A standard-fit data SIM card offering 100GB of free data will boost the take-up of Volvo connectivity services for the first year of customers’ ownership experience with the Swedish brand.
Volvo has issued a global recall for 507,000 vehicles fitted with a faulty engine component which catch fire in certain cases.
The latest round of Euro NCAP safety tests has found that the new Renault Clio and Mazda 3 hatchbacks are among the safest cars currently on sale.
Future Volvo models will watch drivers through cameras to look for signs of intoxication or distraction.
The Mercedes A-Class has won What Car? Safety Award 2019 with Audi Q3 and Volvo XC40 completing the top three awarded models.
The new Volvo XC40 and Ford Focus have each achieved the maximum five-star Euro NCAP safety rating in testing for Euro NCAP in July.
Bodyshops may face a challenging long-term future as the European Commission proposes road safety measures, including mandating autonomous emergency braking.
BMW has been criticised for not making DVSA safety officials aware of a fault which led to one of its cars being involved in a fatal collision.
Airbags continued to be the main cause of vehicle recalls in Q4 2017, accounting for 20 (30%) of the 65 issued for passenger cars.
A string of fatalities at US auctions has prompted the formation of a safety sub-committee at the Vehicle Remarketing Association.
MEPs have called for new cars to come as standard with life-saving technologies including automated emergency braking and intelligent speed assistance.
An apprentice who hadn't been provided with training or the right equipment suffered broken feet after a wheel swap job ended badly.
ATS Euromaster has won a gold award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the fourth year running.
UK motorists are today being urged by the Stop the Crash Partnership to make car safety a deal-breaker.
Euro NCAP has celebrated the success of safety standards which have prevented 182,000 people being killed or seriously injured on UK roads since 1997.
Morecombe-based Ford dealer Pye Motors has been fined £120,000 for safety breaches after a technician was dragged under a van, suffering multiple injuries.
Nearly four times as many new car buyers choose connectivity gadgets over safety upgrades when specifying their vehicle, according to research by What Car.
Neath bodyshop DM Accident Repair Centre has been fined £20,000 after it failed to comply with an improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians.
The new Hyundai Tucson achieved the maximum five-star rating in the latest Euro NCAP safety results.
