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London tops car theft hot spots

London remains the vehicle theft hot spot, according to data released by stolen vehicle recovery company Tracker. It found that Essex was the second most popular area for car thieves, […]

Gaming tech supporting drive to autonomy

Developers of flight simulators and computer games are being employed to help create the software for autonomous vehicles. Oxbotica, a global leader in autonomous vehicle software, says a video game […]

Mitsubishi Motors appoints new director

Toby Marshall has been appointed director of After Sales at Mitsubishi Motors in the UK. He replaces Richard Weller who retired at the end of March. Marshall will be responsible […]

SMMT names new Forum chief executive

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has named Paul Heard as the new chief executive of SMMT Industry Forum. The Forum is SMMT’s productivity improvement and training business. […]

Get your #HatsOn4Ben to support well-being

Ben, the automotive industry charity, hopes its annual mental health awareness campaign and fundraiser, Hats on 4 Ben 2020, will reconnect the automotive family virtually and encourage support for those […]

Industry turns to government after SMMT bombshell

The automotive industry is turning to government for signs of support following figures released today that new car sales fell to almost nothing during April. The Society of Motor Manufacturers […]

Car buyers itching to take out their wallets

Most consumers in the market to purchase a car before the pandemic hit are still intending to do so after lockdown restrictions are lifted. This is according to a new […]

LCV market endures 86% slowdown

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined 86.2% in April as nearly all registrations stopped due to coronavirus lockdowns. According to the latest figures released by the Society […]

Car sales ‘plunge to 1946 levels’

Preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that car registrations plunged 97% during April to reach their lowest figure since 1946. It found that just […]

DSD: let our engineers work

A leading engineering consultancy has written an open letter to the government urging it to adjust its furlough scheme to enable engineers to contribute on a more flexible basis. Drive […]

BVRLA names new director

Shashi Maharaj has joined the BVRLA as legal and membership director, responsible for the association’s governance, compliance and membership functions. He has spent over 20 years with BMW in a […]

Morgan warranties extended by 3 months

The Morgan Motor Company has extended the warranty period on its vehicles by three months. The offer applies to any Morgan with a warranty start date from 1 October 2017 and […]