Daily Motor News – Friday 10 October 2025  

Meet the Robot Keeping the Japanese Logistics Industry Moving 

The logistics industry has reached a major turning point. Driver shortage and overloaded schedules have turned operational efficiency and safety into a daily struggle. To help ease the burden placed on logistics companies, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd and Tokio Marine dR Co., Ltd have been working to provide a support framework by strengthening their accident prevention solutions, particularly when it comes to safe driving and driver health management. Read more

Greater Than announces that partner FIA has launched the new driver safety index, establishing a global benchmark for driver risk 

Greater Than is proud to share that the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organizations worldwide, has introduced the new FIA Driver Safety Index (DSI).  Read more

Motor and home insurance premiums continue to fall in Q3 

Insurance premiums for both motor and home insurance continued their downward trajectory in Q3 2025, according to the latest data from Pearson Ham Group’s General Insurance Price Index. However, while competitive pricing remains intense, the rate of decline points to an increasingly stabilised and segmented market. Read more

IAM RoadSmart survey lays bare worrying lack of road safety policy among business fleets 

New research has revealed that 80 percent of business fleets do not have a road safety policy in place for their drivers. The survey, conducted by leading road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, also revealed that 48 percent of firms do not carry out regular vehicle safety checks, while over half (53 percent) do not have a health and safety officer responsible for fleet risk management in place. Read more

Tesla insurance in trouble for claims mishandling 

US: California’s Department of Insurance has announced enforcement actions against Tesla’s insurance arm and could revoke its insurance licenses in the state. Read more

Ringleaders of car theft gang who stole more than £2m worth of cars are jailed 

The ringleaders of a “highly sophisticated” car theft gang who stole 107 high-value vehicles worth more than £2m over an eight-month period have been jailed. Read more

Staff return to production after JLR cyber attack 

Range Rover production lines in Solihull have resumed, according to car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). About 6,500 employees were back working at the site, it said, following the phased restart of operations after a major cyber-attack. Read more

Lyft Plans Fleet of Hundreds of Tensor Robocars Starting in 2027 

Lyft Inc. is partnering with autonomous vehicle developer Tensor Auto Inc. to deploy a fleet of hundreds of robotaxis in Europe and North America starting in 2027. Read more

Automotive growth is a cross-party priority 

Party conference season came to a close this week and SMMT returned to base following a tour that provided constructive opportunities to meet parliamentarians and influencers from across the political spectrum. Read more

Group 1 Automotive posts eye-watering £26m loss as true cost of Inchcape deal is revealed 

Group 1 Automotive’s UK business slumped to a spectacular eight figure loss in a busy 2024, dominated by acquisitions and cuts. Accounts, recently filed via Companies House, show that Group 1 Automotive UK Limited made a pre-tax loss of £26.16m in the 12 months to the end of last December. Read more

How will car loan compensation payments work? 

The financial regulator has said millions of people who were mis-sold car finance could be entitled to less compensation than it had previously suggested. Read more

Don’t force drivers to use parking apps, says RAC 

Drivers should not be forced to use mobile apps to pay for parking, the RAC has said, after three-quarters of drivers it surveyed said they had issues with them. Read more

Decarbonising heavy-duty road transport: State of the enabling conditions 

Europe’s truck and bus manufacturers are driving the continent’s green transition, with a broad and continuously growing range of zero-emission models now available for all use cases ranging from city distribution to long-haul transport. Yet, the market uptake of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) currently remains too slow, too concentrated, and too fragmented across member states to set the sector firmly on track to meeting the EU’s 2030 CO2 reduction targets. Read more

National Customer Service Week, Employee Engagement 

In the world of brand and communications, we often focus on external perception, how our customers see us, what they say about us, and how we can shape that narrative. Read more

First Brands Group’s bankruptcy and the dangers of improper trade finance accounting 

US: The collapse of First Brands Group, an Ohio-based auto parts manufacturer, has exposed the inadequacy of US accounting standards designed to prevent opacity in corporate financing. The company’s bankruptcy filing in September 2025 revealed liabilities exceeding $10 billion, but billions more were discovered in poorly disclosed off-balance sheet financing tied to supplier and customer invoices. Read more

Nearly half of UK drivers avoid renting electric cars due to charging worries, according to Europcar’s latest EV barometer. The study found that 44% are put off by concerns around charging, while a further 20% say they simply don’t know enough about how EVs work. Read more

 Aviva’s latest Story of Health research reveals that mental wellbeing challenges are most pronounced among two distinct age groups—young adults aged 18–24 and those in midlife aged 45–54. Read more