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O’Donnell named MD of EMaC division

John O’Donnell has been appointed managing director of Innovation Group’s EMaC division. He replaces Neil Hodson, who was interim managing director at the provider of service plan and customer retention […]

Running for charity

Dave Sargeant, managing director of Gemini, is running the London Marathon this year to raise funds for Leukaemia Care. He said, ‘I have been lucky enough to have been given […]

London Cabs head to Europe

Reuters reports that London cabs will hit Europe’s city streets next year. Chris Gubbey, chief executive of the London Taxi Company (LTC), owned by Chinese automaker Geely, told Reuters the […]

Electric charging at petrol stations

British Shell petrol stations are expected to be among the first in Europe to have electric car charging stations installed. Both Shell and Total are planning to offer electric charging […]

Mitsubishi fined $4.2m

Mitsubishi has been fined $4.2m by Japan’s consumer watchdog for false advertising of its vehicles sold in the domestic market, after the automaker last year admitted to overstating their mileage […]

Speeding driver jailed by telematics

A driver who killed a woman while racing another driver in his BMW has been handed a custodial sentence. Farid Reza, 36, killed a 21-year-old student in Kingston, when racing […]

Fix Auto sponsors Mazda SuperCup

Fix Auto UK has increased its involvement in grass roots motor racing by sponsoring the Masters Series within the British Racing and Sports Car Club’s 2017 Mazda MX-5 SuperCup. Fix […]

RMI Bodyshops urges legal framework updates

RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) has written to a select group of MEP´s requesting support in improving the legal framework for competitive repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles. The association […]

Geoffrey takes top accolades

Geoffrey Insurance is celebrating after winning Car Insurance Provider of the Year and Best Claims Service in the Moneyfacts Consumer Awards 2017. The awards, which are judged on customer feedback, […]

VW High Court case begins Monday

The High Court battle between Volkswagen Group and UK customers begins on Monday, when legal firm Harcus Sinclair will represent 20,000 motorists affected by the emissions scandal. It’s been reported […]

Crash dummies pile on the pounds

New-Atlas reports that a Michigan-based trauma surgeon and crash-test-dummy manufacturer are hoping to bring car safety up to date with models that are a more accurate representation of today’s older […]

Bilston garage boss jailed

The Express and Star reports that the owner of a Black Country vehicle repair business who helped in the ‘disposal’ of more than £420,000 of stolen cars has been jailed. […]