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AA policy sales increase

Strong sales of motor policies helped AA plc offset a decrease in its roadside breakdown business. It added six per cent more polices at 629,000, which offset a five per […]

ABI propose trade agreement

A template for future trade agreements with non-EU countries is being proposed by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), helping to pave the way for UK-based insurers to expand their […]

Volvo reports a record year

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has reported a strong 27.7% increase in operating profit in 2017, earning a record SEK14.1 billion compared with SEK11.0 billion in 2016, driven by […]

Congestion costs spark concern

New research has found that the UK has become the third most congested country in Europe, with motorists spending more than a day each year stuck in rush-hour traffic. According […]

Tesla learning lessons

Tesla has reported a loss of $675.4m in the three months to 31 December 2017, claiming it has ‘learned many lessons’ from its Model 3 production plans. Despite the loss, […]

Drivers distracted 7% of the time

Car drivers take their eyes off the road for over two miles in a one hour journey whilst driving in urban traffic, according to new eye-tracking research conducted by Peugeot. […]

London Motor Show enters AV zone

The Confused.com London Motor Show will bring the future of the automotive industry to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in 2018 in the shape of a dedicated Autonomous Vehicle Zone. Curated […]

Greg brings GYS a whale of experience

Greg Whale has been appointed as the new UK divisional manager for GYS Bodyshop Business. Greg brings with him 22 years of bodyshop experience to the expanding GYS team, previously […]

Neave joins Slater & Gordon board

David Neave, ex-chair of LV= has been appointed as non-executive director at Slater & Gordon. Neave has most recently served as a board member of LV Financial Services and chair […]

Electric car sharing set to launch

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is setting up an electric car sharing service with 12 automakers, including BYD Co Ltd, local partners of Ford Motor Co and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. […]

VWG welcomes new head of group fleet

Martin Barrow-Starkey is to become head of group fleet services at Volkswagen Group UK, taking over from Patrick McGillycuddy who moves to a senior role within the Volkswagen Passenger Cars […]

BMW announce final five

BMW Group UK has announced the selection of five start-ups for the BMW Innovation Lab 2018. The start-ups will now undertake a 10-week residency at the Lab to develop their […]