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Connexas Group acquires Seven Telematics to further advance its connected vehicle and mobile worker strategy
Connexas Group, a leading provider of technology-enabled, fleet management and mobile worker solutions, is today announcing the acquisition of Nottinghamshire-based Seven Telematics. Building on its…
Voice controlled radios could improve road safety
Voice activated virtual assistants should be an obligatory feature in all new cars in order to improve road safety, according to driving specialists. Motoring experts…
British engine manufacturing down – 6.3% in March
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, “An eleventh successive month of decline in engine production for domestic vehicle assembly shows the underlying weakness of UK automotive…
Vauxhall is treble winner at trade van driver awards
Vauxhall has triumphed with a trio of award wins at the Trade Van Driver Awards 2019, as the Combo Cargo, Vivaro, and Movano light commercial…
Fleet Managers urged to check management software ahead of Brexit
Chevin Fleet Solutions is urging fleet managers to check their fleet management software capabilities to make sure that it can cope with additional paperwork and…
Green Car Scheme specialist urges government to ‘act now’ on company car tax
Despite the news that March car sales in the UK fell once again, by 3.4% compared to last year, there is a growing force behind…
3Dtracking: Telematics and IoT can generate revenue and reduce costs
Fleet management services in the U.K have undergone significant changes over the past number of years and service providers are increasingly turning to telematics and…
TTC Group to improve road safety
TTC Group has teamed up with one of the UK’s leading behavioural change specialists for its latest round of ‘Train the Trainer’ workshops across the…
Avis reinvents the rental process with its handy app
Avis has added new features to its app, which makes hiring a vehicle seamless, simple and stress-free. The game-changing new features will empower travellers, giving…
British car manufacturing falls -14.4% in March
British car production declined -14.4% in March, falling for the 10th month in a row with 126,195 units rolling off factory lines, according to figures released today…
Van sales driven by online shopping generates more wealth for Euro economy
Online shopping and van-driving businesses helped to contribute £125.2bn (€145 billion) to the UK economy in 2017 – a 32 per cent increase since 2012.…
Source London opens its 1,000th EV charge point in London
Source London, London’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charge point provider, today opens its latest EV charge point in Hammersmith & Fulham to reach 1,000 charge…
Highways England starts live technology tests to cut commercial vehicle tyre-related incidents
Highways England have today (Tuesday 30 April) announced live tests of a technology that could help reduce commercial vehicles tyre failures by up to 75%…
Ssangyong Motors strengthens dealer franchising team
SsangYong Motors UK has strengthened its dealer franchising team with the appointment of Ian Wilson as Dealer Recruitment Manager. Ian will be based in Scotland…
Road safety better achieved through vehicle design than Direct Vision Standard
Implementation of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) is not the right way to work towards the Mayor of London’s vision of zero vehicular harm by…
London receives funding for air quality improvement
Five business groups across London will receive a share of £170,000 for projects that will reduce traffic, ease congestion and improve air quality. The funding…