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Firms fined for rigging car part prices
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The European Commission (EC) has fined Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi €137.79 million for rigging the prices of car alternators and starters. Denso was also involved in the operation, but they were not penalised after they informed the EC of price rigging in the sector. All companies involved acknowledged [...] -
Double delight for BMW
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW scooped two top gongs at the BusinessCar Awards 2016, with the AA, Fiat, Jaguar and Tesla also recognised. BMW collected the Green Model of the Year for its i3 Model, while also winning the Manufacturer of the Year prize. For the i3, this award completes a hat-trick of victories in the category, while [...] -
Toyota remains top-selling carmaker
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Toyota was the world's highest selling maker of new cars for the fourth consecutive year. The Japanese company sold 10.15 million vehicles in 2015, which was slightly higher than expectations, although it did see a fall of roughly 0.8% from its 2014 sales. Toyota was also the only carmaker to sell more than [...] -
Half of MOT fails avoidable
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motorists could avoid nearly half their MOT failures by carrying out routine maintenance. The latest MOT testing data for Great Britain found that nearly a third of faults recorded at MOT tests were the result of bulbs not being replaced. A further 10% were for faulty tyres with 8.5% of failures relating to [...] -
Easi-Drive achieves record turnover
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Accident management company Easi-Drive has achieved a record turnover of £35 million. The Manchester-based company saw an increase in turnover from its 2014 results by £7.5 million, and have also increased its employee count by 20%. The company provide legal services, repair management and advice for accident [...] -
Vivaro crowned Business Van of the Year
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Vauxhall Vivaro 2700 Panel Van was crowned Business Van of the Year at the Independent Business Van of the Year awards. The third year of the awards, which are sponsored by Vanarama, saw honours handed out to the premier members of the light commercial vehicle industry. A panel of six independent experts were [...] -
Car charging in under 15 minutes
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new charging station has been developed that is claimed to reduce charging times down to just 15 minutes. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology say they’ve built a system that can charge electric cars with 4.5MW of power in 15 minutes. Regular charging systems aren’t able to draw down [...] -
Top driving mistakes revealed
- 27/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Rybrook have created and shared an infographic detailing awareness of the main potential mistakes drivers can make. The graphic covers the top five driver mistakes that can lead to accidents, and the ways drivers can avoid making [...] -
US expand Takata recall by five million
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Regulators in the USA have expanded the recall of vehicles with defective Takata airbags by five million. This latest development adds to the large-scale recall of vehicles fitted with Takata bags. In all, 28 million vehicles worldwide have been affected, with 24 million of the vehicles recalled from the United [...] -
Octo now used by 4 million road users
- 26/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Octo Telematics has announced it has reached the milestone of four million connected road users worldwide. The rise in connected users also means that, according to the 2016 Ptolemus Report, the company enjoys a 36% market share of active Usage Based Insurance (UBI) policies. The milestone comes after a year [...]