FOLLOW UP: ASTON MARTIN ANNOUNCE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION
Tobias Moers, the CEO of Aston Martin, has announced that there will be an internal investigation into the involvement of the company in the report that has been so thoroughly debunked, in terms of the information supplied, after questions were raised over the connection between the PR company that produced the report and individuals within or close to the company. To read more, click The Guardian article here.
NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 2020
The SMMT has released the November New Car Registration figures, which are predictably down on last year, due to the lockdown that England went into. Of note is that electric cars, in some shape or form, exceeded the amount of diesel cars registered for the first time. To read more, click the SMMT article here.
COMPETITION WATCHDOG TURNS EYES ON CHARGING NETWORK
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the electric vehicle charging industry to see that a competitive and fair market develops. There is an ‘invitation to comment’ open on the CMA website, until 5 January 2021. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
VOLKSWAGEN R BOSS LEAVES THE BRAND
For the second time, in five years, Jost Capito, has left the VW R performance division, with lots of talk of ‘differences of opinion’ in the future direction after the announcement that VW was walking away from motorsport. To read more, click the Autocar article here.
THE SPEED RECORD THAT NEVER WAS
Thomas Davies, claimed via PistonHeads, that he made the John O’Groats to Lands End journey in a record nine hours and 36 minutes, which would’ve meant an average speed of 89mph. He was taken to court in Truro, charged with dangerous driving and two counts of perverting the course of justice. He was cleared of these charges as there was no actual proof that what he said was what he really did. To read more, click the BBC News article here.
UBER ‘SELLS’ AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DIVISION TO AURORA
Uber has moved their autonomous vehicle division to Aurora, a self-driving start-up. In order for this to happen, Uber is investing $400 million in Aurora. To read more, click the Reuters article here. To view a more acerbic dive into what the deal means, click Cory Docterow’s thread from Twitter here.
HAYNES ANNOUNCES THE END OF PUBLISHED NEW VEHICLE MANUALS
Haynes, the publisher of repair manuals since 1966, has announced that new vehicle manuals will no longer be published, however,...
