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PHEVs to smash half a million barrier

It’s predicted that European sales of electric and hybrid cars will pass the 500,000 mark by the end of this year. Of all European countries, the UK has the third […]

Maserati book breaks new ground

A groundbreaking new history of the Italian car marque Maserati has been launched by bodyshop magazine publisher, Plenham Press. Maserati, the Family Silver is the result of 14 years of […]

Ford ups technology pace

Cross-traffic alert with braking technology in development at Ford is being designed to help reduce parking stress by detecting people and objects about to pass behind the vehicle. The system […]

MINI makes intelligent link-up

MINI has introduced its new connected app which now includes personal mobility assistant. Based on a flexible platform – the Open Mobility Cloud – and available on Apple iPhone, with […]

Date set for Cenex anniversary

The Cenex-LCV Event will celebrate 10 years at Millbrook Proving Ground on 6-7 September 2017. With over 3,100 attendees at this year’s event, Cenex-LCV2016 achieved a 10% total increase in […]

Nissan unveils groundbreaking EV solution

Nissan has launched its new e-POWER drive system technology, an electric solution that eliminates the need for an external charger. e-Power combines the EV technology used in its LEAF with a […]

Motor Show to stop the traffic

Nearly half a million people will attend the Regent Street Motor Show on Saturday 5 November, when one of London’s busiest thoroughfares will, ironically, be closed to traffic from Oxford […]

SsangYong adds to dealership network

The SsangYong range of 4x4s and SUVs is now available in Douglas on the Isle of Man, following the appointment of Eurocars. Welcoming the company to the network, Paul Williams, […]

Eight million ‘suffer in silence’

One in four people have taken time off work for stress and blamed it on a physical illness – that suggests about eight million employees in the UK alone are […]

Speed risks revealed by telematics insurer

Insure the Box has found that drivers who speed 20% of the time increase their chance of being involved in an accident by 87%. It’s analysed more than three billion […]

Industry heads back to school

Managing director of Rye Street Group, Bill Duffy and AutoRaise CEO Bob Linwood went back to school recently as part of their partnership to encourage young people into the collision […]

Brake urges handset crackdown

Brake has found that 62.1% of fleet operators have not implemented a company-wide policy banning the use of phones while driving. Its annual Fleet Safety Survey drew responses from more […]