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GM invests in Lyft Inc
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
General Motors Inc is poised to invest $500 million in Lyft Inc a sign of plans to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars with the ride-sharing service. The move is the biggest single investment yet by a traditional vehicle manufacturer in a new mobility company, and is an acknowledgement by GM that the [...] -
Revive! receives IIP accreditation
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Revive! has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) accreditation – an international standard for people management. The business which has its headquarters in Rugby spent the past 18 months putting systems and procedures in place to meet the rigorous IIP criteria which focuses on how organisations lead, [...] -
Ford set to triple autonomous fleet
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ford is tripling its fleet of fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles and will use a new-generation sensor technology as the company further accelerates its autonomous vehicle development plans. This year, Ford will add 20 Fusion Hybrid autonomous vehicles to the company’s autonomous fleet, bringing the [...] -
VW sued by US Justice Department
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen could face fines of up to £60bn after the US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against it for violating clean air laws. It alleges that Volkswagen installed ‘defeat devices’ in almost 600,000 diesel vehicles in the US to cheat emission tests. The Justice Department filed the lawsuit [...] -
Young blood to invigorate CitNOW
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
CitNOW has turned to youth to drive sales by appointing four graduate product experts. The new team of Emily Grant, Callum Wood, Ben Davis and Sam Barkham has been created to show the significant benefits of using CitNOW to any dealer's business. They will present the range of video applications to any dealer [...] -
Volvo Cars and Microsoft enable voice control
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo and Microsoft are launching a wearable-enabled voice-control system. Volvo owners will be able to talk to their car via their Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle to perform tasks including setting the navigation, starting the heater, locking the doors, flashing the lights or sounding [...] -
Mercedes leads by country miles
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new study has found that Mercedes drivers in Gloucestershire drive nearly 5,000 miles more each year than the UK average. The study to discover driving habits in the UK was carried out by Warranty Direct. It found that Mercedes drivers from Gloucestershire covered an average of 14,684 miles per year, compared [...] -
Diesel goes below £1 per litre
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Supermarkets including Asda, Morsisons, Tesco and Sainsbury have cut diesel to below £1 per litre – its cheapest since 2009. The cut reflects further falls in the oil price, which is its lowest for 11 years. While the price cut is good news for drivers, RAC Fuel Watch spokesman Pete Williams said it is long [...] -
AutoRaise continues development plans
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AutoRaise is continuing to development its Trailblazer programme with the support of the Department of Education. In December, AutoRaise received a letter from the deputy director of the governments apprenticeship strategy and policy unit, Jennifer Coupland, confirming government’s ‘expectations for external [...] -
Markerstudy makes its Marque
- 05/01/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Following Markerstudy’s acquisition of Chaucer’s UK motor business last summer, it’s been announced that Chaucer Insurance will be rebranded as Zenith Marque from March. Zenith Marque will continue to specialise in providing high quality motor and commercial insurance solutions via a nationwide broker [...]