Simon Wait

Euro NCAP tests AEB

European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver […]

IMI to deliver MOT testing qualification

IMI, the leading awarding organisation for automotive qualifications, will be delivering new qualifications for DVSA MoT testers and MoT managers and continual assessment process across their network of IMI training […]

VW board agree on plan of action

The CEO of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller, and the chairman of the Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG, Bernd Osterloh, agreed on the further procedure for investment and capacity planning. A series […]

Toyota to invest £1 billion in AI

Toyota announced at a press conference in Tokyo that it will establish a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc. (TRI), as an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial […]

Zurich announces 440 job cuts

Zurich today announced proposals to cut up to 440 jobs in its UK general insurance business as part of a programme to reduce costs in the organisation and simplify its […]

GEM offers winter safety advice

Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering simple tips for drivers to ensure trouble-free journeys this winter. Giving some attention now to batteries, tyres, anti-freeze, wipers, lights and other car […]

New cars cheaper than used models

Discerning shoppers can save hundreds of pounds by buying a new car instead of a one-year-old version of the same model, according to new research by Whatcar.com. Analysis by the UK’s […]

Quindell plan on name change

Insurance technology company, Quindell, is planning to change its name to Watchstone Group, pending shareholder approval. The firm is also planning a 10-for-one share merger and a reduction of shareholder […]

Bradford bodyshop involved in insurance scam

The owner of a bodyshop that boasts of clients such as top footballers and music superstars, has paid back tens of thousands of pounds to an insurance company after it […]

JLR to cut costs by £4.5 billion

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a secret project to cut costs of £4.5 billion ($6.8 billion) and build 1 million cars per year by the end of […]

Two men sentenced for staging crash

Two men who met and became friends in prison were yesterday (Thursday, 5 November) sentenced at the Old Bailey after staging a ‘cash for crash’ accident in order to claim […]

£2M training centre opens in Wales

A motor vehicle training centre that cost £2.1M to build, was opened at Coleg y Cymoedd’s Ystrad Mynach campus on 4 November 2015, reports the Caerphilly Observer. The facility was opened […]