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EU ministers agree 35% car emissions reduction by 2030
Just hours after the IPCC warned the world needs to drastically accelerate decarbonisation efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, the European Council disappointed environmental…
SMMT launches Brexit contingency aid package
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today launched its new Brexit Readiness Programme to help the industry, especially SMEs in the automotive supply…
Mini UK introduce 3 new distinctive styles
MINI is today announcing an all-new trim structure across its whole range of vehicles in the UK market. Carefully designed to make it easier than…
Women-only motor racing series launched
W Series, a new international women-only single-seater motor racing series, launches today, its aim being to attract the world’s best female drivers, to fast-track women…
Volvo hooks up with Krone for City trailer trials
Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, has been trialling a Krone City Liner in urban areas, including inner London, to re-open the debate regarding the…
CFMS announces partnership with Digital Catapult to advance automotive sector
The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), a not-for-profit specialist in digital engineering capability, has partnered with Digital Catapult to transform digital engineering capability and…
ECO schemes set for comeback due to tax increases
Changes to the rules affecting salary sacrifice car schemes and a seemingly endless tide of rises in Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) taxes for company car drivers make…
TomTom launches a new version of WEBFLEET
TomTom Telematics has launched a new version of its fleet management Software-as-a-Service solution WEBFLEET 3.3 which allows fleet operators to review combined vehicle data from…
BVRLA urges the Exchequer to use budget to back the PM’s electric aims
Ahead of this year’s Budget the BVRLA has urged the Chancellor to energise the take up of plug-in electric vehicles and support the vital role…
Smart road lights to prevent lane drifting at major motorway junction
Smart lights in the road surface, which switch on when traffic lights turn green, have been introduced for the first time at a major motorway…
ORTEC releases Routing Suite focusing on supply chain collaboration
ORTEC’s latest release of the ORTEC Routing Suite has become available today. The Routing Suite optimizes the daily operations of logistics companies—retailers, shippers, fourth party…
Jaguar Land Rover to shut Solihull plant for 2 weeks
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will shut down production for two weeks. The country’s biggest car-maker said the “fluctuating” global market has triggered the…
Road-side checks for lorry emission cheating
Cheat devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The DVSA has now become routinely checking lorries they stop at…
Allego launches contactless debit and credit card payments for EV charging
Allego, Visa and the other card schemes American Express and Mastercard have announced the launch of an easy-to-use payment solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers…
Lower drink-driving limit has ‘little effect’ on road deaths
The reduction in Scotland’s drink-driving limit has had little effect on the level of deaths and accidents on the nation’s roads, according to a new…
Fleet Evolution offers helping hand to small business start-ups and SMEs
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution, is offering a helping hand to new business start-ups and SMEs by providing access to rates and…