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Toyota remains top-selling carmaker

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 […]

Half of MOT fails avoidable

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 […]

Easi-Drive achieves record turnover

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 […]

Vivaro crowned Business Van of the Year

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 […]

Car charging in under 15 minutes

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 […]

Top driving mistakes revealed

  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 […]

US expand Takata recall by five million

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, […]

Octo now used by 4 million road users

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 […]

DFT open phone penalty consultation

The Department for Transport (DfT) has begun a consultation on proposals to increase the penalties for using hand-held mobile phones while driving. Included in the proposals is a suggested increase […]

Symach delivers the goods

Symach has just designed, built and delivered its first FixLine bodyshop. The FixLine formula, which includes staff training, enables the bodyshop to repair 120 cars per week. It was delivered […]

Licencecheck urges switch to real-time

Licencecheck has warned companies not using real-time licence checking systems are ‘operating on borrowed time’. According to DVLA figures, only 6.3% of licence checks for companies by third-party providers between […]

Axalta’s scholarship of learning

Axalta Coating Systems has awarded its first annual scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year. The merit-based Axalta Scholarship is open to both national and international students at the Sabanci University, […]