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Global sales down by a quarter
- 03/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo Cars sold 44,830 cars in May, down 25.5 per cent compared with the same month last year. In the January-to-May period, global sales reached 208,479 cars, down 25 per cent compared with the same period last year. Sales in Europe during the month of May continued to be impacted by restricted movements as a [...] -
VW and Ford strengthen autonomous ties
- 03/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen is investing $2.6bn (£2bn) in Argo AI, a self-driving start-up tightly aligned with Ford. The investment includes a $1bn cash injection while also merging its own $1.6bn autonomous intelligent driving unit into Argo. This is part of a wider alliance between VW and Ford to jointly develop autonomous [...] -
Online auction numbers surging
- 03/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has reported buoyant results from members, with numbers participating in bidding online increasing daily. Louise Wallis, head of NAMA, said: “Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are transacted online each year by our members. Through the period of lockdown, members [...] -
GT Motive extends free offer
- 02/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
GT Motive has made its cloud-based estimating solution free to repairers until the end of June. The move is part of GT Motive’s campaign to support bodyshops and the motor claims industry during the coronavirus crisis. GT Estimate is an OE-based estimating system which includes comprehensive VIN [...] -
EV subscription services set for rapid growth
- 02/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Subscriptions of connected services for electric vehicles (EVs) will grow 270 per cent from 2020 to 2024, reaching seven million subscribers by 2024, with revenue opportunities surging to $378m (£297m) by 2030. This is according to research to by global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Maite Bezerra, [...] -
Cost of cleaning up for debate
- 02/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The cost of sanitising vehicles is an increasing point of contention within the industry, as coronavirus had made this service a critical part of the job. In most cases repairers are bearing the burden, but they argue the cost should not be theirs alone. Tim Meadows, vice-president and commercial director at [...] -
Triple-layer masks available to industry
- 02/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autogem has created a triple-layer, reusable anti-bacterial face mask to meet the needs of its customers during the Covid-19 outbreak. The masks have been anatomically designed by medical professionals, and are non-medical grade meaning they will not affect the supply chain to the NHS. They are being described [...] -
Beware hidden fleet costs
- 02/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Businesses have been urged to look beyond short-term costs when selecting a fleet provider and remember low cost does not always mean value for money. Venson Automotive Solutions has warned that selecting a fleet provider based on upfront costs alone can be a false economy. It suggests considering the costs across [...] -
‘We are back – Covid-19 hasn’t broken us’
- 01/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Bodycentre in Norwich has produced a video highlighting all the safety measures it has taken to assuage customer concerns and protect staff as it returns to trading. Director Sam Elwin said: “We are back, Covid-19 hasn’t broken us.” However, he said the lockdown period has given the business an [...] -
Fern grows into new Cazoo role
- 01/06/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Cazoo has named Fern Wake as its new chief of operations. Wake will be responsible for the operations and logistics teams, including Cazoo’s reconditioning facilities in Corby in partnership with BCA and its distribution hubs across the UK as well as its team of over 100 delivery specialists and fleet of single [...]