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Safety first

Drivers chose safety (36%) as the most important reason to have an innovative feature on a car according to a survey from Goodyear Tyres. Practicality ranked second highest (34%), whilst […]

WhereIsMyTransport bags innovation award

The annual International Transport Forum (ITF) has presented WhereIsMyTransport with its 2017 Promising Transport Innovation Award. Launched in 2016, UK based WhereIsMyTransport, an open digital platform that provides information on […]

Motorists looking for cheaper insurance

A survey by Smartdriverclub, the connected car service, asked motorists what actions they were taking to manage their motoring costs. The survey was undertaken as motorists face another hike in […]

Geely to buy Proton and Lotus

Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding will buy a 49.9% stake in struggling carmaker Proton from Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom reports Automotive News Europe. Geely is the parent company of Hong Kong-based Geely […]

AW technicians receive further training

Following the success of multiple AW paint technicians attending the PPG training centre for an advanced refinisher course, they chose to send two paint apprentices to the training centre in […]

Ford’s SYNC 3 receives update

Ford Motor Co are bringing Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support to 2016 model vehicles equipped with SYNC 3. Customers will be able to install this SYNC 3 update either […]

Volvo VP crowned ‘Design Hero’

Volvo Cars’ Senior Vice President of Design, Thomas Ingenlath, has won the ‘Design Hero’ award at the 2017 Autocar Awards. Ingenlath has been at Volvo since 2012 and has led […]

MASS sees whiplash opportunity

The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has urged all parties to grasp the opportunity presented by delays to the whiplash reforms. Speaking with Post, Simon Stanfield, chair of MASS, said, […]

ABI calls for cyber database

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has again called for an anonymised cyber incident database once the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May next year. Post […]

Porsche Budgeteers break £6k barrier

After five days on the road taking part in the REAL Rally, Leicester-based motor claims consultants, Industry Insights – AKA the Porsche Budgeteers – have raised more than £6,000 for […]

NAMA hits spot for Ben

The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has raised more than £17,000 for automotive industry charity Ben. A charity auction in aid of Ben, held at NAMA’s Annual General Meeting […]

AALG sets out plans

The Automotive Aftermarket Liaison Group (AALG) has presented its new lobbying position on European issues that affect the aftermarket in a post-Brexit Britain. The event, which took place at Silverstone, […]