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Auto Windscreens supports Sport Relief
- 22/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Seventy-four individuals kindly gave up their Friday night last week (18 March) to take donation calls at Auto Windscreens’ contact centre in Chesterfield for Sport Relief 2016. Staff and their friends and family, wearing sporty fancy dress, helped take calls from 7pm to midnight from members of the public [...] -
Bosch tops poll
- 22/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Bosch has been named the world’s most admired motor vehicle parts supplier by the US business magazine, Fortune. Fortune’s 2016 World’s Most Admired Companies list is based on surveys from executives, directors and analysts from 652 companies within 54 industries located in 30 countries, and is derived from [...] -
Change at the top for Axa
- 22/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axa has confirmed that chairman and CEO Henri de Castries will retire in September. Thomas Buberl will become CEO and a member of Axa's board of directors, while Denis Duverne will take the role of non-executive chairman of the board of directors. Axa said it was decided at a special meeting on 19 March to split [...] -
Fiesta driver banned for 131mph offence
- 22/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A driver of a Ford Fiesta has been banned after being caught speeding at 131mph. Benjamin Brandon, 23, was handed a 56-day driving ban and ordered to pay £322 in fines after driving at nearly double the 70mph speeding limit on the A52 in Borrowash. He overtook an unmarked police car at about midnight on 30 [...] -
Automotive award gets an upgrade
- 22/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A competition helping the next generation break into the automotive industry has been enhanced with five specific categories. The Next Generation Award programme, from Autocar and Courland Automotive, is intended to serve as a springboard into the industry from UK residents between the ages of 17 and [...] -
Paying the white price for new cars
- 21/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
One in five new cars sold in the UK last year were white, but while it used to be a free colour from manufacturers many now carry an added premium of at least £250. According to cap hpi, 80% of the top 10 new car models ordered in 2015 added an extra premium of at least £250 to go a whiter shade of pale. More [...] -
IFB strengthens fraud fighting team
- 21/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has appointed Jason Potter as the new head of investigations. Jason has assumed responsibility for the investigations team which sits at the heart of the IFB. Through developing networks, liaising with law enforcement agencies and managing investigations the team is able to bring [...] -
Glass’s adds to valuations team
- 21/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
David Hill has been appointed as commercial vehicle editor to further strengthen the valuations team at Glass's. David has more than 30 years of experience in the motor industry, being part of the sales department at dealerships selling LCVs and HGVs for manufacturers including Ford, Renault, LDV, and Isuzu Trucks. [...] -
Last chance for painters
- 21/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
This week is the last chance for painters to enter the R-M Best Painter Contest, which closes on 24 March. BASF’s premium paint brand for the automotive refinish industry is encouraging painters aged 30 years and younger to submit their entries before Easter to be in with a chance to represent the UK in the [...] -
Easter traffic to top 20 million
- 21/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC is warning anyone planning to get away this Easter to expect a long ‘Bad’ Friday on the roads as over five million motorists take to their cars. RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8 million car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend as people make the most of the long weekend. RAC [...]