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Tesla hosting ride and drive day

Tesla is inviting key players in the motor industry to get behind the wheel of its new Model S electric car next week. The electric car manufacturer is hosting the […]

VW realignment underway

Volkswagen Group claims its realignment is well underway. The group claims it is making progress on all five of the priorities it set at the end of October: the technical […]

Government discuss credit hire

According to reports by Post, credit hire shaped part of the agenda at a government meeting focusing on the Autumn Statement. The meeting is believed to have involved representatives from […]

Partnership leads to fraud crackdown

Fraudulent motor industry claims have been hit by a new working partnership agreed between the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The two bodies signed up […]

Vauxhall headlights a bright idea

Vauxhall has introduced a new non-glare main-beam headlight that offers drivers an extra one and a half seconds reaction time – or the equivalent of 50m on the road driving […]

AA Cars adopts video technology

The AA is now rolling out innovative video technology to its online used car customers. CitNOW Web offers dealers the ability to take and upload short videos of their used […]

The motor industry on film

ITN is producing an hour-long special on the importance of the motor industry, hosted by Natasha Kaplinsky. The programme will cover a range of industry topics from apprenticeships, electric cars […]

Markerstudy joins Thatcham

Markerstudy has become a member of Thatcham Research, providing the insurer with what it calls ‘invaluable access to vehicle group rating and technical data as well as an impressive training […]

IMI backs government-apprenticeship drive

The motor industry, which needs 12,000 new apprentices each year just to stand still, has welcomed the government’s plan to boost apprenticeship numbers by improving the careers advice available to […]

FMG wins recovery contract

Derbyshire County Council has selected FMG to deliver a rapid response and roadside repair and recovery service to its 1,600 vehicles. The fleet comprises cars, commercials, buses, gritters and mobile […]

Christmas savings on the forecourt

The RAC has urged supermarkets to ‘do the right thing’ this Christmas by reducing prices at the pump to £1 a litre. Retailers are making savings after the cost of […]

New CLEPA Conference date confirmed

A new date for the 7th CLEPA Aftermarket Conference has been announced. The conference was due to take place in Belgium in November but was postponed following the terrorist attack […]