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Markerstudy acquires telematics firm

Markerstudy is adding more than 6,000 policyholders to its retail division by acquiring UK telematics motor insurance business Drivology. Drivology specialises in app-based insurance that uses telematics to encourage safer […]

US opens Tesla investigation

BBC reports that US authorities are investigating the first death potentially caused by self-driving technology. The driver of a Tesla car died in Florida in May after colliding with a […]

Major moves within mobility

Frost & Sullivan hosted its annual Intelligent Mobility conference in London yesterday and the messages were clear ‘the pace of development and disruption within the automotive sector is continuing to […]

Breakthrough in vehicle data exchange

HERE, the location cloud company, has announced a significant step forward in efforts to drive a global standard for vehicle-to-cloud data – a development which in turn brings the promise […]

IHS revises registration forecasts

Following the UK’s vote to exit the European Union (EU), IHS Automotive has forecast an even greater fall in registrations during the coming years than already expected. Amidst a sea […]

Rochdale opens Fix & Go

Phil and Wendy Ewbank, owners of Fix Auto Rochdale, have officially declared their new Fix Auto Fix & Go express repair facility open. Over £1 million has been invested in […]

Mobility revolution offers great opportunities

The revolution in mobility technology is creating great opportunities for cutting emissions but there are challenges too according to a new study. The study – Automated vehicles; Automatically low carbon? […]

Pro-Align reaches record numbers

Pro-Align has created a number of new roles, boosting staff numbers to a record level for the company. The roles have been primarily designed to provide greater levels of support […]

PPG backs Tor Trucks

PPG, through its FleetWatch brand, is sponsoring Tor Trucks driver Shane Brereton in the British Truck Racing Championship 2016. Shane Brereton, owner of Tor Trucks said, ‘The support of PPG […]

McLaren Glasgow takes global title

McLaren Glasgow has been named McLaren Global Retailer of the Year 2015 following an award ceremony in London. McLaren Glasgow, the company’s first retailer in Scotland, impressed the internal judging […]

EVs to power the future

Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027 according to a new forecast by Go Ultra Low. […]

Chelmsford signs for Fix

Fix Auto UK’s national expansion has continued with the addition of Essex-based Chelmsford Accident Repair Specialists. The new franchisee, which will operate as Fix Auto Chelmsford, is owned and managed […]