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The Volkswagen Group has joined the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as a shareholder. Hubject, founded in 2012 by BMW, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, innogy and Siemens, provides EV drivers with easy […]

Skills shortages are most acute within the M4 corridor and the Midlands, according to Autotech Recruit. The specialist automotive recruitment agency also says the average length of temporary contracts has […]

Škoda has upgraded its bestselling model, the Octavia, equipping it with new technologies. The updates include a number of new driver assistance systems as well as mobile online services. The […]

AkzoNobel has completed the purchase of BASF’s Industrial Coatings business. Apart from adding two production sites in the UK and South Africa to its portfolio, AkzoNobel says the merger will […]

Two thirds of drivers would welcome technology that disabled certain phone functions in a car. A study conducted by Continental Tyres found that most drivers admitted they couldn’t resist temptation […]

The RAC has launched the UK’s first used car code accredited by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. Published on the RAC’s website, the code applies to all vehicles bought through […]

Uber is appealing the ruling that its drivers should be classed as employees. At a landmark tribunal found that its drivers should be classed as workers and were therefore entitled […]

Cooper Tire Europe has opened a new 211,000-square-foot UK warehouse in Swindon, which has the capacity to store 400,000 tyres. Tyres from both brands – Cooper Tires and Avon Tyres […]

Nearly a fifth of all MOT failures are down to blown bulbs, according to research from MyCarCheck. Using data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), it has investigated […]

Uber has expanded its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. The move marks the next phase in a deepening alliance between Volvo […]

Google has set up its self-driving car unit as its own separate entity called Waymo under the Alphabet umbrella. During the launch event, Waymo CEO John Krafcik highlighted how the […]

National Windscreens has appointed Alistair Carlton as technical manager in a move that will further strengthen the company’s proactive role in meeting the needs of new technologies. With more than […]