Simon Wait

UK pension savings at record high

According to the ONS, more than half (59.4%) of employees were members of a workplace pension in 2014, up from 49.8% in 2013 and the total of 46.5% in 2012, […]

Axalta signs partnership with University

Axalta Coating Systems today signed a partnership agreement with the University of Oviedo, Spain. The first stage of this partnership will involve Axalta offering students internships at the company’s offices […]

19 million airbags still need repaired

Safety regulators in the US have stated that about 19 million defective Takata Corp air bag inflators remain installed in U.S. vehicles, and that the cause of the problem has yet to be […]

SEAT downloads connectivity technology

SEAT is undertaking an ambitious plan to prioritise in-car connectivity across all of its models, seamlessly bridging the gap between the smartphone and infotainment system, so in today’s increasingly digital […]

Nissan invests £100m in UK car plant

Five years after inventing the small crossover, Nissan today announces a new generation Nissan Juke is slated for production in the UK. The estimated £100m investment is a further endorsement […]

Euro NCAP releases latest ratings

Good crashworthiness and improved availability of front crash prevention systems resulted in top ratings in latest round of Euro NCAP’s tests ahead of the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Out of […]

Major backing for NextEV

Reuters reports that a group of deep-pocketed China-based internet entrepreneurs and financial investors, including Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, is backing an effort to create NextEV, a new rival to US […]

Valeo announces innovation finalists

Valeo has announced the six teams selected by its experts to present their projects to the Valeo Innovation Challenge jury, with the chance of winning the first prize in Paris […]

Octo launches driver app

Global telematics provider, Octo Telematics has launched a free smartphone driving app called ‘Octo U’ that rewards good drivers with cheaper insurance. The app, which uses telematics technology to monitor […]

Volvo XC90 receives top rating

The Volvo XC90 has been awarded five stars and achieved top ratings in its 2015 Euro NCAP tests. The XC90 with standard City Safety technology stood out as the first […]

CLM and FMG celebrate 10-years

CLM and FMG are celebrating 10 years of working in partnership in September having responded to over 25,000 incidents during that period involving customer’s vehicles. During 2015 alone, FMG has […]

New 65 plate success painting false picture

Pre-registrations at record levels and consumers beginning to face effects of austerity A falsely buoyant picture is likely to be painted by September’s new plate change – despite the probability […]