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AkzoNobel joins forces with SOFEA

AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business in the UK has agreed a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative with the South Oxfordshire Food & Education Alliance (SOFEA). Twelve of AkzoNobel’s senior management […]

TruckEast joins Isuzu network

Isuzu Truck UK has expanded its UK dealer network by appointing TruckEast Ltd as its service and parts dealer for the Northamptonshire area. Pete Murphy, managing director at Isuzu Truck […]

RAC warranty product sales up

Sales of RAC branded warranty products offered through its network of dealers are currently up 36% in 2016, according to new figures. Across the UK, the network of dealers offering […]

Johnson to address RMI

The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP will be the guest speaker at this year’s Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) Annual Dinner, on Thursday 20 October at the Landmark Hotel, London. […]

Fleets ‘mobility’ key for future

The future of fleet management will increasingly include mobility, not just vehicles, according to Chevin. The software specialists predict that fleet management could increasingly incorporate employee mobility as well as […]

Green light for Aston Martin in Wales

Aston Martin has announced that construction work on a plant in St Athan, Wales will begin next year and recruitment is already underway. To support full production at the plant, […]

Motor claims still top fraud list

Insurers discovered more than 130,000 individual fraudulent claims last year, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI); that’s the equivalent of 2,500 claims per week, an increase of six […]

Has Project Titan stalled?

Apple could be abandoning its plans to develop its own cars. The company is understood to have sacked dozens of employees working on Project Titan, the name given to its […]

Jaguar sedan cruises into Castle

Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant will manufacture the brand’s premium sport sedan, the Jaguar XE, following a £100m investment. The XE will gradually transfer from its current home at Solihull following […]

Appy days for Ford engineers

Ford’s global community has come up with a wide range of smart app concepts as part of a 24-hour challenge hosted by the company’s Connected Vehicle and Services team. The […]

Esure and GoCompare to demerge

Esure and GoCompare have announced they are demerging following a summer review of the business. Esure only took full control of GoCompare last year when it acquired the 50% share […]

Ford adds chariots and bikes

Ford has acquired Chariot, a San Francisco-based crowd-sourced shuttle service, and is collaborating with bike-sharing provider Motivate to expand its transportation solutions in city centres. Ford is also establishing a […]