Motorsport and vehicle technology specialist, Prodrive, is developing a vehicle dynamics system that actively adjusts toe angle to improve vehicle handling.

Known as Active Toe Control, it works on the rear axle of front wheel drive cars to optimise the toe angle, depending on the speed of the vehicle.  This helps overcome the static toe compromise of either giving a vehicle agile handling at lower speeds or making it more stable and predictable at high speed.

Senior police officers, insurance experts, Government Agencies and vehicle manufacturers will be discussing the latest measures to tackle auto theft at next month’s National Vehicle Crime Conference.

The event at Gaydon, Warwickshire will highlight recent developments in tackling vehicle theft across a range of market sectors, including cars, motorcycles, construction plant, HGV and road freight crime, and leisure vehicles such as caravans and motor homes. Delegates will be given an insight into the latest technological developments to target vehicle crime.

The laminated cover means that any attempt to manipulate the details contained on the badge will leave permanent damage making it immediately obvious that the badge has been tampered with.

Rising raw material costs are increasing the cost of the average vehicle by about $350.

With weak U.S. demand it will aggravate already ‘dismal’ conditions for General Motors’ and Ford’s North American profits, according to Lehman Brothers analyst Brian Johnson.