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M&M Group MD named top influencer

Mick Whitehead, managing director of M&M Group / Fix Auto Stoke on Trent has been named as one of the 100 most influential people in the city. The accolade came […]

Axalta celebrates 150 years

Axalta Coating Systems is celebrating 150 years of creating innovative industrial coatings in 2016. Axalta’s heritage dates back to 1866 when its first products were developed in Germany and since […]

Mind games at CES

A visor that can measure a driver’s brainwaves to guard against distraction or a loss of concentration was unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. Called the BrainWave Life Guardian, the […]

There may be trouble ahead

Cap is predicting a challenging year for the industry as volumes in the used car marketplace continue to rise. Derren Martin, senior editor at cap Black Book, said, ‘Stability in […]

Covéa completes Sterling effort

Covéa Insurance has integrated Sterling Insurance Company into its business, following approval from the High Court last month. One result of the deal is the launch of an executive motor […]

Volvo breaks sales records

Volvo Car UK is celebrating its best sales performance in 21 years, with 43,432 cars sold in 2015. This figure helped Volvo Cars achieve a record-breaking global sales figure of […]

Renault-Nissan focus on autonomous technology

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years. The global car group will launch a range of vehicles with autonomous […]

Patents is a virtue for automakers

Car manufacturers are way ahead of technology companies when it comes to developing autonomous cars, according to a new report. Although they might not be as savvy as tech companies […]

Lex recognises Bristol Street Motors

Bristol Street Motors Ford in Birmingham has been awarded Dealership of the Year Award from vehicle management and fleet funding specialist, Lex Autolease. Lex Autolease, one of the UK’s largest […]

Drive Assist director disqualified

The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) has been notified by the Insolvency Service that Christopher Wright, a former Drive Assist director, has been disqualified from acting as a director for […]

Police ‘Downes’ £100k PPI fraudster

A man has been convicted of fraud after claiming nearly £100,000 for loss of earnings from a job he didn’t have, due to an illness he didn’t suffer from. Mark […]

GM has China in its hands

General Motors has announced that together with its joint ventures it sold a vehicle into the Chinese market every nine seconds during 2015. GM’s total sales in the country amounted […]