Alan Feldberg

Carlyle Group swoops for AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel has announced the sale of 100% of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC for €10.1bn. The deal, expected to be completed by the end of […]

LV= wins court case

LV= General Insurance, the UK’s third largest motor insurer, yesterday won a court case against 17 men who tried to defraud the company following a minor road accident. The ‘have-a-go’ […]

Potholes cost Brits £1.7 billion

British drivers spend £1.7 billion repairing damage to their vehicles because of potholes every single year, according to new figures from the UK’s largest online marketplace for car repairs and […]

Baldwins and Bluecity partner

Baldwins Repair Group is delighted to be the first UK accident repairer to work in partnership with Bluecity, the point-to-point electric car sharing scheme. This unique scheme is being gradually […]

IAAF suggests ‘sweeping change’

The latest Industry Briefing, hosted by the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF), took place at Phocas Business Intelligence Software, Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry on Thursday 15 March, with ‘sweeping change’ […]

£100 million towards road improvements

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the news that Government is to make a further £100 million available to councils across the UK to repair potholes and other damage caused by […]

Gateshead won F1 in Schools

Unity, a team of 16 and 17 year-old students from Emmanuel College, Gateshead, celebrated winning the F1 in Schools UK National Finals 2018 this week, proving that determination and perseverance […]

Lynk & Co now in Belgium

Lynk & Co, the global connected and shareable mobility brand, confirms that cars destined for Europe will be manufactured at the highly efficient and award-winning Volvo facility in Ghent, Belgium. […]

Can it fit 3 car seats?

Only half of the cars claiming to accommodate three child car seats at once can fit them in, according to new research by What Car? Despite being the fastest-growing family […]

Unpredictability in CV market

Last year registrations of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) fell by 3.6%, the first decline in five years. Last month, registrations rose by 6.4% on the same period last year, […]

Dieselgate goes to UK court

A three-day hearing begins at the High Court tomorrow to decide whether group litigation against Volkswagen can go ahead. The case concerns the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal which erupted in 2015 […]

CitNOW brings Maundrell global customers

The Oxfordshire-based independent car retailer Maundrell has secured a loyal stream of overseas buyers using CitNOW Sales video technology over the past year. Maundrell adopted CitNOW in December 2016 to […]