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Expanding Glow Plugs range injects new Part Numbers

DENSO’s outstanding Glow Plugs range has reinforced its extensive catalogue, adding an additional nine new Glow Plug Part Numbers in time for the winter season, which contributes up to 80 per cent of annual glow plug sales.

26.12.2016

Korea introduces tougher tyre noise standards

The Korean Ministry of Environment has announced that domestic and overseas tyre manufacturers will be obliged to indicate the noise level of their products from 2019. The policy announced in Korea on Monday follows the E.U. standards as well, the ministry said, and will be applied to tiyes on passenger vehicles starting in 2019, and for all tyres by 2028.

23.12.2016

AA Garage Guide partners with Motor Ombudsman

Online search and booking platform, AA Garage Guide has unveiled its partnership with the Motor Ombudsman – formerly known as Motor Codes. As part of the new link, the Motor Ombudsman will advocate the AA Garage Guide platform to all of its accredited garages with immediate effect.

22.12.2016

Mercedes-Benz launches Croove, a peer-to-peer carsharing service

Owning a car is expensive, and most cars spend the majority of their lives parked and unused. Renting out your personal vehicle is theoretically a great way to offset the costs. There are a number of peer to peer carsharing services on the market, but nothing quite like Mercedes-Benz's Croove, a P2P carsharing service that starts this month in Germany.

21.12.2016

Volkswagen working to reduce risk of road accidents

For nearly two decades Volkswagen accident research has been working closely alongside the engineers and developers at Volkswagen to sustainably reduce the risk of accidents, providing crucial information for the development of new assistance systems.

21.12.2016

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20.12.2016

Valeo Has Obtained Approval From The Japanese Competition Authority

Valeo has obtained approval from the Japanese Competition Authority (Japan Fair Trade Commission) to take the control of Ichikoh in case of success of its takeover bid launched on November 24, 2016 for the shares of Ichikoh, a Japanese company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in which Valeo currently holds 31.58% of the capital.

20.12.2016

Can hybrid electric vehicles beat diesels on mpg?

Hybrids have always had a miles-per-gallon advantage in urban driving but new EQUA Index data shows that they are gaining on diesels in motoway or highway driving and, if current trends persist, hybrid electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) are set to take the lead in 2017.

19.12.2016

Free vehicle factsheet from MyCarCheck

The latest MyCarCheck.com infographic uses Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data to highlight the most common reasons for MOT failures, including blown bulbs, chips in the windscreen, and worn brakes, shock absorbers and tyres.

16.12.2016

New oil from Exol focuses on Volvos

Exol Lubricants has introduced Optima Vimax VC 0W-20 to its wide range of oils, with the new addition covering a high number of the latest petrol and diesel Volvo vehicles.