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Drivers warned of wintry conditions
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Motorists are being warned to expect the first wintry weather conditions of the season, with snow and gale-force winds making driving hazardous. The Met Office say a cold snap of snow, sleet and rain will hit large parts of the country this weekend. They have urged motorists to be prepare for ‘difficult’ [...] -
VW reduce level of capex
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Volkswagen Group is aligning investment activity in its Automotive Division with the current situation. The aim is for planned investments in property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets, excluding capitalized development costs (capex), to be capped at approximately EUR 12 billion [...] -
AW Repair Group donate to BHF
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
To celebrate winning bodyshop magazines coveted title of Medium Bodyshop of the Year 2015, AW Repair Group decided to share its success with charity. The group said it would donate £1 to charity for every comment, like, tweet and email received from congratulatory supporters, and have raised £1079 [...] -
Tesla seeking ‘hardcore engineers’
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors, is using Twitter to recruit software engineers in an attempt to accelerate the company's project to build autonomous cars. On twitter Mr Musk appealed for ‘hardcore software engineers’ to work on the firm's Autopilot software. The Tesla boss said he will be [...] -
EAC suggest diesel scrappage scheme
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Environmental Audit Committee published a report today that suggests the Government should consider a diesel scrappage scheme and ensure that Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes tackle harmful NO2 pollution as well as climate-changing CO2 to encourage drivers to move away from polluting diesel vehicles. The [...] -
3D printing assists Ford development
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ford has said it uses 3D printing to reduce development time through the production of prototype parts that enable designers and engineers to quickly test and refine different approaches. Traditional prototyping methods require special tools and can be time‑consuming. Ford can print a 3D part in a few hours and, [...] -
Volvo partners with Microsoft
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo will work together with Microsoft to jointly develop next-generation automotive technologies. The two companies today revealed how Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first fully untethered holographic computer, might be used in future to redefine how customers first encounter and explore a car, as well as how [...] -
Thatcham confirms partnership with CATARC
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has confirmed a partnership with CATARC, the China Automotive Technology and Research Centre, to enable the introduction of a vehicle insurance rating scheme into China. Funded by UK insurers, one of Thatcham’s key responsibilities is in administering the insurance Group Rating system on behalf [...] -
Increase in Vauxhall Zafira call outs
- 19/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The number of cases involving Vauxhall Zafiras catching fire are increasing, according to a fire brigade. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) revealed it has attended 71 fires involving Zafiras- not including arson attacks - since 2013. This is compared to just 38 in the previous four years, as concerns grow among owners [...] -
CVM sign contract with FMG
- 19/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Complete Vehicle and Asset Management (CVM) Group has signed a 3-year contract to outsource its incident management services to FMG, one of the UK’s largest fleet incident management and specialist roadside services providers. FMG will operate under the CVM brand, providing 24/7/365 first notification of loss, a [...]