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New appointment at Grove Group

Grove Group are pleased to announce they have appointed Anne White as business development manager for the south west region taking responsibility for their Cardiff, Plymouth and Telford branches.  Anne […]

JLR to build cars in Austria

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has signed up Austrian contractor Magna Steyr to build future vehicles, as its own UK plants are currently working close to full capacity. The vast […]

BMW embark on S$1.3m electromobility research

BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) launched a new electromobility research programme, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 that runs on electricity […]

Why age affects insurance premiums

The Association of British Insurers has published new data today which shows why age is an important factor in deciding premiums for motor insurance policies. The data shows the average […]

New ‘crash for cash’ scam identified

Motorists are being warned about an aggressive new strain of the ‘crash for cash’ scam that is increasingly being used by opportunistic criminals. Dubbed ‘crash for ready cash’ by investigators […]

Robot kills worker at Volkswagen plant

A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany. The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, roughly 62 miles north of Frankfurt, VW […]

Police investigate Vauxhall parts theft

A strange type of car crime is being committed in one region of Britain, thieves are stripping down Vauxhall cars as their owners sleep and hundreds of owners have fallen […]

Gallagher Basset buys Countrywide Accident Assistance

Gallagher Bassett International (GBI) has acquired CAA (Countrywide Accident Assistance Ltd). CAA provides motor first notification of loss (FNOL) and third party administration (TPA) services to insurers, brokers and commercial […]

Harmonised Future 3D Vehicle Test Target Event

Industry colleagues with a technical interest and experience in the ADAS field are cordially invited by Euro NCAP, NHTSA and IIHS to attend the Harmonised Future 3D Vehicle Test Target event, hosted by Thatcham Research on […]

Chargemaster acquires GB Electrical

Chargemaster, the UK’s largest supplier and operator of electric vehicle charging points, has acquired GB Electrical, a specialist national contractor that has expanded into the installation of charging points across […]

Motor fraudsters getting more sophisticated – Keoghs

Motor insurance fraudsters are getting more sophisticated, according to the new annual motor fraud index published by Keoghs, the Insurance Times reports. This is the seventh fraud index survey produced by […]