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AR is the horizon

Augmented Reality (AR) will become a vital tool in new vehicle sales processes over the next five years, according to a survey of leading dealer principals conducted by CDK Global. […]

Volvo launches high achiever award

Volvo has introduced a new, joint, Volvo Bodyshop and Dealer High Achiever Recognition Award 2017. The award is designed to recognise the efforts of those Volvo bodyshops and dealers that […]

Vauxhall urges fire database

Speaking to the Transport Select Committee, Vauxhall representatives have called on government to help the automotive industry gain access to information about vehicle fires held by insurers. Encouragingly, Vauxhall understands […]

Careers event on starting grid

Alton Cars Ltd’s career guidance event, in conjunction with AutoRaise, will see a host of supercars on display including a Williams F1 racing car. The event, hosted by Alton Cars […]

Accidents surge by £150m in winter

Winter prangs are costing motorists £150 million more compared to during the summer, with approximately 70,000 more accidents occurring according to statistics. British motorists see a 15% rise in accidents […]

Costs revealed by LeasePlan

The UK is the seventh cheapest country for driving a diesel car and the eighth cheapest country for driving a petrol car, according to LeasePlan’s CarCost Index 2016. The Index […]

Cenex supports hospice charity

Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, based on Loughborough University’s Science and Enterprise Park – has nominated Rainbows Hospice for Children […]

Bodyshops get awards recognition

This year’s Doctors Chambers Modern Claims Awards will include a Bodyshop of the Year category. The event, which takes place on Thursday 27 April at New Dock Hall, Leeds aims […]

Human intervention halved

The number of human interventions in journeys made by driverless cars from Google company Waymo in California more than halved in 2016 according to BBC reports. There were only 124 […]

eBay launches Car Challenge 2017

Following the success of last year’s inaugral eBay Car Challenge, the online marketplace has launched 2017’s competition. The eBay Car Challenge 2017 will give three restorers a £4,000 budget to […]

VW faces German legal challenge

Reuters reports that Volkswagen is facing its first legal challenge in Germany from a big corporate client over the diesel emissions scandal. Deutsche See, which leases 500 vehicles from VW, […]