Daily Archives: December 18, 2013

ASDA and Tesco provide some Christmas cheer with fuel price cuts

ASDA and Tesco provide some Christmas cheer with fuel price cuts

Motorists visiting ASDA and Tesco this Christmas will get some extra seasonal cheer after both supermarkets announced a drop in fuel prices.

Novelis Announces $205M Investment to Further Expand Global Automotive Aluminium Capacity

Novelis yesterday announced it will invest an additional $205 million to further expand its global manufacturing operations serving the rapidly growing automotive market. The company will build new finishing lines at its plants in Oswego, N.Y. and Nachterstedt, Germany, dedicated to the production of aluminium automotive sheet.

The two new lines will each have a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year. The latest expansions are in response to the escalating global demand from automakers for aluminium sheet, which the company expects to grow by more than 30 percent per year through the end of the decade. When the new lines are commissioned in late 2015, Novelis’ global automotive sheet capacity will reach approximately 900,000 tons per year, a three-fold increase from just a year ago.

Car Insurance Market "Not Working Well For Motorists"

The Competition Commission has found that the car insurance market in the UK is “not working well for motorists”; the provisional findings following an investigation into the £11bn industry.

The Competition Commission will now look at ways to reduce premiums. It has provisionally found that the complex chain for the settlement of non-fault claims increases the costs of replacement cars and repairs which in turn is passed on to the insurers of at-fault motorists. This results in higher motor insurance premiums for all drivers.

Nissan recalls 2014 Infiniti Q50 vehicles

Nissan recalls 2014 Infiniti Q50 vehicles

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 vehicles equipped with Direct Adaptive Steering, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

JLR Studying Mother Nature to Improve Future Vehicles

JLR Studying Mother Nature to Improve Future Vehicles

In order to improve future products, Jaguar Land Rover is studying ancient wall constructions and the structure of trees, according to the automaker.