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News 27 Nov, 2015

New figures reveal motorists pay five per cent more on premiums for having up to three points on their driving licence

Tips & advice 29 Nov, 2018

Car batteries can go flat for a number of reasons, which is why we have gathered these top tips to help prevent the worst happening

Tips & advice 27 Nov, 2015

Winter weather can kill battery life, but we’ve teamed up with an RAC patrol to bring you some top tips to keep starting in the cold

PSA must urgently improve its position in Germany, where its market share lags rivals VW brand and Opel as the automaker fails to convince customers of the value and attractiveness of its cars, CEO Carlos Tavares told a German magazine.

ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association) is urging a more "comprehensive" approach be adopted to driving down CO2 emissions from vehicle and production processes ahead of next week's COP21 climate conference in Paris.

 Magna and Chongqing Hongli Zhixin Automotive Parts Manufacture have inked a 50/50 joint-venture agreement to provide complete seating systems and seating components to Changan Ford and other customers in China.

BYD says it has helped Amsterdam Schiphol Airport achieve part of its sustainability goals by supplying Europe's "largest, pure electric bus fleet," with a total of 35 airside vehicles in use at Holland's main aviation gateway.

News 26 Nov, 2015

The successor to the UK's best-selling car has been seen as a pre-production mule

VW says it has found a silver-bullet solution to most of its Dieselgate woes. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a plastic tube that looks more like something a plumber might install rather than a mechanic.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said the COP21 climate conference, starting in Paris next week, was "a historic opportunity to establish a policy framework that allows Europe to drive down greenhouse gas emissions, while generating jobs and economic growth".

The Infiniti Q60 was photographed in Las Vegas this week ahead of its planned debut at the 2016 Detroit auto show in January. The BMW 4-series rival is expected to go in sale in Europe toward the end of next year following its launch in the U.S.

Features 26 Nov, 2015

We compare different tyre types, low tyre tread depths and incorrect tyre pressures to see what different they make to winter safety

Mercedes-Benz will expand GLC production by contracting out additional volume to Valmet Automotive which will start assemby from 2017 at its plant in Uusikaupunki.

Toyota Motor has said it would replace Takata airbag inflators in 1.6m cars in Japan that had previously been recalled after concluding that they may still be unsafe.

UK Road Haulage Association (RHA) says it is "extremely disappointed" the British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) has not addressed the what it describes as an urgent need to fund GBP150m (US$226m) of truck driver training.

UK automotive supplier association, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), is welcoming yesterday's (25 November) British government Spending Review, which is pledging to increase funding for Britain's technology Catapult Centres.

News 26 Nov, 2015

Revealing spyshots show Infiniti's Q60 Mercedes C-Class Coupe rival undisguised for the first time

Audi has suspended two engineers after its 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines were found to have evaded emissions limits in the U.S., Rupert Stadler, Audi's CEO, was quoted as saying in a newspaper report.