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Start your engines for REAL Rally

The dates of the 2017 REAL Rally have been changed with the event now taking place from 17-19 May. The charity rally was a huge success in its inaugural year […]

JLR awaits £500m investment go-ahead

Jaguar Land Rover will find out this week if plans to invest £500m on a new 30-acre site in Coventry have been given the green light. The car manufacturer wants […]

Fix Auto joins AutoRaise skills mission

Fix Auto UK is the latest key organisation within the vehicle repair sector to be named as a Platinum Partner of AutoRaise, the industry charity created to help create, develop […]

ICO to pursue fine

Post reports that the director of an insurance broker that was wound up just two days before it had to pay a £30,000 fine could be chased for the outstanding […]

Flying cars on the runway

Flying cars could take off before the end of the year. Airbus is hoping to test a flying car prototype this year, and says it expects production to begin by […]

Biba: May’s speech ‘ticks most boxes’

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has said that Theresa May’s Brexit speech yesterday ‘ticks most of the boxes’. Biba’s 2017 manifesto urged the government to negotiate for single market […]

Apple to transform portfolio

Frost & Sullivan’s Scenario Analysis of Apple’s Strategy to Enter the Car Industry discusses the possible products and/or services that Apple could offer through Project Titan. Apple is secretive about […]

cap hpi highlights residual performers

Automotive data experts, cap hpi, has produced a shortlist of the new models that will show strong residual value performance. The company provides residual value forecasts for new vehicles up […]

SMMT offers cautious backing to May’s Brexit

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has welcomed Theresa May’s emphasis on negotiating single market arrangements for the automotive sector in her Brexit speech. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes […]

VQS appoints opps man

Vehicle Quality Solutions Ltd (VQS) has appointed Peter Freestone as its new operations manager. Reporting into operations director, Steve Weston, Peter will manage all 50 of VQS’ inspectors, the UK’s […]

Record growth for RAA

The Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) enjoyed another record year of growth in 2016 with a rise in turnover of seven per cent to £3.1 billion and an increase in its […]

Shine! introduces training school

One of the UK’s leading minor damage repair companies, Shine! has launched a training school for repair technicians. Based at a new state-of-art development in Derby, the Shine! Academy features […]