Articles by Tim Rose - Page 15

The UK Government has reiterated it is "committed to keeping the transition to electric vehicles affordable" in a response to members of the House of Lords who have been urging it to do more to ease motorists concerns about a future driving EVs to reduce tailpipe emissions.

The UK car parc, the number of cars registered for UK roads, reached 35.7 million by the end of 2023, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers' Motorparc database.

Geely-owned LEVC has revealed its first car that will go on sale in the UK will be a people carrier. It already sells vans and taxis.

A case in which two young men targeted an Arnold Clark dealership and hacked catalytic converters off from beneath several cars has been heard by magistrates in Greater Manchester.

After a road test of the Genesis GV60 electric car, AM's editor can't see how anyone who takes a GV60 out on a test drive could come away bitterly disappointed

Struggles with his mental health and the demise of one of his businesses were cited as causes for motor retailer and racer Dan Kirby to take his own life, an inquest has determined.

At a manufacturer level, the market has been experiencing almost as much turmoil as at the environmental level, in-depth analysis of Q1 new car registrations SMMT data shows

Group 1 Automotive has agreed a £346 million deal to acquire Inchcape's UK dealerships, almost doubling the scale of the AM100 group.

Founder and owner of Big Motoring World, Peter Waddell, has been removed from its list of directors at Companies House

The Financial Conduct Authority is reminding motor finance firms about their requirement to maintain adequate financial resources at all times, in the light of several lenders reserving millions of pounds in case of widespread compensation demands after the review of car loan commissions.

A worker who was processing catalytic converters was left with life-changing injuries by an incident at her Essex workplace, which has now incurred a large fine.

Mercedes-Benz plans to appeal after a German court ruled against it in a class action case over alleged use of diesel emissions defeat devices in its cars.

A bid to drive the UK Government to introduce mandatory licensing of motor retailers is being prepared by consumer protection groups who are concerned about high levels of complaints in the marketplace.

AM's 2024 Spotlight on Customer Experience & Retention Report for UK car dealers has just been published free here. It examines topics including effective post-purchase communications with customers, car dealers' complaints handling and online review processes, educating ICE car owners about electric vehicles, and identifying revenue streams as the EV aftersales parc continues to grow.

Dundee-based vehicle technician Gary Campbell was killed in a work incident just 11 days into his new job, Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court has been told.