Alan Feldberg

Ford launches London smart benches

Ford and smart cities start-up Strawberry Energy are rolling out smart benches to offer pedestrians free solar-powered mobile charging and Wi-Fi access while they sit and rest across the city. […]

IGA to investigate consumer websites

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is set to carry out a comprehensive study of consumer websites that provide work to independent garages. This study will determine whether these schemes genuinely […]

Dyson sets 2020 EV deadline

James Dyson will launch an electric car by 2020. The billionaire inventor said his company has been working on the project since 2015 and will be ready to launch in […]

Chargie rebrands as Bookmycharge

The peer-to-peer electric vehicle (EV) charging service Chargie has relaunched under the rebranded name, Bookmycharge. The start-up has changed its name after it became aware of a similarly named company […]

Thefts rise by a third

The number of vehicles stolen has risen by nearly a third in the past three years, according to figures seen by RAC Insurance. A Freedom of Information request to 40 […]

RHA welcomes Scania fine

The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the heavy fine the European Commission has imposed on Scania for being part of a price fixing cartel over 14 years – but pointed […]

Ford announces Innovation winner

Ford has announced the winner of the 2017 Ford UK Innovation Challenge. This award is part of the Ford College Community Challenge, a programme which supports young people, encouraging social […]

Sukhpal drives ECP on

Original founder of Euro Car Parts (ECP), Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, has agreed to extend his contract with the business. The deal sees Sukhpal retain his position as executive chairman of […]

ClickMechanic Partners with Arval

ClickMechanic, an online marketplace for car repair, has recently partnered with leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company, Arval. This relationship, which is currently in its first phase, will ultimately […]

Audatex software upgrade imminent

Audatex is upgrading its repair cost calculation software this weekend. Customers do not need to do anything, and the upgrade will be in place in time for the start of […]

Second site for Fix Auto Coalville

  Fix Auto Coalville is the latest business within the Fix Auto UK network to reveal plans to invest and further develop its repair centre to create additional repair capacity […]

Comic booked for #BE2017

Comedian Alex Horne has been confirmed as guest presenter at the bodyshop Event and Awards 2017. The award-winning comedian is the creator and host of BAFTA, Royal Television Society, Broadcasting […]