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Volvo and Ericsson continue technology drive
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo has revealed it is developing intelligent, high-bandwidth streaming capabilities with its technology partner, Ericsson, to ensure drivers and passengers get the most out of their time travelling in an autonomous Volvo. Autonomous drive will bring a paradigm shift to mobile net demands. Volvo and Ericsson [...] -
UK hotels to install chargers
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Novotel and Ibis hotels in the UK will this year begin installing electric vehicle charging points which will be available to guests free of charge. The announcement was made by AccorHotels, a French hotel operator of nearly 3,800 hotels worldwide. Accor is collaborating with Chargemaster on the installation, [...] -
Bristol Street backs care group
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Bristol Street Motors Group Fleet division has supplied one of the largest providers of care in the Midlands and south west with eight Jeep Renegades and 54 Fiat Pandas. The Cleeve Care Group provides home care, residential care and specialist care for the elderly, adults with complex needs and children. The [...] -
AA warns of flood damaged vehicles
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AA Insurance has warned that the used car market could be swamped with flood-damaged cars following the extreme weather of recent weeks. Estimating that insurers could be facing claims for up to £40 million for cars written-off by recent weather, the broker says that cars which have been immersed in water may [...] -
Numbers adding up for car insurers
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car insurers paid out £2.41bn less in 2014 than in 2010, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). It reports that motor insurers paid out £8.3bn in 2010 compared to £5.9bn last year. And the numbers should make even better reading in the future following the commitment made [...] -
Fix Auto allies with Industry Insights
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has announced a strategic alliance with consultancy-business Industry Insights Ltd, in order to further develop its product offering to the UK motor market. Formed in 2015, Industry Insights combines over 40 years’ collective experience in both the vehicle repair and motor insurance sectors. The [...] -
Tesla to investigate car fire
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Tesla is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out while a Model S was charging in Norway. It was reported that the car caught fire after its owner had plugged it into a Supercharger on New Year’s Day. The owner had left the vehicle and no one was injured, but the incident will cause concern about [...] -
Tesla on track with deliveries
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Tesla Motors Inc delivered 17,400 vehicles during the fourth quarter of 2015, in line with its forecasts, and a total of 50,580 for the year. The California-based company, headed by chief executive, Elon Musk delivered about 75% more of its Model S than during the same period of the previous year, Tesla [...] -
Ninth death linked to Takata
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Reuters reports that Honda Motor Co has confirmed that a Takata airbag likely led to the death of a young driver, the ninth death in the world linked to the faulty airbag inflators. The death, reported by US auto safety authorities in December 2015, is suspected to be the result of an airbag inflator rupture in a [...] -
Industry expects Ford/Google announcement
- 04/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Ford and Google are expected to announce a joint partnership to develop autonomous vehicles at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA. Neither company has yet to confirm discussions to create an independent joint venture in this field, but multiple news organisations have reported that the two [...]