noriega has been appointed country manager, Fiat and Abarth, and will oversee retail sales […]

BVRLA oppose TfL plans

The trade body for the vehicle rental and leasing industry in the UK has opposed Transport for London’s proposal for a new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for trucks entering London […]

Automotive job market surging

Job applications, vacancies and salaries are all on the up in the UK, according to first quarter figures. CV-Library’s job market report compared data from the first quarter of 2017 […]

Ford appoints EV van chief

Mark Harvey has been appointed Ford director of urban electrified van programme, a newly-created position. He will work directly with Transport for London, the participating fleets, and the Ford development […]

Ford PHEV fleets confirmed

The first wave of fleets taking part in the Ford Transit plug-in hybrid van (PHEV) London trial, starting this autumn, have been confirmed. The multi-million pound project is designed to […]

Cromax renews sponsorship deal

Cromax has announced that it will be an official sponsor of the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team for an eighth year in a row. One of the premium brands of Axalta […]

IMI: training key to CAV development

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has submitted further evidence to support the government’s policies for automated vehicles and the electric vehicle infrastructure. As part of the IMI’s evidence, […]

Fresh funding for CAV research

Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology in the UK will take another leap forward, following the announcement of funding under the banner of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). With […]

VW appoints new compliance officer

Volkswagen has appointed Larry Thompson as independent compliance monitor under the terms of its settlements with the United States government. ‘Volkswagen welcomes the appointment of Larry Thompson to this new […]