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Drivers who suffer from ‘Builder’s Back’ take an average of three weeks off work² and the resulting downtime costs companies an estimated £500 a day per van. Poor seat adjustment could be to blame for triggering back issues, especially as many drivers spend up to seven hours a day in their vans. During a day’s testing spent at Cordwallis Van Centre Heathrow,...

Ralf Brandstätter, Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen: “The Golf is at the very heart of our brand. It stands for progress and technology like no other car. For example, the Golf made safety technology affordable for millions of peopl...

Future models could help stop the spread of colds and flu thanks to innovative ultraviolet light technology (UV-C) borrowed from the medical industry, where it has been used for more than 70 years. By integrating UV-C, Jaguar Land Rover believes it could help to stop...

The car of the future could help win the battle against superbugs – according to Jaguar Land Rover. Future models could help stop the spread of colds and flu thanks to innovative ultraviolet light technology (UV-C) borrowed from the medical industry, where it has been used for more than 70 years. By integrating UV-C, Jaguar Land Rover believes it could help to stop bacter...

The AIR Index, which was devised to provide consumers with clear, independent data regarding vehicles’ real-world nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, gave 2-litre diesel versions of the Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque and E-PACE an ‘A’ rating. An 'A' rating signifies some of the lowest NOx emissions of any car on sale today. All three vehicles’ emissions were well under the 80-milli...

The Industry Leader Challenge (ILC) baton for 2019 has been passed on to three well-known senior industry leaders: Jon Wakefield, Volvo Car UK’s Managing Director; Tim Tozer, CEO of Allianz Partners UK & Ireland and our Managing Director,  Darren Guiver. These three leaders will now take on the 2019 challenge called the Epic Thames Waterbike Ride.   The trio will be cycling a total of 166 miles on the Riv...

Martorell plant in Barcelona produces equivalent of 470 Olympic pools Car maker aims to reduce consumption to 38% by 2025 Greater efficiency and systems to reuse and recycle water, especially in paint workshop SEAT’s Martorell factory in Barcelona has reduced its water consumption per car produced by 31% in the last eight years. By using cutting-edge technology and more efficient processes t...

Water consumption at ŠKODA AUTO’s plants is continuously reducing thanks to state-of-the-art technologies ‘GreenFuture’ company strategy focuses on sustainable environmental protection and using natural resources sparingly Over 1,000 suggestions from staff help to improve the car manufacturer’s eco-balance As a responsible company, ŠKODA AUTO places great importance on sustainab...

Land Rover Bursary awarded to the ‘Mobile Malaria Project’. Driving a modified Land Rover Discovery, eight-week expedition will travel thr...

New records: ŠKODA AUTO delivered 1,253,700 vehicles worldwide in 2018 and manufactured 886,100 in the Czech Republic Global player: ŠKODA AUTO operates in more than 100 markets, employing more than 36,000 people worldwide eMobility: ŠKODA is introducing the SUPERB with plug-in hybrid drive and the all-electric CITIGO in 2019 Digitalisation: ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab with branches in Prague and the IT hotspot ...

Jaguar introduces F-PACE 300 SPORT and Chequered Flag special editions to the World Car  of the Year and World Car Design of the Year award-winning F-PACE range.  Performance-focused 300 SPORT, available with both clean and efficient 300PS petrol and diesel AWD powertrains, features assertive sporting exterior and interior changes. Feature-packed Chequered...

The Group 1 Jaguar Sidcup Parts Team are pleased to announce they have been awarded 1st Place in Jaguar Land Rover UK's "Eastern League Table" for January and February 2019! A very big thank you to all our fantastic customers for their continued custom and support. And of course, a huge congratulations to all the team for their thorough work so far this year. We look forward to continued successes throughout th...

Windscreen washer tank lid automatically turns into a funnel upon opening New Simply Clever feature simplifies topping up on screenwash Innovative feature to be rolled out for all model series after launch in the ŠKODA SCALA ŠKODA Genuine Accessories will offer the clever tank lid as a retrofit item ŠKODA engineers are extending the brand’s signature range of Simply Cl...

Journalists from all over the world witnessed the unveiling of the most digitalised, connected model yet at an e...

The latest member of Volkswagen’s growing range of SUVs brings even more choice for Touareg customers, adding a third powertrain to the ...

Set to arrive in the UK in the summer, the new SCALA introduces a striking evolution of ŠKODA’s celebrated design language along with a host of all-new infotainment systems and host of engineering and safety innovations.  Priced from just £16,595 OTR the SCALA is the first ŠKODA to be based on the Volkswagen Group’s advanced MQB A0 platform. In true ŠKODA fashion, the new SCALA is defined by its int...

The video, called #SheDidIt, stars some of the female employees who design, manufacture, test and sell our cars. Creating a workforce as diverse as our customers will help Jaguar deliver the cars women want. The women of #SheDidIt tell a full female story of Jaguar vehicles, from clay modeller Shamaila Khan’s design work right through to customer Jess Monks, who loves her Jaguar F-PACE performance SUV.

Land Rover will work with World Rugby, ...