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Ford Fusion sees in the dark

Ford claims its autonomous vehicles will be able to navigate at night just as easily as daytime using LiDAR. The car manufacturer tested the technology on one of its Fusion […]

Electric sales enjoy March surge

Registrations for new electric cars in the UK set an all-time monthly record during March. For the first time every more than 7,000 units were sold in a single month, […]

Council undercuts local repairers

Garage owners in Darlington are being undercut by the local council. Darlington Borough Council is now offering MOT and repair services at its Allington Way depot. The work is advertised […]

Man or machine? You decide

Do you think you could tell the difference between a car driven by a computer and one driven by a human? The University of Southampton wants to put members of […]

Model 3 value ‘hard to beat’

CAP hpi believes Tesla’s new Model 3 could be a very canny investment, with its low retail price and the fact that used Teslas hold their value better than almost […]

Electric car sales hit new high

Although numbers are still modest, more UK drivers than ever are flocking to electric cars with a compelling 84% rise in the south east in the first quarter of 2016 […]

Car tech adds 33% to productivity

Advanced technology built into company cars has added £36bn to the UK economy. That is according to analysis undertaken by Škoda, which claims British workers are up to a third […]

Used car market to polarise

A leading UK network of smart vehicle repairers believes the used car market will split into two distinct groups – budget vehicles and top end cars. Speaking in response to […]

RAC and Motors.co.uk partner

RAC Cars and Motors.co.uk have joined forces to create a new advertising partnership to take competition in the car search market to the next level. The partnership gives vehicle dealers […]

Non-OE parts under spotlight

RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) has commenced a series of activities looking into the use of non-oe parts in the UK body repair market. There are three main focus areas […]

‘Flawed practice’ putting lives at risk

The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) is deeply worried about the safety of drivers and passengers after research found that some insurers were ordering garages to fit replica parts to […]