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Solus joins AI development process

Solus, the nationwide network of accident repair centres owned and operated by Aviva, is working with Thatcham Research and Emergent Network Intelligence (ENI) in developing artificial intelligence to speed the […]

Word of mouth matters

Motorists living in Wales and Scotland are the most likely to recommend their local garage to friends and family. This is according to the findings of The Motor Ombudsman’s latest […]

Baidu to lift lid on driverless tech

Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it will share much of the technology it has created for its self-driving cars to other carmakers, with some technologies available as early as […]

Volvo makes Chinese commitment

Volvo Cars will build its first fully electric car in China. The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available […]

83% tell policy porkies

A new report has found that 83% of British drivers have lied on their car insurance policies, invalidating their cover. The common lies, according to research from www.vouchercodespro.co.uk, are the […]

Devon finds its tempo

Fix Auto Mid Devon is considering plans for a second Fix & Go thanks to the success of its initial fast track repair centre. Louise Woolacott, Fix Auto Mid Devon […]

NBRA responds to Green Paper

The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has published its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Green Paper – ‘Building our Industrial Strategy’. The government document detailed […]

AkzoNobel provides plan update

AkzoNobel has forecast a €100m increase in operating profit for 2017, as well as revealed plans to separate its chemicals unit. The Dutch firm, which has been the target of […]

Classic approach for RAC

Classic car insurer Hagerty has announced a partnership with RAC to provide breakdown cover to its policyholders. Angus Forsyth, managing director at Hagerty, said, ‘We are delighted to be partnering […]

Master of his trade

An award-winning employee at east midlands Renault Trucks distributor, RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has become one of the youngest professionals to qualify as a master technician – the highest recognised […]

New data legislation on the horizon

New EU data protection legislation is being introduced in May 2018 and Dragon2000 has warned that if garages and workshops are not compliant, they could face fines of up to […]

CAV testing gets green light

Greg Clark MP, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, has given the green light to 5*StarS – the Automotive Cyber Security through Assurance project. As part of […]