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Karl Vella makes it six

The Karl Vella Group, based in Lancashire, has announced that after a year in development, its new site will be opening on the Deeside Industrial Estate in Flintshire. Located ten […]

Honda appoints Aviva

Honda UK has appointed Aviva as its sole supplier of Honda car insurance. As well as offering Honda car insurance, Aviva also provides a five day drive-away insurance policy to […]

23% considering a new car

The latest figures from the Sainsbury’s Bank car buying index suggest that more than one in five adults (23%) in Britain are currently thinking about buying a car over the […]

Thatcham unveils Methods Direct

Thatcham has unveiled its new Methods Direct application which, according to the company, will enable escribe customers to benefit from their fastest ever access to crash repair methods. Methods Direct, […]

US investigates Nissan recall

US safety regulators are investigating complaints that two Nissan recalls didn’t go far enough to fix a problem with front-seat airbag seat sensors, the Associated Press has reported. The probe […]

Audatex delivers Apollo training

Audatex recently delivered Audatex re-certification training and the Apollo Estimator of the Year competition to the 26 strong team of VDAs from the Apollo Motor Group. The training sessions, which were […]

£3.9m boost for greener transport

A £3.9 million package to boost environmentally-friendly transport and improve accessibility for disabled people has been unveiled by transport minister Baroness Kramer today. The money will be invested in improving […]

Plunkett receives Enterprise cheque

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has presented a cheque on behalf of its philanthropic arm, the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, to Steve Plunkett of Volvo. The cheque follows his 2014 charity football match in […]

Karl Vella acquires fifth bodyshop

Accident repair company The Karl Vella Group, based in Lancashire, has announced the acquisition of its fifth bodyshop. The bodyshop, in Workington, Cumbria, had previously been trading as Millican Motors […]

Tesla announces ‘auto-steering’ plans

The boss of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, has stated that a software update to Tesla’s Model S vehicles, coming in three months’ time, will give them ‘auto-steering’ capabilities. Speaking at […]

Vauxhall develops eye-tracking technology

Opel/Vauxhall has announced it is developing its third generation of automotive adaptive lighting, with its new eye-tracking technology. Opel/Vauxhall has announced a third generation of automotive adaptive lighting, that will […]

Coalition demands better cycling infrastructure

According to Financial Times, a coalition of UK businesses, including Sky and GlaxoSmithKline, has called for increased national spending on cycling infrastructure. The intervention from the companies — along with […]