Bee shortages hit the biofuel industry
Demand for insect pollination is growing five times as fast as the honeybee pollution across Europe, as farmers grow more crops to meet the growing market for biofuels. According to the Universit...
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Forester Life renews Honda fleet supplier deal
Honda will serve as the sole fleet supplier to financial services provider Forester Life until 2017 at least. The pair extended the partnership, which begun in 2003, for at least another three ye...
Ford supply Police Scotland with new fleet
Ford is to supply vehicles to Scotland’s new unified police force; Police Scotland. The new force has already placed its first order for 124 Ford Focus and 58 Ford Transit Custom models as part of ...
Appointments: January 13
Wheeler rolling out of Honda for banking job Honda’s Corporate Operations Manager – Lee Wheeler [pictured] – is set to leave the brand at the end of the month. The Honda man of nearly ten years ...
Car industry enters ‘golden age of innovation’
The global car industry is entering a global age of innovation according to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), making leaps and bounds in four key technology areas; powertrain, lightweight material...
Entry now open for Motor Transport Awards 2014
Motor Transport is on the hunt for the finest in the fleet industry with entries for its 2014 Awards now being accepted. A total of 19 awards are up for grabs with the addition of four new catego...
Peak oil is real and it’s here, suggests new research
The fear that we have reached peak oil seems to have abated in recent years as the US and other countries began extraction of shale oil. But that doesn’t mean we should think that this problem has ...
Floods and freeze mean perfect storm for worst ever pothole season
The UK is in for its worst ever pothole season, according to Potholes.co.uk. Local authorities have estimated that around 200,000 potholes will need repairing throughout Britain’s roads after parts...
Jaguar Land Rover reports record breaking 2013
Jaguar Land Rover has delivered its strongest ever full year sales performance. Globally the British carmaker saw sales of 425,006 units in 2013, up 19 per cent on 2012 figures, with strong growth ...
Speed limits to be lifted for spies
Spies will legally be allowed to exceed the speed limit where necessary under new government proposals. Currently, intelligence officers from MI5 and MI6 have to abide by the speed limit, even if...
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