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CitNOW has appointed Carol Fairchild to the newly-created role as chief customer officer (CCO). Fairchild steps up from her role as commercial director. The new role has been created to […]

Volkswagen has raised its electric production forecast after announcing that in December it sold its 250,000 EV. Jürgen Stackmann, board member for sales, marketing and aftersales, said: “With the 250,000th […]

Suzuki GB has appointed Stan Palmer to operate a new franchise in the Cumbrian city, called Stan Palmer Suzuki. The announcement is part of the vehicle manufacturer’s strategy to build […]

Allianz Holdings plc has acquired the remaining 51% of the LV General Insurance Group (LV GIG) from Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LVFS), as well 100% of the general insurance division […]

Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for Fix Auto UK’s acquired sites. Wootton has been one of the network’s regional business managers […]

Tech giant Baidu has secured 40 licenses to test driverless cars carrying passengers on designated roads on Beijing. Its self-driving cars have travelled about 1.8 million miles during tests in […]

Carlos Ghosn has fled Japan to Lebanon. The former boss of Nissan was under house arrest while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty […]

New low-emissions vehicles (LEVs), offering either zero or low tailpipe CO2 emissions are now available from Free2Move Lease, offering customers a choice between plug-in hybrid and full electric models. Mark Pickles, […]

Tesla has delivered its first ‘made in China’ models, just over a year after construction of the factory began. Fifteen Model 3 sedans were handed over at the company’s gigafactory […]

BMW Group has sold its 500,000th plug-in vehicle – and now plans to sell another half a million by 2021. BMW also wants plug-in sales to account for a quarter […]

The FTA has launched its 2019 Logistics Emissions Review, which found that members of its Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) reduced greenhouse gas emissions by four per cent and decreased […]

The Volkswagen brand will launch eight electric or hybrid vehicles next year as part of its 2025 strategy. It will launch 34 new models in total, including 12 SUVs. Volkswagen […]