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Speed limiters to raise alignment services

Demand for four wheel alignment services are expected to escalate from 2022 if speed limiters become compulsory on all new cars across Europe. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), the technology that […]

Keyless thefts on the rise

Theft of keyless entry cars is on the rise, with Tracker reporting that 88% of the vehicles it recovered last year were taken through this method. That marks of rise […]

Scout restored for Antiques Roadshow

A historic, hundred-year-old Scout car will take pride of place outside Salisbury Museum today. The car, first built in Salisbury in the early 1900s has been kept safe and secure […]

Dealer-manufacturer relations remain static

Dealers are ‘fairly satisfied’ with their relationships with manufacturers, according to the results of the NMDA Spring 2019 Dealer Attitude Survey, although there were significant areas for development. The survey […]

Honda announces Swindon plant closure

Honda is planning to close its Swindon plant in 2021 after a three-month consultation process failed to find ‘viable alternatives’. The manufacturer will now discuss redundancy packages with the 3,500 […]

James joins Covéa

Covéa Insurance has announced James Gearey as corporate development and strategy director.  His appointment will be subject to regulatory approval. James was director of partnerships at Aviva UK between 2006 […]

IBIS set for Africa debut

The first IBIS event in Africa takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month. It will be hosted at the Emperors Palace Hotel on 28-29 May. The event will […]

POS car market parked in March

New business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell one per cent by volume in March, compared with the same month in 2018. The corresponding value […]

Mercedes-Benz sales slow down

Mercedes-Benz delivered 181,936 cars in April and a total of 742,809 in the first four months of the year, a fall of 5.5% and 5.6% respectively. Mercedes-Benz Cars expects additional […]

Volvo named most dependable brand

Volvo is the most dependable premium brand in the UK, according to the J.D. Power 2019 UK Vehicle Dependability Study. The study’s findings put Volvo ahead of all its market […]

Audi tops customer service study

Audi was named the highest ranking premium car brand in the UK for customer satisfaction with servicing and maintenance provision in its retailer and authorised repairer network. This is according […]

V2G could generate annual revenues

A new report has calculated the benefits of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charge points compared to traditional smart charging. Published by Cenex, the report found that bidirectional V2G charging, which […]