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Vehicle loan insurance on the up

Cooper Solutions has reported a 25% year-on-year increase in vehicle loan days as retailers benefit from vehicle sales and growing aftersales services Cooper Solutions, which provides a range of integrated […]

Research highlights driver confusion

New research from Insure the Box suggests just 12% of 17 to 29 year olds think they should stop if they are involved in an accident where there is damage […]

General Insurance value measures pilot

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its first set of data in its general insurance value measures pilot. The data covers general insurance value measures for 38 insurers (including […]

Production on a high

UK car production achieved a 17-year high in 2016, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 1,722,698 vehicles rolled […]

JLR sets UK manufacturing benchmark

Jaguar Land Rover has been named the largest automotive manufacturer in Britain, accounting for more than 30% of all domestic car production last year. It increased production by eight per […]

Top marks for Volvo

Volvo Cars’ new S90 saloon and V90 estate are the first vehicles to score a full six points in the Autonomous Emergency Braking for Pedestrians (AEB Pedestrian) Euro NCAP test […]

Automechanika gains momentum

Automechanika Birmingham has made some ‘new and exciting’ changes for 2017 and is set to deliver the UK’s biggest automotive event from 6-8 June 2017, NEC Birmingham. Organisers of the […]

MyCarCheck highlights 4×4 risks

MyCarCheck.com has revealed the risks associated with buying five of the UK’s most popular 4×4 vehicles – with finance and write-offs being a major concern. Head of MyCarCheck.com, Roger Powell, […]

‘Over-repair’ inflating insurance premiums

Mark Llewellyn, managing director of smart repair network Revive!, believes insurers are paying too much for vehicles to be over-repaired by bodyshops. The statement comes in light of car insurance […]

New policy could ‘revolutionise’ insurance

Cuvva will launch a new type of insurance aimed at infrequent drivers that it says will ‘revolutionise the sector’. It plans to charge drivers a monthly subscription of between £10 […]

SMMT predicts investment slowdown

The Society of Motor Manufacturers is expecting to report that there was a slowdown in investment in the UK automotive industry in 2016. Speaking to the Treasury Committee, chief executive […]