Well that’s one way to overtake! Dashcam footage shows car shooting past driver BACKWARDS in shower of sparks before coming to a halt as a crumpled heap Dashcam footage showed a car driving backwards on a dual carriageway The car hit two walls and spun out of control as sparks shot out in Russia The … Read more
A therapist has had to relearn how to walk, talk, read and write after a horror car crash left her with a host of brain injuries that doctors failed to spot. Kaitlyn McInerney from Albany, New York, smashed into a telephone pole after skidding on ice on her way to work in January 2017. When … Read more
McLaren considers mortgaging factory and historic racing car collection to help survive pandemic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 McLaren is considering mortgaging its factory and historic racing car collection to help it survive the coronavirus crisis. The Formula One team-owner … Read more
The ongoing popularity of gas-guzzling SUVs could hamper the nation from reaching its air pollution targets, a new report has warned. Despite ministers’ attempts to push drivers into electric vehicles, they are being outsold by 37-to-1 by SUV models that, on average, produce a quarter more dirty emissions than an average medium-size car, the study … Read more
Car makers jump-start their plants back to life as thousands of furloughed employees prepare to return to work By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Ford and Vauxhall are set to open their plants next week, with thousands of furloughed employees returning … Read more
Bentley Motors has today opened the doors to its UK staff as it kickstarts its assembly line that churns out thousands of luxury cars every year. Some 1,700 workers returned to the British firm’s headquarters in Crewe on Monday. They were greeted by an entirely different looking factory and a set of 250 new ‘comprehensive’ … Read more
The number of motorists who declared their car as SORN at the start of lockdown more than doubled as many opted to take motors off the road to stop paying tax and insurance, This is Money can exclusively reveal. Almost 545,000 Statutory Off Road Notification applications were processed by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency in … Read more
With car showrooms among the businesses forced to close their doors since the end of March, insiders claim there is pent-up demand for new vehicles. While many brands have shifted their operations online to allow customers to order new motors on their websites, many drivers won’t want to make the financial commitment until they’ve had … Read more
Rolls Royce – 4 May Rolls-Royce is to become the first UK car firm to restart full production after the coronavirus lockdown, with staff returning on May 4. Bosses said that 1,000 employees – half the total workforce – would be back on the production line from that date resuming production of its exclusive Phantom, … Read more
Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is ‘definitely a future feature’ of Tesla vehicles A Twitter user asked Elon Musk if video conferencing will be added to Tesla Musk simply replied in a Tweet ‘Yea, definitely a future feature’ There is a camera in the Model 3, which some believe is ideal … Read more