BMW demos self-driving high-speed slides
BMW has new self-driving technology that allows a car to autonomously drift around bends and slip between cones, even at high speed. Revealing the new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show ...
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Plug-in car sales near double in the US
Here in the UK we’ve been celebrating the fact that EV sales just shy of doubled last year, with registrations of pure electric nudging a 99 per cent increase in 2013 compared to the previous year,...
Parking fine “grace period” under government consideration
Over-eager parking attendants could be forced to wait at least five minutes before issuing fines. The UK Government is considering the introduction of a five-minute grace period after payment for ...
Volkswagen announces Passat BlueMotion Concept
Next week marks the start of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with a host of exciting concepts offering a glimpse of the future of motoring: and now Volkswagen is taking its tu...
Mazda SkyActiv to improve fuel economy by 30 per cent
Japanese carmaker Mazda has enjoyed vast success with its SkyActiv engines: and now it has announced some remarkable figures for the technology's second generation. The company expects that the en...
BMW begins search for UK apprentices
UK manufacturing has received a significant boost after BMW announced that it is searching for around 160 young people to take up apprenticeship schemes both for at its plants and at its dealership...
Kia updates popular Sportage for 2014
Korean carmaker Kia has announced it has made changes to its popular SUV, the Sportage, for 2014. Easily the most UK’s most popular Kia, the Sportage accounted for 29 per cent of all brand sales la...
Total relaunches SME accident management services
Total Accident Management has relaunched its accident management services to SMEs. The move means that SMEs can now benefit from the same extensive range of accident management services enjoyed by...
Renault electric car and Lexus hybrid named safest new cars in 2013
The Renault Zoe and Lexus IS 300h have been named the safest cars in their respective classes for 2013 in Euro NCAP’s end-of-year list. Renault’s all-electric Zoe was the highest scoring Supermini...
Genus returns to Leasedrive for van fleet management
Leasedrive Group has successfully won back the business of managing the van fleet of Genus, one of the world’s leaders in applied biotechnology in the animal breeding sector. Genus had previously...
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