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Ford turns to nature’s inspiration

The humble beehive has inspired Ford engineers to develop the ‘Honeycomb Shelf’ – a lightweight, secret boot shelf that can support 100 times its own weight, a strength-to-weight-ratio stronger than […]

Fix backs Arenacross tour

Fix Auto UK is raising its brand profile once again by sponsoring the hi-octane Power Maxed Arenacross UK Tour that gets underway at the Manchester Arena this weekend. For the […]

Record growth for McLaren

McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, has recorded another record year of growth, selling a total of 3,340 cars in 2017. Around two-thirds of sales are […]

Kia to the future

Kia Motors will unveil a new all-electric concept car at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The concept features a never-seen-before human-machine interface (HMI) and an advanced […]

Aston Martin hits nine-year high

Aston Martin has announced that it sold 5,117 vehicles last year amid sell-out demand for its DB11 model and special vehicles including the Vanquish Zagato and Aston Martin Vantage GT8. […]

Nick named SsangYong chief

SsangYong Motor UK has appointed Nick Laird as managing director; he has been serving as acting managing director since October. He said, ‘We have ambitious plans for the future, so […]

Colin to captain Morgan

Morgan Motor Company has named Colin Boden as group financial director. He will not only be responsible for the financial functions of the Morgan Group, but will also be a […]

Ricardo supports ground-breaking trial

Ricardo is supporting a ground-breaking trial run by UK Power Networks, into using smart grid technology to unlock spare capacity for increased electric vehicle use. The project, called Active Response, […]

Thorogood joins Rainbow

Rainbow Accident Repair Group has appointed Richard Thorogood as partner and director in the business alongside current owners Earle Avann and Andy Waters. Richard is formally partner and group managing […]

Chargemaster considering summer float

It’s been reported that Chargemaster is close to floating on the London market. Chargemaster is an electric car charging station manufacturer with partnerships with a long list of vehicle manufacturers. […]

ClickMechanic adds machine-learning

ClickMechanic has introduced machine learning into its quote engine, claiming it will now be able to generate more accurate quotes. The quote engine provides instant, industry-standard fixed price quotes for […]

Intelligent driving is HERE

BMW has moved intelligent driving forward with the launch of a new suite of safety services. Called HERE and developed by HERE Technologies, the cloud-based services suite is claimed to […]