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UN regulation to save lives

New UN regulation on automatic emergency call system for road traffic accidents will reduce response times and save lives. Every second counts in a road traffic emergency; reducing the time […]

Chancellor unveils Autumn Budget

Chancellor Philip Hammond has allocated an extra £2.3bn for the research and development of new technologies, with a further £540m supporting the growth of electric cars, including the installation of […]

TSC welcomes CAV’s in Budget

In his budget today, Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce that driverless cars will be able to be tested without any human operator inside or outside the car, and […]

UK aftersales revenue up £6.4m

UK aftersales departments are benefitting from a £6.4m revenue boost as vehicle health check completion rates continue to rise. Data from electronic vehicle health check provider autoVHC, which sampled 500 […]

Fix Auto Mid Devon announces open day

Fix Auto Mid Devon is hosting an industry showcase event on Saturday 25 November, to welcome young people, parents and schools to the high-tech repair facility. Attendees will get a […]

The Beast aids Volvo breakthrough

A new era has started for the Volvo Cars plant in Ghent, Belgium as the first customer-bound XC40 small SUV is set to roll off the production line. The new […]

FMG secures three-year deal

Fleet Incident specialist FMG has been awarded a three-year contract to provide incident management services for KeyFleet, the Preston-based vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist. The new service, eventually covering […]

Driven to distraction

Recent research has revealed that more than half (51%) of all drivers find the dangerous actions of other motorists, such as poor overtaking and tailgating, to be a serious distraction. […]

Selsia and AkzoNobel form partnership

Selsia and AkzoNobel have partnered to centrally manage accident, warranty and bodywork related services for commercial vehicle fleet operators and manufacturers. The service, which supports AkzoNobel’s commercial vehicles coatings programme, […]

UK WorldSkills squad named

The WorldSkills UK’s official Squad has been named for those aiming to represent Team UK at WorldSkills Kazan, Russia in 2019. The 145 young people, including winners from this year’s […]

Riverpark students take top honours

Cillian John Campbell and Conor Mckevitt, both students of Riverpark Training in Northern Ireland, took gold in the automotive body repair and automotive refinishing categories at WorldSkills UK. The UK’s […]

IVS signs major UK deal

A new deal with City Auction Group is the first major piece of business to be completed by International Vehicle Solutions – Cars Recon’s new UK company. The arrangement will […]