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Automechanika Birmingham 2017 will introduce a Garage of the Year competition, with a £1,000 first prize. Workshops can enter by either submitting 150 words or sending a one minute video […]

Kelly’s heroes

Leicester-based motor claims consultants, Industry Insights, has appointed Kelly Dalwood to support Connected Solutions. Launched just 12 months ago, Connected Solutions is an end-to-end solution for motor insurers, fleets and […]

Revive! in rude health

Revive! celebrated another year of meteoric growth at its annual conference recently. Since being formed just over a decade ago, it has grown to a network of 58 franchisees with […]

Drivers adopt phone finance model

Drivers are beginning to treat new cars like they do new handsets. A detailed state-of-the-industry study on UK motorist buying habits found that more and more are choosing finance models […]

Volvo tops 500 mark

Volvo Car UK is celebrating passing the 500 delegate mark for its product technology course. With more than 525 attendees to date attending some 32 days, demand for the course […]

BLOG: The development and growth of autonomous cars

Blog by Dan Dixon, Communications Manager for Universal Components UK: The autonomous car market is expanding at an existential rate and a whole host of driverless vehicles are expected on our […]

First fuel cell sale confirmed

Intelligent Energy has announced its first sale of fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It’s signed a deal with PINC, which uses UAVs to identify and orchestrate hard-to-reach […]

IMI standards receive SFA approval

The IMI has received Skills Funding Agency approval for three new standards. They are Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Heavy Vehicle and Maintenance Technician, and Bus and Coach Engineering Technician. […]

Are diesel cars running out of gas?

UK drivers are falling out of love with diesel cars as new research shows a significant drop in buying intentions in the past three years – instead, hybrid and electric […]

Fix Auto Wrexham doubles in size

Fix Auto Wrexham is planning to relocate into a brand new bodyshop that is double the size of its existing repair centre. Managing director Lee Hitch has announced the acquisition […]

Nomination underlines Covéa equality commitments

Covéa Insurance has announced that personal lines director Carol Geldard has been shortlisted for the Insurance Leader of the Year at the 2017 Women in Finance Awards. The awards recognise […]