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Brake – ‘Engage youth in road safety’

Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the people of Northern Ireland to improve road safety in their communities by attending a training course to help them spread vital road […]

Daimler to test self-driving trucks

German carmaker Daimler is planning to test self-driving trucks as early as this year, according to executive board member Wolfgang Bernhard. He told a German newspaper, ‘We are positive that […]

Fiat Chrysler fined a record £67.6m

US regulators have imposed a record fine of $105m on Fiat Chrysler (FCA) over recall failures. Under the agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the carmaker will also offer […]

Thirty-eight charged over ‘cash for crash’

Thirty-eight people have been charged over an alleged ‘crash for cash’ insurance fraud in Cumbria. Police said the offences took place across the county between 2010 and 2014, and the […]

JCC – the questions and answers

Following this morning’s announcement of the acquisition of JCC by Nationwide, we caught up with JCC to find out more: What are the details of the transaction? The boards of […]

Valeo announce Innovation Challenge shortlist

Valeo has announced the names of the 20 international student teams shortlisted for its renowned 2015 Valeo Innovation Challenge. The UK students from Imperial College London now have until 17 […]

Nationwide acquires JCC

Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) and Just Car Clinics Group (JCC) announced today that they have agreed terms for Nationwide to acquire JCC for a cash consideration which values JCC […]

Ferrari files for US stock exchange

Italian supercar creator Ferrari has applied to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. It will have a value of ‘at least’ €10bn (£7.1bn) when it is floated, […]

VW plans Leaseplan sell off

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and the Dutch company, Fleet Investments BV are disposing of leading leasing and fleet management company LeasePlan Corporation NV to a consortium of investors. The total value of […]

IAM identify new driving dangers

New research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) reveals the shocking extent to which drivers use their phones and tablets to take selfies, make video calls and watch videos […]

Car production at seven-year high

British car manufacturing delivered a strong performance in June with volumes up 5.4 per cent over the same month last year, according to new figures from the Society of Motor […]