Safety measures do ‘absolute minimum’
The BMW 5 Series has been given a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP, but Fiat’s Doblò was only given three stars. The BMW showed good all-round performance in crash […]
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Tantalum secures £1m green grant
Tantalum Corporation has been awarded a £1m grant by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. The news comes as Tantalum and Imperial College London announce a working partnership […]
Mercedes-Benz on the March
Mercedes-Benz Vans UK Ltd is celebrating a record-breaking start to 2017, with an 18% increase in vehicle registrations (8,813 vans) during the first quarter compared to the same period in […]
£62m funding secures 2,370 jobs
The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has awarded £62m funding for projects to develop innovative low carbon technology in the UK. The projects are being led by BMW, Ford, Jaguar Land […]
West Midlands remains vehicle theft hot-spot
The West Midlands remains one of the top regions where cars are most commonly stolen and recovered, with the most popular make and model car among its thieves being the […]
Aston Martin partners RAF charity
Aston Martin Lagonda has announced an enduring partnership with the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. The RAF Benevolent Fund has been the Royal Air Forces’ leading welfare charity for almost […]
Detroit Electric to become automotive ‘super-employers’
A recruitment drive is underway following a $1.8bn injection in a UK automotive employer. A joint venture agreement secured the investment capital for Detroit Electric, $370m of which will go […]
Inaugural auction reaches six figures
Bicester Heritage has completed its first auction with sales amassing over £1m. More than 60 cars went under the hammer in a day of sales at the UK’s only business […]
McLaren confirms Fix Auto role
Fix Auto UK has announced that Michael McLaren has joined its team as regional operational manager for Scotland, the north of England and Northern Ireland. Michael spent nearly a decade […]
Fraudster handed custodial sentence
A ghost broker has been handed a suspended sentence of 16 weeks in jail for setting up false insurance policies. The activities were uncovered by LV= and the City of […]
Clean taxi solution enters final phase
Low emission taxis in London has moved a step closer after a programme to re-power them from diesel to LPG entered its final phase. If successful, the programme would enable […]
Mazda takes network award
Mazda has been named Best Fleet Dealer Network (sales) in the 2017 ExpertEye Awards. Recognised as the manufacturer providing the best service to fleet drivers in the ordering and delivery […]
