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Students build first modular car

The world’s first modular car is being unveiled today at a major motor show in Amsterdam, with AkzoNobel having made an important contribution to its development. The Nova high performance […]

Tories miles ahead in industry poll

244 industry professionals were asked: ‘Which political party do you consider best represents the interests of the road haulage and logistics industry?’ 57.7% of the sample answered, ‘the Conservatives’ Labour […]

CO2 emissions continue downward trend

According to the figures published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) yesterday, in 2014 average new car emissions were 123.4g CO2/km compared to 186g CO2/km in 1995 – a 33.7% […]

TecAlliance offers recall solution

With 577 vehicle manufacturer recalls issued during 2014, TecAlliance is offering workshops its TecRMI package which is able to directly access internal VM bulletins, service notices and recalls. ‘I’m pretty […]

VMs hit with more recalls

Nissan and BMW have said today they are recalling more than 165,000 vehicles globally due to potential fuel pump failures that could cause an engine to stall or not start. […]

Aidan Minogue, managing director, Circle Leasing

Formed in 2002, Circle Leasing is the largest supplier of courtesy cars to the bodyshop sector. With 30 staff operating from high-tech offices in north Manchester, the company purchases cars […]

Shell to build city car

Shell, in collaboration with race and road car designer Professor Gordon Murray and engine specialist Osamu Goto, will co-engineer an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal […]

Record month for new car registrations

Figures released today show 492,774 cars were registered in March 2015 – the best month since the twice-yearly number plate changes were introduced in 1999. New products and attractive finance […]

Allstar adds new card service

Businesses across the country will now be able to pay for servicing, maintenance and repair on their Allstar card, the company announced today. Allstar – part of the global commercial […]

Additional checks costly for independents

The rising cost of replacement parts in modern vehicle systems is requiring independent garages to undertake additional diagnostic checks before placing orders, according to Autodata. One of the leading suppliers […]

RAC leads on crash detection accuracy

Independent tests have proven that RAC Telematics’ crash detection accuracy is far above current industry averages. TRL, the UK’s transport research laboratory, confirmed the crash detection accuracy of RAC Telematics […]

Projects receive £80m boost

Projects that will bring fuel cells into van fleets, develop high efficiency transmissions and create the next generation of electric and hybrid buses are among the latest to receive money […]