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Exported cars bring in £2.4bn
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Car exports accelerated ahead in August, in a welcome boost for UK trade figures. The collective value of exported motors soared to a record £2.4 billion during the month, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), up £600 million from July. Production among car manufacturers in the UK [...] -
Data counteracting valuation complexity
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Valuing cars and vans is becoming more and more difficult thanks to factors such as a greater diversity of models, increased number of sales channels and larger macroeconomic influence, according to Glass's. However, despite this increasing complexity, overall levels of accuracy are improving, even if some less [...] -
7 out of 13 Top OEMs work on LiDAR
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, ‘LIDAR-based Strategies for Active Safety and Automated Driving from Major OEMs in Europe and North America’, finds that the LiDAR-enabled passenger vehicle market earned revenues of $51.1 million in 2014 and estimates this to reach $141.0 million in 2021. Light Detection [...] -
400,000 VW cars need injectors
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Around 400,000 Volkswagen cars in the UK will need fuel injectors altered as well as a software fix, according to the UK boss. Paul Willis, UK managing director, said that cars fitted with the 1.6Litre diesel engine would need the injectors modified. Those with the larger 2Litre engine would only need a software [...] -
UK moves towards record vehicle production
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The UK automotive industry is on course to break manufacturing records by the end of the decade, according to a new forecast report launched today by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Annual car production is expected to pass the two million milestone by 2020 – breaking the current record of [...] -
Diesels could become unaffordable
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The European Commission is trying to get vehicle makers to agree to bigger cuts in emissions from diesel engines. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said car companies needed enough time to implement changes to emissions testing and the pressure comes in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions [...] -
L&I Eaton sign up to MyFleet
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
L&I Eaton Bodyshop has announced they are the latest in a long line of bodyshops to sign up to Circle Leasing’s innovative new extension to MyFleet; MyFleet Vehicle Hire. MyFleet Vehicle Hire gives bodyshops the ability to book out and book in vehicles on Circle Leasing paperwork, therefore outsourcing [...] -
Opus drives fleet safety
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Opus International Consultants has partnered with FMG, to introduce a full risk management programme for its fleet of cars and LCV’s. Opus turned to FMG, one of the UK's largest independent fleet incident prevention specialist, to provide a bespoke incident reduction programme for their multiple-driver vehicles, [...] -
New appointment at JCC Lincoln
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Just Car Clinics are delighted to announce that Linzi Holmes has been promoted to bodyshop manager at Just Car Clinic Lincoln. During her 12 years of service at Just Car Clinics Linzi has been working closely with the management at Lincoln as administration manager. The appointment of Linzi makes her the first [...] -
PAAS increases its alternative fuel training
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
PAAS Ltd has been granted permission by IMI Awards to deliver the QCF Level 3 Hybrid Vehicle Practical Assessment, this is in addition to the QCF Level 2 Hybrid Awareness that they have been delivering at repairers’ sites since 2011. Phil Archer, managing director of PAAS Ltd said, ‘This is a great opportunity, [...]