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Calls to ban diesel cars across UK after children 'made sick'
Nottingham Evening Post
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August 14, 2025
There is increasing support among drivers for the banning of diesel cars and SUVs across the UK, due to concerns that they are "making our children sick". Diesel vehicles implicated in the Dieselgate scandal could potentially lead to over 40,000...
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Market Size To Surpass USD 153.01 Billion By 2032, Driven By Rising Demand In Construction, Automotive, And Aerospace SNS Insider
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) SNS Insider Highlights the U.S. Leadership in North America's FRP Sector, Valued at USD 21.92 Billion in 2024 and Poised to Reach USD 35.85 Billion by 2032, Commanding 71% of Regional Production Amid Sustainability...
DVSA announces new theory test rules for cars and motorcycles from 2026
Birmingham Live
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August 14, 2025
The DVSA has announced major changes to driving theory tests that will impact millions of motorists a year. T he new questions will be seen in theory tests for cars and motorcycles from early 2026. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is...
5 best and worst cars to buy: Smart shopping tips from an expert
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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August 14, 2025
Buying a car comes with some serious preconceived notions. For shoppers in the market for a new automobile, Shahe Koulloukian, founder of Mazvo Car Care Center in Phoenix, master automotive technician, longtime automotive expert, educator and...
Harvick Cup Heads To Colorado National Speedway With CARS Tour West
FloRacing - Texas
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August 14, 2025
The Harvick Cup rolls into Dacono, Colorado for Round Four as the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models take on the 0.375-mile Colorado National Speedway on Saturday night. Kevin Harvick and Keelan Harvick headline the entry list, but there’s a strong...
US tariff questions continue to cloud global automotive shipping
Sowetan
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August 14, 2025
Europe's car exporters are struggling with uncertainty over US tariffs despite last month's trade deal, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the operator of one of the world's largest car carrier fleets, told Reuters on Tuesday. The US and EU struck a trade deal...
What would the automotive equivalent of the Red Arrows look like?
Autocar
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August 14, 2025
Typically, we would have between six and 13 attempts at two- or three-car drift shots behind a camera car, most of which wouldn’t result in any synchronised oversteer whatsoever. Badly timed and positioned sliding, narrow avoidance of collision...
Crews begin removing cars from flooded West Allis apartment garage
WKOW - Wisconsin
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WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WISN) -- After days of draining a flooded parking garage at a West Allis apartment building, crews have begun removing vehicles from the site. The garage is now a soggy mess of totaled cars covered in muck. Water had risen to the...
“Do not display cars for sale in non-designated areas,” warns Muscat Municipality
The Arabian Stories
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August 14, 2025
MUSCAT – “Displaying cars for sale in non-designated areas compromises traffic safety, harms the city’s urban image, and violates Muscat Municipality regulations,” stated an alert from the Municipality. According to the Municipality, displaying...
Maruti Suzuki could offer E20 upgrade kits for older cars
Team-BHP
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The government of India aims to achieve 30% ethanol blending in petrol by 2030. While this will help lower the country’s import bill, there is an ongoing debate about the effects of ethanol-blended fuel on engines, especially in older vehicles....
No cars available for full Electric Car Grant nearly a month after launch
Express & Star
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August 14, 2025
Car dealers and industry experts have branded the Electric Car Grant roll out ‘shambolic’ as there are still no EV models eligible for the full discount nearly a month after launch. The grant was launched on July 16 and offers a two-tier discount...
South Africa: AutoTrader reports robust July sales growth as practical used cars rise in popularity
Zawya
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Buyer preferences continue to evolve, blending affordability with reliability in South Africa’s used vehicle market. The South African used car industry is growing from strength to strength, with the latest July 2025 numbers showing year-on-year...
Crowd in DC outraged by federal law enforcement presence as cars stopped on busy street
WKBT - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — A traffic checkpoint set up by Washington, DC, police and federal agents drew community outrage on Wednesday night as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. CNN’s team at the scene observed multiple...
10 most affordable cars on sale in India
Autocar India
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Maruti leads the list of most affordable cars in India, with six models in the top 10. The entry-level car segment has historically been the core of the Indian car market. However, in recent years, thanks to premiumisation and increasing prices...
Best practice for automotive AI sensor setup Technology News | August 14, 2025 AImotive in Hungary has developed guidelines for sensor setup and data collection for automotive AI systems. Developing automotive AI for…
eeNews Europe
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August 14, 2025
AImotive in Hungary has developed guidelines for sensor setup and data collection for automotive AI systems. Developing automotive AI for ADAS or automated driving starts with high-quality, precise, and well-documented data enables everything from...
singapore Woman taken to hospital after 2 cars collide along Joo Chiat Road
Asiaone
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August 14, 2025
A 31-year-old woman was taken to the hospital following an accident involving two cars along Joo Chiat Road on Monday (Aug 11) afternoon. A video posted to Xiaohongshu the same day showed several people tending to a person lying on the pavement...
McLaren to auction off future race cars from F1, IndyCar and WEC | Formula 1
RaceFans
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August 14, 2025
Formula 1 Posted on 14th August 2025, 8:5614th August 2025, 8:58 | Written by Will Wood McLaren will offer three of its racing cars across multiple series to the highest bidder during a unique auction ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix....
Cyprus: Four Rental Cars Set Ablaze on Dhekelia- Larnaca Road; Gunshots Reported
Famagusta Gazette
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August 14, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus: Four Rental Cars Set Ablaze on Dhekelia- Larnaca Road; Gunshots Reported FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — Four rental vehicles were set on fire early Thursday morning outside a car rental office along the Larnaca–Dhekelia coastal road,...
Police investigating after 2 cars stolen, 20 robbed in Wrentham
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 13, 2025
WRENTHAM, Mass. — Police are asking residents in Wrentham to lock their cars and remove their valuables after a string of robberies early Wednesday morning. Between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., police say a group entered several vehicles, stealing...
‘It’s frustrating’: Wrentham police searching for supects accused of breaking into dozens of cars
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 14, 2025
WRENTHAM, Mass. — Wrentham police are looking for the group of thieves who broke into more than 20 cars and stole two of them early Wednesday morning between 2-4 A.M. “It’s frustrating, it just disrupts everything,” said Hillary Pieroway. “You...