UK engine manufacturing down -6.2% in October
Importance of frictionless trade highlighted as more than six out of 10 UK-built engines shipped overseas.
Brits driving differently
Hyundai today (03rd December 2019) releases new research that shows there are 36,750 different ways to drive, with even the type of car you drive affecting your driving style. The figure has been reached by identifying the six most important factors that impact driving style and developing a real life measurement for each.
Volkswagen and Tesco free EV charging network amps up, as over 100 stores rolled out
Electric car owners could get more than 1,000 miles of free driving per year following the rollout of a ground-breaking complimentary car charging network.
EAV launches first fully temperature-controlled eCargo bike to become a key part of the cold chain
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited (EAV) have launched a world’s first with a fully temperature-controlled eCargo bike. The EAVcool Cargo was launched to exceptional interest at the Restaurant and Takeaway Show at London’s Excel Arena last week.
Balloonist Bertrand Piccard breaks world distance record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle in a Hyundai Nexo
French aeronaut and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation Bertrand Piccard has broken the world record for the longest distance traveled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single refueling. Driving in a Hyundai Nexo, Piccard left the FaHyence hydrogen station in Sarreguemines on Monday 25 November, a place chosen because of the Grand Est Region
Motorpoint launches designated driver programme for Christmas
The UK’s leading independent car retailer, which has held the naming rights for the popular entertainment venue for the last three years, wants to spread the message about safe driving this Christmas - just as police forces embark on their annual drink driving awareness campaigns.
Mercedes-Benz V-Class is Professional Driver Magazine’s 2019 Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz scooped the top prize at the 2019 Professional Driver car of the Year Awards. Britain’s chauffeurs and Private Hire drivers voted the new Mercedes-Benz V220d Long as Car of the Year for 2019. The car also took the prize for MPV of the Year for the third year running.
RAC launches its first ever child car seat
The RAC has launched its first ever branded child car seat with a view to bring the trust associated with its name in the world of driving to the parent and baby products market.
The top must drive supercars are revealed
The nation’s favourite supercars to drive have been revealed, with the awesome Lamborghini Gallardo taking the chequered flag.
Car nation…brits shun public transport on shopping trips
Half of UK shoppers drive to their local high street rather than taking public transport, cycling or walking, according to a new study by YourParkingSpace.co.uk.
Mazda3 named Women’s World Car of the Year
Announced at the 2019 Dubai International Motor Show on the 16th November, the Mazda3 has been named “Supreme Winner” at the 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year awards. In addition to taking the top award, the model also won Women’s World Family Car of the Year.
Motorists think you need 60 weeks experience behind the wheel to become a ‘good driver’
New research has revealed that 60 weeks is the average amount of time motorists think it takes to become a ‘good driver’ after passing your test.
HPI steps in to help motorists who don’t know their PHEVs from their BEVs
HPI, part of Solera Holdings, Inc., a global leader in risk and asset management data and software solutions for the insurance and automotive industries, has set about unravelling some of the confusing terminology and acronyms associated with the motor market.
Theo – the video enabled smart in-car companion beats dashcams on connected benefits
Connectivity in cars could prevent 25,000 serious accidents in the coming decade and save 2,500 lives[i] - but motorists don’t have to wait. Now available on Amazon, Theo is a smart, video-enabled device with a complete package of support services for motorists, using a combination of technology not available in some of the newest cars on the road.
The road to electromobility leads to new challenges and new solutions
Driven by concerns over climate change and growing regulation, particularly in Europe and Asia, the global automotive industry is well on its way to the mass adoption of electromobility as it develops new products and brings them to market.
A fully electric car is the best choice for one-in-five new car buyers
An electric vehicle is the best option for nearly one-in-five new car buyers in the UK, according to exclusive research by What Car?.
Fear of technology and obsession with ownership the biggest barriers to shared autonomous mobility
According to a new study, it could be at least 10 years before autonomous vehicles, and the sharing of them, will become part and parcel of society. This, combined with a perceived lack of prestige in not owning a vehicle, suggests that the majority of today’s motorists aren’t yet ready for mobility concepts of the future.
Turbulent first nine months for automotive sector as UK car production reverses -3.8% in September
UK car production resumed its downward trend in September, with output falling -3.8% to round off a turbulent first nine months, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 122,256 units were built in the month, almost 5,000 fewer than September last year. The latest figures mark a 15-month period
Halloween driving: tips from IAM Roadsmart
It’s Halloween! Whatever your plans are, be it going to a fancy-dress party, or taking your kids trick or treating, make sure that you read some of these tips from IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, on how to stay safe this Halloween.
GEM issues motorway deer collision warning
THE COMING weeks will see a significant rise in the risk of collisions with deer, warns road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist. This is the rutting season, the time of year when deer – particularly fallow and red deer – will be breeding. This process makes them more mobile and brings many more of them onto the roads, says GEM.
Bloodhound LSR achieves its fastest ever speed as testing programme heats up
The Bloodhound LSR team today passed a major milestone, as the car hit 334 mph (537 km/h) on the Hakskeenpan desert racetrack: the highest speed it has ever achieved.
Stolen vans hit record high with UK thefts up 45% in last four years
Van theft across the UK has soared by 45% over the last four years with 30,000 vehicles stolen since 2015*, according to research conducted by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
HPI conjures up Hollywood’s most iconic villainous vehicles
HPI, part of Solera Holdings, Inc., a global leader in risk and asset management data and software solutions for the insurance and automotive industries, digs up the creepiest movie cars for Halloween.
Zap-Map survey reveals new trends in EV charging behaviour
The full report of the Zap-Map EV Charging Survey published today reveals new trends in EV charging behaviour in the UK based on the experience of Zap-Map’s own survey panel.
Bloodhound catches the scent of a world record
The Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) team today revealed the car aiming to claim a new World Land Speed Record next year, seen for the first time in completed desert spec as it begins its high speed testing programme in the Hakskeenpan desert, Northern Cape, South Africa.