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Online learning takes off at Fix Auto

The Fix Auto UK network’s thirst for learning has become evident following the introduction of its free-to-all online learning portal service six months ago. Team members from Fix Auto bodyshops […]

Mazda unveils 2030 vision

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’, a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. As part of the new technology to achieve […]

A new app from cap hpi

Automotive data expert cap hpi has launched an advanced car appraisal tool that integrates valuations into an app, available on iOS and Android tablets. The app uses the latest vehicle […]

bodyshop Awards finalists announced

The finalists of the bodyshop Awards 2017 have been decided. The bodyshop Awards are the only truly independent awards in the collision repair industry, with nominations coming in this year […]

BP to install EV charging stations

BP has announced plans to install electric vehicle charging points at UK forecourts. This follows in the footsteps of rival Shell, which has already said it will trial electric vehicle […]

Toyota to invest in Mazda

Toyota has announced it will take a five per cent share of Japanese rival Mazda. According to Reuters, the pair will then work together to build a new $1.6bn plant […]

Tread carefully before long trips

The AA attends one tyre-related breakdown every minute, but more than a third of drivers fail to check their tyres before a long trip, less than half check their lights […]

Key Cenex speakers announced

Senior figures from automakers including Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota will join experts from technology developers, the government and the energy sector at Cenex-LCV2017. Over 80 speakers will […]

Service demand set to surge

Garages could face a severe test on resources next month, with MOT tests expected to increase by up to 10%. The MOT rise is down to the unprecedented car sales […]

Brits spend 8,084 hours on the commute

Working 9 – 5, what a way to make a living…unless you’re clocking up unpaid hours on the commute each day, that is. The eight hour work day is a […]

Insurers indicate dangers of automated systems

British Insurers have today highlighted the potential dangers of ‘autonomous ambiguity’, as vehicles with different levels of autonomy, or driverless technology, increasingly become a feature of UK roads. With important […]

Mobile phone incidents rising in the UK

New research reveals that last year alone, 70,945 penalties were issued to drivers caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel. To highlight how serious distracted driving is, black box […]