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The UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles, whether electrified or through alternatively fuelled powertrains and technologies, can deliver a greener future and, with the right policy framework, drive economic growth and recovery. One consideration ahead of this transition is recycling…

A project led by EAV and Aberdeen City Council will seek to validate the use of hydrogen fuel cells for sustainable last-mile deliveries. The project will utilise the commercialised EAV 2Cubed platform and Cloudframe chassis, which in electric-assisted form enables…

This week we see significant announcements from government on the future of public transport. On a personal level the proposed changes to the railways cannot come soon enough. Interestingly they are based on the original TfL road transport model, currently…

5 minutes with… Neil Bailey, Schaeffler (UK) strategic regional sales manager – CV automotive aftermarket How did you start your career in the CV industry? I originally started out relining CV brake shoes for a local motor factor and have…

The issue of vehicle safety is never far from the SMMT’s agenda or this newsletter. As computer processing power and technology improves, it becomes ever more possible to monitor, inform and on occasion, intervene in the control of the vehicle.…

How did you start your career in the CV industry? I started in 1974 as an HGV apprentice working for a haulage firm, on vehicles that in those days had names such as Badger, Beaver and Buffalo, not to mention…

Emerging from an unprecedented pandemic is bound to produce some unusual statistics – as April has proved with 30,440 new LCV registrations, the highest for the month since records began. Uptake over the first quarter of 2021 is now back…

The UK automotive sector’s productivity is world class and reliant on just-in-time deliveries. The disruption caused by the pandemic, ongoing supply issues and delays brought about by new trading arrangements with the EU have all thrown a spanner in the…

How did you start your career in the CV industry? My first job was in 1986 at British Road Services, part of the National Freight Consortium. I worked in several divisions to gain a good working understanding of the company…

UK Automotive is constantly undergoing change, and the next one, the move from fossil fuels, is invariably described as ‘the biggest change since the invention of the horse and cart’. It seems that as each week passes we see another…