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Used car market to polarise
- 08/04/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A leading UK network of smart vehicle repairers believes the used car market will split into two distinct groups – budget vehicles and top end cars. Speaking in response to the record number of new vehicle registrations during March, are recorded by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Revive! [...] -
RAC and Motors.co.uk partner
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
RAC Cars and Motors.co.uk have joined forces to create a new advertising partnership to take competition in the car search market to the next level. The partnership gives vehicle dealers access to RAC Cars’ and Motors.co.uk’s combined audiences. Together the advertised stock increases to over 400,000 cars from [...] -
Non-OE parts under spotlight
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) has commenced a series of activities looking into the use of non-oe parts in the UK body repair market. There are three main focus areas for the activities: the robustness of the parts approval programmes from suppliers; the commercial incentive schemes being used to drive the use of [...] -
‘Flawed practice’ putting lives at risk
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Northern Ireland Bodyshop Alliance (NIBA) is deeply worried about the safety of drivers and passengers after research found that some insurers were ordering garages to fit replica parts to save on costs. It says results of the first major independent study into the sector are a major cause for concern, with [...] -
‘Immense potential’ for industry from AI
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitisation will change the future of cars, challenge traditional business models and create immense potential for innovation according to Frost & Sullivan. The growth partnership company predicts that in future, cars will be cognitive – not only will they recognise voices [...] -
Nissan earns uni place
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan is going back to uni after the Manchester Metropolitan University became the latest academic institution to add electric vans and cars to its fleet. The university has taken three e-NV200 vans and two Nissan Leaf cars, claiming that fuel costs have been slashed by 80% and carbon emissions are down eight per [...] -
Junair on-track with Hitachi
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Junair Spraybooths has recently installed a 9 Series commercial vehicle spraybooth oven for Hitachi Rail, an international supplier of trains. The installation comprised of a 31 metre 9 Series spraybooth oven large enough to accommodate the latest Hitachi rail vehicles. An iSystem touch control pre-programmed with [...] -
Three the lucky number for NCR
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
NCR Bodyshops has just launched its third repair centre. Its new site has opened in Swindon, joining existing NCR centres in Newbury and Basingstoke. The launch continues the momentum from a busy 2015, which included a business rebrand. Managing director Christine Maskill said, ‘At NCR we always put our [...] -
VW sales mount a recovery
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
There were tentative signs of VW making a comeback in the UK during March, when registrations for new cars rose by 0.02 per cent compared to March 2015. While that doesn’t sound like a major gain, it’s a big step up from figures in January and February, when VW year on year sales were down 14 and 13.8 per cent [...] -
Volvo set for China experiment
- 07/04/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo Cars plans to launch China’s most advanced autonomous driving experiment in which local drivers will test autonomous driving cars on public roads in everyday driving conditions. Volvo expects the experiment to involve up to 100 cars and will, in coming months, begin negotiations with interested cities in [...]