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3 year driving study shows road danger caus...
Rule 126 of the Highway Code makes it clear enough. It is a legal requirement for drivers to maintain a safe distance – or ‘headway’ – between themselves and the car in front – usually equating
FUSO Canter stacks the deck in Ecoscape UKâ...
Ecoscape UK wanted a new truck which offered a minimum 5.0-tonne payload capacity but on a compact chassis – Dealer Ciceley Commercials weighed in with an 8.55-tonne FUSO Canter that ticked both boxes. The operator’s second
Sheard Packaging sees 20% fuel saving with ...
Renault Trucks has announced that Sheard Packaging, manufacturers of corrugated cases and the largest independent sheet plant in the UK, has seen a 20% improvement in fleet fuel efficiency following the introduction of the latest Renault
Stimulating debate from automotive leaders ...
30 thought-provoking and inspirational short talks from some of the most influential and creative minds in the UK automotive industry will take centre stage for the first time on the UK Government Pavilion at this year’s
British commercial vehicle production down ...
British commercial vehicle (CV) production declined -31.2% in July, the fourth successive month of negative growth, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Production for both home and overseas
UK car production declines -10.6% in July a...
British car manufacturing output declined -10.6% in July, with 108,239 units produced, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This was the 14th successive month of decline as ongoing weakness
New electric vehicle NVH optimisation
Leamington Spa-based automotive innovation business, Drive System Design (DSD), will present its system level approach to optimising electric vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2019, Millbrook, Bedfordshire on September 4-5.
Drink Drive: Fatalities up 25%
A Government report published yesterday (28 August 2019)* shows that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink drive limit has risen 25% in two years. There were 250
RAM Tracking partners with project44 to del...
Vehicle telematics provider, RAM Tracking, has partnered with project44 to facilitate GPS-based visibility enabling drivers to run at capacity while providing retailers, manufacturers, distributors and logistics providers accurate and dynamic delivery ETAs. project44 is the world’s leading advanced visibility platform
Ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars s...
The ban on petrol and diesel cars should be brought forward to 2035 to help meet carbon emission targets, a government committee has warned. A report published by the Science and Technology Committee sets out a
