Simon Wait

Connectivity counts more than efficiency

Car buyers would turn their backs on a new model if it didn’t connect properly with their phones. Research from Nissan has found that 41% of drivers who spend more […]

APIL targets cold calling

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has launched a national social media campaign to encourage victims of personal injury cold calling to ‘Can the Spam’ (@apilcanthespam). A leading lawyers’ […]

Rochdale franchisee celebrates 10th anniversary

Fix Auto Rochdale has become the eighth franchisee to join Fix Auto UK’s 10th Anniversary Club. Fix Auto UK’s Ian Pugh presented Fix Auto Rochdale owners Phil and Wendy Ewbank […]

Raising the bar

AutoRaise, the vehicle repair industry’s own charity, is calling for businesses to focus on how they can contribute to making the collision repair industry a sustainable and valued career destination. […]

Automechanika goes interactice

Automechanika Birmingham is hosting its very own interactive technology showcase at next week’s event – the ‘Workshop of the Future’. Designed to offer visitors a valuable insight into the next […]

Data highlights vehicle risk

Analysis of My Car Check data for the year-to-end April 2016 has revealed the UK’s used vehicles most likely to have two serious warnings against them. The riskiest model highlighted […]

Lightweight construction driving innovation

Lightweight vehicle construction is driving innovation in low-bake coatings was the message from Axalta’s Sven Radek at a recent European automotive coating conference. Speaking at the 23rd annual German Research […]

Ageas invests in the solutions

Following the completion of the BSG Ageas Solutions Centre Leaders programme, Ageas has hosted a graduation ceremony to congratulate the 18 individuals who completed the course. The programme, run by […]

Toyota eyes robotic firms

Toyota is in talks to buy two robotics divisions from Google’s parent company, Alphabet according to a report from Nikkei. The Japanese firm is interested in buying Boston Dynamics – […]

Calling all nominations

The search is still on for the industry’s leading lights, but the bodyshop Awards 2016 deadline for nominations is only days away. Celebrating its 20th anniversary on 22 September 2016, […]

Kone Corporation selects FMG

Kone Corporation, with a fleet of 1,400 vehicles, has signed a two-year contract with incident management specialists FMG. FMG will provide incident management services to Kone’s fleet of 1,400 light […]

Axalta helps drive change

Axalta Coating Systems is part of Driving Change, a series of four, in-depth online programmes by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), produced in partnership with ITN Productions. Each […]