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English councils must prove pothole repairs or lose funding

Autocar

They must also detail how they are minimising disruption from roadworks, and how they are spending on long-term preventative maintenance. By November, councils will be required to show they are engaging with their communities on where repairs need to be carried out.

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Ford terminates over 50 retailer dealers at start of 2025

Motor Trader

Ford terminated more than 50 retail dealers in January as part of its restructuring of the network. All but three of the dealers have retained their authorised repairer status, Ford told Motor Trader. Back in 2020 Ford announced that it was going to reduce its network of sales outlets in half over the next five years.

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St Helena opens world's remotest EV charger in push to go all-electric

Autocar

We could only have diesel generation in terms of resilience in case something goes wrong with the renewables. The impact of the trial was immediate: three islanders offered to buy the Solterra and the charger will stay on the island and is set to be one of a network of chargers used for a new fleet of EVs coming to St Helena in 2025.

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Budget dims buyer confidence in EV switch, says JudgeService

Motor Trader

“However, while EV company car drivers will continue to benefit from favourable personal tax rates, our poll shows the budget’s commitment to lower VED rates and investment in the charging network are not enough for retail buyers to make the EV switch.” Only 26% had confidence they will be repaired faster.

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Sonic Group Acquires Sonic Tools USA

AutoSuccessOnline

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will enable Sonic Tools USA to create a more robust distributor network across North America and gain access to additional resources to further expand its North American presence. Under the terms of the acquisition, Sonic Tools USA Inc. Canada, and Mexico.

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MPs find state of England's local roads is 'national embarrassment'

Autocar

Local roads comprise 98% of England's total network, and many are in a terrible state Department for Transport is failing to take the problem 'sufficiently seriously', according to new report by MPs The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing in its responsibility to care for local roads such that their condition is now a national embarrassment.

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How can you fix a car when its maker goes out of business?

Autocar

American magazine MotorTrend took delivery of a long-term test Ocean – which, if you will forgive me for talking shop for one more minute, reminded me of MG Rover’s 2005 demise. Autocar had an MG ZT on long-term test at the time, and ultimately it stayed around for… a while.

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