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IBIS round-up

The below sums up the day’s news from IBIS 2015 Flash back to first ibis – 2001. #ibis2015 message remains true – the power to influence, for the good of […]

UK engine output pushes forward

UK engine output poised to push forward with high tech, low emission powertrains •    Engine production steady in 2015 despite dip in April volumes. •    Strong export demand from Europe […]

Charity calls for technology take-up

A report released this month by Brake, the road safety charity, and Licence Bureau, has found many employers with vehicle fleets are not taking advantage of new technologies to protect […]

UK market drives car production past 500k

April sees UK car production hit 500,000 in 2015, boosted by robust domestic market. •    Year-to-date output stable, with billions of pounds of investments still to be realised in production […]

New R&D simulator opens in Norfolk

Multi-million pound R&D Centre will advance simulation technology for the automotive industry. A £2m new research and development centre that features one of the world’s most advanced vehicle simulators has […]

IMI questions apprenticeship target

Chief executive of the Institute of the Motor Industry welcomes the ambitious target of the new Government – but questions whether it’s achievable Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of […]

Ford brings car sharing experiment to London

Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. The service offers access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking […]

JLR reports full year results

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc has reported its full year results for the 12-month period to March 31, 2015. The company delivered its fifth successive year of solid growth, robust […]

Ageas appoints National Windscreens

National Windscreens has announced that it is now the sole appointed supplier for all windscreen repair and replacement jobs booked through long-standing customer, Ageas Insurance Ltd’s dedicated Glass Line. Ageas […]

Quindell disposal update

On 30 March 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to dispose of its Professional Services Division to Slater and Gordon Limited […]

JLR: ‘subconscious has big potential’

Automotive News Europe reports that Jaguar Land Rover’s connected car boss believes that monitoring drivers’ subconscious actions will make future-generation vehicles even more intuitive. ‘The greatest benefit the connected car […]

Increase in telematics policies

Newly released research by the British insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) shows a nine per cent increase in the number of live ‘black box’ telematics motor insurance policies. These types of […]