Simon Wait

Open sesame

Jaguar Land Rover has developed a car door that opens automatically as the driver approaches or can be operated by gesture control. The mobility door prototype, currently being tested on […]

Driving home for Christmas

IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, gives eight points of advice on driving home for Christmas. Try and avoid setting off at peak times which includes […]

Where did we park?

Two thirds of UK drivers – or around 21.4 million motorists – have forgotten where they parked their car, according to a new study by Nissan. According to the survey […]

Growing electric car consumer interest

Sophus3’s analysis of online activity on, and between, car brands’ websites in the UK has revealed some statistics that highlight the growth in electric car consumer interest and the differences […]

Know your limits

A survey by Auto Trader discovered that nearly eight million motorists ‘only slightly over the limit’ will choose to get behind the wheel this Christmas. With the DVLA showing over 40 million full driving licences registered in the UK, eight million drivers getting in […]

Dealerships miss £17m worth of service revenue

The UK’s franchised dealers have missed out on more than £17m worth of service revenue in the final months of 2018, new data has revealed. Data from electronic vehicle health […]

New car finance remains stable

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business volumes in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market remained stable in October, […]

Bicester Heritage plans expansion

Bicester Heritage has been announced to construct 70,000 sqft of brand-new buildings and create the ‘new technical site’. Plans have been unanimously approved by Cherwell district council’s planning committee for […]

Two new appointments for Polestar

Polestar has appointed a new group CFO and deputy group CFO. Ian Zhang joins Polestar as the new group chief financial officer on 1 January 2019 from his current position […]

MG Motor appoints Glyn Hopkin Group

MG Motor UK has announced the appointment of Glyn Hopkin Group to represent the brand in east London. The dealership on Romford Road, Manor Park has been officially opened by […]

VW appoints Bram Schot

The supervisory board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft appointed Bram Schot a member of the board of management of Volkswagen AG effective January 1, 2019. Bram, appointed by the supervisory board of […]

How drivers cope with automation

A new simulator to help car makers better understand how drivers will cope with and respond to the rising number of driver assistance (ADAS) and autonomous (AI) automotive technologies has […]