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Cloning devices used to steal cars

Thieves in Scotland have been stealing cars using cloning devices to override vehicles’ computer systems. There has been a spate of thefts in Falkirk recently, with Ford Focus and Fiesta […]

Wunelli develops Driver Signature

Wunelli, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, has developed Driver Signature analytics for smartphone telematics apps to identify a driver after just 200 miles of journeys. Having accumulated billions of miles […]

Chevin urges fleet data control

Fleets should fight to retain control and ownership of their vehicles’ data – despite the likelihood of coming under pressure from manufacturers and others. The situation is likely to be […]

Can telematics revolutionise test drives?

Test drives of the future will be completely transformed by telematics, according to automotive software company DCML Ltd. It predicts that, as a result of telematics, dealers will know exactly […]

Drivers in danger after ignoring manufacturer advice

UK drivers are putting their lives at risk by not getting driver assistance systems recalibrated following a windscreen replacement. Research from Autoglass has found that more than two thirds of […]

New scheme targets 10,000 apprentices p/a

BMW Group has joined forces with other leading UK car manufacturers to launch an initiative that should bring up to 10,000 new faces into the automotive industry each year. The […]

Charity partner Ben on the campaign trail

Our charity partner BEN has launched its ‘Socially Fit’ campaign, the third in a series of four targeted campaigns focused on the biggest issues facing people within the automotive industry. […]

Waterless solution cleans up

Auto Windscreens expects to save 8.3 million litres of water and around £80k a year with the introduction of Eco Touch’s Waterless Car Wash. Eco Touch, a premium car care […]

AW invests in brand experience

AW Repair Group has demonstrated its commitment to the development of people and technology with major investments at two more sites. As well as front of house branding investments at […]

BMW on a sales high

March 2016 saw the BMW Group sell more vehicles than in any other single month in the company’s 100 year history. A total of 240,659 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles […]

AutoRaise gets VDA Trailblazer apprenticeship moving

AutoRaise is set to start work on the creation of a new Trailblazer apprenticeship programme for Vehicle Damage Assessors (VDA). Government has invited AutoRaise to build on its successful vehicle […]

Winn acquires DH Hire Ltd

Nationwide national accident management specialists Winn Solicitors, has completed the acquisition of DH Hire Ltd, a national hire car company based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. DH Hire specialises in niche […]