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Baldwins’ owner sells business
- 17/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Steve Warner, owner of Baldwins Repair Group, has announced that he has sold the business to single-investor, Richard Steer. Richard brings a wealth of experience, industry knowledge and expertise with him having previously grown and developed successful businesses prior to this purchase. He will join the accident [...] -
Save the company car
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The future of the company motor is in peril thanks to a lack of clarity and action by government that’s forcing more people out of business vehicles and into older, less efficient cars. The fleet industry, backed by Fleet World, is launching a campaign to save the company car, calling on government to give [...] -
Who’s the worst driver?
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A majority of British motorists claim to be better drivers than everyone else on the road. That’s the key finding of research into how motorists estimate their position in the pecking order of driving skills compared with everyone else on the road. Online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk asked more than [...] -
Kia appoints new PR member
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Kia Motors (UK) Ltd has announced a new addition to the press and PR team, Rebecca Gibbs, who joins from Loughborough University where she is studying for a degree in communication and media studies. Becky - as she likes to be known - will be taking over from Chloe Farmer, the current intern, who has been with Kia [...] -
BVRLA launches Plug-in Pledge
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has launched a Plug-in Pledge that will see its members’ combined plug-in vehicle fleet size surge from 50,000 today to 720,000 by 2025. By that time, vehicle rental and leasing companies will be buying 300,000 plug-in vehicles per year. This represents [...] -
Many welcome government white paper
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Representatives of the UK automotive industry have welcomed a government white paper on Brexit proposing an economic partnership when the UK leaves the European Union. The paper outlines how the UK wants to establish a new free trade area to replace the single market and maintain the movement of goods without [...] -
Battery sharing experiments underway
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Honda Motor and Panasonic Corporation announced plans to conduct a research experiment in Indonesia on battery sharing using the Honda Mobile Power Pack, a detachable mobile battery with electric mobility products, including electric motorcycles. The two companies are planning to begin the research experiment in [...] -
Driverless race car completes Hillclimb
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Roborace’s Robocar became the first ever driverless race car to complete the hillclimb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The run is the first in the history of Goodwood to be completed by a race car that has no human driver in the car – a huge milestone moment for the Festival, which this year is celebrating its [...] -
BAC breaks supercar record
- 16/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has broken the Goodwood Festival of Speed supercar record, having romped to victory in this year’s Michelin Supercar Shootout in an unprecedented time. With experienced racer Anthony Reid in the cockpit, BAC’s Mono conquered the hillclimb run in just 49.13 seconds –beating the [...] -
BCF wins again
- 13/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
For the second year running, BCF has won Trade Association of the Year at the Trade Association Forum’s (TAF’s) 2018 Best Practice Awards. On only one other occasion in the event’s sixteenth year history has an organisation received the award two years in a row, which makes the win a particularly outstanding [...]