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Allianz launches car-sharing insurance

Allianz Insurance is offering dedicated car-sharing insurance cover after partnering with RideLink, an app which connects vehicle owners with nearby drivers who need a car. The partnership sees Allianz provide […]

RAC breaks £500m barrier

The RAC has reported revenues for 2015 in excess of £500m following an increase in customers from 8.2 million to 8.6 million. Revenues for 2015 were £501m, up from £498 […]

VW profits crash nearly 20%

Volkswagen has reported a 19% drop in profits for the first quarter of 2016, as the company struggles to emerge from beneath the cloud created by last autumn’s emissions scandal. […]

Kone Corporation selects FMG

Kone Corporation, with a fleet of 1,400 vehicles, has signed a two-year contract with incident management specialists FMG. FMG will provide incident management services to Kone’s fleet of 1,400 light […]

Product liability ‘compulsory’ for motor insurance

The UK government will introduce legislation making product liability a compulsory part of motor insurance. Speaking in Milton Keynes, the location of a major driverless car trial, roads minister Andrew […]

Four garage owners convicted of insurance fraud

Four north Cumbrian car dealers and garage owners have been found guilty of large-scale insurance fraud after a four-week trial. Details of the fraud are limited, although prosecutors say the […]

Google opens new self-driving test centre

Google is opening a self-driving car technology center in Detroit to ‘further develop and refine self-driving technology’. The new 53,000sqft site will open in Novi, Michigan, trialing cars provided by […]

Automotive directory goes live

A new digital directory for the automotive industry has been launched by Aesin. The UK Automotive Electronics Capability Directory is set to cover all aspects of automotive electronics such as […]

VW targets one million EVs

Volkswagen Group has set its sights on a million units of electric and plug-in hybrid sales by 2025 in order to meet increasingly strict carbon dioxide emission limits. The car […]

Axalta helps drive change

Axalta Coating Systems is part of Driving Change, a series of four, in-depth online programmes by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), produced in partnership with ITN Productions. Each […]

Back of the net gains

The major industry footballing events of the summer have helped raise over £9,000 for charity with money still coming in. The two charity football matches saw Volvo’s Steve Plunkett’s aptly […]

French fuel crisis taking hold

According to the RAC, the ongoing French fuel crisis has resulted in 53% of the 10,250 French fuel stations now being affected by shortages. On the eve of a bank […]