FOLLOW UP: VW SEEKS DAMAGES FROM FORMER EMPLOYEES
Following the conclusion of the independent internal investigation into the dieselgate situation, Volkswagen Group has released a statement where they announce they will be seeking damages from former employees, for failing in their ‘duty of care’ for the company. To read more, click the Car Dealer article here.
HONDA FINDS BUYER FOR SWINDON PLANT
Honda will stop production of the Civic in July, thus ending their time in the UK. Panttoni, a logisitcs and industrial site developer, has confirmed it will be investing heavily in redeveloping the site. They should take ownership from early 2022, after Honda has finished decommissioning equipment. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
RIMAC OPENS R&D CENTRE IN UK
Rimac, has opened a new Research and Development Centre in Warwick Enterprise Park, at the company edges closer to the launch of their new hypercar, the C_Two. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
UK AV AND EV ACT PARTIALLY COMES INTO FORCE
Part of The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018, comes into force from 21 April 2021. To find out exactly what is covered, click the link here. To run through the full act, click the link here.
CAR INDUSTRY UNHAPPY AT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR EV PUSH
The car industry, at an online event held by SMMT, expressed anger and disappointment at how the Government was helping industry encourage the public to go for electric vehicles, ahead of the 2030 deadline. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.
PROPOSALS FOR OVER-70 DRIVERS
Over the last decade, the number of deaths attributable to drivers over 70 years old has risen from 96 to 145 a year. This has prompted the DVLA and Driving Mobility to put forward proposals to increase the safety of older drivers, especially as more are living longer. Some of the ideas include forbidding them from driving at night, being limited to 20 or 30 miles from their home address and fitting their cars with black boxes to monitor compliance. But, this could be seen as enabling people with some conditions to ability to still be mobile, but in a restricted manner, whereas now they would just be banned. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.
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