Alan Feldberg

Honda announces Swindon plant closure

Honda is planning to close its Swindon plant in 2021 after a three-month consultation process failed to find ‘viable alternatives’. The manufacturer will now discuss redundancy packages with the 3,500 […]

James joins Covéa

Covéa Insurance has announced James Gearey as corporate development and strategy director.  His appointment will be subject to regulatory approval. James was director of partnerships at Aviva UK between 2006 […]

IBIS set for Africa debut

The first IBIS event in Africa takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month. It will be hosted at the Emperors Palace Hotel on 28-29 May. The event will […]

POS car market parked in March

New business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell one per cent by volume in March, compared with the same month in 2018. The corresponding value […]

Mercedes-Benz sales slow down

Mercedes-Benz delivered 181,936 cars in April and a total of 742,809 in the first four months of the year, a fall of 5.5% and 5.6% respectively. Mercedes-Benz Cars expects additional […]

Volvo named most dependable brand

Volvo is the most dependable premium brand in the UK, according to the J.D. Power 2019 UK Vehicle Dependability Study. The study’s findings put Volvo ahead of all its market […]

Audi tops customer service study

Audi was named the highest ranking premium car brand in the UK for customer satisfaction with servicing and maintenance provision in its retailer and authorised repairer network. This is according […]

V2G could generate annual revenues

A new report has calculated the benefits of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charge points compared to traditional smart charging. Published by Cenex, the report found that bidirectional V2G charging, which […]

Claire English captains fleet

Claire English has been appointed to the role of head of fleet in Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, replacing David Hanna who recently took over as Head of Service and Parts for […]

More automotive recalls than ever

A dramatic spike of 75% meant there were more automotive recalls in the first quarter of 2019 than ever before. There were a total of 158 automotive recalls in the […]

Apprenticeship programme ‘highly commended’

MarkerStudy Group’s apprenticeship programme has been highly commended by OFSTED. Its Apprenticeship Learning EXperience programme demonstrated progress in all areas, from effectively safeguarding young people to delivering high-quality learning opportunities. […]

Cenex registrations now open

Visitor registrations are open for the Cenex-LCV and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM) events. Taking place on 4 and 5 September at Millbrook in Bedfordshire, this will be Cenex’s 12th annual […]