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The new Fiat 500 Collezione will be touring major European fashion capitals before heading to London, Berlin, Madrid and Paris.Paying tribute to the timeless style of 500, the new Collezione special edition is modelling a splendid two-tone ‘Primavera’ outfit that announces that Spring is here.The ironic ‘500 Collezione. Inspired by itself’ advert is about to go live and show how fashionable the car is with its exclusive combinations of colours and materials, bespoke attention to detai... Read the full story

Internationally, more and more environmental zones appear. Difficult to keep track of? – Not with Green-Zones, the information service provider for European environmental zones. Businesses and commercial traffic in particular rely on the company's information, which summarises entry rights and registration requirements and publishes them in many languages. Even many individual tourists rely on Green-Zones, because daily updated entry rights to the environmental zones and media news are publ... Read the full story

Langen, April 26, 2018 – Value Added Distribution Partner Fujitsu Electronics Europe (FEEU) is expanding its product range, entering into a partnership with 3D Global, a manufacturer of three-dimensional display systems. After nearly ten years of research, the company has developed an innovative production process which allows to implement project-specific solutions more cost-effectively and quickly. Fujitsu Electronics Europe is exclusively responsible for global product sales, project pla... Read the full story

Triumph Motorcycles UK has announced that it will partner with Globebusters – the established motorcycle travel provider – to exhibit at the Touratech Travel Event in South Wales. Held at Rheola Grounds, Neath, from 11 to 13 May, Triumph will be running on-road test rides for its all-new Tiger 800 and 1200 Adventure models, alongside the Tiger Sport and Street Scrambler. Participants will also get to stop by the Triumph Adventure Experience en route. Located at the foot of the Brecon Be... Read the full story

Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced its latest member to join its ever-expanding network, commercial vehicle parts distributor Robert Carter (MF) Ltd. The Birmingham-based distributor of CV spares and accessories for HGVs, plant and agricultural vehicles will now be able to take full advantage of its IAAF membership, giving them access to all the latest industry information and networking opportunities.The business, established in 1935 by William Carter, was sta... Read the full story

logistics developer db symmetry has announced it has exchanged contracts with Euro Garages and Irizar UK to buy land at Symmetry Park, Doncaster. at Junction 34 A1(M). This follows planning consent granted by Bassetlaw District Council for a branded fast food restaurant, coffee shop and Irizar coach showroom at the motorway entrance to the regionally significant, 54-acre logistics site. Located at Junction 34 A1(M), Symmetry Park, Doncaster is a £70million industrial and distribution schem... Read the full story

WOODBURY, NY (April 23, 2018) – Polaris® has signed on exclusively with Military AutoSource, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Navy Exchange to be the first and only off-road vehicle manufacturer to offer military members privileged pricing on vehicles purchased on overseas military bases.  “We are thrilled to be adding Polaris® to the family of brands available through Military AutoSource,” said Ken Engberg, senior vice president of marketing, Military AutoSource. “Polaris... Read the full story

Beijing, China, April 20, 2018 – Right before the start of the 2018 Beijing Motor Show, the intelligent electric vehicle manufacturer, BYTON, and the Chinese automotive manufacturing company, FAW (First Automotive Works), signed a strategic cooperation investment framework agreement. FAW will join the B-round fundraising of BYTON as a strategic investor. In future, both sides will cooperate further on product research and development, manufacturing, sales, and services. As a Chinese company... Read the full story

Throughout the 1950s and early 60s, international automobile racing was largely dominated by Ferrari. Then Ford teamed up with a little-known race shop owned by a Texan named Carroll Shelby to create the Cobra. Suddenly, an American-produced car started taking center stage in the racing scene. General Motors - clearly envious of Ford’s wildly successful entry into racing - wanted to outdo its rival... and so the Cheetah was born. Radical in appearance, only twenty three (some believe fewer)... Read the full story

A new survey has revealed that nearly two thirds of Brits (64%) would be more likely to make a purchase in a business when visiting to refill their reusable water bottle.  The YouGov survey of more than 2,000 people, commissioned by BRITA Professional and environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, also highlighted that 64% of consumers would be more likely to return for future purchases if they could refill their water bottle. While 62% said it would make them choose a business that offered f... Read the full story

Yesterday (Wednesday 18th April 2018) the DRIVEN consortium demonstrated publicly for the first time the capabilities of its fleet of autonomous vehicles to interact and ‘talk’ to each other. From its headquarters at the RACE Building at the Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, DRIVEN set two of its vehicles, a white and blue 2014 Ford Fusion Titanium hybrid and a 2017 Ford Mondeo hybrid on the roads to show assembled media the latest milestone in the project.Using their array of lidar sens... Read the full story

Used car of the month: Kia Cee’d (2015-)Used bike of the month: Triumph Tiger 800 XR (2015-) Mycarcheck.com’s valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike of the month. Valuation services team manager at mycarcheck.com, Jon Wheeler, said: “If you’re in the market for a family hatch that’s practical, affordable and well-equipped, you should certainly consider the Kia Cee’d. Boasting strong residual values, good standard equip... Read the full story

Not a single case of fraud has been encountered since the introduction of IDS’s contactless fuel card Eighteen months after the introduction of its contactless fuel card for trucks, IDS (International Diesel Service) can boast impressive security figures, reporting that there has not been any cases of payment fraud or skimming. Thanks to a secure built-in chip, the fuel card is impossible to copy and, combined with the other preventive measures taken by IDS, it is the only card on the mark... Read the full story

Birmingham, April, 16, 2018 – Acting on behalf of Johnsons Cars Limited, Colliers International’s Automotive & Roadside division has disposed of Johnsons former Volvo dealership, on Clive Road in Redditch, to McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited for in excess of £1m per acre. The property, which sat on a site of 0.8 acres, was the first dealership acquired by Johnsons Cars when they started trading in 1999. It was closed following a relocation of the business to Solihull Jo... Read the full story

Marmite, the UK’s number one yeast extract from Unilever[1], is launching a new 25% Reduced Salt variant. Designed to appeal to the growing number of consumers seeking a low-sodium diet[2], the new addition will benefit from a £3million multimedia spend as part of the ongoing Marmite Gene Campaign.Rolling out nationwide, new Reduced Salt Marmite is available in the same iconic jar as Marmite but features light blue packaging, associated with low-salt products, to create optimum stand-out o... Read the full story

This month, Unilever is set to shake up the snacking category with the launch of exciting new brand, Prep Co. Backed by a £1million multimedia campaign, this step-changing addition to the instant pot snack aisle offers UK consumers a healthier[1] lunch option in a handy pot format. What’s more, it is made with natural ingredients and provides one of the recommended ‘five a day’.Available now, the new brand has been developed to appeal to busy consumers looking for a healthier1 lunch op... Read the full story

Fastned will build and operate fast charging stations in Newcastle and Sunderland Amsterdam, 13 April 2018. Fastned, a company that is rolling out a network of fast charging stations throughout Europe, has won a tender from the North East Combined Authority (NECA) and Newcastle University to realise two fast charging stations in the city centres of Newcastle and Sunderland. The “Go Ultra Low Filling Stations” will draw on Fastned’s experience of building iconic stations that allow mult... Read the full story

In a move that may shock some in the industry, British soft drink makers Cawston Press are tackling the Government’s impending sugar levy head on to restore a good name for fizzy drinks. Bucking the common industry reformulation methods, they will use only pressed fruit juice to sweeten their sparkling drinks, despite fruit prices skyrocketing by more than 60%, due to late frosts and a poor harvest.  In the words of Cawston Press MD, Steve Kearns “In some cases we are upping the fruit ju... Read the full story

The UK’s biggest online garage and repair marketplace has revealed the best cars to help people survive the end of the world, ahead of the latest Rapture prediction, April 23rd*. The company has used its market knowledge to create the tongue-in-cheek list and suggested modifications to vehicles to make them ‘apocalypse-proof’, giving people the best chance of survival. The UK’s biggest online garage and repair marketplace has revealed which cars will help humankind survive the apocal... Read the full story

Automechanika Birmingham has promoted Chloe Hyland to the role of Marketing Manager, as the show’s marketing campaign gathers momentum ahead of its third successive show in June.Chloe, who was previously Marketing Executive, joined Automechanika Birmingham two years ago, after spending almost three years overseeing the UK marketing for Automechanika Frankfurt and a portfolio of other key trade events under the UK sales partner for Messe Frankfurt.Before that, she studied Events Management a... Read the full story

Low rate 6.9% finance on certain Tiger 800, Street Triple and Speed Triple models £500 personalisation offer available on T120 and T100 Modern Classics Triumph Motorcycles UK has announced its new quarterly offers to help put a spring in the step of customers this summer.Finance is now available at a low rate of 6.9% on a number of models across Triumph’s range of bikes. This includes the latest 2018 Tiger 800 Adventure models alongside the current Street Triple S, R and RS Roadsters.The... Read the full story

Triumph Motorcycles UK has produced a limited number of special edition Bonneville T120 and T100 bikes to mark its Spirit of ’59 campaign. Marked out by striking custom paintwork, only 59 examples of each model will be available across Triumph’s network of UK dealers.Evoking images of the iconic T120 Bonneville 650 bike of 1959, the modern-day equivalent will sport a classic blue and orange design that sees the colour scheme follow the contours of the tank rather than the more traditional... Read the full story

Hellmann’s, the UK’s number one mayonnaise brand[1], is expanding its BBQ and Creamy sauces offering this month with the launch of three brand new variants: Hot Dog, Honey BBQ and Chilli BBQ Sauces, which have been developed to tap into the millions of BBQ occasions that happen across the UK every summer. The launch is being supported by the brand’s substantial £3million ATL campaign which includes OOH, Video On Demand and social media. Hellmann’s Hot Dog Sauce is a creamy sauce wit... Read the full story

Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is ranked 2nd in a league table of Britain’s one hundred private companies with the fastest-growing profits in the 19th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100.  The league table just issued (8 April 2018), ranks companies according to growth in profits over the last three years of available accounts. The 100 companies in the table grew their profits over the last three years by an average of 77% a year to combined profits of £1.1b... Read the full story