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Connected tools on the way  

Connected tools helping to minimise mistakes and speed up processes will be available from the autumn. Bosch Power Tools says it will launch seven products later this year which can […]

BCF launches repair campaign

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched a major campaign to ensure solvent-based basecoats in vehicle repairs are used in a compliant way. Although the VOC Paint Product Directive has […]

AA teams with Chargemaster

The AA has teamed up with Chargemaster to provide advice, support and access to a UK-wide network of chargers. The first of its kind in the UK, the new partnership […]

£2.3m pledged to low carbon innovation

More than £2m is being made available to companies interested in pursuing innovative low carbon vehicle technology projects. The Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) has pledged £2.3m to collaborative development projects […]

Ford achieves major environmental milestone

Ford of Europe has achieved zero waste-to-landfill at all of its European manufacturing plants. The achievement eliminates 6,000 tonnes of waste per year, that was previously sent to landfill, compared […]

Hire car fraudster sentenced

One of the UK’s most prolific motor fraudsters has been sentenced to two years in prison at Preston Crown Court. Naveed Shah of Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire, stole multiple […]

Nissan rolls out CitNOW nationwide

Nissan Motor GB has expanded CitNOW’s video technology across its entire network of new and used sales departments. With CitNOW embedded in 202 dealers each delivering on average 110 videos […]

Markerstudy acquires telematics firm

Markerstudy is adding more than 6,000 policyholders to its retail division by acquiring UK telematics motor insurance business Drivology. Drivology specialises in app-based insurance that uses telematics to encourage safer […]

US opens Tesla investigation

BBC reports that US authorities are investigating the first death potentially caused by self-driving technology. The driver of a Tesla car died in Florida in May after colliding with a […]

Major moves within mobility

Frost & Sullivan hosted its annual Intelligent Mobility conference in London yesterday and the messages were clear ‘the pace of development and disruption within the automotive sector is continuing to […]

Breakthrough in vehicle data exchange

HERE, the location cloud company, has announced a significant step forward in efforts to drive a global standard for vehicle-to-cloud data – a development which in turn brings the promise […]

IHS revises registration forecasts

Following the UK’s vote to exit the European Union (EU), IHS Automotive has forecast an even greater fall in registrations during the coming years than already expected. Amidst a sea […]