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Aston Martin takes it to the Max

Aston Martin has appointed Maximilian Szwaj as its new vice president and chief technical officer. He will be responsible for Aston Martin’s global engineering operations and will report directly to […]

Ford profits reach $1bn

Ford has surpassed its target of $1bn within the first three quarters of 2016. The company had a $600m (£474m) profit target for 2016 and after just nine months has […]

China introduces ‘super car tax’

China has introduced an extra 10% tax on super cars. The tax affects cars costing more than 1.3m Yuan (£151,024) and is aimed at cutting lavish spending and reducing emissions. […]

TrustFord launches annual charity auction

TrustFord will hold its third annual One Penny Auction on eBay, from Friday 2 December to 9 December, in aid of Cancer Research UK. The auction offers the opportunity to […]

Fix launches in China

Steve Leal, president and CEO of Fix Auto World, has launched Fix Auto in China with an initial network of 78 collision repair centres. The move marks the eighth country […]

Nissan goes back to the future

Nissan has hosted its second Nissan Futures event with a focus on autonomous drive technologies, artificial intelligence and the future of the connected car. Nissan’s showcase event built on its […]

VW and Kia take titles

The Volkswagen Golf has taken Car Dealer’s Used Car of the Year Award 2016. According to Car Dealer, ‘the Golf is packed with features that continue to make it one […]

Bubblebum recognised at Amazon awards

BubbleBum, the Northern Ireland-based creator of inflatable booster seats, has received highly commended status in Amazon’s Innovator of the Year award category. BubbleBum is labelled as ‘the most advanced, proven […]

Ford gains autonomous insight

With Ford to commence its European testing of autonomous cars in 2017, its survey of 5,000 adults has shown how drivers would spend the time in self-driving cars. Eighty per […]

Thatcham urges AEB as standard

Thatcham Research, voice of Euro NCAP in the UK, is continuing to urge vehicle manufacturers to fit life-saving safety technology such as autonomous emergency braking (AEB) to cars as standard, […]

Safety tests round off 2016

Euro NCAP has published its last round of safety ratings for 2016 focusing on the Audi Q2, Hyundai Ioniq, Ford Edge, Suzuki Ignis and the SsangYong Tivoli. All vehicles underwent […]