Following the debate on real-driving emissions (RDE) during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg , the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has called emissions tests to more closely reflect real-world conditions.

A level playing field in the battle for access to information will leave franchised dealers vulnerable to losing more service business to the independent garages. That’s the view of the Independent Garage Association in the UK.

In December 2015, EU demand for new commercial vehicles registered a strong increase (+14.8%), totalling 191,826 units over the month and marking one year of consecutive growth.

In 2015 the European car market totalled 14.2 million new registrations, an increase of 9.3% over 2014 full year results; the highest since 2009. The market benefited from the last two months of double-digit growth with December setting the highest positive monthly change of the last three years at 1.16 million units.

The French Homolgation Authority (UTAC) has given a clean bill of health to Renault and Peugeot vehicles, affirming that they do not use Defeat Device software.

Euro NCAP has revealed the Best in Class cars of 2015 out of over 40 vehicles released during a very busy year.

Today, BusinessPost.ie is reporting on the price of a barrel of crude oil having dropped below $30 for first time in more than 12 years, with fears it could plummet to $20.

It’s a sad day when it’s no longer economical to repair your car and you have to send it off to the Great Car Park in the Sky – via the local scrapyard (or scrap car recycling centres, as they’re known these days). But what’s the best way to go about it and how can you avoid the pitfalls?

Technology company Continental has launched 2025AD.com , a public and independent website promoting a global conversation on automated driving. Experts and consumers alike will have the opportunity to discuss all technical, legal and social aspects of future mobility on 2025AD.com, helping to build consumer acceptance and trust on the topic. The website offers manufacturer-independent information, easy to understand graphics and exciting facts about automated driving. Continental launched this new initiative and website during the North…

Figures released by the Health and Safety Authority today (Wednesday 6th January) show that 55 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2015. This is exactly the same number of fatalities that occurred in 2014. Fatalities in agriculture were down by 40%, with 18 deaths reported compared to 30 in 2014. However, construction fatalities increased from eight in 2014 to 11 in 2015 and the fishing sector also saw an increase from one in 2014…