The insurance research centre Thatcham has announced a new criterion for the certification of third party Whole of Vehicle Marking Systems and components within its TQA (Thatcham Quality Accreditation) programme. The new TQA criterion establishes standards for the robustness of

Tests conducted by TÜV SÜD Automotive in April and May 2008 show that the new Michelin Energy Saver tyre combines one of the shortest wet-road braking distances of any tyre in the market with the biggest fuel savings. Some tyre

European Capital Ltd.'s ECAS S.a.r.l unit has invested €28 million of mezzanine debt in the Lxembourg-based sensor company International Electronics and Engineering S.A. (IEE), whose Protecto system launched last year operates using a sensor placed in a vehicle's front bumper

Daf Trucks has compared the environmental performance of its largest trucks in 1977 and today. In summary, the 2007 truck used 21% less diesel, carried 30% more payload and emitted 21% less CO2 than its 1977 counterpart , providing a

Alfa Brera coupé for the British market. Production of the Alfa Brera S will be limited to 500 numbered cars that will include enhancements to the exterior and interior of the car.

Honeywell Transportation Systems has decided to operate its global friction business as its own strategic business unit, separated from Honeywell's Consumer Products Group, following customer interviews and feedback from suppliers and channel partners.

The US Tier 1 supplier ArvinMeritor, Inc.'s board of directors has approved a plan to spin off the company's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business to ArvinMeritor shareholders, with the Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business remaining with ArvinMeritor.

For downsizing engines for reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the Warwick-based Antonov Automotive Technologies reckons a simple dual-speed mechanical approach is the optimum solution when considering supercharging.

The Clean Green Cars website's proprietors have written to the newly-elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson suggesting that their data analysis tools could frame a revised Congestion Charge that would be both fairer to motorists and more effective in reducing

IAM Motoring Trust research acquired through the Freedom of Information Act reveals that 21.6% of three-year old cars fail their first MoT test - a higher failure rate than in some EUcountries that require first roadworthiness tests of vehicles only

Aston Martin's chief executive Dr. Ulrich Bez said in an interview with the Financial Times that the European Commission's proposed 130 g/km CO2 limit should measure manufacturers on the CO2 their cars emit per year rather than per kilometre.

The engineers at Audi who developed the company's aluminium space frame were presented with one of four European Inventor of the Year 2008 awards yesterday. Audi's team - Norbert Enning, Ulrich Klages, Heinrich Timm, Gundolf Kreis, Alois Feldschmid, Christian Dornberg

A new automotive supplier benchmarking study has found that average-performing suppliers manufacture their components at a 19.9% higher cost than their top performing counterparts. The report applies KPIs to statistics from B&M Analysts' global database.