Centenary celebrations for Suzuki and Mazda
2020 is Suzuki’s 100th anniversary, with Michio Suzuki having first started in business in March 1920 with the manufacture of textile looms. These became more...
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Toyota passes 15m hybrid electric vehicle global sales
Toyota has sold more than 15 million hybrid electric vehicles worldwide since the Prius was first launched in 1997. Today in Europe, sales of HEVs...
Ford delivering safe working environment
Ford is producing face masks in the UK and face shields at other Ford sites in Europe as part of initiatives to deliver a safe...
Tips on how to keep your car hygienic during lockdown
Fixter, an end-to-end online car maintenance service provider in the UK, is offering expert advice on its website – www.fixter.co.uk – to help all car...
Citroën Ami wins disruptor award in Top Gear electric awards
Just weeks after its unveiling in Paris at the end of February, the all-new Citroën Ami – 100 per cent electric has been named winner...
Motorists reconsider electric vehicle switch in the wake of Covid-19
Government-enforced lockdowns around the world due to Covid-19 are without doubt making life difficult for many, but they are also having a dramatic, positive impact...
Limited-run Morgan Plus 4 anniversary models
The Morgan Motor Company has built the first of its limited-run Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition models. The four cars, the first of just 20...
75 years ago: US troops liberate Volkswagen plant
75 years ago, on April 11, 1945, US troops liberated the Volkswagen plant and the city then known as Stadt des KdF-Wagens which was later...
North American International Auto Show cancelled
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has announced that it will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
SEAT will be able to detect if you fall asleep at the wheel
SEAT is researching and developing artificial intelligence technology to combat driver fatigue and improve road safety. The company’s Xplora team, in conjunction with Eyesight Technologies,...
Technical milestone in road safety
The new VW Golf can help drivers to prevent accidents, thanks to its innovative Car2X technology, allowing it to wirelessly connect with other vehicles and...
Green light for BMW eDrive Zones in nearly 80 European cities
A week doesn’t seem to go by without new projects relating to electric mobility being announced: several European countries have pledged to ban internal combustion...
Global debut for APEX concept EV sports car
Apex has taken the covers off its new all-electric AP-0 sports car at its global launch event in London. The design of the AP-0 features...
Company tackles pollution by developing UK’s most affordable electric vehicle
A Greater Manchester company, MeV Ltd, is addressing the twin issues of reducing vehicle emissions and improving air quality by producing innovative and affordable electric...
Bacalar spearheads Bentley Mulliner’s return
Bentley Mulliner has revealed the all-new Bacalar: the rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era, and “the ultimate expression of two-seat, open-air luxury”. This definitive...
Mazda 1920-2020: a century of defying convention
Mazda this week celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony at its Hiroshima headquarters that starts a year of events during which the company will...
Ford develops 3D-printed locking wheel nuts to thwart thieves
As car security systems become increasingly sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One method to deter wheel thieves is to use...
Be prepared when driving in the snow
Recent snowfall in the mountainous areas of the island led to thousands of people hopping into their cars to go and see the snow –...
WeShare expands in Europe
WeShare, Volkswagen and SKODA’s free-floating car sharing service, is to expand into seven further cities in Germany and other European countries in 2020. Prague and...
Shape-shifting seat of the future makes you think you’re walking
Jaguar Land Rover says it is developing the seat of the future – a pioneering shape-shifting system designed to improve customer wellbeing by tackling the...
