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Brockman founds ThingCo

Mike Brockman, founding member of insurethebox – a global pioneer in telematics insurance, has begun a new insurtech venture – ThingCo. The new venture reflects how the business will be […]

VW makes personal best

The Volkswagen brand handed over a total of 6.23 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, making last year a record breaking success for the company. China, the largest single […]

LeasePlan publishes new benchmark

LeasePlan’s first annual Sustainable Fleet Benchmark highlights how three million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) could be erased by organisations switching to low-emission fleets. The new Benchmark also underlines the […]

EV funding ignored by councils

Not a single Scottish council has applied to the UK government for funding for electric vehicle (EV) charge points. The UK government has set aside £4.5m for councils to buy […]

JLR plans Irish tech centre

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has laid out plans to open its first European research and development base in Ireland. The vehicle manufacturer is set to recruit 150 engineers for a […]

Golf tops December enquiries

Data from ContractHireAndLeasing.com shows that the Volkswagen Golf was the most enquired about new car in December. Retailers and leasing brokers advertising offers on the ContractHireAndLeasing.com marketplace last month received […]

White remains car-buyers’ favourite

White remains the most popular car colour in the UK for the fourth year in a row, according to figures from the SMMT. It topped the charts with 20.51% of […]

Used buyers keen for soft search

Used car buyers are 11 times more likely to enter their personal details into a dealer’s online motor finance facility if it doesn’t leave a footprint on their credit record, […]

VRA gets hydrogen insight

Leading experts in the hydrogen car market will be speaking at 2018’s first meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association. Being held at the Swindon offices of fleet management specialists Arval, […]

MG Cannon passes BSI

MG Cannon Westbury has passed the BSI Kitemark for Vehicle Damage Repair. The company said, ‘We recognise the safe repair of modern vehicles has never been more challenging, new lightweight […]

All eyes on Lookers

National motor retailer Lookers has shown its commitment to the Glasgow area by investing over £12m in the opening of two cutting edge dealerships in the city, including the biggest […]

Painting the world of F1

Spies Hecker, paint suppliers to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport World Championship winning team, gained unprecedented access to the team’s Paint Shop in the run up to the last race of […]