Simon Wait

VW set diesel scandal amnesty deadline

Volkswagen has set a deadline of 30 November for staff with knowledge about its cheating in diesel emissions tests, so that they can come forward. Workers who speak up now […]

Keychoice partner with RAC

Keychoice, the insurance distribution business owned by SSP, has signed a new deal that will see the RAC become the exclusive partner for motor breakdown. From early next year, brokers […]

Impact imminent

Impact 2015 – the industry’s inaugural, and only independent management and leadership scholarship programme – is in its final stages of completion with submission of final assignments and portfolios underway. […]

A roaring occasion – BE2015

Returning to the Celtic Manor Resort for the second consecutive year, the bodyshop Event & Awards 2015 (BE2015) proved, yet again, to be a priceless feature on the annual accident […]

Carwow reveals Britain’s favourite cars

Carwow has analysed car configurations and sales on its site to discover that the Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai are the nation’s favourite cars. But the north-south divide appears to […]

2015 record year for car sales

According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales dipped by 1.1% in October. However, CAP urges the industry and the public […]

Allianz profitable growth continues

Allianz Insurance has reported ‘profitable growth’ despite what it describes as ‘intensive competition in key markets’. Chief executive officer, Jon Dye, released a statement on Allianz’s progress, ‘I am pleased […]

BMW 7 Series claims EuroCarBody Award 2015

Car experts from all over the world are in agreement: the Carbon Core for the body structure of the new BMW 7 Series is currently the ultimate benchmark. At the […]

TomTom signs deal with Uber

TomTom has signed a global, multi-year agreement to provide maps and traffic data for the Uber driver app.    TomTom’s advanced map-making technology, combined with its world class traffic information, will […]

Ford develops active noise control

Boffins at the blue oval have been busy working away on noise cancelling technology set to feature on its latest flagship model, the Ford Mondeo Vignale. The technology works similar […]

NAB discuss salvage with the DfT

The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) met with Barry Sheerman, MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety, (PACTS) and Maria Ullah at the Department for Transport […]

UK auto sector is worldclass

The UK automotive sector’s workforce is one of the world’s most productive – but action is needed to address a shortage of skilled engineers and operators, according to new research […]