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V40 takes Co-op award

The Volvo V40 has been presented with the ‘Co-op Safe Used Car 2016’ award. The inaugural Co-op Insurance award celebrates the safest used cars typically bought by families in the […]

Unexpected bills add up

Warrantywise.co.uk data has found that buying a used car can come with unexpected bills of around £603. The research took average repair costs from the most popular models on its […]

New ops man for C&C

Mark Newnes has been appointed operations director at Oldham-based Car & Commercial Vehicle Services (C&C). Mark joins C&C after more than 12 years at Fraikin, one of Europe’s largest commercial […]

CrushWatch recovers £9m in uninsured

Figures from HPI have revealed that its CrushWatch scheme has helped finance and leasing companies recover over £9m of uninsured vehicles in May 2016. The HPI CrushWatch initiative helps lenders […]

Black tops car colour choice

Black is the new white for car colour according to latest data produced by automotive experts, cap hpi. Across a range of different motoring sectors, statistics from the industry’s cap […]

New era for Glass’s Guide

The final print edition of Glass’s Guide – dubbed ‘the motor trade car valuations Bible’ – will come off the presses next month after 83 years of continuous publication interrupted […]

Porsche restoration in the pink

A 928 Porsche restored by Porsche Centre Leeds has been finished in a particularly rare salmon pink metallic, called Cassis. Restored as part of the 2016 Porsche Restoration Competition, sponsored […]

Motorists lack maintenance basics

New research by Gocompare.com Car Insurance has found that millions of British motorists lack the confidence to perform basic car maintenance tasks. Moreover, simple car maintenance skills look set to […]

New Yorks presence for MG

West Yorkshire-based Stanley Cars has become MG Motor UK’s first franchisee dealership in the area. The family-owned company operating out of Bradford has mainly been a one-manufacturer dealership since it […]

Ford opens SYNC app development

Ford has introduced a free tool for smartphone app developers aimed at making it easy and cost-efficient to develop in-car apps compatible with the company’s SYNC 3 communications and entertainment […]

Emtec to develop centre in China

Emtec Colleges Ltd is developing a specialist Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) assessment centre in China after winning a new contract in Nottingham’s sister city of Ningbo. Emtec, a […]

The aim of the game

New data reveals that correctly aiming headlights has a substantial impact on night-time driving safety. Earlier this year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that very few headlight […]