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Study reveals an ocean between UK and US driver attitudes
- 30/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has revealed further insights from its Trust in Automation study, which polled 2,000 motorists in the US and 2,000 in the UK and found a significant disconnect between attitudes and behaviours on either side of the Atlantic. American drivers are more likely to a see a benefit to self-driving or [...] -
Autoglass names new commercial director
- 24/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass has appointed Ian Rowlands as its new commercial director. In his new role he will be responsible for leading the commercial, sales, and marketing functions in the business. He will also sit as a member of the executive team and be integral in setting the commercial strategy and driving business [...] -
LKQ Euro Car Parts unveils new training options
- 03/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
LKQ Euro Car Parts has launched a new membership tier for its LKQ Academy to help give technicians more flexibility in their training journey. In a first for the independent aftermarket, LKQ Academy Platinum offers workshop customers access to 20 training days – across 25 locations – and 20 eLearning courses [...] -
AB Dynamics launches new ADAS test solution
- 16/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
AB Dynamics and sister company Dynamic Research have launched a new next-generation two-wheeler to support the testing of new active safety systems. Motorcyclists make up 23% of all road traffic deaths but the safe deployments of new technologies such as ADAS can help protect vulnerable road users, including [...] -
Public unprepared for 2023 self-driving
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that fleet managers and business owners are not prepared for the government’s 2023 target to introduce self-driving cars to public roads. The government is introducing legislation to accelerate the introduction of automated vehicles, but Venson suggests motorists are still sceptical [...] -
UK government unveils new automated agenda
- 19/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK government has announced plans which could see automated vehicles on public roads by 2025. It is creating legislation to support the roll-out of self-driving cars within three years – with some vehicles fitted with the technology being permitted on UK motorways next year. The government is investing [...] -
AW celebrates apprenticeship successes
- 26/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
AW Repair Group is celebrating its first cohort of apprentices completing their end point assessments through the IMI. The group that signed up at AW’s first Apprentice Showcase Event in 2018 are now fully qualified Multi-Skilled Accident Repair Technicians, and have also undertaken EV awareness training and [...] -
RWC names new business development director
- 11/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RWC has announced the appointment of Matt Mardell in the new role of business development director. He joins the Milton Keynes-based training provider following his previous role as head of operations at AutoRestore. RWC’s managing director Rob Ward said “This is an exciting time for the business, we can now [...] -
Repairify brings brands under one roof
- 29/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Repairify has announced that it is unifying its company brands under the single name Repairify to simplify its market proposition. As a result, RED EU and RED Autocentres will be consolidated under the brand name Repairify, while the asTech remote solution will continue to be leveraged as a diagnostic brand name, [...] -
Inaugural UKGBE event hailed a triumph
- 14/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The UK Garage and Bodyshop Event presented by Automechanika Birmingham has received widespread praise from the automotive aftermarket community, achieving a staggering 3,538 business owners over two days. The event, held from 8-9 June, kicked off with visitors from garages, bodyshops and the wider automotive [...]