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Volvo calls for global charging standard

Volvo has called for the introduction of standardised charging infrastructure for electric cars. It believes that a simple, standardised, fast and global charging infrastructure is needed to cement this technology […]

Mayors urged to make one-hour vow

A think tank has urged new Metro Mayors to take the one-hour pledge, promising residents that no one working within their city will have to commute for longer than 60 […]

The camera never lies?

Telematics came to the rescue of a driver accused of speeding recently, by proving the vehicle was nearly 150 miles away at the time! A driver from Wembley was issued […]

BCA Leeds open for business

The first of the former SMA centres to be rebranded as part of the expanded BCA network has ‘hit the ground running’. BCA Leeds marked its official opening on 29 […]

Bluegrasscoms wins Nissan contract

Bluegrasscoms has been awarded a new contract with Nissan GB to develop a full trade programme with the manufacturer to ensure that the manufacturer is able to meet demand for […]

New deal brings CHOX to wider market

Solera Holding subsidiary Valexa Technologies has chosen Keoghs to manage its Credit Hire Organisation Exchange (CHOX) on behalf of customers. CHOX, which is operational in four of the top 10 […]

Knight’s new dawn at Bollington

Jim Knight has been appointed Motor Trade Account Manager for Bollington Insurance. Based in Luton, Bedfordshire, Knight will help Bollington to increase its motor trade insurance market share in the […]

Pothole definition changed in money-saving move

A council in Scotland has redefined the depth of potholes to avoid fixing as many. Instead of the previously stated 40mm, the Perth and Kinross Council now says potholes have to […]

Head of VW in America leaves company

The president and chief executive officer of Volkswagen of America has left the company immediately ‘through mutual consent’. Michael Horn’s departure comes six months after the emissions scandal erupted, which […]

Paint cloud

Paints industry boosted by dedicated degree

The paints and coatings industry in Europe has been given a boost with the launch of its first dedicated chemical engineering master’s degree programme. Backed by PPG and the ITECH […]

Recruitment directors

Calling all transport execs

An online recruitment platform has revealed a huge shortfall in non-executive directors from the transport sector. NonExecutiveDirectors.com has 6,000 names on its database but has revealed that just one per […]