The High Court battle between Volkswagen Group and UK customers begins on Monday, when legal firm Harcus Sinclair will represent 20,000 motorists affected by the emissions scandal. It’s been reported that a further 100,000 have registered an interest to join the class action, with an estimated two million customers in the UK in line for [...]

New-Atlas reports that a Michigan-based trauma surgeon and crash-test-dummy manufacturer are hoping to bring car safety up to date with models that are a more accurate representation of today’s older and overweight drivers. ‘The typical patient today is overweight or obese – they’re the rule rather than the exception,’ said trauma surgeon Stewart Wang, an [...]

The State of the Future Report, unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, has predicted that 90% of all vehicles on the road will be electric by 2035. However, BP’s forecasts say it will be just a fraction of that – 100 million EVs – with demand for oil rising into the 2040s. It’s [...]

US president Donald Trump has urged Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors to build more cars in America. He met the heads of the three auto manufacturers in an hour-long meeting yesterday when he restated his pledge to see more auto plants in the country in a bid to create more jobs. Trump said, ‘We [...]

TomTom and Mappy have announced that they have extended their long-term relationship. As part of the deal, Mappy has increased its access to TomTom traffic data from 10 countries to the whole of Europe, matching its coverage access to TomTom maps. Mappy is also positioned to leverage TomTom’s next generation map database, leading the way [...]