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VW drivers could face 10-month wait

Motorists are being warned that work to fix some of the cars affected by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal will not start until next autumn. Paul Willis, the boss of […]

Record sales for BMW

Following on from the best ever first three quarters in the company’s sales history, October was another record month for BMW Group deliveries. Sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand […]

BFS pledges SME cash

More loans are expected to flow to small businesses after Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has pledged to increase its funding for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by more than £290m […]

VW causes fall in Porsche profits

Profits at Porsche, which owns a controlling stake in Volkswagen, have plunged in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal at VW. Porsche’s pre-tax profit more than halved to €1.19bn […]

Tesla rival plans EVs for 2017

New US start-up company Faraday Future plans to start building electric cars by 2017, it has been revealed. Backed by a Chinese billionaire, the firm is set to take on […]

VW offers goodwill gesture in US

Motorists in the US affected by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal have been offered a goodwill gesture. VW’s offer will see customers in America receive vouchers and gift cards worth […]

ADLV reports surge in licence checks

The ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification) has reported a surge in online commercial checking from vocational fleets following the abolition of the paper driving licence counterpart in July this […]

S&P raises Ageas Insurance rating

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has raised the rating of Ageas Insurance Limited (AIL) to ‘A’ with a stable outlook, confirming confidence in the financial strength of the business. The announcement […]

Euro NCAP tests AEB

European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver […]

IMI to deliver MOT testing qualification

IMI, the leading awarding organisation for automotive qualifications, will be delivering new qualifications for DVSA MoT testers and MoT managers and continual assessment process across their network of IMI training […]

VW board agree on plan of action

The CEO of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller, and the chairman of the Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG, Bernd Osterloh, agreed on the further procedure for investment and capacity planning. A series […]