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Nissan plugs in for a road trip

The Nissan e-NV200 is taking on a 35-day European electric tour to show how its zero-emission drivetrain can contribute to a more sustainable future. Starting the challenge in Barcelona and travelling […]

Subaru shows Will power

Subaru has announced that William Brown has been appointed to the position of operations director with immediate effect. William is currently operations director for Isuzu UK, and the new position […]

Make safety a ‘deal-breaker’

UK motorists are today being urged by the Stop the Crash Partnership to make car safety a ‘deal-breaker’. This comes as a study revealed that although drivers say that safety […]

Awards panel confirmed

CitNOW has named the judging panel for its third Video Awards. The judging panel consists of national experts in automotive sales, aftersales and the body shop and repair industry, including […]

Tech giants battle it out

Ride-sharing firm Uber and Google’s Waymo are set to face each other in court over accusations of ‘trade secret’ self-driving car technology theft. According to the BBC, the case which […]

AutoRaise opens change floodgates

The inaugural AutoRaise National Repairer Steering Group meeting attracted 30 of the UK’s leading repairers for information sharing and debate about the accident repair industry charity. The event, which took […]

Insurers still intimidated by tech

Digital transformation is playing a key role in merger and acquisition strategy in the insurance industry. A new survey from Willis Towers Watson and global intelligence provider Mergermarket – ‘New […]

VWG off to ‘strong’ start

Volkswagen Group (VWG) has started fiscal year 2017 on a ‘strong footing’ with group sales revenue up by 10.3% in the first three months to €56.2bn. VWG posted increased operating […]

Changing for the better

Potholes continue to be the bane of motorists’ lives, with incidents on the increase and many drivers ending up broken down on the roadside. While changing flat tyres is part […]

Nissan considers phone blocking

Nissan GB appears to be going where insurers fear to tread by developing a solution to block mobile phone reception in its cars. Called Nissan Signal Shield, the solution is […]

Motorplus rebrands business

Legal expenses insurance and assistance services provider Motorplus is rebranding its services under the new name of Coplus. At the same time, Motorplus will also be introducing the Brokerplus brand […]

Escribe gets ADAS touch

Users of escribe can now identify ADAS fitment and system features following an update to Methods Direct. With thousands of new cars now fitted with Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) […]