Alan Feldberg

VW profits crash nearly 20%

Volkswagen has reported a 19% drop in profits for the first quarter of 2016, as the company struggles to emerge from beneath the cloud created by last autumn’s emissions scandal. […]

Product liability ‘compulsory’ for motor insurance

The UK government will introduce legislation making product liability a compulsory part of motor insurance. Speaking in Milton Keynes, the location of a major driverless car trial, roads minister Andrew […]

Four garage owners convicted of insurance fraud

Four north Cumbrian car dealers and garage owners have been found guilty of large-scale insurance fraud after a four-week trial. Details of the fraud are limited, although prosecutors say the […]

Google opens new self-driving test centre

Google is opening a self-driving car technology center in Detroit to ‘further develop and refine self-driving technology’. The new 53,000sqft site will open in Novi, Michigan, trialing cars provided by […]

Automotive directory goes live

A new digital directory for the automotive industry has been launched by Aesin. The UK Automotive Electronics Capability Directory is set to cover all aspects of automotive electronics such as […]

VW targets one million EVs

Volkswagen Group has set its sights on a million units of electric and plug-in hybrid sales by 2025 in order to meet increasingly strict carbon dioxide emission limits. The car […]

Testing time for insurers

The UK government has warned that traditional data sources for underwriting motor insurance will become obsolete with the emergence of connected cars. Roads Minister Andrew Jones confirmed the Government’s intention […]

Inchcape extends BCA partnership

Inchcape Retail and Inchcape Fleet Solutions have announced a new remarketing deal with BCA that will run until 2019. Vehicles from Inchcape Retail and Inchcape Fleet Solutions will be offered […]

BASF supports ‘same day repair’ concept

BASF’s Coatings division and Danish minor damage repair service provider CARHEAL have signed an agreement and long-term strategic partnership to promote CARHEAL’s new breakthrough concept ‘same day repairs’ on a […]

Vauxhall adds remote navigation programming

Vauxhall has launched a new app enabling drivers to remotely programme their next journey into their car’s navigations systems. The OnStar personal connectivity and service assistant together with the latest […]

Tracking system could solve classic cases

Classic car owners have been warned to increase security for their vehicles, with car crime in Britain jumping up by eight per cent in just a year. More than 81,000 […]

Ricardo gets thumbs up from Forbes

Ricardo has been announced by Forbes as one of America’s leading management consulting firms for the automotive sector, with especially high numbers of client recommendations. It is listed in the […]