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How to get your car back into peak form before safely hitting the road again

After several weeks off the road, your car needs a minimum amount of maintenance before you can safely take it out on the roads again. The Spanish car manufacturer Seat has published a checklist to help you make sure that your vehicle is roadworthy after the lockdown.

QUIZZ: DO YOU KNOW THE DISTANCES BETWEEN THESE TOWNS?

As the lockdown draws to an end, several European countries have authorised people to travel for short distances. But do you know the driving distances between these towns?

Michelin manufactures face masks

Michelin has mobilised on all fronts to produce masks and visors as 10 European plants launch production in April 2020

Motoring: reduce the risk of infection

During this unprecedented lockdown, it is above all recommended that people only leave their homes if absolutely necessary, to go shopping or see a doctor…, but some of us have to use our car to get to work (thank you to all those working so hard to care for the population at the moment!). Here are some of ViaMichelin’s tips.

New York Auto Show delayed 5 months due to coronavirus

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the New York International Auto Show has been postponed from April 10 through April 19 to August 28 through September 6.

Montreal ends electric scooter experiment

The city of Montreal has announced the end of its shared electric scooter pilot project in 2020, due to disrespect of the highway code by users.

Munich to host next IAA German car show: organiser

Munich will host the next edition of Germany's biggest car show IAA, its organiser VDA said Tuesday, as the industry scrambles to rebrand the fair after a poor showing in 2019.

After China, the coronavirus is beginning to hit the European automobile industry

Even though it is impossible to evaluate its impact yet, the crisis related to the novel coronavirus that is now impacting the European automobile industry, after that of China, suggests that a major shock is going to hit the sector.

Global road accidents up, deaths down

Road accidents have become more frequent but less deadly over the last 30 years as developing nations transition to more stable economies, according to a global injury and death analysis released Thursday.

UK to ban new petrol car sales from 2035

Britain will bring forward a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035, including hybrids, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to announce on Tuesday.