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ULEZ expansion to cover Greater London
- 28/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone will be expanded to cover all of London, despite 80% of people in affected areas opposing the move. The expansion will come into force from 29 August, 2023. Following the expansion, drivers of the most polluting cars will have to pay £12.50 a day to enter to the Greater London [...] -
Ford brings car sharing experiment to London
- 27/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. The service offers access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. The project started as one of more than 25 experiments that form Ford Smart Mobility, Ford’s plan [...] -
DriveNow expands fleet with 30 EVs
- 19/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Today saw the launch of 30 BMW i3's into London's DriveNow carsharing service. The BMW/Sixt joint venture offering one-way flexible carsharing in the North London boroughs of Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Waltham Forest. Following their launch in December 2014, this takes their growing fleet total to 270 [...] -
ClickMechanic secures £320,000 investment
- 23/04/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
London-based ClickMechanic, the online marketplace for car repairs, has today announced the closure of a financing round of £320,000 from angel investors led by former Just Eat CEO Klaus Nyengaard. The investment will be used to fuel ClickMechanic’s growth, make new hires and accelerate product [...] -
MG opens Piccadilly dealership
- 31/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG has announced it will open a prestigious multi-million pound flagship dealership in the heart of London’s Piccadilly. MG’s showroom will become a centre of excellence for the iconic 91-year-old brand which is Britain’s fastest growing marque. This is the latest and most significant move in a major [...] -
GALM attracts TATA and Hexion
- 10/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TATA and Hexion are set to unveil latest composites and steel grades at the fourth annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials (GALM) Congress 2015. At the Annual Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Congress 2015 (London, 29th-30th April), material suppliers, Tier 1s and material suppliers will outline how [...]