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Automechanika gains momentum

Automechanika Birmingham has made some ‘new and exciting’ changes for 2017 and is set to deliver the UK’s biggest automotive event from 6-8 June 2017, NEC Birmingham. Organisers of the […]

MyCarCheck highlights 4×4 risks

MyCarCheck.com has revealed the risks associated with buying five of the UK’s most popular 4×4 vehicles – with finance and write-offs being a major concern. Head of MyCarCheck.com, Roger Powell, […]

‘Over-repair’ inflating insurance premiums

Mark Llewellyn, managing director of smart repair network Revive!, believes insurers are paying too much for vehicles to be over-repaired by bodyshops. The statement comes in light of car insurance […]

New policy could ‘revolutionise’ insurance

Cuvva will launch a new type of insurance aimed at infrequent drivers that it says will ‘revolutionise the sector’. It plans to charge drivers a monthly subscription of between £10 […]

SMMT predicts investment slowdown

The Society of Motor Manufacturers is expecting to report that there was a slowdown in investment in the UK automotive industry in 2016. Speaking to the Treasury Committee, chief executive […]

Axalta celebrates perfect match

Axalta Coating Systems has celebrated the sale of its 40,000th spectrophotometer. To celebrate the milestone, Mike Carr, Axalta president – North America, and Michael Gogoel, BYK-Gardner USA president, unveiled a […]

Car insurance on upward spiral

Car insurance in the UK has hit a four-year high after rising nearly £35 in the final quarter of 2016, according to the AA’s latest British Insurance Premium Index. It […]

3M stars for Kaiser Chiefs

Ecosse Signs, a specialist in vehicle livery based in Lanarkshire, and 3M have teamed up to deliver five track cars used in the Kaiser Chiefs’ video, Hole in my Soul. […]

BMW changes dealer policy

The CMA will not investigate claims that BMW UK restricted its dealers’ use of new car sites, after BMW UK decided to change its policy. Last year, new car portal […]

IAM takes road safety to the classroom

Driving courses for 15 to 17-year-olds and review sessions for over 65s have been introduced by a group including IAM RoadSmart, Police Scotland and Volvo. The Scottish Road Safety Framework’s […]

GEM backs fine outcome

Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist has welcomed the rise in speeding fines. The Sentencing Council has announced that fines for the most serious offences in England […]