Simon Wait

Starters orders for 4×4 challenge

Registration has opened for the Land Rover 4×4 Schools Challenge. The initiative is intended to inspire the next generation of engineers with the practical challenge of designing and building their […]

Revive! revival for Bentley technician

Wrexham Revive! has employed a former Bentley employee to repair scuffs and scrapes to car paintwork and alloy wheels. Kevin Johnson, who worked as a specialist mirror refinisher on the […]

Porsche bosses questioned over dieselgate

Two Porsche bosses have been caught up in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. The BBC has reported that German prosecutors suspect the executives, Matthias Mueller and Hans Dieter Poetsch, of […]

Ageas goes live with AI

Ageas has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) to its claims handling process. After a successful pilot last year it’s now going live with the technology, which has been developed in partnership […]

Volvo Cars to start India assembly

Volvo Cars will start vehicle assembly operations in India in 2017. The move positions the company for further growth in the fast-expanding premium car segment in India. The assembly operations […]

Chubb appoints Lord Turner

Insurance firm Chubb has appointed Lord Adair Turner as non-executive chairman of Chubb European Group and Chubb Underwriting Agencies. Previously executive chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) from 2008 […]

CitNOW enables mobile monitoring of repairs

CitNOW’s video technology has enabled the roll-out of the first pan-European OEM video communications programme. The British firm has worked with Ford Motor Company, whose Ford Video Check service will […]

Audatex reveals new plans

Audatex has revealed changes which it believes will create lower transactional costs, better expenditure forecasting and allow customers to set up additional licences, at no extra cost, on selected products. […]

Homeowners cash in on driveway charges

Homeowners in almost 30 towns and cities across the UK made an average of more than £1,000 per year from renting their empty driveway, according to the latest research by […]

Perfect 10 for The Wheel Specialist

Manchester’s very own branch of The Wheel Specialist turns 10 years old this month, marking a decade since the very first franchised location of this alloy wheel refurbishment success story […]

Robots transforming car industry

The number of robots installed by the French car industry rose 22% to 1,400 according to World Robotics Report 2016 published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The automotive […]

Recall checks rise 80%

The Motor Ombudsman has recorded an 80% rise in the usage of its online Vehicle Recalls tool. The online function allows motorists to find out whether a participating car manufacturer […]