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Rolls-Royce hits high

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has recorded its second highest ever annual sales results in the marque’s 113-year history, up six per cent on 2015. A total of 4,011 cars were delivered […]

Positive support for driverless policy

The government has received ‘positive support’ regarding its proposed approach to regulating for new vehicle technologies in a rolling programme of reform. In the published, 19 page Pathway to driverless […]

CV Show registration open

The UK’s biggest event for the road transport, distribution and logistics industries is now open for visitor registration via the official website www.cvshow.com The 2017 Show, which takes place at […]

BMW opens apprenticeship places

Applications are now open for more than 40 apprenticeships in 2017 at BMW’s three UK manufacturing sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham. Places are available at MINI […]

Positive results for GoCompare

GoCompare has reported a 19% increase in revenues for 2016 (£142m) with operating profits up 30% to £30m. The results, which are better than analysts were expecting following its demerger […]

ICO fines RSA for data loss

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc (RSA) £150,000 following the loss of the personal information of nearly 60,000 customers. An ICO investigation looked […]

Volvo names first Drive Me family

Volvo Cars has named the Hain family, from Gothenburg in Sweden, as the first people chosen to take part in a real-life autonomous drive research programme. The family of four […]

Belron builds on service network

Belron Canada has acquired vehicle damage repair company Speedy Collision with a network of 24 franchise collision service centres located across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The move comes soon after […]

Volvo sets new course dates

Volvo Cars UK has made a further date available for its product/technology update course, providing delegates with the latest information on Volvo’s range of cars. The next course will run […]

Sytner acquires CarShop

The Sytner Group has acquired the CarShop supermarket chain for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1999, CarShop is one of the UK’s largest independent dealers with sites in Cardiff, Doncaster, […]

Horizon moves to MGA

Horizon Insurance has changed its status to managing general agent and ceased writing new business. The Gibraltar-based insurance carrier, formerly known as Octagon, stopped renewing and accepting new motor policies […]

JLR achieves ‘best ever’

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has achieved its best ever full-year global sales in 2016, selling more than one car every minute with retails of 583,313 vehicles, up 20% on the […]