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OAG joins ITAS

ITAS, specialists in bodyshop auditing, software and training, has announced details of a strategic and operational partnership with Oxford Automotive Group (OAG). OAG provides automotive aftersales intelligence and resource to […]

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ERS puts staff on notice

Specialist motor insurer ERS has put 380 staff on notice of redundancy ahead of the closure of its Brentwood office, Post Online has revealed. The company will enter a 45-day […]

Motorists want future legislation input

British road users want their voice to be heard when it comes to drawing up new traffic laws, it appears. A UK-based car leasing company has found that a majority […]

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Automotive lightweight material report published

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Automotive Lightweight Materials Market 2014-2019: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis report to its offering. The report can be found here. The global automotive […]

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Revive! celebrates network achievers

Top performers from Revive! have been recognised at an awards ceremony held during the company’s recent annual conference. The Franchisee of the Year Award went to Russell Hudson, owner of […]

Two appointments for iVendi

iVendi has appointed its first ever chief finance and compliance officers as the company continues to grow. Frances Lawrence has been named as CFO. After beginning her career at Ernst […]

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HPI celebrates 200m mileage milestone

HPI has reached a new milestone, with its National Mileage Register (NMR) reaching the 200 million mileage mark. The National Mileage Register is the largest independent historical database of mileages […]

FCA plans opt-out ban

The Financial Conduct Authority today announced plans to ban opt-out selling in financial services markets. Opt-out selling is the practice of defaulting consumers into buying a product which they then […]

JLR doubles Coventry centre

Jaguar Land Rover is to expand its advanced engineering and design centre at Whitley, Coventry, doubling its footprint at the location. The latest multi-million pound investment by Jaguar Land Rover […]

Airbag development for Google’s car

Google has been awarded a new patent which could see its driverless car come with airbags on the outside to protect pedestrians, Quartz has reported. In a new patent awarded […]

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Brake calls for graduated driving licensing

It has been estimated that almost 9,000 injuries, 866 of them deaths or serious injuries, could have been prevented in the last two years if the government had introduced a […]

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Nominations for awards open

Nominations for the 2015 bodyshop Awards are now officially open, with the roaring ‘20s themed event taking place on 24-25 September at the prestigious Celtic Manor Resort. The bodyshop Awards […]