Isuzu UK is again the Headline Sponsor of the Federation of Master Builders Awards 2025 for the fourth year.
The Master Builder Awards shine a spotlight on the UK’s most talented tradespeople and construction projects across all scales and budgets—from house extensions and small renovations to commercial builds and brand-new homes and the winning business gets a Isuzu D-Max Pickup as their prize from TV presenter Nick Knowles.
Porsche Cars North America is recalling certain 2024 911, 718 Cayman GT4 RS, and 718 Spyder RS vehicles.
The centre lock wheel bolt may fracture and cause the wheel to detach on over 1,800 examples of the cars.
JLR has reported a 10% slump in profits with bosses pointing the finger at supply chain issues.
It announced a pre-tax profit of £398m for the three months between August and September – a tenth lower than the same period in 2023 and directors report results were skewed by a shortage of aluminium which significantly slowed car production.
Michelin will close two of its French factories by 2026, a move that will impact approximately 1,250 employees.
The Cholet and Vannes plants have been struggling with the structural changes in the passenger car, light truck, and truck tyre markets, the company said in a statement, while ncreasingly challenging competitiveness in Europe, exacerbated by inflation and rising energy costs were also cited as the reason for the closure.
Schaeffler, the German automotive and industrial supplier, has announced plans to cut approximately 4,700 jobs across Europe.
This decision is part of a move to bolster the company’s long-term competitiveness in a “challenging market environment”, characterised by intense global competition and significant changes within the automotive supply industry, said the company, which closed its Llanelli car components plant in 2019 with the loss of 220 jobs.
Hyundai Motor said it will launch production of its forthcoming Ioniq 9 BEV next year in the US, which is expected to be a key market for the company’s large battery-powered SUV.
The recently completed plant in Georgia will also make Kia and Genesis models for the US market, where it is doing very well.
Plans to introduce graduated driving licences (GDLs) in the UK should cover all new drivers and not just younger ones, says FleetCheck.
The fleet software specialist says that any inexperienced driver represent a risk, and that GDLs could help fleets to formalise how they are managed as part of risk strategies.
Almost all dealers (99%) believe that there is a direct link between high petrol prices and consumer interest in electric cars, according to new research.
November’s new Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 52% say the correlation is “significant” while 47% believe there is “some” impact.
Brewer and pub operator JW Lees has picked national charge point operator Be.EV to bring ultra-rapid EV charging to patrons in a £1.8m deal.
Be.EV is installing 22 ultra-rapid charging bays at seven locations across the North-West, with the existing charging infrastructure being upgraded at some sites including those along the North Wales Coast and on Anglesey.
