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Tesla learning lessons

Tesla has reported a loss of $675.4m in the three months to 31 December 2017, claiming it has ‘learned many lessons’ from its Model 3 production plans. Despite the loss, […]

Drivers distracted 7% of the time

Car drivers take their eyes off the road for over two miles in a one hour journey whilst driving in urban traffic, according to new eye-tracking research conducted by Peugeot. […]

London Motor Show enters AV zone

The Confused.com London Motor Show will bring the future of the automotive industry to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in 2018 in the shape of a dedicated Autonomous Vehicle Zone. Curated […]

Greg brings GYS a whale of experience

Greg Whale has been appointed as the new UK divisional manager for GYS Bodyshop Business. Greg brings with him 22 years of bodyshop experience to the expanding GYS team, previously […]

Neave joins Slater & Gordon board

David Neave, ex-chair of LV= has been appointed as non-executive director at Slater & Gordon. Neave has most recently served as a board member of LV Financial Services and chair […]

Electric car sharing set to launch

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is setting up an electric car sharing service with 12 automakers, including BYD Co Ltd, local partners of Ford Motor Co and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. […]

VWG welcomes new head of group fleet

Martin Barrow-Starkey is to become head of group fleet services at Volkswagen Group UK, taking over from Patrick McGillycuddy who moves to a senior role within the Volkswagen Passenger Cars […]

BMW announce final five

BMW Group UK has announced the selection of five start-ups for the BMW Innovation Lab 2018. The start-ups will now undertake a 10-week residency at the Lab to develop their […]

ACIS and CVP form strategic partnership

The UK and Europe’s first consolidated commercial vehicle partnership has selected ACIS as the exclusive distributor of Sikkens paint to its CV bodyshop network. CVP (Commercial Vehicle Partnership), is the […]

ECP launches ADAS training

Euro Car Parts has announced a first-to-market ADAS training course as part of its Euro Academy offering. Working in partnership with diagnostics specialist Hella, the one-day course aims to help […]

MG fast out the grid

MG Motor UK has announced an exceptional month for sales, reporting a total of 475 vehicle registrations in January –  a 130% increase compared to the same period in 2017. […]

Byton partnership targets L4 autonomy

Byton, an innovator of smart, premium electric vehicles, has announced a partnership with Aurora, a leading self-driving technology company. The partnership will help Byton incorporate Level 4 (L4) autonomous-driving vehicle […]