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App gives ‘mobile garage’ new meaning
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new app has been launched to provide drivers with a virtual garage on their handsets. Released by Solera, The Digital Garage enables drivers to access a range of information about their cars in a single location while also receiving timely reminders straight to their phones. The software uses licence plate [...] -
Volvo issues vehicle recall
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo is recalling 59,000 cars because of a technical fault which could momentarily turn off the engine. The company says many motorists wouldn’t even notice it as the engine restarts again immediately, and no accidents have been caused by this software glitch. However, it is still recalling five 2016 diesel [...] -
Electric sales hit new European high
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
December was a record month for electric car sales in western Europe. Sales topped 11,000 in the last month of 2015, and that figure swells to 33,000 if plug-in hybrids are also counted. Tesla Model S and Renault ZOE both topped the sales chart with more than 3,000 units each. Those numbers capped off a [...] -
Crash for cash group sentenced
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A man and two women have been sentenced for their part in a crash for cash insurance scam. The conviction follows an attempted fraud being uncovered by esure, which was then investigated by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), part of the City of London Police. Officers are also issuing an image of a [...] -
PPG and Nationwide continue racing sponsorship
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
PPG Refinish UK and Nationwide Crash Repair have renewed joint sponsorship of Daniel Cammish in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2016. Daniel Cammish returns to the championship with the support of PPG Refinish UK and Nationwide Crash Repair following his championship win in 2015 where he took 11 wins from 16 races. [...] -
Takata airbag recall set to quadruple?
- 22/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Reuters reports US auto safety regulators are examining whether an additional 70 million to 90 million Takata airbag inflators should be recalled because they may endanger drivers. The latest estimate would nearly quadruple the 29 million inflators recalled so far and linked to nine deaths in the United [...] -
Autotech Recruit launches bodyshop service
- 19/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Recruit has launched a new Bodyshop Division, which aims to provide temporary and permanent technicians, estimators and admin staff for the body repair sector. Based in Autotech Recruit’s head office in Buckinghamshire, the new division will run by ex-bodyshop manager Simon Fish and will work with the [...] -
Gearing up for CARS
- 19/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The CARS conference and event will take place at Donington Park Race Circuit this summer and is now free of charge. The event comprises a practical conference programme and hands-on skills lab looking at areas such as the advanced materials used in new production vehicles and how to safely handle electric [...] -
Cenex to host CAV supply chain summit
- 19/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Cenex will host a free event focused on developing the UK supply chain of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV). Hosted on behalf of Drive West Midlands and held in collaboration with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Automotive Electronic Systems Innovation Network (AESIN), the event takes place at HORIBA [...] -
Motors.co.uk adopts CitNOW video technology
- 19/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car search site Motors.co.uk has adopted CitNOW’s video technology, enabling its dealers to add videos of the vehicles they have for sale alongside still imagery. Using video to showcase vehicles provides greater transparency and is proven to increase trust between the buyer and the seller, as well as speeding up [...]