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Volvo Cars and Microsoft enable voice control

Volvo and Microsoft are launching a wearable-enabled voice-control system. Volvo owners will be able to talk to their car via their Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle […]

Mercedes leads by country miles

A new study has found that Mercedes drivers in Gloucestershire drive nearly 5,000 miles more each year than the UK average. The study to discover driving habits in the UK […]

Diesel goes below £1 per litre

Supermarkets including Asda, Morsisons, Tesco and Sainsbury have cut diesel to below £1 per litre – its cheapest since 2009. The cut reflects further falls in the oil price, which […]

AutoRaise continues development plans

AutoRaise is continuing to development its Trailblazer programme with the support of the Department of Education. In December, AutoRaise received a letter from the deputy director of the governments apprenticeship […]

Markerstudy makes its Marque

Following Markerstudy’s acquisition of Chaucer’s UK motor business last summer, it’s been announced that Chaucer Insurance will be rebranded as Zenith Marque from March. Zenith Marque will continue to specialise […]

New partnership for AA and Lex Autolease

The AA plc has signed a major new business to business (B2B) partnership contract to provide roadside assistance to Lex Autolease. The new three year contract will support Lex Autolease’s […]

Are your technicians accredited?

Two leading automotive organisations will work together during 2016 to ensure the industry continues to have the skills and expertise to flourish in the future – and that those skills […]

Volvo and Ericsson continue technology drive

Volvo has revealed it is developing intelligent, high-bandwidth streaming capabilities with its technology partner, Ericsson, to ensure drivers and passengers get the most out of their time travelling in an […]

UK hotels to install chargers

Novotel and Ibis hotels in the UK will this year begin installing electric vehicle charging points which will be available to guests free of charge. The announcement was made by […]

Bristol Street backs care group

Bristol Street Motors Group Fleet division has supplied one of the largest providers of care in the Midlands and south west with eight Jeep Renegades and 54 Fiat Pandas. The […]

AA warns of flood damaged vehicles

AA Insurance has warned that the used car market could be swamped with flood-damaged cars following the extreme weather of recent weeks. Estimating that insurers could be facing claims for […]

Numbers adding up for car insurers

Car insurers paid out £2.41bn less in 2014 than in 2010, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). It reports that motor insurers paid out £8.3bn […]