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Commuters suffer with travel bug

Drivers in the south west spend more time commuting than in any other region in the UK, according to new research, spending nearly two and half hours in their cars […]

Motor insurance costs in ‘overdrive’

The ABI’s Premium Tracker shows that in the fourth quarter of 2017 the average price paid for private comprehensive motor insurance was £493 – the highest quarterly figure since ABI […]

Volvo win bucks anti diesel hysteria

Despite the anti-diesel trend, the Volvo XC40 was named Car of the Year for 2018 at the 40th anniversary of the What Car? awards ceremony last night. Held in association […]

SEAT true fleet sales up 50%

SEAT UK recorded its best fleet and true fleet sales results in 2017, cementing its position as the fastest growing manufacturer in the top 20. The brand’s improvement translates to […]

Write-offs on the rise

New research has found that write-offs have proportionally risen by 55% in the last three years. This is according to data from Warranty Direct’s GAP insurance division. It found the […]

Single lane traffic for Gumtree and eBay

Gumtree has merged its motors offering with eBay and will now operate as one business. Car dealers will have two ‘shop windows’ for each advert they post to eBay Motors […]

Economy set to impact used sales

Creating an all-round proposition to support used car purchases will become increasingly important as the economy slows in 2018 according to The Warranty Group. With wage growth set to stagnate […]

France tops EV network charts

Electric vehicles are slowly becoming an established part of the world’s transport ecosystem, but while Norway is known as the green car capital, France is leading the way in electric […]

LEVC hands over all-electric TX

The London EV Company (LEVC) has handed over its very first all-electric TX taxi. The TX is powered by LEVC’s eCity technology comprising of an advanced electric powertrain with a […]

CAPSE and Ricardo collaborate

The University of South Wales’ Centre for Automotive & Power System Engineering (CAPSE) and Ricardo intend to collaborate on electric vehicle battery systems research and development. The collaboration will provide […]

Driving diesel costs

According to MotorEasy, diesel cars are more than three times as likely to break down as their petrol counterparts and cost far more when they do. Based on analysis of […]

Willard joins Tantalum

Connected car specialist and automotive industry thought-leader, Alexandra Willard has joined vehicle technology firm Tantalum Corporation to lead the company’s Air.Car programme. Air.Car is Tantalum’s award winning platform, developed in […]