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Confidence lost in VM claims
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Volkswagen emissions scandal has damaged motorists’ trust in all vehicle manufacturers’ environmental claims with six in 10 drivers (57%) saying they have lost confidence since the news broke, according to new RAC research. There is also widespread belief among 66% of those surveyed that the emissions [...] -
One in five likely to drink drive
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
On average 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions but a survey has revealed this statistic is not enough to stop all motorists from drink driving. In the survey by vehicle leasing company OSV Ltd, one in five motorists admitted that they are likely to drink and drive over [...] -
LUTZ wins SMMT innovation award
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A project to bring fully-automated, driverless vehicles to the streets of Milton Keynes has won the 2015 Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Automotive Award for Innovation. The LUTZ Pathfinder project, from the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), has developed pioneering two-seater electric ‘pods’ [...] -
Vehicle sharing evolution underway
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New analysis predicts that by 2025, automated driving, connected mobility and electric vehicle charging will form the crux of the vehicle-sharing market. The new analysis from Frost & Sullivan forecasts that in the next three to seven years, vehicle-sharing technologies will move toward open source software, plug [...] -
Copart starts shares buyback process
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Copart Inc has commenced a modified ‘Dutch Auction’ tender offer to purchase up to 7,317,073 shares of its common stock at a purchase price not greater than $41.00 nor less than $38.00 per share. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer represents approximately 6.1% of the [...] -
Axalta partners with Mercedes-Benz China
- 25/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Axalta Coating Systems has been certified as a Premium Partner by Mercedes-Benz aftermarket in China. Under the terms of the partnership, Axalta will provide its flagship Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC waterborne coating products to Mercedes-Benz in China to support its collision repair business. Axalta also will [...] -
Skill Auto winners announced
- 24/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Following the three day competition hosted at the NEC, Birmingham, the winners for the IMI Skill Auto 2015 competition have been announced. In front of 75,000 visitors, 18 competitors have competed across three work streams (Auto Refinishing, Auto Body and Auto Tech) to be crowned the best automotive apprentice in [...] -
Diesel bans could impact values
- 24/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Calls to effectively ban or reduce usage of existing diesel cars in major towns and cities could see the values of affected vehicles fall significantly, predicts Glass's. Glass’s believes that it could make some older cars effectively ‘unsellable’ if there is a widespread move to stop diesels from entering [...] -
‘Patience’ is key to safer roads
- 24/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Road users feel being ‘patient’ (24%) and ‘giving themselves more time for journeys’ (20%) are top priorities in helping to make the UK’s roads safer. The research, published by Venson, is helping to highlight Brake Road Safety Week (23-29 November 2015) and aimed at understanding drivers’ approach to [...] -
JLR reveals growth plans
- 24/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to invest £450m in its engine manufacturing centre, doubling the size of the plant to 200,000sqft. The investment will see the creation of hundreds of new jobs. Opened in 2014 by The Queen, the site already employs 700 people, a number it expects to double. Mike Wright, executive [...]